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Team Dragon Knights
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Team Information
Org Location
North America
Region
NA
North America
SponsorArena Online
Azubu
History
Created (1)2014-09-xx
Disbanded (1)2015-09-23
Created (2)2015-12-18
Disbanded (2)2016-05-23
Social Media & Links
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Current Roster
TDK 2016SummerPromotion

Team Dragon Knights is a North American team. On May 8, 2016, Riot Games issued a competitive ruling banning them from participating in any Riot-sponsored leagues.

History[]

2015 Preseason[]

Team Dragon Knights (TDK) formed in September 2014. They qualified for the Expansion Tournament via the Challenger ladder but did not participate in the tournament. However, after undergoing a number of roster changes they did qualify for the spring season of NACS, beating Team Frostbite and Storm in the qualifier.

2015 Season[]

TDK placed second in the season with a 7-3 record, behind Enemy eSports. In the playoffs, they beat Team Fusion 2-1 before losing to Enemy 1-3, sending them to the Summer Promotion Tournament. Despite the fact that they had placed higher than Fusion, Winterfox chose to play against them. TDK used substitute mid laner Alex Ich in their promotional matches and won 3-1, successfully qualifying for the NA LCS Summer Split. After the Promotion Tournament, TDK dropped LouisXGeeGee from their roster and acquired Emperor in his place and Ninja as their permanent mid laner, making the full roster include Seraph, Kez, Ninja, Emperor, and Smoothie.

Due to visa issues, Team Dragon Knights were unable to use their full roster for the first four weeks of the summer split, as Emperor and Ninja were unable to travel to the United States to play with the team. They instead substituted in LattmaN for Emperor and Bischu and mancloud for Ninja; Baby also substituted for Smoothie for their first three games. The substitute rosters went a combined 0-9, but when Emperor and Ninja finally joined the team for the second day of the fifth week, the team defeated first-place Team Dignitas. Despite that initial success, Team Dragon Knights were only able to secure two more victories over the next four weeks, and they finished in last place with a 3-15 record, one game behind Enemy. As a result, they were automatically relegated to the 2016 NA Challenger Series Spring Season.

2016 Preseason[]

In September 2015, Team Dragon Knights rebranded as Team Arena Online.[1] However, in December, the team changed its name back to "Team Dragon Knights" because Riot Games wanted to see their new title sponsor deliver on promises to create a $1 million tournament circuit in the 2016 season before allowing a team to use their name in competition.[2] The same day as their renaming, TDK received a competitive ruling: Co-owner Chris Shim was banned from serving any officially-recognized position on any team for the entire 2016 season, TDK itself was fined $10,000, and Ninja was suspended for two months after an attempted poaching of Samsung AD carry Fury.[3]

2016 Season[]

Despite their roster limitations, TDK finished third in the NACS Regular Season, ahead of Team Liquid Academy and behind Ember. Prior to the playoffs, the team swapped several players with the LCS team Renegades: Alex Ich, RF Legendary, and Flaresz joined TDK while Seraph and Ninja left for Renegades. This roster change appeared to be in Renegades's favor; however, TDK still defeated Ember in the semifinals to advance to the promotion tournament. There they first faced and defeated Team Dignitas in an elimination match before losing to Renegades and then the first-place Challenger team Apex, falling just short of the LCS.

On May 8, 2016, Riot released a competitive ruling stating that they had investigated the relationship between TDK and Renegades and found an inappropriate link between the two organizations, with the March roster trade and the sources of financial compensation to the players after the trade being one of the major problems. As a result of their findings, Riot ruled that TDK would be banned permanently from Riot-sponsored league play, and Chris Shim and Sean Shim would individually be indefinitely banned from serving in official capacity to an organization involved in official Riot league play.[4] Despite a deadline of May 18 by which they were forced to sell their seed, it wasn't until May 23 that the seed was announced as sold to Eanix.[5]

Timeline[]

  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016

Player Roster[]

Former[]

Players are shown for the entire duration of their tenure on the team, with the role and substitute/trainee status they had upon their departure.

Dates:Approx|Exact
PlayerNameRoleJoinedLeftNext Team
NA

FlareszCuong Ta
Top Laner
Mar 20162016-03-03May 20162016-05-23State of MinD Gaminglogo stdSOM
NA

RF LegendaryOleksii Kuziuta
Top Laner
Mar 20162016-03-03May 20162016-05-23Eanixlogo stdENX
NA

KezKevin Jeon (전재형)
Jungler
Dec 20152015-12-18May 20162016-05-23Echo Foxlogo stdFOX
EU

Alex IchAlexey Ichetovkin
Mid Laner
Feb 20162016-02-05May 20162016-05-23Team EnVyUslogo stdNV
NA

BischuHyung-seok "Aaron" Kim (김형석)
Support
Jan 20162016-01-04May 20162016-05-23Eanixlogo stdENX
NA

TranceLawrence Amador
Support
Mar 20162016-03-03May 20162016-05-23Eanixlogo stdENX
KR

do itLee Chan-ho (이찬호)
Sub/Mid
Dec 20152015-12-29May 20162016-05-23APK Princelogo stdAPK
KR

ThySon Seung-yong (손승용)
Sub/Mid
Feb 20162016-02-05May 20162016-05-23Retiredlogo stdRetired
KR

OhqOh Gyu-min (오규민)
Bot Laner
Jan 20162016-01-04May 20162016-05-13NRG Esportslogo stdNRG
KR

SeraphShin Woo-yeong (신우영)
Top Laner
(+)
(–)
Loaned Out
Dec 20152015-12-18Mar 20162016-03-03Renegadeslogo stdREN
KR

NinjaNoh Geon-woo (노건우)
Mid Laner
(+)
(–)
Inactive
Dec 20152015-12-18Mar 20162016-03-03Renegadeslogo stdREN
NA

CrumbzAlberto Rengifo
Sub/Jun
Feb 20162016-02-05Mar 20162016-03-03Apex Gaminglogo stdAPX
KR

moolchaelKim Young (김영)
Sub/Top
Jan 20162016-01-22Feb 20162016-02-05Retiredlogo stdRetired
KR

SeraphShin Woo-yeong (신우영)
Top Laner
Jan 20152015-01-07Sep 20152015-09-23Team Arena Onlinelogo stdTAO
NA

KezKevin Jeon (전재형)
Jungler
Jan 20152015-01-07Sep 20152015-09-23Team Arena Onlinelogo stdTAO
KR

NinjaNoh Geon-woo (노건우)
Mid Laner
Sep 20152015-09-21Sep 20152015-09-23Team Arena Onlinelogo stdTAO
KR

EmperorKim Jin-hyun (김진현)
Bot Laner
May 20152015-05-18Sep 20152015-09-23G2 Esportslogo stdG2
NA

SmoothieAndy Ta
Support
≈Feb 2015≈2015-02-16Sep 20152015-09-23Team Liquidlogo stdTL
NA

BischuHyung-seok "Aaron" Kim (김형석)
Sub/Mid
≈May 2015≈2015-05-??Sep 20152015-09-23Team Dragon Knightslogo stdTDK
NA

mancloudZachary Allan Hoschar
Sub/Mid
Jun 20152015-06-19Sep 20152015-09-23Cloud9 Challengerlogo stdC9C
EU

JébusMohammad Karim Tokhi
Sub/Bot
≈May 2015≈2015-05-??Sep 20152015-09-23Logo stdEASY
NA

LattmaNJames Lattman
Sub/Bot
≈May 2015≈2015-05-??Sep 20152015-09-23Logo stdNOTL
KR

NinjaNoh Geon-woo (노건우)
Mid Laner
(+)
(–)
On Loan
May 20152015-05-18Sep 20152015-09-21Team Dragon Knightslogo stdTDK
NA

RemiliaMaria Creveling
Sub/Sup
≈Mar 2015≈2015-03-13≈Aug 2015≈2015-08-??Renegadeslogo stdREN
NA

BabyTerry Chuong
Sub/Sup
≈May 2015≈2015-05-??≈Jun 2015≈2015-06-??Team Imaginelogo stdIMG
KR

LouisXGeeGeeLee Geon (이건)
Bot Laner
≈Sep 2014≈2014-09-??May 20152015-05-18Team Coastlogo stdCST
NA

RF LegendaryOleksii Kuziuta
Sub/Top
≈Mar 2015≈2015-03-13Apr 20152015-04-26Renegadeslogo stdREN
EU

Alex IchAlexey Ichetovkin
Sub/Mid
≈Mar 2015≈2015-03-13Apr 20152015-04-26Renegadeslogo stdREN
KR

KyleSeo Ji-seon (서지선)
Mid Laner
Jan 20152015-01-07≈Apr 2015≈2015-04-15Logo stdNKT
NA

KonKwonKevin Kwon (권구혁)
Support
Jan 20152015-01-07≈Feb 2015≈2015-02-16Final Fivelogo stdF5
NA

Jackpot
Top Laner
≈Sep 2014≈2014-09-??≈Nov 2014≈2014-11-??Retiredlogo stdRetired
NA

Guardian
Jungler
≈Sep 2014≈2014-09-??≈Nov 2014≈2014-11-??Retiredlogo stdRetired
NA

RemiliaMaria Creveling
Support
≈Oct 2014≈2014-10-??≈Nov 2014≈2014-11-??Roar (Chinese Team)logo stdRR
KR

TricksterKim Jae-hun (김재훈)
Mid Laner
≈Sep 2014≈2014-09-??≈Oct 2014≈2014-10-??Team Curselogo stdCRS

Player League Participation[]

Playoff games are NOT included, but regular-season tiebreaker games ARE.

LCS

Player201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024Games
SpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummerSpringSummer
SmoothieTeam Dragon Knightslogo stdTeam Liquidlogo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo stdCloud9logo std
Echo Foxlogo std
TSMlogo stdTSMlogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdCounter Logic Gaminglogo std283
SeraphCounter Logic Gaminglogo stdTeam Dragon Knightslogo stdRenegadeslogo std
Team Impulselogo std
Team EnVyUslogo stdTeam EnVyUslogo stdTeam EnVyUslogo std186
MancloudTeam Vulcunlogo stdTeam Vulcunlogo stdXDG Gaminglogo stdCompLexity Gaminglogo stdTeam Coastlogo stdTeam Dragon Knightslogo std99

Organization[]

Current[]

ID Name Position
Greenf0rest Chris Shim Co-Owner
TriS Sean Shim Co-Owner
Alan Hubbard Co-Owner

Former[]

C ID Name Position Next Team
Pyrex Toby Kwon (권용현) Manager Team EnVyUslogo stdTeam EnVyUs
Miracle Lee Hyeon-beom (이현범) 80Coach Team EnVyUslogo stdTeam EnVyUs
chain Kim Dong-woo (김동우) Coach None

Tournaments[]

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Minimum place

Team Dragon Knights Tournament Results - Show Prize as (LocalUSDEuros)
DatePlPrizeEventLast ResultRoster
2016-04-08NQ NA LCS 2016 Summer Promotion
0 : 3Apex Gaminglogo stdAPX
 Flaresz,  RF Legendary,  Kez,  Alex Ich,  Ohq,  Trance,  Bischu,  TriS
2016-03-162$7,000$ 7,000€ 6,244 NACS 2016 Spring Playoffs
1 : 3Apex Gaminglogo stdAPX
 Flaresz,  Kez,  Alex Ich,  Ohq,  Trance,  Miracle
2016-02-243 NACS 2016 Spring
1-3-1Blanklogo stdRR
 Seraph,  Kez,  Crumbz,  do it,  Thy,  Ohq,  Bischu
2015-07-2610 NA LCS 2015 Summer
3 - 15Blanklogo stdRR
 Seraph,  Kez,  Bischu,  mancloud,  Ninja,  Lattman,  Emperor,  Baby,  Smoothie,  Sean
2015-04-26Q NA LCS 2015 Summer Promotion
3 : 1Winterfoxlogo stdWFX
 Seraph,  Kez,  AlexIch,  LouisXGeeGee,  Smoothie,  chain
2015-04-082$7,000$ 7,000€ 6,468 NACS 2015 Spring Playoffs
1 : 3Enemylogo stdNME
 Seraph,  Kez,  Kyle,  LouisXGeeGee,  Smoothie,  chain
2015-03-252 NACS 2015 Spring
7 - 3Blanklogo stdRR
 Seraph,  RF Legendary,  Kez,  Kyle,  AlexIch,  LouisXGeeGee,  Maria,  Smoothie
2015-02-04Q NACS 2015 Spring Qualifier
2 : 0Storm (North American Team)logo stdSTR
 Seraph,  Kez,  Kyle,  LouisXGeeGee,  Smoothie
2015-01-112$4,000$ 4,000€ 3,720 EPS Season XI
0 : 3Team Fusionlogo stdFSN
 Seraph,  Kez,  Kyle,  LouisXGeeGee,  KonKwon
Total Prize: USD 18,000

Media[]

  • 2015
  • 2016

See Also[]

Images[]

External Links[]

References[]

  1. Team Dragon Knights is now Team Arena Online, retains Seraph, Kez, and Ninja dailydot.com
  2. Say goodbye to Team Arena Online and hello (again) to Team Dragon Knights dailydot.com
  3. Competitive Ruling: Chris Shim, Geon-Woo “Ninja” Noh, & Jin-Yong “Fury” Lee lolesports.com
  4. Competitive Ruling: Renegades and TDK lolesports.com
  5. Eanix acquires Team Dragon Knights' NACS spot thescoreesports.com
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Team Dragon Knights' Facebook Post facebook.com
  7. 7.0 7.1 Kwon's TwitLonger twitlonger.com
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Team Dragon Knights' Tweet twitter.com
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Ninja no longer on contract with Team WE, officially joins TDK dailydot.com
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Ninja's Tweet twitter.com
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Team Dragon Knights is now Team Arena Online, retains Seraph, Kez, and Ninja dailydot.com
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 Team Dragon Knights is now Team Arena Online, retains Seraph, Kez, and Ninja dailydot.com
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 Say goodbye to Team Arena Online and hello (again) to Team Dragon Knights dailydot.com
  14. 14.0 14.1 Competitive Ruling: Chris Shim, Geon-Woo “Ninja” Noh, & Jin-Yong “Fury” Lee lolesports.com
  15. 15.0 15.1 “do it” Joins TDK to Sub for Ninja Following Suspension blog.arenaonline.com
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 Arena Online's Tweet twitter.com
  17. Team Dragon Knights' Tweet twitter.com
  18. Ohq to substitute for Freeze renegades.gg
  19. Seraph to play top lane for Week 7 renegades.gg
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 In trade with TDK, Renegades swap Flaresz, Alex Ich, and Trance for Ninja and Seraph dailydot.com
  21. Competitive Ruling: Renegades and TDK lolesports.com
  22. 22.0 22.1 NRG's Tweet twitter.com
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 Eanix acquires Team Dragon Knights' NACS spot thescoreesports.com
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