957
| Retired as Player | |
|---|---|
| 957 | |
 | |
| Background Information | |
| Name | Ke Chang-Yu (柯昌宇) |
| Country of Birth | China |
| Birthday | September 21, 1993 (age 27) |
| Residency | China |
| Competitive | |
| Role | Caster |
Ke "957" Chang-Yu (Hanzi: 柯昌宇) is a League of Legends esports player, previously substitute top laner for Team WE. He is currently a caster for the LPL.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mighty Eagle | Nov 20142014-11-14 | Dec 20142014-12-23 | 1mo 9d ejel | ||
 Team WE Future | Dec 20142014-12-23[2] | Dec 20152015-12-15[1] | 1yr 23d ejel | ||
 Team WE | Dec 20152015-12-15[4] | Dec 20192019-12-17[3] | 4yr 2d ejel |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Eagle | Nov 20142014-11-14 | Dec 20142014-12-23 | 1mo 9d ejel | ||
| Team WE Future | Dec 20142014-12-23[2] | Feb 20152015-02-10 | 1mo 18d ejel | ||
| Team WE Future | Feb 20152015-02-10 | Apr 20152015-04-09 | 1mo 27d ejel | ||
| Team WE Future | Apr 20152015-04-09 | Dec 20152015-12-15[1] | 8mo 6d ejel | ||
| Team WE | Dec 20152015-12-15[4] | Dec 20182018-12-16[5] | 3yr 1d ejel | ||
| Team WE | Dec 20182018-12-16[5] | Dec 20192019-12-17[3] | 1yr 1d ejel |
News
- 2014
- 2015
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
 ME | November 14,  Mighty Eagle is formed. 957, MingB, Orange Monster, and LoveCD join. Q joins from main roster. | |
| ME | December 23, 957, MingB, Orange Monster, Q, and LoveCD leave. | |
 WEF | December 23, 957, Khan, OldB, Tianz, Orange Monster, Q, LoveCD, and Savo join. MingB joins as substitute.[2] |
| WEF | February 10, 957 (Top to Support) changes position. | |
| WEF | April 9, 957 (Support to Top) changes position. | |
| WEF | December 15, 957 leaves for main roster.[1] | |
 WE | December 15, 957 joins from academy roster. Aluka moves to substitute.[4] |
| WE | December 16, Poss and honey join. Chen9 and Zhuo join as substitutes. Imp moves from substitute to trainee. 957 moves to substitute. Pepper, 694, MOKUZA (Coach), and Conan (Analyst) leave. Condi and Melon's departures are confirmed.[5][6] |
| WE | October 8, 957 and xiye's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2019.[7] | |
| WE | December 17, inkwan (Manager) joins. Jiumeng moves to starting roster. 957 leaves. Clever9 leaves for academy roster.[3] |
 F/A | January 7, 957 retires.[8] |
Biography[edit]
2015 Season[edit]
Ke "957" Chang-Yu joined Team WE Future as the starting top laner at the beginning of the season. The team managed decent performances throughout the year, finishing 7th/8th place in the Spring season of the 2015 LoL Secondary Pro League (LSPL) and 5th in the 2015 LSPL Summer. The team's performance in Summer allowed them to compete in the Spring Promotion for the 2016 LoL Pro League (LPL), but the team was eliminated by Unlimited Potential in the first round and did not qualify.
2016 Season[edit]
At the beginning of the season, 957 left Team WE Future and joined the main team, Team WE, to replace Aluka as the top laner. The team immediately started performing better than it had in the previous season, with 957 establishing himself as a reliable, low-economy player. The team finished 3rd in the 2016 LPL Spring and 4th in the 2016 LPL Summer, providing the team with enough circuit points to compete in the 2016 Season China Regional Finals. However, Team WE lost to I May 3-2 and did not qualify for the 2016 World Championship.
2017 Season[edit]
The 2017 Season was much more successful for Team WE. They finished the 2017 LPL Spring Season in 2nd place with a 10-6 record. In the 2017 LPL Spring Playoffs Team WE was able win their first LPL title after taking down RNG 3-0 in the finals. They attended the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational and made it through the group stage after they finished 2nd with a 7-3 record. 957 in particular was heavily praised for his outstanding performance on Kled. In the Semifinals they were eliminated after a 1-3 loss to G2 Esports. Summer wasn't as successful for WE domestically. They were unable to defend their LPL title after they finished 2nd in their regular season group and lost 2-3 to Invictus Gaming in the third place match of the playoffs. They got their revenge against Invictus Gaming later on after they defeated them 3-2 in the 2017 Season China Regional Finals. Their run at the 2017 Season World Championship was quite impressive. Despite starting off in the Play-In stage, they advanced to the main groups with a 3-0 win over Young Generation. They also finished 1st in their main stage group with a 5-1 record. After they took down Cloud9 3-2 in the Quarterfinals, they faced off against eventual tournament winners Samsung Galaxy and lost 1-3.
2019 Season[edit]
On January 17, 2020, Team WE announced that 957 would be retiring from the professional scene and become a caster.[9] The retirement post was released at 19:57 as a nod to 957.
Trivia[edit]
- Known for his top lane
Morgana pocket pick. - In China, fans usually make jokes about 957 and V because their appearance is similar.
- Looks particularly like Cat.
- Started his professional career after claiming his college degree.
Tournament Results[edit]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| 957 Tournament Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Roster | |
| 2019-08-18 | 9 | LPL 2019 Summer | 8 - 7  RR |  WE | Poss, 957, Clever9, beishang, xiye, Mystic, Jiumeng, Missing, jinjin, Dog8 |
| 2019-05-24 | 5 - 8 | NEST 2019 | WE | Clever9, 957, Magic, chen9, GENTLE, Sun | |
| 2018-09-02 | 6 | LPL 2018 Summer - West | 6 - 13 RR | WE | 957, Condi, Pepper, Magic, xiye, GENTLE, imp, Mystic, Ben, Missing, 694, viNylCat, Jin Guang-Hua |
| 2018-04-12 | 7 - 8 | LPL 2018 Spring Playoffs | WE | 957, Magic, xiye, Mystic, Celestial, viNylCat | |
| 2018-04-08 | 4 | LPL 2018 Spring - West | 9 - 10 RR | WE | 957, Melon, Condi, Magic, xiye, Mystic, Ben, Celestial, Zero, viNylCat |
| 2018-01-07 | 5 - 6 | Demacia Championship 2017 | WE | 957, Condi, xiye, Mystic, Zero, Ben | |
| 2017-12-10 | 1 | All-Star 2017 Los Angeles |  LPL | 957, Mlxg, xiye, Uzi, Meiko, FireFox | |
| 2017-11-04 | 3 - 4 | Worlds 2017 | WE | 957, Condi, xiye, Mystic, Ben, Homme | |
| 2017-09-03 | 1 | China Regional Finals 2017 | WE | 957, Condi, xiye, Mystic, Ben, Homme | |
| 2017-09-01 | 4 | LPL 2017 Summer Playoffs | WE | 957, Condi, xiye, Mystic, Ben, Homme | |
Media[edit]
- 2017
- May 13, WE 957 on his performance at MSI and what the team hopes to achieve with , and on Yahoo Esports
- October 6, 957 says Team WE can be "really really good" and "really really bad" - makes no promises against TSM with , and on Travis Gafford
- October 14, WE 957: "With MSF and TSM, I think it is really hard to tell who will win" with , and on Inven Global
- December 7, Sacrificial Icon, LPL 957: "Team victory is more important than individual praise." with Sihoon "Maloo" Lee, Jiwoon "Abell" Seo, , and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
Images[edit]
WE 957, LPL 2016 Spring
WE 957, LPL 2017 Spring
WE 957, LPL 2017 Summer
WE 957, Worlds 2017
WE 957, LPL 2018 Spring
WE 957, LPL 2018 Summer
WE 957, LPL 2019 Spring
WE 957, LPL 2019 Summer
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “957”柯昌宇加入Team WE英雄联盟分部 beta.tatazu.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Team WE英雄联盟战旗分部正式成立 (Chinese) tatazu.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Team WE's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 “957”柯昌宇加入Team WE英雄联盟分部 beta.tatazu.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Evelynnnnnn's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 LGD Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2019-10-02; after change - CN - 2019-10-08
- ↑ Team WE's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Team WE's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
