Kumo
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| Name | Colin Zhao | ||||||||||||
| Country of Birth |  China | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||
| Birthday | March 9, 2000 (age 19) | ||||||||||||
| Residency | North America | ||||||||||||
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| Team |  Evil Geniuses | ||||||||||||
| Role | Top Laner | ||||||||||||
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| Competitive IDs | Shiro, League | ||||||||||||
| Soloqueue IDs | Kumo9 (NA), beat saber main (NA) | ||||||||||||
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Colin "Kumo" (▶️ listen) Zhao is a League of Legends esports player, currently top laner for Evil Geniuses. He was previously known as Shiro and League (sometimes stylized Leagué).
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Biography[edit]
2017 Season[edit]
League competed in both the NACS 2017 Spring Open Qualifiers and the NACS 2017 Summer Open Qualifiers, but did not qualify in either tournament. Later, he was the second pick in the 2017 NA Scouting Grounds tournament draft, drafted to the Cloud9-sponsored Team Cloud Drake as the second pick. Despite his team finishing last in the short event, League was chosen by Cloud9 as the first draft pick at the end.
2018 Season[edit]
At the beginning of the 2018 season, League was announced as Cloud9 Academy's starting top laner. Prior to the NA Academy 2018 Spring, he changed his ID to Shiro. Cloud9 Academy performed well during the split, finishing second However, during Playoffs, the team was eliminated in the first round. Cloud9 Academy improved during the Summer, finishing first in both the regular season and Playoffs.
2019 Season[edit]
Shiro remained with Cloud9 Academy for the 2019 season. Prior to the season, he changed his ID again, this time to Kumo. Cloud9 Academy continued to be a dominant force in the North American academy scene, finishing first in the regular season and second in Playoffs. Kumo and the rest of the academy roster even had the chance to start in the LCS team's final game of the LCS 2019 Spring, a game that they won. However, in the NA Academy 2019 Summer, Kumo shared time with Jukes and only played in five games. However, he also had the chance to substitute for Licorice for four games of the LCS 2019 Summer, due to Licorice's wrist injuries. Kumo performed well on the LCS stage, winning three of the four games and solo killing Impact. Kumo returned to the starting role of Cloud9 Academy during the Summer Playoffs, but the team was eliminated in the semifinals.
2020 Season[edit]
At the beginning of the 2020 season, Kumo was announced as the starter for Evil Geniuses.
Trivia[edit]
- Made highlight reels after outplaying and solo killing Impact's
Aatrox as 
Jayce in his second LCS game. - Changed his name from Ziqing to Colin when he became a United States citizen in 2019.[7]
Tournament Results[edit]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[edit]
- 2019
- July 7, Kumo: "my goal is to start for LCS, and I'll take the opportunity to prove I'm good too." with Steven Paul on Upcomer
- July 9, C9 Kumo on starting for Cloud9 in the LCS: "I feel like I've been ready for a long time." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- July 11, Kumo keeps it cool on stage, 'I don't get nervous anymore' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
Images[edit]
CLD League 2017 NASG
C9A Shiro 2018 Spring
C9A Shiro 2018 Summer
C9A Kumo 2019 Spring
Name Pronunciation
| Kumo | |
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| Accuracy | Riot |
| Voiced By | Raafaa |
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ Cloud9 LCS and Academy Roster youtube.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2019-01-02; after change - NA - 2019-01-03
- ↑ Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Kumo's tweet twitter.com
