Kumo
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Colin Zhao | |
| Country of Birth |  China | |
| Nationality |  United States | |
| Birthday | March 9, 2000 (age 20) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  Evil Geniuses | |
| Role | Top Laner | |
| Favorite Champs |  | |
| 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).
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Team Exile Surge |  | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-10 | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-12 | ≈2d | |
 Relentless Gaming | | Jan 20172017-01-15[1] | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-23 | ≈3mo 8d | |
 Behavior Check | | Nov 20172017-11-12[2] | Nov 20172017-11-18 | 6d | |
 C9 Academy | | Dec 20172017-12-18[4] | Nov 20192019-11-20[3] | 1yr 11mo | |
| Cloud9 | | Mar 20192019-03-23[6] | Nov 20192019-11-20[5] | 7mo 28d | |
| Evil Geniuses | | Nov 20192019-11-26[7] | Present | 6mo 3d |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Exile Surge | | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-10 | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-12 | ≈2d | |
| Relentless Gaming | | Jan 20172017-01-15[1] | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-23 | ≈3mo 8d | |
| Behavior Check | | Nov 20172017-11-12[2] | Nov 20172017-11-18 | 6d | |
| C9 Academy | | Dec 20172017-12-18[4] | Nov 20192019-11-20[3] | 1yr 11mo | |
| Cloud9 | | Mar 20192019-03-23[6] | Nov 20192019-11-20[5] | 7mo 28d | |
| Evil Geniuses | | Nov 20192019-11-26[7] | Present | 6mo 3d |
News
- 2016
- 2017
- 2019
 EX.S | December 10 (approx.),      | |
| EX.S | December 12 (approx.), |
 RLT | January 15, | |
| RLT | April 23 (approx.), | |
 BC | November 12, Behavior Check is formed to participate in Tyler1 Championship Series 2017. | |
| BC | November 18, Behavior Check is disbanded. | |
 C9.A | December 18, League renames to Shiro. |
| C9.A | January 3, Shiro renames to Kumo.[8] | |
| C9 | March 23, | |
| C9.A | November 20, | |
| C9 | November 20, | |
 EG | November 26, | |
| EG | December 28, |
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.[10]
Tournament Results[edit]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[edit]
- 2019
- 2020
- April 3, League of Legends: Who Should be Graduating from C9 Academy? by Declan Mclaughin on The Game Haus
- 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
- February 9, EG Kumo: "We've had a rocky start, but I think we can still become one of the top teams." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- February 12, Kumo compares EG to C9, his return to the main stage this year with Travis Gafford on YouTube
Images[edit]
CLD League 2017 NASG
C9A Shiro 2018 Spring
C9A Shiro 2018 Summer
C9A Kumo 2019 Spring
C9 Kumo 2019 Summer
Name Pronunciation
| Kumo | |
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| Accuracy | Riot |
| Voiced By | Raafaa |
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Relentless Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jurassiq's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cloud9 LCS and Academy Roster youtube.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2019-01-02; after change - NA - 2019-01-03
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - - ; after change - NA - 2019-12-28
- ↑ Kumo's tweet twitter.com
