Snake Esports
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| Org Location |  China | ||
| Team Location | China | ||
| Region | China | ||
| Head Coach | Zhu "KenZhu" Kai | ||
| Sponsor | China Rare Earth Zhejiang Entive Electric | ||
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Snake Esports is a Chinese competitive League of Legends team. For the Ukrainian toplaner, see Snake.
History
2013 Season
Snake Esports was formed on September 11 in 2013. Initially with only 1 team.
2014 Season
In April of 2014 Snake's two teams, Snake.Q and Snake.S merged into one team. The line-up consisted of Flandre, Reborn, Copy (now BAKA), F4n2Fan (now kRYST4L) and CoLiN. The team got 2nd place at the International Esports Tournament 2014 and after a good performance finished 2nd in the 2014 LSPL Summer Season. Despite a great LSPL performance, Snake got knocked out in Group Stage #1 of the X Championship S1 and placed 5th-8th in 4 consecutive tournaments.
2015 Season
Because of their LSPL placement, Snake qualified for the 2015 LPL Spring Split. The team immediately impacted the Chinese league and was consistent throughout the entire regular split. They finished 2nd with 10 wins, 10 draws and 2 losses. In the Playoffs Snake narrowly defeated Team King 3-2 in the Quarterfinals but lost to LGD Gaming in an 0-3 sweep during the Semifinals and then lost the 3rd place match 1-3 against Invictus Gaming. The 2015 LPL Summer Split wasn't much better for Snake as the team finished 4th during the regular season with 7 wins, 10 draws and 5 losses. Despite their worse regular season finish, Snake did qualify for the Playoffs but got knocked out in the 4th round after a 1-3 loss to LGD Gaming. Earning enough points to attend the China Regional Finals 2015, Snake tried to qualify for Worlds there but couldn't win a single game and lost 0-2 to EDward Gaming in Round 1 of the Winner's Bracket and 0-3 to Qiao Gu Reapers in Round 1 of the Loser's Bracket. This ended Snake's 2015 season.
2016 Season
In the 2016 Season, Snake acquired Tank and moved Zzr to starting jungler after Beast left the team. With a slightly different roster, Snake entered the 2016 LPL Spring Split with decent expectations. The team had a solid regular season and finished 3rd with 10 wins and 6 losses. This would place them in Round 1 of Bracket A against Invictus Gaming. Despite their poor results vs IG in 2015, Snake managed to sweep them 3-0 and moved on to face EDward Gaming in the Quarterfinals. They however got swept themselves 0-3 which ended their playoffs run and put them in 5th-6th place. In the regular season of the Summer Split, Snake finished 2nd in their group. Qualifying for the playoffs, they finished 5th-6th after a 1-3 loss to I May. Earning the right to attend the China Regional Finals 2016 for China, Snake would play two brutal five game Bo5s in one day. Despite their 3-2 win over Vici Gaming, they fell 2-3 to Team WE and could not qualify for Worlds. During the off-season they also earned a 3rd-4th place finish at the finals of the 2016 Demacia Cup. They lost 2-3 to I May in the semifinals. They also finished 3rd at NEST 2016 after a 1-2 loss to LGD Gaming.
2017 Season
Snake's 2017 Season was even worse than the previous year. They finished the 2017 LPL Spring Season 5th place in their group and had to attend the Promotion Tournament. They defeated Vici Gaming 3-0 to keep their LPL spot. Their 2017 Demacia Cup performance wasn't very good as well and they finished 13th-20th after a 1-2 loss to Red Wolf Gaming. In the Summer Season Snake finished 4th in their group and barely made the playoffs. They however lost 0-3 to Newbee in the first round and were quickly eliminated which ended their 2017 season.
2019 Season
In January, Li-Ning purchased Snake Esports.[1]
Trivia
- Nominated the Best Team in China LoL of the Year Awards 2015 and China LoL of the Year Awards 2016.
- Nominated the Most Improved Team in China LoL of the Year Awards 2016.
Timeline
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- March (approx.), DDB joins as a sub.
- March 18, Light is no longer inactive.
- May 5, kRYST4L becomes inactive due to illness.
- May 22, Maestr0 joins. Gyu joins as a sub.[5] kRYST4L is no longer inactive. DDB and Zzr leave.[6]
- May 25, Chris joins as a coach.[7]
- September 18, Chris leaves coaching role.[8]
- November 19, Guoguo's contract expires.[9]
- December 17, Mala (previously Danchung) and Asura join. Andy joins from WuDu. kRYST4L and Hudie become inactive. Light moves to WuDu. Gyu leaves. Guoguo's departure is confirmed.[10]
- February 8, T0M joins. Jia moves to trainee.[16]
- April 15, T0M leaves the team.[17]
- May 15, JieZou joins.[18]
- May 18, SofM joins for trainee.[19]
- May 19, F, JUG03, and Jia change from trainees to the team roster. [20]
- May 23, U leaves.[21]
- June (approx.), Ella moves to sub.
- June 5, SofM moves from trainee to the starting roster. Zzr moves to sub.
- June 19, SofM is fined 1 month's salary due to using bad word in a KR ranked match.[22]
- December 12, Ohq joins.[23]
- December 15, Zzitai (now Zz1tai) joins.[24]
- December 17, JieZou retires.[25]
- December 18, Mint and Mo join. Martin becomes inactive. F, JUG03, BAKA, Ella, and Jia leave. Jun and Sad leave coaching role.[26][27]
- April 27, Martin joins.[28]
- May 1, Chief joins as a coach.
- May 16, U and ZZR join.[29][30]
- September 5, 4th place at 2015 Season China Regional Finals.
- November 8, 2nd place at 2015 National Electronic Sports Open.
- November 21, 3rd-4th Place at 2015 Demacia Cup Grand Finals.
- November 29, 2nd place at National Electronic Sports Tournament 2015.
- December 29, TANK and Jia join. CoLiN leaves.[31]
- December 30, Beast leaves. BAKA becomes inactive.[32]
- March, Snake.Q is formed.
- April 25, Snake.Q and Snake.S merge as 1 team. Flandre, Reborn, Copy (now BAKA), F4n2Fan (now kRYST4L) and CoLiN on line-up.[33][34]
- April 27, 2nd place at IET 2014 Amateur Tournament
- August 14, 2nd place at 2014 LSPL Summer Season
- November, Martin moves to SHE.
- December 7, Beast and Ella join.[35]
- September 11, Snake Esports is founded.[36]
Player Roster
Active
| R | C | ID | Name | Role | Contract Ends | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flandre | Li Xuan-Jun (李炫君) | Top Laner | 2020-11-16 | 2014-04-25 | ||
| SofM | Lê Quang Duy | Jungler | 2019-11-18 | 2016-05-18 | ||
| Andy | Zhang Jie (张捷) | Mid Laner | 2020-11-17 | 2018-12-17 | ||
| Fenfen | Huang Chen (黄琛) | Mid Laner | 2019-11-18 | 2019-03-06 | ||
| Mala | Yang Hyeon-jong (양현종) | Mid Laner | 2020-11-17 | 2018-12-17 | ||
| Asura | Lu Qi (卢麒) | Bot Laner | 2020-11-17 | 2018-12-17 | ||
| Maestro | Hu Jian-Xin (胡建鑫) | Support | 2020-11-17 | 2018-05-22 |
Inactive
| R | C | ID | Name | Role | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudie | Liu Yan-Zhu (刘彦住) | Support | Not Listed on Roster |
Former
| R | C | ID | Name | Role | Next Team | Joined | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kRYST4L | Yang Fan (杨藩) | Bot Laner | None | 2014-04-25 | 2019-05-20 | ||
| Guoguo | Zeng Jun-Li (曾俊力) | Mid Laner |  Oh My Dream |
2017-07-16 | 2018-12-17 | ||
| Light | Wang Guang-Yu (王光宇) | Bot Laner |  WuDu |
2017-11-17 | 2018-12-17 | ||
| Gyu | Gong Yi-Xiong (龚毅雄) | Sub/Mid |  Snake WuDu |
2018-05-22 | 2018-12-17 | ||
| DDB | Ding Yu-Bo (丁于波) | Sub/Jun | None | 2018-03-?? | 2018-05-22 | ||
| Zzr | Zeng Zhan-Ran (曾湛然) | Sub/Jun | None | 2015-05-16 | 2018-05-22 | ||
| Zz1tai | Liu Zhi-Hao (刘志豪) | Mid Laner |  Royal Never Give Up |
2016-12-15 | 2017-12-21 | ||
| Mint | Wan Kun (万坤) | Bot Laner |  Victorious Gaming |
2016-12-18 | 2017-12-21 | ||
| Mo | Cai Bo (蔡波) | Support | WuDu |
2016-12-18 | 2017-12-21 | ||
| Ohq | Oh Gyu-min (오규민) | Bot Laner | None | 2016-12-12 | 2017-10-25 | ||
| Tank | Park Dan-won (박단원) | Mid Laner |  Young Glory |
2015-12-29 | 2017-05-19 | ||
| Martin | Tan Qi (谭琦) | Bot Laner |  Vici Gaming |
2015-04-27 | 2017-05-19 | ||
| F | Li Hao-Feng (李豪峰) | Sub/Top |  Shadow Cream |
2016-05-19 | 2016-12-18 | ||
| JUG03 | Xie Jin (谢劲) | Sub/Jun | None | 2016-05-19 | 2016-12-18 | ||
| BAKA | Lu Fan (陆凡) | Sub/Mid | Oh My Dream |
2014-04-25 | 2016-12-18 | ||
| Ella | Kwak Na-hoon (곽나훈) | Sub/Sup |  Ever8 Winners |
2014-12-07 | 2016-12-18 | ||
| Jia | Peng Jia-Wei (彭佳伟) | Sub/Sup | None | 2015-12-29 | 2016-12-18 | ||
| JieZou | Xia Heng (夏衡) | Support |  Retired |
2016-05-15 | 2016-12-17 | ||
| U | Zeng Long (曾龙) | Mid Laner | Retired |
2015-05-16 | 2016-05-23 | ||
| T0M | Im Jae-hyeon (임재현) | Jungler |  Newbee Young |
2016-02-08 | 2016-04-15 | ||
| Beast | Kim Joo-hyun (김주현) | Jungler |  Dark Wolves |
2014-12-07 | 2015-12-30 | ||
| CoLiN | Cao Hai (曹海) | Sub/Sup |  Caster |
2014-04-25 | 2015-12-29 | ||
| Reborn | Liu Yuan (刘源) | Sub/Jun | None | 2014-04-25 | ????-??-?? | ||
| Sad | Liang Wei (梁伟) | Sub/Sup |  Coach |
????-??-?? | ????-??-?? | ||
| AXE | Kong Yuan-Cheng (孔元成) | Top Laner | None | ????-??-?? | ????-??-?? | ||
| Yangzy | Li Yang (李洋) | Jungler |  Snake.S |
????-??-?? | ????-??-?? | ||
| Lucifer | Wu Yu-Guo (邬裕国) | Mid Laner |  All Gamers |
????-??-?? | ????-??-?? |
Organization
Current
| C | ID | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuang Quan (爽全) | Owner | ||
| Zuo Wu (左雾) | Manager | ||
| chowoo | Cao Yu (曹宇) | Manager | |
| Stan | Wang Miao (王淼) | Manager | |
| KenZhu | Zhu Kai (朱开) | Head Coach |
Former
| C | ID | Name | Role | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris | Siu Keung (蕭強) | Coach | None | |
| Chief | Park Sang-bum (박상범) | Coach |  Winners
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| Jun | Chen Lin-Jun (陈林俊) | Head Coach |  Si Yi Xuan E-Sport
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| Sad | Liang Wei (梁伟) | Coach |  VC Gaming
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Tournament Results
- This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Snake Esports Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) Date Pl Prize Event Last Result Roster 2019-04-26 NQ 
NEST 2019 Qualifiers
Flandre,
SofM,
Fenfen,
Asura,
Maestro2019-03-31 12 
LPL 2019 Spring5 - 10
RR
Flandre,
SofM,
Andy,
Mala,
fenfen,
Asura,
Maestro,
KenZhu2018-09-02 5 LPL 2018 Summer - West7 - 12RR
Flandre,
SofM,
Guoguo,
Gyu,
kRYST4L,
Hudie,
Light,
Maestro,
Chris2018-06-03 7 - 8 
Demacia Cup 2018 Summer
Flandre,
SofM,
Guoguo,
Light,
Maestro2018-04-14 5 - 6 ¥200,000 LPL 2018 Spring Playoffs
Flandre,
SofM,
Guoguo,
kRYST4L,
Hudie2018-04-08 2 LPL 2018 Spring - West12 - 7RR
Flandre,
SofM,
Guoguo,
kRYST4L,
Light,
Hudie2018-01-07 2 ¥300,000 Demacia Championship 2017
Flandre,
SofM,
Guoguo,
kRYST4L,
Hudie2017-11-19 4 NEST 2017
Flandre,
SofM,
Zz1tai,
kRYST4L,
Light,
Hudie2017-09-22 Q NEST 2017 Qualifiers2017-09-01 7 - 8 LPL 2017 Summer Playoffs
Flandre,
SofM,
Zz1tai,
Guoguo,
kRYST4L,
HudieTotal Prize: CNY 500,000
As Snake.Q
- This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Snake.Q Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) Date Pl Prize Event Last Result Roster 2014-12-13 5 - 8 Demacia Cup Season 2
Flandre,
Beast,
Reborn,
Copy,
Ella2014-12-07 5 - 8 
NESO 2014
BAKA,
kRYST4L,
CoLiN2014-11-07 5 - 8 
G-League 2014
Flandre,
Reborn,
BAKA,
F4n2Fan,
CoLiN2014-11-02 5 - 8 ¥10,000 NEST 2014
Flandre,
Reborn,
BAKA,
F4n2Fan,
CoLiN2014-08-29 Q NEST 2014 Qualifiers
Flandre,
Reborn,
BAKA,
F4n2Fan,
CoLiN2014-08-14 2 ¥100,000 
LSPL 2014 Summer9-5-1RR2014-08-06 15 - 21 
X Championship Season I2014-06-08 1 ¥100,000 
TGA Grand Prix 2014 Summer2014-04-29 2 ¥7,000 
International Esports Tournament 2014 - Amateur1 - 1RRTotal Prize: CNY 217,000
Gallery
Snake Esports' logo (2013-2016)
Snake's 2015 LPL Summer Roster
Highlight Videos
Interviews
- 2016
- May 24, Snake's manager ZuoWu on RNG's run at MSI and why the LPL has more commercial success than the LCK with Kelsey Moser on theScore
Articles
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- March 26, A creative team: Snake Esports' manager shares his thoughts on his team, the LPL and the importance of scrims by Kelsey Moser on TheScore
- February 11, Is Snake the real deal? from LoL Esports
- February 11, Success based in limitation: the rise of Fnatic and Snake from theScore
- May 29, With or Without U: the obstacles in Snake's LPL climb from theScore
- November 8, The 2014 LSPL rivalry that never was by Kelsey Moser on theScore
- November 14, Snake: Ready to shed some skin from LoL Esports
Links
References
- ↑ PentaQ's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Snake Esports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ CN GCD Archive - 9 April Diff
- ↑ Snake Esports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Snake Esports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Snake Esports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ chowoo's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Chris' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Global Contract Database Archive - CN - 2018-11-19 lol.gamepedia.com
- ↑ Snake Esports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Ex-Longzhu Crash and ex-Snake Martin join Vici Gaming esports.yahoo.com
- ↑ TANK parts ways with Snake Esports, joins Young Glory esports.yahoo.com
- ↑ Ohq's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Snake Esports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Snake Esports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Snake's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ T0M on Swift and why he left QG lol.duowan.com
- ↑ Snake eSports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Liên Minh 360 (Vietnamese) lienminh360.vn
- ↑ Finalized LPL rosters bbs.ngacn.cc
- ↑ U's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Snake Esports's weibo post weibo.com
- ↑ Ohq选手正式加盟Snake Esports (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Zzitai手正式加盟Snake Esports (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Snake Esports (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Snake Esports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Snake Esports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Snake's Tencent Weibo Post (Chinese) t.qq.com
- ↑ Snake's Tencent Weibo Post (Chinese) t.qq.com
- ↑ Snake reveals summer roster; includes U and ZZR thescoreesports.com
- ↑ 2016赛季LPL春季赛战队大名单汇总(Chinese) lol.qq.com
- ↑ Snake's Tencent Weibo Post (Chinese) t.qq.com
- ↑ Snake's Tencent Weibo Post (Chinese) t.qq.com
- ↑ Snake's Tencent Weibo Post (Chinese) t.qq.com
- ↑ Snake's Tencent Weibo Post (Chinese) t.qq.com
- ↑ Snake's Tencent Weibo Post (Chinese) t.qq.com
