Maple
Quick Facts
Biography
Huang Yi-Tang (Chinese: 黃熠棠; pinyin: Huáng Yìtáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: n̂g ia̍h tông; (1997-10-10)October 10, 1997), better known by his in-game name Maple, is a Taiwanese professional League of Legends player who is the mid laner for LNG Esports of China's LPL. Huang found success domestically and internationally during his time as a member of the Flash Wolves, winning several LMS titles and topping many international events. He has long been considered by many analysts and other professional players as one of the most mechanically skillful players from Taiwan.
Career
Due to their first-place finish at IEM Taipei, yoe Flash Wolves were invited to compete at the IEM Season IX - World Championship. After a Round 1 loss against SK Gaming, Maple and the team went on to beat Cloud9 in Round 1 of the losers bracket. Round 2 of the losers bracket saw the team's 2nd meeting of the tournament with SK Gaming. A win against the European team secured the yoe Flash Wolves a place in the bracket stage. They were eventually knocked out of the tournament in the semifinals after losing to Team SoloMid.
With a second and third place LMS finish under their belt, the Flash Wolves had obtained a tie for the most LMS Championship Points behind AHQ, and were invited to the 2015 Taiwan Regional Finals. There, FW avenged their playoff loss by defeating Hong Kong Esports 3-2 and acquiring a spot in the 2015 Season World Championship.
At the World Championship, the FW were expected by many analysts to have one of the weakest showings of any team in attendance. However, after a 4-2 group stage with wins over favorites KOO Tigers and Counter Logic Gaming, the Flash Wolves emerged first from groups, becoming the first team in two years to finish ahead of a Korean team in groups at Worlds. In the tournament quarterfinals, FW lost 1-3 to Origen, earning a top eight finish.
Maple is currently one of the top players of the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational, in which Flash Wolves eventually finished third/fourth after losing to Counter Logic Gaming in the semi-finals.
Tournament results
Flash Wolves
- 2015 Intel Extreme Masters Season 9 Taipei — 1st
- 2015 League of Legends World Championship — 4th–8th
- 2016 Spring LMS — 1st
- 2016 Mid-Season Invitational — 3rd–4th
- 2016 Summer LMS — 1st
- 2017 Intel Extreme Masters Season11 World Championship Katowice — 1st
- 2017 Spring LMS — 1st
- 2017 Summer LMS — 1st