| ||||||||||
| Roster has joined a new organization. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azubu Blaze | |||||
 | |||||
| Team Information | |||||
| Org Location | South Korea | ||||
| Region | Korea | ||||
| Sponsor | Razer Azubu | ||||
| History | |||||
| |||||
| Social Media & Links | |||||
| |||||
Azubu Blaze, formerly named MiG Blaze, is one of two squads sponsored by German media group Azubu. They were added to Maximum impact Gaming's roster after MiG Frost, now Azubu Frost, won the OnGameNet LoL Invitational.
On February 1, 2013, it was reported that Blaze, along with sister-team Frost, would not renew their contracts with the Azubu organization after their contracts' expiration on February 4.[1] After the expiration of their contract with Azubu, they were signed by CJ Entus and are now known as CJ Entus Frost and CJ Entus Blaze.
History[]
Formation of MiG Blaze[]
Shortly before the OnGameNet LoL Invitational tournament, the Korean team Maximum Impact Gaming would expand their team by adding a second squad called MiG Blaze. Blaze was originally formed to help foster growth between themselves and MiG Frost by having a solid practice partner for both teams.
Season 2[]
Though many considered MiG Blaze simply a training partner for the MiG Frost squad, Blaze would quickly establish their dominance, shocking many spectators by taking first place at the Azubu The Champions Spring 2012 tournament. MiG Blaze would go 2-0 in group play by defeating Team Hunters and StarTale. In the playoffs, Blaze would take out Counter Logic Gaming Prime 2-0 in the quarterfinals and Team OP 3-1 in the semifinals, advancing to the grand finals against their sibling team MiG Frost. Coming in as the underdogs, MiG Blaze would surprise the League of Legends community by sweeping MiG Frost 3-0 to take first place.
Sponsorship by Azubu[]
On June 22, 2012, MiG Frost and MiG Blaze would be sponsored by German media group Azubu. Under their new sponsor, the two teams would change their names to Azubu Frost and Azubu Blaze.
Season 2[]
Azubu Blaze's first event outside of Korea would be at the MLG 2012 Summer Arena. At the event, Azubu Blaze would go 8-1, taking out Team SoloMid, Curse Gaming, and Team BLACK to take first at the event. Azubu Blaze would suffer their only loss against North American Curse Gaming.
Back home in Korea, Azubu Blaze would compete in the Azubu The Champions Summer 2012. In the group stage they would display impressive play, going 3-0 against GJR, NaJin Shield, and Team WE. In the quarterfinals of the playoffs, Azubu Blaze would continue their dominant streak by taking out Xenics Storm 2-0. At the semifinals, Azubu Blaze would be matched up against their sibling team Azubu Frost, where unfortunately they would be unable to make a repeat performance, falling to Azubu Frost 2-3 in a close set. In the third place match, Azubu Blaze would fall to NaJin Sword 0-2 to end the event with a fourth place finish.
On September 21 of 2012, Azubu Blaze would participate in the Season Two Regional Finals - Seoul. Seeded directly in the finals, Azubu Blaze would lose to NaJin Sword in a 2-3 upset.
Pre-Season 3[]
Azubu Blaze would attend IPL 5 in Las Vegas on November 29 through December 2. Touted as the tournament favorites before the games, Blaze would face surprisingly stiff opposition from the start of the tournament, dropping 1-2 in the group stages and falling directly into the lower brackets. They were defeated by the eventual champions Team WE and the rising European squad FnaticRC, but defeated Team Dynamic. In the lower brackets they would dispatch the Thailand team Blackbean in two dominating performances, and then sweep Team Solo Mid 2-0, extending their win streak against the NA team to 7 games. However they were outmatched in round 3 against Moscow 5, finishing their tournament run in a 1-2 series. Azubu Blaze would place 7th-8th, taking home $1,750.
Departure From Azubu[]
On February 1, 2013, it was reported that Blaze, along with sister-team Frost, would not renew their contracts with the Azubu organization after the contracts' expiration on February 4.[1]
Timeline[]
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- November (approx.),
MiG Blaze is formed.
FantasyStar,
Helios,
Ambition,
CaptainJack,
Lustboy, Onair (Head Coach), and Kezman (Coach) join.
Player Roster[]
Former[]
Players are shown for the entire duration of their tenure on the team, with the role and substitute/trainee status they had upon their departure.
| Player | Name | Role | Joined | Left | Next Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flame | Lee Ho-jong (이호종) | Top Laner | Oct 20122012-10-28 | Feb 20132013-02-04 |  CJB | ||
| Helios | Shin Dong-jin (신동진) | Jungler | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-?? MiG Blaze is formed. FantasyStar, Helios, Ambition, CaptainJack, Lustboy, Onair (Head Coach), and Kezman (Coach) join. | Feb 20132013-02-04 | CJB | ||
| Ambition | Kang Chan-yong (강찬용) | Mid Laner | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-?? MiG Blaze is formed. FantasyStar, Helios, Ambition, CaptainJack, Lustboy, Onair (Head Coach), and Kezman (Coach) join. | Feb 20132013-02-04 | CJB | ||
| Cpt Jack | Kang Hyung-woo (강형우) | Bot Laner | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-?? MiG Blaze is formed. FantasyStar, Helios, Ambition, CaptainJack, Lustboy, Onair (Head Coach), and Kezman (Coach) join. | Feb 20132013-02-04 | CJB | ||
| Lustboy | Ham Jang-sik (함장식) | Support | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-?? MiG Blaze is formed. FantasyStar, Helios, Ambition, CaptainJack, Lustboy, Onair (Head Coach), and Kezman (Coach) join. | Feb 20132013-02-04 | CJB | ||
| Reapered | Bok Han-gyu (복한규) | Top Laner | ≈Nov 2011≈2011-11-?? MiG Blaze is formed. FantasyStar, Helios, Ambition, CaptainJack, Lustboy, Onair (Head Coach), and Kezman (Coach) join. | Oct 20122012-10-21 |  EAT |
Temporary Subs[]
| ID | Name | Role | Replacing | Tournament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shy | Park Sang-myeon (박상면) | Top | Flame |
2012 MLG Fall Championship |
Player League Participation[]
LCK
| Player | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Games | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Split 1 | ||
| Ambition | |  | |  | | | | | | |  | | | |  |  | 386 | |||||||||||||
| Lustboy | | | | | | | | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helios | | | | | | |  | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reapered | | |  |  | | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flame | | | | | | |  |  | | 130 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Organization[]
Former[]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onair | Kang Hyun-jong (강현종) | Head Coach | CJ Entus
| |
| Kezman | Son Dae-young (손대영) | Coach | CJ Entus
|
Tournaments[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Azubu Blaze Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2013-02-02 | 4 | ₩18,000,000$ 16,380€ 11,880 | Champions 2013 Winter | Flame, Helios, Ambition, Cpt Jack, Lustboy | |
| 2013-01-20 | 2 | $8,500$ 8,500€ 6,545 | IEM Season 7 Katowice | Flame, Helios, Ambition, Cpt Jack, Lustboy | |
| 2012-12-01 | 7 - 8 | $1,750$ 1,750€ 1,347.5 | IPL 5 | Flame, Helios, Ambition, Cpt Jack, Lustboy | |
| 2012-11-11 | 1 | IPL 5 Korean Qualifiers | Flame, Helios, Ambition, Cpt Jack, Lustboy | ||
| 2012-11-04 | 1 | $16,000$ 16,000€ 12,320 | MLG 2012 Fall | Shy, Helios, Ambition, Cpt Jack, Lustboy | |
| 2012-09-21 | 2 | Korea Regional Finals Season 2 | Reapered, Helios, Ambition, Cpt Jack, Lustboy | ||
| 2012-09-08 | 4 | ₩6,500,000$ 5,720€ 4,485 | Champions 2012 Summer | Reapered, Helios, Ambition, Cpt Jack, Lustboy | |
| 2012-08-27 | 1 | ₩1,000,000$ 880.9€ 703.91 | NiceGameTV Battle Royal - #18 | ||
| 2012-08-05 | 1 | $10,000$ 10,000€ 8,000 | MLG 2012 Summer Arena | Reapered, Helios, Ambition, Cpt Jack, Lustboy | |
| Total Prize: KRW 25,500,000 • USD 36,250 | |||||
as MiG Blaze[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| MiG Blaze Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2012-05-19 | 1 | ₩100,000,000$ 85,000€ 66,000 | Champions 2012 Spring | FantasyStar, Helios, Ambition, CaptainJack, Lustboy | |
| 2012-05-14 | 1 | GIGABYTE StarsWar 7 Korean Qualifiers | |||
| Total Prize: KRW 100,000,000 • USD 0 | |||||
Interviews[]
2012[]
- July 6 - Azubu Blaze Interview (video) with OGN LoL
- August 8 - Azubu Blaze Team Interview (video) with State of the League
- December 2 - IPL5 Azubu Blaze Interview (video) with IGN ProLeague
Links[]
- OGN: Azubu Blaze Gaming House Tour (video) with SK Gaming
- Azubu Blaze House Tour (video) with State of the League
Images[]
MiG logo
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 아주부 코리아, 소속 LOL팀 프로스트, 블레이즈 계약 만료 “다음을 기약하며” (in Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ "Azubu’s next move after sponsoring a League is to officially endorse a professional LoL team" azubu.com
- ↑ [이스포츠] MiG 스폰 잡다, 아주부 프로팀 창단하며 MiG 인수 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 아주부 블레이즈, ‘래퍼드’ 복한규 빠진다(Korean) naver.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Azubu Blaze got a new Top Line player ‘Goldtec’ teamazubu.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 아주부 블레이즈, 새 탑솔로 ‘Goldtec’ 이호종 영입 (Korean) naver.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 아주부 코리아, 소속 LOL팀 프로스트, 블레이즈 계약 만료 “다음을 기약하며” (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 프로스트-블레이즈 CJ 입단, ‘인섹’ 등 기존 선수들 거취는? (Korean) naver.com
| ||||||||
