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Retired
Flaresz
Background Information
NameCuong Ta
Country of Birth
United States
BirthdayNovember 5, 1997 (age 27)
Residency
NA
North America
Competitive
Role
Top Laner
Favorite Champs


Competitive IDsAetheres
Soloqueue IDsGsG Flaresz, Crs Flaresz,
NME fIaresz x
Social Media & Links

Cuong "Flaresz" Ta is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously substitute top laner for Bay State College. He was previously known as Aetheres.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes
Dates:Approx|Exact
TeamStartEnd
NA
Square Duck
Jan 20132013-01-23Apr 20132013-04-112mo 19d
ejel
NA
Team Summon
Apr 20132013-04-11[1]≈May 2013≈2013-05-??≈20d
ejel
NA
Call Gaming
Feb 20142014-02-15Apr 20142014-04-152mo
ejel
NA
GamesterGear
≈Apr 2014≈2014-04-??≈Aug 2014≈2014-08-??≈4mo
ejel
NA
Team LoLPro
≈Sep 2014≈2014-09-??≈Dec 2014≈2014-12-??≈3mo
ejel
NA
Enemy
Dec 20142014-12-30Oct 20152015-10-23[2]9mo 24d
ejel
NA
Winterfox
Jan 20152015-01-07[4]≈Apr 2015≈2015-04-??≈2mo 25d
ejel
NA
Also Known As
Nov 20152015-11-18≈Jan 2016≈2016-01-??≈1mo 13d
ejel
NA
Renegades
Jan 20162016-01-29Mar 20162016-03-03[5]1mo 5d
ejel
NA
Team Dragon Knights
Mar 20162016-03-03[7]May 20162016-05-23[6]2mo 20d
ejel
NA
State of MinD Gaming
≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-10≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-12≈2d
ejel
OCE
Sin Gaming
Jan 20172017-01-19[8]≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-??≈4mo 13d
ejel
NA
Polar Ace
May 20182018-05-16[9]Feb 20192019-02-048mo 19d
ejel
NA
Buff Katarina
Feb 20192019-02-04Mar 20192019-03-18[10]1mo 14d
ejel
NA
Radiance
Mar 20192019-03-18[11]≈Dec 2019≈2019-12-01≈8mo 14d
ejel
EU
Barrage
Jan 20202020-01-25[13]May 20202020-05-05[12]3mo 11d
ejel
NA
Lost Draft
Apr 20202020-04-29May 20202020-05-056d
ejel
NA
Bawk Bawk
May 20202020-05-05May 20202020-05-12[14]7d
ejel
NA
Polar Ace
May 20202020-05-12[15]Aug 20202020-08-022mo 21d
ejel
NA
Bay State College
Jun 20222022-06-25[16]Aug 20222022-08-282mo 3d
ejel
TeamStartEnd
NA
Square Duck
Jan 20132013-01-23Apr 20132013-04-112mo 19d
ejel
NA
Team Summon
Apr 20132013-04-11[1]≈May 2013≈2013-05-??≈20d
ejel
NA
Call Gaming
Feb 20142014-02-15Apr 20142014-04-152mo
ejel
NA
GamesterGear
≈Apr 2014≈2014-04-??≈Aug 2014≈2014-08-??≈4mo
ejel
NA
Team LoLPro
≈Sep 2014≈2014-09-??≈Dec 2014≈2014-12-??≈3mo
ejel
NA
Enemy
Dec 20142014-12-30Oct 20152015-10-23[2]9mo 24d
ejel
NA
Winterfox
Jan 20152015-01-07[4]≈Apr 2015≈2015-04-??≈2mo 25d
ejel
NA
Also Known As
Nov 20152015-11-18≈Jan 2016≈2016-01-??≈1mo 13d
ejel
NA
Renegades
Jan 20162016-01-29Feb 20162016-02-079d
ejel
NA
Renegades
Feb 20162016-02-07Feb 20162016-02-2013d
ejel
NA
Renegades
Feb 20162016-02-20Mar 20162016-03-03[5]12d
ejel
NA
Team Dragon Knights
Mar 20162016-03-03[7]May 20162016-05-23[6]2mo 20d
ejel
NA
State of MinD Gaming
≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-10≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-12≈2d
ejel
OCE
Sin Gaming
Jan 20172017-01-19[8]≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-??≈4mo 13d
ejel
NA
Polar Ace
May 20182018-05-16[9]Feb 20192019-02-048mo 19d
ejel
NA
Buff Katarina
Feb 20192019-02-04Mar 20192019-03-18[10]1mo 14d
ejel
NA
Radiance
Mar 20192019-03-18[11]≈Dec 2019≈2019-12-01≈8mo 14d
ejel
EU
Barrage
Jan 20202020-01-25[13]May 20202020-05-05[12]3mo 11d
ejel
NA
Lost Draft
Apr 20202020-04-29May 20202020-05-056d
ejel
NA
Bawk Bawk
May 20202020-05-05May 20202020-05-12[14]7d
ejel
NA
Polar Ace
May 20202020-05-12[15]Aug 20202020-08-022mo 21d
ejel
NA
Bay State College
Jun 20222022-06-25[16]Aug 20222022-08-282mo 3d
ejel

News

  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2022
NA
SQUAJanuary 23, Square Duck is formed.
Flaresz,
Cpt Tran,
Captain Korea,
Slackoh, and
L0CUST join.
NA
SQUAApril 11,
Flaresz,
Sickoscott,
Captain Korea,
Slackoh, and
L0CUST leave.
NA
TSApril 11,
Flaresz,
Sickoscott,
Captain Korea,
Slackoh, and
L0CUST join.
[1]
NA
TSMay (approx.),
Grim Samurai and
otter join.

Flaresz and
Slackoh leave.
NA
CGFebruary 15, Call Gaming is reformed.
Flaresz,
Trueld,
Fexir, and
Ugu join.

Omizu rejoins.
NA
GSGApril (approx.),
Flaresz joins.
NA
CGApril 15, Call Gaming is disbanded.
Flaresz,
Trueld,
Omizu,
Fexir, and
Ugu leave.
NA
GSGAugust (approx.),
Flaresz,
Thinkcard, and
WizFujiiN leave.
NA
PROSeptember (approx.),
Flaresz joins.

Patoy leaves.
NA
PRODecember (approx.), Team LoLPro is disbanded.
Flaresz,
Thinkcard,
Yusui,
WizFujiiN, and
KEITHMCBRIEF leave.
NA
NMEDecember 30,
Flaresz joins.

cackgod leaves.
NA
WFXJanuary 7,
Avalon,
Helios,
Pobelter,
Altec,
Imagine, and Paragon (Head Coach) join.

Flaresz,
ShorterACE,
ExecutionerKen,
Gleeb, and
IgNar join as substitutes.
[4]
NA
WFXApril (approx.),
Flaresz leaves.
NA
NMEOctober 23,
Flaresz and
Innox leave.[2][3]
NA
AKANovember 18,
Flaresz joins.

TheReborn leaves.
NA
AKAJanuary (approx.), Also Known As is disbanded.
Flaresz,
loulex,
Poppers OP,
Rikara,
Tails,
Biofrost, and Stan007 (Analyst) leave.
NA
RENJanuary 29,
Flaresz joins as substitute.
NA
RENFebruary 7,
Flaresz moves to starting roster.
RF Legendary moves to substitute.
NA
RENFebruary 20,
RF Legendary moves to starting roster.
Flaresz moves to substitute.
NA
TDKMarch 3,
Flaresz and
Trance join.

RF Legendary rejoins.

Seraph leaves after loan to Renegades ends.
Alex Ich moves to starting roster.
Ninja and
Crumbz leave.[7]
NA
RENMarch 3,
Ninja joins.

Seraph joins permanently after loan from Team Dragon Knights ends.
RF Legendary,
Alex Ich, and
Flaresz leave.[5]
NA
TDKMay 23, Team Dragon Knights transfers its NACS spot to Eanix and disbands.
Flaresz,
RF Legendary,
Kez,
Alex Ich,
Bischu,
Trance,
do it, and
Thy leave.[6]
NA
SOMDecember 10 (approx.),
Flaresz,
Yami,
rjsdndgod,
Vex, and
Indivisible join.

EXLTRIKZ and
GochuHunter join as substitutes.
NA
SOMDecember 12 (approx.),
Flaresz,
Yami,
rjsdndgod,
Vex,
Indivisible,
EXLTRIKZ, and
GochuHunter leave.
OCE
SINJanuary 19,
Flaresz joins.

Skwiggle leaves.[8]
OCE
SINJune (approx.),
Dhokla joins.

Tekker joins as substitute.

Flaresz and
Raven leave.
NA
PAMay 16,
Flaresz,
Im Jonny,
Soligo,
Andybendy,
Teesum, and Coach Mike (Head Coach) join.

Julien joins as substitute.
[9]
NA
PAJune (approx.), Flaresz renames to Aetheres.
NA
PAFebruary 4, Polar Ace is disbanded.
Aetheres,
OddOrange,
KatEvolved,
Linsanity,
Jurassiq,
Winter,
Troy,
zx1, Surza (Head Coach), and Luciaen (Assistant Coach) leave.
NA
KATFebruary 4, Buff Katarina acquires the roster and staff of Polar Ace.
Aetheres,
OddOrange,
KatEvolved,
Jurassiq,
Winter, Surza (Head Coach), Luciæn (Assistant Coach), and Coach Mike (Manager) join.
NA
KATMarch 18,
Aetheres,
OddOrange,
KatEvolved,
Jurassiq,
Winter,
Yeonbee, Surza (Head Coach), Luciæn (Assistant Coach), and Coach Mike (Manager) leave.[10]
NA
RADMarch 18,
Aetheres,
OddOrange,
KatEvolved,
Jurassiq,
Winter, Surza (Head Coach), Luciæn (Assistant Coach,Manager), and Hai (Owner) join.
[11]
NA
RADOctober 31,
Aetheres is allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.[17]
NA
RADDecember 1 (approx.),
Aetheres leaves.
EU
BRGJanuary 25,
Flaresz joins.
[13]
NA
LOSTApril 29,
Flaresz,
Dragonminkim,
Julien,
Spawwwwn,
Fizzi, Ruuxi (Head Coach), and Zon (Strategic Coach) join.
NA
LOSTMay 1,
Flaresz,
Dragonminkim,
Julien,
Spawwwwn, and
Fizzi join.
EU
BRGMay 5,
Flaresz leaves.[12]
NA
BAWKMay 5, Lost Draft renames to Bawk Bawk.
NA
BAWKMay 12,
Flaresz,
Dragonminkim,
Julien,
Spawwwwn,
Fizzi, Ruuxi (Head Coach), and Gunaso (Strategic Coach) leave.[14]
NA
PAMay 12,
Flaresz,
Dragonminkim,
Julien,
Spawwwwn,
Fizzi, Ruuxi (Head Coach), and Gunaso (Strategic Coach) join.
[15]
NA
PAAugust 2,
Flaresz,
FrostForest,
Busio,
Spawwwwn,
Julien, Ruuxi (Head Coach), and Gunaso (Strategic Coach) leave.
NA
BSCJune 25,
Flaresz joins as substitute.
[16]
NA
BSCAugust 28,
Akira Hou,
Bejjaniii,
Topo,
Devil deGrey,
Dragonminkim,
Ralyk,
Seranok,
Jurassiq,
Sophist Sage,
Potato,
Swordblue, and
Flaresz leave.

Biography

2015 Preseason

With teammates Thinkcard, Yusui, WizFujiiN, and KEITHMCBRIEF on Team LoLPro, Flaresz qualified for the qualified for the Spring Expansion Tournament via the ranked 5's ladder. The team beat Team Fission in the first round 2-0 but then lost 0-2 to Team Coast in the second round.

On December 30, Enemy eSports announced Flaresz as their new top laner.[18] Flaresz also joined Winterfox as a substitute player. In the first week of the spring split, Flaresz played in place of Avalon, who had not yet arrived in the country. He played Renekton both games, and the team went 1-1.

2015 Season

Enemy played in the North American Challenger Series qualifiers as the #1 seed from the Ranked 5's ladder and qualified for the Challenger Series with 2-0 victories over Arbiters and Darkness. They finished the Challenger season as the top team with a 9-1 record, dropping only one game to Team Fusion. In the playoffs, they defeated Final Five and then Team Dragon Knights and successfully qualified for the Summer LCS split. Enemy's summer split performance was rocky, and they didn't finish higher than seventh place a single week after the second. They ended the split in ninth place, one game above Team Dragon Knights, narrowly avoiding autorelegation. However, in the 2016 Spring Promotion tournament, Enemy lost 3-0 to Team Coast and were sent to the Challenger Series. After their relegation, Flaresz left the team.

2016 Season

Flaresz joined Renegades as a substitute at the start of the season, and he was moved to the starting lineup halfway through week 4 of the LCS, sharing time with RF Legendary. After being unable to win a game as starting toplaner, Renegades traded Flaresz, RF Legendary and Alex Ich to Team Dragon Knights in exchange for Seraph and Ninja ahead of Week 8.[19] Flaresz started for TDK for their entire NACS Playoff run, where they finished in second place behind Apex Gaming, and for all but one game of the Summer LCS Promotion Tournament, where they beat Team Dignitas but then lost to Renegades and Apex Gaming.

On May 8, 2016, Riot released a competitive ruling stating that they had investigated the relationship between TDK and Renegades and found an inappropriate link between the two organizations, with the March roster trade and the sources of financial compensation to the players after the trade being one of the major problems. As a result of their findings, Riot ruled that TDK would be banned permanently from Riot-sponsored league play.[20] After the ruling, TDK sold their spot to Eanix and Flaresz left the team. He next played in the NACS 2017 Spring Open Qualifier for State of MinD Gaming, but they failed to advance to the qualifiers.

2017 Season

Spring Season

Flaresz joined Australian team Sin Gaming for the OPL 2017 Split 1. Sin was a decent team, and spend most of the split in fifth place before gradually overtaking Avant Garde over the final weeks to end in fourth. In the playoffs, Sin outlasted Avant Garde 3-2 in the first round, then upset Chiefs Esports Club 3-2 in the second round despite blowing a 2-0 lead. This sent them to round 3 against Legacy Esports, where Sin once again took a 2-0 lead, but this time were reverse swept, ending their season. Flaresz left the team in July and saw no further action in 2017.

2018 Season

Flaresz played for most of 2018 with NA amateur team Polar Ace, renaming to Aetheres in June. He qualified for the 2018 NA Scouting Grounds and was drafted by Team Ocean Drake, which lost all six of their series in the group stage, but defeated Team Cloud Drake in the third-place match. However, Aetheres was not signed by any LCS teams.

2020 Season

Aetheres continued to play with Polar Ace as it rebranded in 2019 first to Buff Katarina and then was acquired by Radiance. After leaving Radiance in late 2019, he surprisingly was signed by British team Barrage Esports, joining his former coach Surza, and renamed back to Flaresz. Barrage started the UKLC 2020 Spring strong and remained in second place until the final week when they were overtaken by Fnatic Rising. That team also swept Barrage in the playoff semifinals, ending their season. Flaresz left the team in May, and returned to playing in the NA amateur scene.

Trivia

Tournament Results

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Minimum place

Flaresz Tournament Results
DatePlEventLast ResultTeamRoster
2022-06-2827 - 31 PGCQ 2022 Summer 2 OQ
1 - 4RR
BSC Bejjaniii,  Dragonminkim,  Flaresz,  Seranok,  Sophist Sage,  Swordblue,  Drake
2020-08-027 - 8 SGC 2020 Play Off
1 : 2MU
PA Flaresz,  FrostForest,  Busio,  Spawwwwn,  Julien,  Ruuxi,  Gunaso
2020-07-274 Challengers Uprising Season 1 Playoffs
2 - 3FF
PA Flaresz,  Pythagoras,  FrostForest,  BusioC,  Spawwwwn,  Julien,  Ruuxi,  Gunaso
2020-07-2512 Legends Weekend League 2020
W - FFSH
PA Flaresz,  Dragonminkim,  Infectrix,  Pythagoras,  BusioC,  Spawwwwn,  Julien,  Ruuxi,  Gunaso
2020-07-104 BIG League Season 3 Playoffs
0 : 2ANW
PA Flaresz,  Infectrix,  BusioC,  Spawwwwn,  Julien,  Ruuxi,  Gunaso
2020-07-094 FCS Season 4 Playoffs
0 : 3RAD
PA Flaresz,  Infectrix,  BusioC,  Spawwwwn,  Julien,  Ruuxi,  Gunaso
2020-07-053 RCL Season 9 - Division 3
3 - 3RR
PA Flaresz,  Dragonminkim,  Infectrix,  BusioC,  Spawwwwn,  Julien,  Ruuxi,  Gunaso
2020-07-011 Challengers Uprising Season 1 - Group A
3-3-1RR
PA Flaresz,  Infectrix,  BusioC,  Spawwwwn,  Julien
2020-06-222 FCS Season 4 - Division 2
5 - 1RR
PA Flaresz,  Dragonminkim,  BusioC,  Spawwwwn,  Julien,  Ruuxi,  Gunaso
2020-06-163 UPL 2020 Summer - Mountain
2 - 4RR
PA Flaresz,  Dragonminkim,  Yurelia,  BusioC,  Julien,  Spawwwwn,  Fizzi,  Ruuxi,  Gunaso
Flaresz 1v1 Tournament Results
DatePlEventPrizeTeamLast Result
2014-09-1412 - 18Alienware Fall Brawl 1v1 Tournament

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