| Retired | ||
|---|---|---|
| Impaler | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Matthew Taylor | |
| Country of Birth | United Kingdom | |
| Birthday | March 25, 1996 (age 28) | |
| Residency | Europe | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Coach | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Matthew "Impaler" Taylor is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously head coach for YouthCrew Esports.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Team Infused | Nov 20122012-11-30[2] | Feb 20132013-02-04[1] | 2mo 4d | ejel | ||
 Team Dignitas UK | ≈Apr 2013≈2013-04-?? | Jan 20142014-01-11 | ≈9mo 10d | ejel | ||
 SUPA HOT CREW | Jan 20142014-01-11 | Oct 20142014-10-02[3] | 8mo 22d | ejel | ||
 Team Coast | Oct 20142014-10-27 | Mar 20152015-03-13[4] | 4mo 17d | ejel | ||
 Final Five | Mar 20152015-03-13[5] | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | ≈1mo 19d | ejel | ||
 Ex Nihilo | May 20152015-05-10 | Nov 20152015-11-06[6] | 5mo 27d | ejel | ||
 E-corp Gaming | Dec 20152015-12-03 | Dec 20152015-12-22[7] | 19d | ejel | ||
 Renegades: Banditos | Jan 20162016-01-07[8] | Apr 20162016-04-25 | 3mo 18d | ejel | ||
 Fnatic Academy | Apr 20162016-04-25 | ≈May 2016≈2016-05-?? | ≈1mo 3d | ejel | ||
 Huma | Jun 20162016-06-03 | Aug 20162016-08-15[9] | 2mo 12d | ejel | ||
 SEA Serpents | May 20172017-05-22[11] | Aug 20172017-08-13[10] | 2mo 22d | ejel | ||
 MNM Gaming | Feb 20182018-02-06 | Feb 20182018-02-13 | 7d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
 YouthCrew Esports | Jul 20182018-07-26[12] | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? | ≈4mo 8d | ejel |
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Infused | Nov 20122012-11-30[2] | Feb 20132013-02-04[1] | 2mo 4d | ejel | ||
 British Tea Time | ≈Apr 2013≈2013-04-?? | May 20132013-05-18[13] | ≈1mo 17d | ejel | ||
| Team Dignitas UK | May 20132013-05-18[13] | Jan 20142014-01-11 | 7mo 24d | ejel | ||
| SUPA HOT CREW | Jan 20142014-01-11 | Oct 20142014-10-02[3] | 8mo 22d | ejel | ||
| Team Coast | Oct 20142014-10-27 | Mar 20152015-03-13[4] | 4mo 17d | ejel | ||
| Final Five | Mar 20152015-03-13[5] | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | ≈1mo 19d | ejel | ||
| Teach me How 2 Dugi | May 20152015-05-10 | May 20152015-05-28[14] | 18d | ejel | ||
| Ex Nihilo | May 20152015-05-28[14] | Nov 20152015-11-06[6] | 5mo 9d | ejel | ||
| E-corp Gaming | Dec 20152015-12-03 | Dec 20152015-12-22[7] | 19d | ejel | ||
| Renegades: Banditos | Jan 20162016-01-07[8] | Apr 20162016-04-25 | 3mo 18d | ejel | ||
| Fnatic Academy | Apr 20162016-04-25 | ≈May 2016≈2016-05-?? | ≈1mo 3d | ejel | ||
| Huma | Jun 20162016-06-03 | Aug 20162016-08-15[9] | 2mo 12d | ejel | ||
| SEA Serpents | May 20172017-05-22[11] | Aug 20172017-08-13[10] | 2mo 22d | ejel | ||
| MNM Gaming | Feb 20182018-02-06 | Feb 20182018-02-13 | 7d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
| YouthCrew Esports | Jul 20182018-07-26[12] | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? | ≈4mo 8d | ejel |
News
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
 INF | November 30, NitriX, Nucklehead, DxAlchemist, JnT Taylor, and Stawg join.[2] |
| INF | February 4, Plazmuh and Gano join. NitriX and JnT Taylor leave.[1] | |
 BRIT | April (approx.), NitriX, JnT Taylor, CookMySock, ChewedUp, and Yerrow join. | |
 d UK | May 18, Team Dignitas UK acquires British Tea Time.[13] |
| d UK | January 11, Impaler leaves. | |
 SHC | January 11, Impaler joins. | |
| SHC | October 2, Impaler and kaSing leave.[3] | |
 CST | October 27, Impaler and Jesiz join. Santorin and LOD leave. |
| CST | March 13, WTHeaven and KonKwon join. Impaler and Sheep leave.[4] | |
 F5 | March 13, Impaler and Sheep join. heavenTime and KonKwon leave.[5] | |
| F5 | May (approx.), Chau, Metroid, and Biofrost join. Impaler, mancloud, Tigger, and Rule18 leave. | |
| TEAC | May 10, Impaler joins. Maxlore moves to substitute. | |
 EXN | May 28, Teach me How 2 Dugi rebrands as Ex Nihilo.[14] | |
| EXN | November 6, Impaler leaves.[6] | |
 EC | December 3, Satorius, Impaler, and NoXiAK join. Wickd, Shook, and je suis kaas leave. | |
| EC | December 22, Roster is acquired by Inspire Esports. Satorius, Impaler, CozQ, Woolite, and Wendelbo leave.[7] |
 RNB | January 7, Alphari, Impaler, Caedrel, Tabzz, Hiiva, Daku (Head Coach), NicoThePico (Assistant Coach), and Alicus (Manager) join. Xaxus and DxAlchemist join as substitutes.[8] | |
| RNB | April 25, Impaler leaves. | |
 FNC.A | April 25, Werlyb, Impaler, SozPurefect, Exork, and Klaj join. | |
| FNC.A | May (approx.), Werlyb, Impaler, SozPurefect, and Exork leave. | |
 HMA | June 3, Jwaow, Impaler, Caedrel, Krislund, and Wendelbo join. Lamabear joins as substitute. | |
| HMA | August 15, Roster disbands and team's EUCS spot is put up for sale. Jwaow, Impaler, Caedrel, Wendelbo, Vorborg (Head Coach), and Arvindir (Strategic Coach) leave.[9] |
 SS | May 22, SEA Serpents acquires the TLCS 2017 Summer slot of  Ultimate Gaming. Rockk, Sek, InTreso, Emperor, Fixer, Impaler (Head Coach), and Humble (Manager) join.[11] | |
| SS | August 13, Impaler (Head Coach) leaves.[10] |
 MNM | February 6, Impaler joins as temporary substitute for Week 1 of ESL Premiership 2018 Spring, replacing Skudzy. | |
| MNM | February 13, Impaler (temporary substitute) leaves. | |
 YC | July 26, Impaler (Head Coach) joins.[12] | |
| YC | July 30, Impaler's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2018.[15] | |
| YC | December (approx.), Team disbands. Inori, Evenstar, Impaler (Head Coach), and Exclusive (Team Manager) leave. |
Biography[]
Impaler was born in Somerset, England. He started playing video games while young, and enjoyed Age of Empires as one of his favorites. He got into competitive gaming through World of Warcraft Arena and Heroes of Newerth, and he was also a Major League chess player in high school. Prior to playing League of Legends competitively, Taylor was in his first year of studying computer forensics and security at Bristol. He was introduced to the League competitive scene playing UK LANs with future SHC teammate kaSing.
Season 3[]
After joining Team Infused as their AD carry, under the name JnT Taylor late on in Season 2, he participated with the team at Insomnia47 Winter 2012. The team, which also included DxAlchemist and NitriX, ended up winning the tournament. Soon after this, Impaler left the team and joined British Tea Time along with Yerrow (now KaSing). Soon after, in May 2013, British Tea Time was acquired by Dignitas to form Team Dignitas UK.[16]
With the organization, he competed in a number of tournaments, beginning with the SCAN & NVIDIA EUW Invitational, where the team lost in the quarterfinals to eventual winners, Heimerdinger's Colossi. Impaler and the team also participated at Insomnia49 Summer 2013, with the team finishing in 3rd place after losing to Reason Gaming in the final bracket. Next up for Impaler was the MCM eSports Tournament, a tournament consisting only of the top UK teams. Team Dignitas UK won the tournament without losing a single game, establishing themselves as the best team in the United Kingdom.
Impaler's final tournament with the team was the International Invitational Tournament 2, where the team impressed on a much bigger platform. The team beat Dark Passage and Millenium during the tournament, but eventually lost to Copenhagen Wolves in the final.
Towards the end of the season, Impaler subbed for SUPA HOT CREW in the LCS Spring Promotion. Impaler and the team finished 2nd in the challenger stage, meaning that they would progress to the promotion stage. SHC thought that their LCS hopes were over after losing to SK Gaming in their promotion match-up, but after Lemondogs were removed from the Spring Split, the SUPA HOT CREW played a deciding match against MeetYourMakers to decide who would take their spot. Impaler and the team won the game, meaning that SHC would be playing in the Spring Split.
2014 Season[]
Impaler left Dignitas UK at the start of the season, with the team disbanding 4 days later. After subbing for them at the end of the last season, Impaler officially joined SUPA HOT CREW in January 2014.
The Spring Split was not a success for Impaler and the team, where they placed 7th overall. Their performance in the split meant that they would have to play in the Summer Promotion Tournament and fight for their spot in the Summer Split. Impaler and the rest of the SUPA HOT CREW beat Cloud 9 Eclipse in their promotion match, securing their place in the next split.
The Summer Split was a huge improvement on the previous split, with SUPA HOT CREW fininshing 3rd, behind Alliance and Fnatic. Impaler was joined by former team-mate kaSing part way during the split as he replaced wewillfailer. The whole team performed extremely well over the split, and their performance landed them a place in the Summer Playoffs. Impaler and the team lost to Team ROCCAT in the quarterfinals, but winning their 5th place match against Millenium meant that they would be sure of their place in the 2015 Spring Split.
Impaler and teammate kaSing officially left SUPA HOT CREW on October 2, 2014.[17] Impaler remained a free agent for a few weeks, and then on October 28, 2014, it was announced that he was replacing Santorin on Team Coast to play in the NA Spring Expansion Tournament.
After Coast had given up their Expansion Tournament qualification due to losing three members of the team that had played in the Promotion Tournament, they qualified via the Challenger Ladder with the top seed, ahead of Enemy eSports. Impaler and the team easily went through the online stage of the tournament, defeating Call Gaming and LoLPro both 2-0. Matched against Curse Academy in the live tournament, they lost in the first round but then beat Final 5 and Team Fusion, sealing their qualification for the 2015 LCS Spring Split. Impaler managed to impress throughout the tournament, most particularly on 
Rengar and 
Jarvan IV.
2015 Season[]
Team Coast's starting roster going into the 2015 Spring LCS Split included Cris, Impaler, Jesiz, Mash, and Sheep. At the end of the 7th week of play, Coast had an overall 1-13 record, and the organization acquired the roster of Final Five and made roster substitutions between the teams; Impaler and Sheep moved to the Challenger team, who were currently in second place in the spring season.[18] WTHeaven replaced him on Coast, while Final Five's support KonKwon replaced Sheep. However, after the merge, Final Five's results actually worsened, and they lost all of their remaining Challenger Series games - they did still qualify for the playoffs, but they lost 0-2 to Enemy and then 0-2 to Team Fusion, missing out on the Summer Promotion Tournament. Due to their playoff participation, they were given an automatic seed into the summer NACS season.
Trivia[]
- Renowned for his
Nautilus, 
Volibear, 
Elise, and 
Twitch plays early in his career in Season 2. - Chose the name "Impaler" because it rhymes with his last name.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
Interviews[]
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- January 24, Team Coast Impaler: "I showed a bit too much respect." (video) with AZUBU
- January 26, Impaler on Supa Hot Crew's breakup and that surprise Baron throw with the Daily Dot
- February 6, 15 Minutes with SHC Impaler - 2014 EU LCS Week 3 Interview with Leaguepedia
- February 21, EU LCS 2014 W6: Interview with SHC Impaler (video) with SK Gaming
- March 28, Impaler on SHC's crazy game against Gambit (video) with onGamers
- May 9, Impaler Video Interview (video) with Esports Heaven
- June 22, #LCS Wembley - Interview with SHC Impaler (video) with Copenhagen Wolves
- June 24, Ten thousand League of Legends fans hit Wembley (video) with BBC
- November 13, Impaler Interview with Team Coast
- December 14, Impaler on making it into the NA LCS (video) with onGamers
- July 14, Gfinity: Team Dignitas Interview (video) with Cadred
Images[]
SHC Impaler, EU LCS 2014 Spring Promotion
SHC Impaler, EU LCS 2014 Spring
CST Impaler, NA LCS 2015 Spring
HMA Impaler, EUCS 2016 Summer
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 League of Legends Roster Change team-infused.net
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 League of Legends at Insomnia 47! team-infused.net
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 SUPA HOT CREW's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Team Coast Picks Up Final Five – Impaler and Sheep to F5 content.azubu.tv
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Team Coast Picks Up Final Five – Impaler and Sheep to F5 content.azubu.tv
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Impaler's TwitLonger twitlonger.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Meet the Team! inspireesports.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Introducing the Banditos renegades.gg
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Huma's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Impaler's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 SEA Serpents purchase Thailand LCS spot, will bring in Emperor and Fixer espn.co.uk
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Youth Crew Esports' Tweet (Turkish) twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Team Dignitas Welcomes A UK LoL Squad! team-dignitas.net
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Ex Nihilo's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - TUR - 2018-07-27; after change - TUR - 2018-07-30
- ↑ Team Dignitas Welcomes A UK LoL Squad! team-dignitas.net
- ↑ SUPA HOT CREW's Facebook facebook.com
- ↑ Team Coast Picks Up Final Five – Impaler and Sheep to F5 content.azubu.tv