Kumo
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Colin Zhao | |
| Country of Birth | China | |
| Nationality | United States | |
| Birthday | March 9, 2000 (age 21) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  FlyQuest Academy | |
| Contract Expires | 2022-11-22 | |
| Role | Top Laner | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Competitive IDs | League, Shiro | |
| Soloqueue IDs | NA: Kumo9, beat saber main | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Colin "Kumo" (▶️ listen) Zhao is a League of Legends esports player, currently top laner for FlyQuest Academy. He was previously known as League and Shiro.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Team Exile Surge | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-10 | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-12 | ≈2d ejel | ||
 Relentless Gaming | Jan 20172017-01-15[1] | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-23 | ≈3mo 8d ejel | ||
 C9 Academy | Dec 20172017-12-18[3] | Nov 20192019-11-20[2] | 1yr 11mo ejel | ||
| Cloud9 | Mar 20192019-03-23[5] | Nov 20192019-11-20[4] | 7mo 28d ejel | ||
 Evil Geniuses | Nov 20192019-11-26[7] | Jul 20202020-07-16[6] | 7mo 20d ejel | ||
| EG Academy | Jul 20202020-07-16[9] | Nov 20202020-11-14[8] | 3mo 29d ejel | ||
| FlyQuest Academy | Dec 20202020-12-02[10] | Present | 4mo 13d ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Exile Surge | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-10 | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-12 | ≈2d ejel | ||
| Relentless Gaming | Jan 20172017-01-15[1] | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-23 | ≈3mo 8d ejel | ||
| C9 Academy | Dec 20172017-12-18[3] | Nov 20192019-11-20[2] | 1yr 11mo ejel | ||
| Cloud9 | Mar 20192019-03-23[5] | Nov 20192019-11-20[4] | 7mo 28d ejel | ||
| Evil Geniuses | Nov 20192019-11-26[7] | Jul 20202020-07-16[6] | 7mo 20d ejel | ||
| EG Academy | Jul 20202020-07-16[9] | Nov 20202020-11-14[8] | 3mo 29d ejel | ||
| FlyQuest Academy | Dec 20202020-12-02[10] | Present | 4mo 13d ej |
News
- 2016
- 2017
- 2019
- 2020
 EX.S | December 10 (approx.), League, You all boosted, Zatsmod, Tactical, and TeeSum join. Serilium, Zyko, and Uzis join as substitutes. | |
| EX.S | December 12 (approx.), League, You all boosted, Zatsmod, Tactical, TeeSum, Serilium, Zyko, and Uzis leave. |
 RLT | January 15, League, Im Jonny, Zatsmod, cokes, TheAirIsDry, Dan (Head Coach), Gremmy (Strategic Coach), and TheMadK1ng (General Manager) join.[1] | |
| RLT | April 23 (approx.), League, veng, Zatsmod, Tactical, Pyrrfect, Japanese Import, Dan (Head Coach), and TheMadK1ng (General Manager) leave. | |
 BC | November 18, League, Tarzaned, Baekk, ybooks, and cloud y join as a pick-up team for Tyler1 Championship Series 2017. The team will be considered disbanded at the tournament's conclusion on November 24. | |
| BC | November 24, Team is disbanded following the conclusion of Tyler1 Championship Series 2017. League, Tarzaned, Baekk, ybooks, and cloud y leave. | |
 C9.A | December 18, League renames to Shiro. Shiro, Wiggily, Goldenglue, Keith, and Zeyzal join.[3] |
| C9.A | January 3, Shiro renames to Kumo.[11] | |
| C9 | March 23, Kumo and Diamond join from academy roster. Keith rejoins from academy roster.[5] | |
| C9.A | November 20, Kumo and Goldenglue leave.[2] | |
| C9 | November 20, Kumo leaves.[4] | |
 EG | November 26, Kumo joins.[7] | |
| EG | December 28, Kumo's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[12] |
Biography[edit]
2017 Season[edit]
League competed in both the NACS 2017 Spring Open Qualifiers and the NACS 2017 Summer Open Qualifiers, but did not qualify in either tournament. Later, he was the second pick in the 2017 NA Scouting Grounds tournament draft, drafted to the Cloud9-sponsored Team Cloud Drake as the second pick. Despite his team finishing last in the short event, League was chosen by Cloud9 as the first draft pick at the end.
2018 Season[edit]
At the beginning of the 2018 season, League was announced as Cloud9 Academy's starting top laner. Prior to the NA Academy 2018 Spring, he changed his ID to Shiro. Cloud9 Academy performed well during the split, finishing second However, during Playoffs, the team was eliminated in the first round. Cloud9 Academy improved during the Summer, finishing first in both the regular season and Playoffs.
2019 Season[edit]
Shiro remained with Cloud9 Academy for the 2019 season. Prior to the season, he changed his ID again, this time to Kumo. Cloud9 Academy continued to be a dominant force in the North American academy scene, finishing first in the regular season and second in Playoffs. Kumo and the rest of the academy roster even had the chance to start in the LCS team's final game of the LCS 2019 Spring, a game that they won. However, in the NA Academy 2019 Summer, Kumo shared time with Jukes and only played in five games. However, he also had the chance to substitute for Licorice for four games of the LCS 2019 Summer, due to Licorice's wrist injuries. Kumo performed well on the LCS stage, winning three of the four games and solo killing Impact. Kumo returned to the starting role of Cloud9 Academy during the Summer Playoffs, but the team was eliminated in the semifinals.
2020 Season[edit]
At the beginning of the 2020 season, Kumo was announced as the starter for Evil Geniuses.
Trivia[edit]
- Made highlight reels after outplaying and solo killing Impact's
Aatrox as
Jayce in his second LCS game. - Changed his name from Ziqing to Colin when he became a United States citizen in 2019.[14]
Tournament Results[edit]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[edit]
- 2019
- 2020
- April 3, League of Legends: Who Should be Graduating from C9 Academy? by Declan Mclaughin on The Game Haus
- July 7, Kumo: "my goal is to start for LCS, and I'll take the opportunity to prove I'm good too." with Steven Paul on Upcomer
- July 9, C9 Kumo on starting for Cloud9 in the LCS: "I feel like I've been ready for a long time." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- July 11, Kumo keeps it cool on stage, 'I don't get nervous anymore' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 9, EG Kumo: "We've had a rocky start, but I think we can still become one of the top teams." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- February 12, Kumo compares EG to C9, his return to the main stage this year with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 29, Evil Geniuses Kumo: "I've had this in me, I'm just now starting to show it." with Parkes Ousley on Inven Global
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
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| 2021-04-14 | LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Spring |  DIG.A vs  FLY.A | |
| 2020-06-28 | LCS 2020 Summer | DIG vs  EG | Link |
| 2020-02-16 | LCS 2020 Spring |  IMT vs EG | Link |
| 2019-07-14 | LCS 2019 Summer |  C9 vs  TSM | Link |
| 2019-07-07 | LCS 2019 Summer | C9 vs  CG | Link |
| 2018-08-24 | NA Academy 2018 Summer Playoffs | C9.A vs FLY.A | Link |
Images[edit]
CLD League, NASG 2017
C9.A Shiro, NA Academy 2018 Spring
C9.A Shiro, NA Academy 2018 Summer
C9.A Kumo, NA Academy 2019 Spring
C9.A Kumo, NA Academy 2019 Summer
EG Kumo, LCS 2020 Spring
EG Kumo, LCS 2020 Summer
FLY.A Kumo, NA Academy 2021 Spring
Name Pronunciation
| Kumo | |
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| Accuracy | Riot |
| Voiced By | Raafaa |
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Relentless Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cloud9 LCS and Academy Roster youtube.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2019-01-02; after change - NA - 2019-01-03
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - - ; after change - NA - 2019-12-28
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2020-12-01; after change - NA - 2020-12-02
- ↑ Kumo's tweet twitter.com
