Retired | ||
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Kumo | ||
Background Information | ||
Name | Colin Zhao | |
Country of Birth | China | |
Nationality | United States | |
Birthday | March 9, 2000 (age 24) | |
Residency | North America | |
Competitive | ||
Role | Top Laner | |
Favorite Champs | ||
Competitive IDs | League, Shiro | |
Soloqueue IDs | NA: Kumo9, beat saber main | |
Social Media & Links | ||
Colin "Kumo" (▶️ listen) Zhao is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously top laner for FlyQuest Academy. He was previously known as League and Shiro.
Team History
Team | Start | End | |||
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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] | Jul 20212021-07-09 | 7mo 7d ejel | ||
FlyQuest | Jul 20212021-07-06[13] | Jun 20222022-06-14[11] | 11mo 8d ejel | ||
FlyQuest Academy | Jun 20222022-06-14[11] | Sep 20222022-09-01[14] | 2mo 17d ejel |
Team | Start | End | |||
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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] | Jul 20212021-07-09 | 7mo 7d ejel | ||
FlyQuest | Jul 20212021-07-06[13] | Jun 20222022-06-14[11] | 11mo 8d ejel | ||
FlyQuest Academy | Jun 20222022-06-14[11] | Sep 20222022-09-01[14] | 2mo 17d ejel |
News
- 2016
- 2017
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
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. | |
C9.A | December 18, League renames to Shiro. Shiro, Wiggily, Goldenglue, Keith, and Zeyzal join.[3] |
C9.A | January 3, Shiro renames to Kumo.[15] | |
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.[16] |
EG.A | July 16, Kumo joins from main roster. Huni leaves for main roster.[9] | |
EG | July 16, Huni joins from academy roster. Kumo leaves for academy roster.[6] | |
EG.A | November 14, Kumo leaves.[8] | |
FLY.A | December 2, Kumo joins.[10] Kumo's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022.[17] |
FLY | July 6, Kumo, Nxi, Triple, Tomo, Diamond, and Phantiks (Assistant Coach) join from academy roster. Licorice leaves. Josedeodo, Palafox, Johnsun, and Dreams leave for academy roster.[13] | |
FLY.A | July 9, Kumo leaves for main roster. | |
FLY | December 2, Kumo and Josedeodo will remain with the team for 2022.[18] |
Biography[]
2017 Season[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
At the beginning of the 2020 season, Kumo was announced as the starter for Evil Geniuses.
Trivia[]
- 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.[19]
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Kumo 1v1 Tournament Results | |||||
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Date | Pl | Event | Prize | Team | Last Result |
2022-03-07 | 9 | CQ 2022 Spring Split 1 | $1,600 | FLY |
Media[]
- 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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2022-03-06 | LCS 2022 Spring | FLY vs DIG | Link |
2022-02-20 | LCS 2022 Spring | FLY vs 100 | Link |
2022-02-05 | LCS 2022 Spring | FLY vs CLG | Link |
2021-07-11 | LCS 2021 Summer | FLY vs IMT | Link |
2021-07-02 | NA Academy 2021 Summer | IMT.A vs FLY.A | Link |
2021-06-03 | NA Academy 2021 Summer | DIG.A vs FLY.A | Link |
2021-04-14 | LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Spring | DIG.A vs FLY.A | Link |
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[]
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
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2019-01-02; after change - NA - 2019-01-03
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-12-28
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2020-12-01; after change - NA - 2020-12-02
- ↑ FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Kumo's tweet twitter.com