| Retired | ||
|---|---|---|
| Looper | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Jang Hyeong-seok (장형석) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | February 28, 1993 (age 32) | |
| Residency | Korea | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Top Laner | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Jang "Looper" Hyeong-seok (Hangul: 장형석) is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously top laner for Echo Fox.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MVP Ozone | Jul 20132013-07-01[2] | Sep 20132013-09-06[1] | 2mo 5d ejel | ||
 Samsung White | Sep 20132013-09-06[4] | Nov 20142014-11-17[3] | 1yr 2mo ejel | ||
 WE Academy | Dec 20142014-12-06[6] | Dec 20142014-12-25[5] | 19d ejel | ||
 Masters 3 | Dec 20142014-12-25[8] | Dec 20152015-12-10[7] | 1yr 16d ejel | ||
 RNG | Dec 20152015-12-11[10] | Dec 20162016-12-01[9] | 1yr 21d ejel | ||
 Echo Fox | Dec 20162016-12-01[11] | Nov 20172017-11-20 | 11mo 19d ejel |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVP Ozone | Jul 20132013-07-01[2] | Sep 20132013-09-06[1] | 2mo 5d ejel | ||
| Samsung White | Sep 20132013-09-06[4] | Nov 20142014-11-17[3] | 1yr 2mo ejel | ||
| WE Academy | Dec 20142014-12-06[6] | Dec 20142014-12-25[5] | 19d ejel | ||
| Masters 3 | Dec 20142014-12-25[8] | Dec 20152015-12-10[7] | 1yr 16d ejel | ||
| RNG | Dec 20152015-12-11[10] | Dec 20162016-12-01[9] | 1yr 21d ejel | ||
| Echo Fox | Dec 20162016-12-01[11] | Nov 20172017-11-20 | 11mo 19d ejel |
News
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
 MVP.O | July 1, Looper joins as substitute. Always leaves.[2] | |
| MVP.O | September 6, Homme, DanDy, dade, imp, Mata, Looper, Dopani (Head Coach), BanBazi (Coach), and Choi (General Manager) leave.[1] | |
 SSW | September 6, Looper, DanDy, dade, imp, Mata, Choi (Head Coach), and DoGGi (Coach) join. Homme joins as substitute.[4] |
| SSW | November 17, Looper, Skatch, Gun, Choi (Head Coach), DoGGi (Coach), and Homme (Coach) leave.[3] | |
 WE.A | December 6, Looper and dade join.[6] | |
| WE.A | December 25, Team WE Academy leaves the Team WE organization and forms Masters 3. Looper, Ruo, dade, SmLz, xr, Soist, and Candy leave.[5] | |
 M3 | December 25, Masters 3 is formed by the roster of Team WE Academy after leaving the Team WE organization. Looper, Ruo, dade, Candy, SmLz, and Lovecd join. xr and Soist join as substitutes.[8] |
| M3 | December 10, Looper leaves.[7] | |
 RNG | December 11, Looper, Mata, and Fly (Coach) join. LetMe and LeY move to substitutes.[10] |
 F/A | April 27, Looper retires.[12] |
Biography
Season 3
Jang "Looper" Hyeong-seok joined MVP Ozone as a substitute for Homme in June of 2013. The team renamed themselves to Samsung Galaxy Ozone shortly after qualifying for the Season 3 World Championship. It was here that Looper made his competitive debut, impressing many with his favorite champion, 
Singed. Ozone tied Gambit Gaming for second in the group at 5-3 but they ended up losing the tiebreaker and missing the bracket stage.
2014 Season
Looper and Ozone played in PANDORA.TV Champions Winter 2013-2014 and made it all the way to the finals but were swept 3-0 by the undefeated SK Telecom T1 K. A few months later, they made it to the semifinals of HOT6iX Champions Spring 2014 but were upset by their sister team, Samsung Galaxy Blue. Ozone still placed third by beating CJ Entus Blaze 3-2 in the third place match. On June 11, Ozone renamed to Samsung Galaxy White. White performed similarly at HOT6iX Champions Summer 2014, losing 3-1 to Blue in the semifinals but beating SK Telecom T1 S 3-0 to end in third place. White was forced to play a circuit point tie breaker at the 2014 Season Korea Regional Finals against SKT K to decide who would automatically qualify for the 2014 Season World Championship. White dominated K, taking the series 3-0 to take their rightful place at Worlds. White was a huge favorite to win the tournament going into it and they didn't disappoint, only losing two games in the tournament and beating Star Horn Royal Club 3-1 in the finals to become the new world champions. On November 17, 2014, it was officially announced that all remaining members of Samsung White and Samsung Blue had left the organization.[13] Along with dade, Looper joined Team WE Academy on December 6, 2014.[14] LPL rules forced WE Academy to split from the Team WE organization to form Masters 3.
2015 Season
M3 competed in the 2015 Demacia Cup Spring Season and made it to the quarterfinals but they lost 3-0 to EDward Gaming. A few weeks later they ended in ninth place for the 2015 LPL Spring Regular Season, missing playoffs. M3 were forced to play in the 2015 LPL Summer Promotion where they requalified after beating Energy Pacemaker 3-0 in the semifinals. They participated in the 2015 Demacia Cup Summer Season, this time losing 3-0 in the round of 16 to Team WE. During the 2015 LPL Summer Regular Season, M3 placed eighth and qualified for the 2015 LPL Summer Playoffs but then lost in the first round 3-0 to OMG.
2016 Season
Looper left M3 to join Royal Never Give Up in December of 2015. Royal Never Give Up were invited to IEM Katowice in March 2016 where they finished first in their group beating both Origen and Ever. However, they were defeated 1 - 2 by Fnatic in the playoffs bracket, placing third along with Team Solo Mid. Despite the team’s growing pains, RNG asserted itself as a dominant force in China, winning the 2016 LPL spring split and finishing second during the summer. The team qualified to the World Championship and fell to SK Telecom T1 in the quarterfinals 3-1. After his contract ended, he left RNG to join Echo Fox.
2017 Season
Looper had a disappointing performance on Echo Fox, as the team finished with back-to-back eight-place finishes in the spring and summer splits with Looper having a 2.56 KDA during the spring split, and a 1.92 KDA during the summer split. Shortly after the summer split, Echo Fox's contract ended with Looper and Looper decided to retire to focus on his studies.
Trivia
- His ID Looper is from the movie Looper.
- Subbed in for Homme during the Season 3 World Championship.
- Gained popularity for his
Singed plays. - Often praised for his Teleport plays.
Tournament Results
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Looper Tournament Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
| 2017-08-06 | 8 | NA LCS 2017 Summer | 5 - 13  RR |  FOX | Looper, Brandini, Akaadian, Grig, Froggen, Damonte, Keith, Mash, Gate, Inero |
| 2017-03-26 | 8 | NA LCS 2017 Spring | 6 - 12 RR | FOX | Looper, Akaadian, Froggen, Keith, Gate, Timkiro |
| 2016-11-20 | 4 | NEST 2016 |  RNG | Looper, Mlxg, Xiaohu, Uzi, Mata | |
| 2016-11-13 | 3 - 4 | Demacia Cup 2016 | RNG | Looper, Mlxg, xiaohu, Uzi, Mata | |
| 2016-10-29 | 5 - 8 | Worlds 2016 | RNG | Looper, Mlxg, Xiaohu, Uzi, Mata, Fly | |
| 2016-08-26 | 2 | LPL 2016 Summer Playoffs | RNG | Looper, Mlxg, xiaohu, Uzi, Mata, Fly, Sin | |
| 2016-08-07 | 1 | LPL 2016 Summer - Group B | 13 - 3 RR | RNG | Looper, Mlxg, xiaohu, Uzi, Mata, Fly, Sin |
| 2016-05-15 | 3 - 4 | MSI 2016 | RNG | Looper, mlxg, xiaohu, Wuxx, Mata, Fly | |
| 2016-04-23 | 1 | LPL 2016 Spring Playoffs | RNG | Looper, Mlxg, xiaohu, NaMei, wuxx, Mata, Fly | |
| 2016-04-10 | 1 | LPL 2016 Spring - Group B | 13 - 3 RR | RNG | Looper, LetMe, Mlxg, InSec, xiaohu, Sask, wuxx, NaMei, Mata, Ley, Fly |
Media
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- May 4, Looper: 'Originally, I was going to retire after the contract with [Masters 3] ended' with Kelsey Moser on The Score
- January 2, Looper: “Echo Fox really seemed to need me. They signed me on after paying for the transfer fee, since I still had time left on my contract with RNG.” by Andrew Kim on Slingshot
- January 13, Rand: What Flame, Ssumday and Looper bring to the NA LCS by Emily Rand on The Score
- January 15, LCS: 5 players to watch in 2017 by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- March 3, Looper talks about his experience playing in KR, CN and NA, and changing his mind about retirement by , and on Blitz Esports
- June 4, FOX Looper's longest interview ever - On NA LCS, Echo Fox and his favorite team house with , and on Inven Global
- April 27, Looper Retires From the Scene: "I apologize to the fans... thank you for having cheered for me" by Woo "Ready" Hyun and Changsik "Alle" Son on Inven Global
- May 8, (Last Interview) Looper: "Some fans say my good performance was because of Mata. I want to say that I was good too." with Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, Changsik "Alle" Son, , and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
Post-Match Interviews
- 2014
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-19 | Worlds 2014 |  SSW vs  SHR | Link |
Images
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SSO Looper, Worlds Season 3 -
SSW Looper, Champions 2014 Summer -
SSW Looper, Worlds 2014 -
M3 Looper, LPL 2015 Summer
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RNG Looper, LPL 2016 Spring
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FOX Looper, NA LCS 2017 Spring
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 삼성전자 MVP 인수하며 LOL 팀 창단, 팀명은 '삼성 갤럭시 프로게임팀' (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 핫식스 LOL 챔피언스 서머 2013 16강 진출 팀 로스터 naver.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 2014년 지배한 삼성 화이트-블루, 10명 모두 떠났다. (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 삼성전자 MVP 인수하며 LOL 팀 창단, 팀명은 '삼성 갤럭시 프로게임팀' (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hi Master3电子竞技俱乐部正式成立 (Chinese) tatazu.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Dade & Looper加盟WEA英雄联盟 (Chinese) tatazu.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Masters 3's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Hi Master3电子竞技俱乐部正式成立 (Chinese) tatazu.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Echo Fox signs League of Legends world champion Looper for 2017 LCS season esports.yahoo.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 皇族电子竞技俱乐部RNG战队人员变动公告 (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Echo Fox signs League of Legends world champion Looper for 2017 LCS season esports.yahoo.com
- ↑ '루퍼' 장형석 은퇴, "팬들에게 죄송한 마음... 그동안 응원 감사하다" (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 지배한 삼성 화이트-블루, 10명 모두 떠났다. (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ Team WE's tencent weibo post(Chinese) Tencent Weibo