| Retired | ||
|---|---|---|
| Max Waldo | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Maxwell Alexander Waldo | |
| Country of Birth | United States | |
| Birthday | May 28, 1999 (age 25) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Coach | |
| Competitive IDs | kaizen, Max | |
| Soloqueue IDs | NA american, donna waldo (KR) | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Maxwell Alexander "Max Waldo" Waldo is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously positional coach for Cloud9. He was previously known as kaizen and Max.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Genocide Kings | ≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-12 | ≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-13 | ≈1d | ejel | ||
| Team Yikes | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-10 | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-12 | ≈2d | ejel | ||
 Team Gates | Apr 20172017-04-26[1] | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-30 | ≈4d | ejel | ||
 100 Academy | Dec 20172017-12-26[3] | Apr 20182018-04-11[2] | 3mo 16d | ejel | ||
| 100 Next | Aug 20202020-08-08 | Aug 20202020-08-09 | 1d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
 Cloud9 | Dec 20202020-12-04[5] | Dec 20222022-12-29[4] | 2yr 25d | ejel |
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genocide Kings | ≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-12 | ≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-13 | ≈1d | ejel | ||
| Team Yikes | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-10 | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-12 | ≈2d | ejel | ||
| Team Gates | Apr 20172017-04-26[1] | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-30 | ≈4d | ejel | ||
| 100 Academy | Dec 20172017-12-26[3] | Apr 20182018-04-11[2] | 3mo 16d | ejel | ||
| 100 Next | Aug 20202020-08-08 | Aug 20202020-08-09 | 1d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
| Cloud9 | Dec 20202020-12-04[5] | Feb 20222022-02-19[6] | 1yr 2mo | ejel | ||
| Cloud9 | Feb 20222022-02-19[6] | Nov 20222022-11-24[7] | 9mo 5d | ejel | ||
| Cloud9 | Nov 20222022-11-24[7] | Dec 20222022-12-29[4] | 1mo 5d | ejel |
News
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2020
- 2022
 GENO | December 12 (approx.), Max Waldo, Saxorus, MID LFT, SUMMER BREAK, and Phooka join. | |
| GENO | December 13 (approx.), Max Waldo, Saxorus, MID LFT, SUMMER BREAK, and Phooka leave. |
| YIKE | December 10 (approx.), CJ, Kitzuo, Tempest, EvanRL, and Vincent join. Max Waldo and Sistar join as substitutes. | |
| YIKE | December 12 (approx.), CJ, Kitzuo, Tempest, EvanRL, Vincent, Max Waldo, and Sistar leave. |
 TG | April 26, Max Waldo, CloudNguyen, Linsanity, Jurassiq, and Clyde join.[1] | |
| TG | April 30 (approx.), Team Gates is disbanded. Max Waldo, CloudNguyen, Linsanity, Jurassiq, Clyde, eThug, Strompest, and Trick2g (Owner) leave. | |
 100.A | December 26, 100 Thieves Academy is formed. kaizen, Levi, Linsanity, Rikara, and Whyin join.[3] |
| 100X | August 8, kaizen joins as temporary substitute for SGC 2020 Play Off. kaizen renames to Max. | |
| 100X | August 9, Max (temporary substitute) leaves. | |
 C9 | December 4, Mithy (Strategic Coach), Max Waldo (Position & Strategic Coach), and Veigar v2 (Position & Strategic Coach) join.[5] Mithy (Strategic Coach) and Max Waldo (Position & Strategic Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 November 2023.[8] |
| C9 | February 3, Max Waldo (Position & Strategic Coach) is removed from the GCD but is still part of the organization.[9] | |
| C9 | February 19, Max Waldo (Position & Strategic Coach to Head Coach) changes position. LS (Head Coach) leaves.[6] | |
| C9 | November 24, Diplex joins. Tails (Assistant Coach) and Selfie (Positional Coach) join from academy roster. Mithy (Head Coach)'s joining is confirmed. Max Waldo (Head Coach to Positional Coach) changes position. Reven (Assistant Coach,Translator) and Zeyzal (Assistant Coach) leave for academy roster.[7] | |
| C9 | December 29, Max Waldo (Positional Coach) leaves.[4] |
Biography[]
2017 Season[]
kaizen played for Team Ocean Drake in the 2017 NA Scouting Grounds and was later drafted 8th overall by 100 Thieves, to start as the top laner for their academy squad.
Trivia[]
- Makes frequent appearances on LS' stream.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022
- October 12, Elitists United Episode 25: Worlds (feat. Kelsey Moser, LS and Max Waldo) with Thorin and Veteran on YouTube
- March 9, C9 Max Waldo Imparts his Philosophy on Multiple Roles in Pro LoL, Ease of Execution, and Side Laning with Izento on YouTube
- February 19, LS released from Cloud9 - New Head Coach Waldo talks future with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 14, Coach Max: how CLOUD9 FIXED issues after 100t shutdown with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- September 13, The 1 BIG secret C9 Max Waldo learned from Team Liquid to help change culture in Cloud9? with dGon on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-13 | LCS 2022 Spring |  IMT vs  C9 | Link |
Images[]
OCN kaizen, 2017 NA Scouting Grounds
100.A kaizen, NA Academy 2018 Spring
C9 Max Waldo, LCS 2021 Summer
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Team Gates' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2018-04-10; after change - NA - 2018-04-11
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 100 Thieves' Tweet twitter.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 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2020-12-03; after change - NA - 2020-12-04
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2022-02-02; after change - NA - 2022-02-03