Retired | ||
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Nickwu | ||
Background Information | ||
Name | Nicholas Wu Smith | |
Country of Birth | United States | |
Birthday | July 25, 1992 (age 32) | |
Residency | North America | |
Competitive | ||
Role | Jungler | |
Favorite Champs | ||
Social Media & Links | ||
Nicholas "Nickwu" Wu Smith is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously substitute jungler for XDG Gaming. He is currently a game designer for VALORANT.
Team History
Team | Start | End | |||
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Team MRN | Jun 20122012-06-08 | Jul 20122012-07-01 | 23d ejel | ||
Chuuper's Troopers | Jul 20122012-07-02 | Dec 20122012-12-01 | 4mo 30d ejel | ||
The Brunch Club | Dec 20122012-12-01 | Feb 20132013-02-02[1] | 2mo 1d ejel | ||
compLexity Gaming | Feb 20132013-02-02[3] | Jun 20132013-06-17[2] | 4mo 15d ejel | ||
Team Vulcun | Jun 20132013-06-17[5] | Oct 20132013-10-16[4] | 3mo 29d ejel | ||
To Be Determined | Jul 20132013-07-16 | ≈Sep 2013≈2013-09-?? | ≈1mo 16d ejel | ||
XDG Gaming | Oct 20132013-10-16[7] | May 20142014-05-06[6] | 6mo 21d ejel |
Team | Start | End | |||
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Team MRN | Jun 20122012-06-08 | Jul 20122012-07-01 | 23d ejel | ||
Chuuper's Troopers | Jul 20122012-07-02 | Nov 20122012-11-09 | 4mo 7d ejel | ||
Chuuper's Troopers | Nov 20122012-11-09 | Dec 20122012-12-01 | 22d ejel | ||
SSSW Level 18 | Dec 20122012-12-01 | Jan 20132013-01-07[8] | 1mo 6d ejel | ||
The Brunch Club | Jan 20132013-01-07[8] | Feb 20132013-02-02[1] | 26d ejel | ||
compLexity Gaming | Feb 20132013-02-02[3] | Jun 20132013-06-17[2] | 4mo 15d ejel | ||
Team Vulcun | Jun 20132013-06-17[5] | Oct 20132013-10-16[4] | 3mo 29d ejel | ||
To Be Determined | Jul 20132013-07-16 | ≈Sep 2013≈2013-09-?? | ≈1mo 16d ejel | ||
XDG Gaming | Oct 20132013-10-16[7] | Feb 20142014-02-22 | 4mo 6d ejel | ||
XDG Gaming | Feb 20142014-02-22 | May 20142014-05-06[6] | 2mo 12d ejel |
News
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
MRN | June 8, Nickwu, ClakeyD, Marn, me emo, and TooPro join. | |
MRN | July 1, Nickwu, me emo, and LinusC leave. | |
CHUU | July 2, Cpt America, Nickwu, Judy Monica, Chuuper, and Mister Fissures join. | |
CHUU | November 9, Lautemortis joins. Nickwu (Jungle to Top) and Chuuper (Bot to Mid) change positions. | |
CHUU | December 1, Nickwu, Lautemortis, Chuuper, and Ellie Beee leave. | |
SSSW | December 1, Nickwu, Lautemortis, Chuuper, brunch Ü, and Ellie Beee join. |
TBC | January 7, SSSW Level 18 renames to The Brunch Club.[8] | |
TBC | February 2, Nickwu, Lautemortis, Chuuper, Brunch Ü, M eye A, and Bischu leave.[1] | |
COL | February 2, Nickwu, Lautemortis, Chuuper, Brunch Ü, and M eye A join. Bischu joins as substitute.[3] | |
COL | June 17, Nickwu leaves.[2] | |
VUL | June 17, Nickwu joins as substitute.[5] | |
TBD | July 16, Westrice, heavenTime, Arthelon, ROBERTxLEE, and NydusHerMain join. Nickwu, TrickZ, and Zekent join as substitutes. | |
TBD | September (approx.), Nickwu leaves. | |
VUL | October 16, Sycho Sid, Xmithie, mandatorycloud, Zuna, BloodWater, Nickwu, MasteR of LoL, ScubaChris, and ROBERTxLEE leave.[4] | |
XDG | October 16, Benny, Xmithie, mandatorycloud, Zuna, and BloodWater join. Nickwu, MasteR of LoL, ScubaChris, and ROBERTxLEE join as substitutes.[7] |
XDG | February 22, Nickwu (Sub/Top to Sub/Jungle) changes position. | |
XDG | May 6, XDG Gaming is disbanded. Xmithie, mancloud, Zuna, Sheep, MasteR of LoL, Nickwu, and ScubaChris leave.[6] |
Biography[]
Nickwu is from Arcadia, California. Before becoming a professional gamer, Nickwu worked at a PC Cafe in Arcadia called Dream Lab with his brother, ClakeyD. He began playing League of Legends during the game's beta release as a result of becoming bored of Heroes of Newerth. During MLG Anaheim, Nickwu played with Team MRN, marking his first experience in competitive gaming.
After subbing for The Brunch Club, Lautemortis asked Nickwu to join the team due to their synergy. The Brunch Club qualified for the NA LCS 2013 Spring and was acquired by compLexity Gaming. In the inaugural NA LCS split, compLexity struggled, ultimately finishing in last place. The team then lost to Quantic Gaming (later Cloud9) during the NA LCS 2013 Summer Promotion, becoming the first team to be relegated from the NA LCS. Nickwu left compLexity after the tournament and became a substitute for Team Vulcun (later XDG Gaming). He briefly played jungle for the team in the NA LCS 2014 Spring after BloodWater's departure, but did not win any games. After XDG disbanded, Nickwu quietly retired from professional play.
Trivia[]
- Is the younger brother of ClakeyD.
- Known for his Viktor.
- Loves Street Fighter IV.
- Despite his reputation for "raw FGC roots," he is actually not well known in the fighting game community.
- Is half Chinese.
- Hates playing support.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Nickwu 1v1 Tournament Results | |||||
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Date | Pl | Event | Prize | Team | Last Result |
2013-10-13 | 13 - 16 | Best Lee Sin NA Tournament | 1 : 2 Voyboy |
Media[]
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- June 15, I'm Nickwu from team MRN. 2.2k Viktor main. AMA with Nickwu on Reddit
- January 7, hi, we're SSSLVL18, MLG qualified team for the live S3 qualifier in LA, AMA! with brunch Ü on Reddit
- January 14, Brothers talk about facing each other at the LCS Bracket Stage with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- January 28, LCS NA Interview: NickWu and Lautemortis of The Brunch Club with CableSC on YouTube
- February 14, Brotherly Love ft. Nickwu and ClakeyD by Riot Games on YouTube
- February 23, Nickwu talks about their first win and a wild Chuuper appears [Lost] with Travis Gafford on GameSpot
- March 15, Travis talks to compLexity Gaming after playing Dignitas at MLG with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- March 17, KatanaMordecai interviews coL Nickwu at MLG Dallas with KatanaMordecai on YouTube
- March 23, LCS Week 6 - coL Nickwu "We got pretty lucky in teamfights." with Rana Du on YouTube
- June 18, Words With Nick "NickWu" Smith with Matt Demers on YouTube
- August 18, Crumbzz and NickWu discuss Dignitas and Vulcun Performance with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 3, Nickwu talks about being back in the LCS with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- August 2, NickWu 'Do Something!' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
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2013-04-19 | NA LCS 2013 Spring | CRS vs COL | Link |
2013-04-17 | NA LCS 2013 Spring | COL vs GGU | Link |
2013-04-05 | NA LCS 2013 Spring | VUL vs COL | Link |
2013-03-22 | NA LCS 2013 Spring | COL vs MRN | Link |
2013-02-23 | NA LCS 2013 Spring | GGU vs COL | Link |
Images[]
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 compLexity Adds League of Legends complexitygaming.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nickwu Twitter Post twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 compLexity Adds League of Legends complexitygaming.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Vulcun New Name Reddit Post reddit.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Gnomesayin Twitter Post twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 XDG disbands gosugamers.net
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Vulcun New Name Reddit Post reddit.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Lautemortis' Tweet twitter.com