Nipphu

Nipphu
Nipphu
Background Information
Name	Franco Daniel Funes Cabezas
Country of Birth	; Argentina
Birthday	September 23, 1994 (age 29)
Residency	LATLatin America
Prev Residencies	LASLAS
Competitive
Role	; Top Laner
Favorite Champs	; ;
Soloqueue IDs	BAL Nipphu, FG Nipphu, RP Nipphu, XIS Nipphu, LK Nipphu, ISG HyperX nifu, Nice SoloQ Guy (BR), Nipphu HyperX (KR)

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Franco Daniel "Nipphu" Funes Cabezas is a League of Legends esports player, previously top laner for River Plate Gaming.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End		Notes
LAS	⁠⁠Royal Paladin eSports	Dec 20132013-12-17	Apr 20142014-04-14	3mo 28d	ejel
LAS	⁠⁠XIS e-Sports Club	≈May 2014≈2014-05-??	Aug 20142014-08-30	≈3mo 29d	ejel
LAS	⁠⁠Royal Paladin eSports	Aug 20142014-08-30	Oct 20142014-10-15	1mo 16d	ejel
LAS	⁠⁠Last Kings	Dec 20142014-12-10	Oct 20172017-10-07	2yr 9mo	ejel
LAS	⁠⁠Isurus	Oct 20172017-10-23^[2]	May 20182018-05-28^[1]	7mo 5d	ejel
LAS	⁠⁠Undead Gaming	May 20182018-05-22^[4]	Dec 20182018-12-02^[3]	6mo 11d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Pixel Esports Club	Dec 20182018-12-02^[7]	May 20192019-05-09^[5]	5mo 7d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Kaos Latin Gamers	May 20192019-05-10^[11]	Jan 20202020-01-06^[9]	7mo 27d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Undead Gaming	Jan 20202020-01-19^[18]	Oct 20202020-10-31^[17]	9mo 12d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠LDM Mexico	Oct 20202020-10-31^[20]	Feb 20212021-02-17^[19]	3mo 17d	Loaned Out ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Kaos Latin Gamers	Feb 20212021-02-10^[23]	Feb 20212021-02-17^[22]	7d	On Loan ejel
LAT	⁠⁠LDM Mexico	Feb 20212021-02-17^[19]	Jun 20212021-06-10^[24]	3mo 21d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Kaos Latin Gamers	Jun 20212021-06-10^[26]	Sep 20212021-09-09^[25]	2mo 29d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Six Karma	Dec 20212021-12-14^[28]	Mar 20222022-03-30^[27]	3mo 16d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Six Karma	May 20222022-05-09^[30]	Aug 20222022-08-08^[29]	2mo 30d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠River Plate	Jan 20232023-01-18^[35]	Apr 20232023-04-01^[31]	2mo 14d	ejel

	Team	Start	End		Notes
LAS	⁠⁠Royal Paladin eSports	Dec 20132013-12-17	Apr 20142014-04-14	3mo 28d	ejel
LAS	⁠⁠XIS e-Sports Club	≈May 2014≈2014-05-??	Aug 20142014-08-30	≈3mo 29d	ejel
LAS	⁠⁠Royal Paladin eSports	Aug 20142014-08-30	Oct 20142014-10-15	1mo 16d	ejel
LAS	⁠⁠Last Kings	Dec 20142014-12-10	Oct 20172017-10-07	2yr 9mo	ejel
LAS	⁠⁠Isurus	Oct 20172017-10-23^[2]	May 20182018-05-28^[1]	7mo 5d	ejel
LAS	⁠⁠Undead Gaming	May 20182018-05-22^[4]	Dec 20182018-12-02^[3]	6mo 11d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Pixel Esports Club	Dec 20182018-12-02^[7]	May 20192019-05-09^[5]	5mo 7d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Kaos Latin Gamers	May 20192019-05-10^[11]	Jan 20202020-01-06^[9]	7mo 27d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Undead Gaming	Jan 20202020-01-19^[18]	Oct 20202020-10-31^[17]	9mo 12d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠LDM Mexico	Oct 20202020-10-31^[20]	Feb 20212021-02-10^[37]	3mo 10d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠LDM Mexico	Feb 20212021-02-10^[37]	Feb 20212021-02-17^[19]	7d	Loaned Out ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Kaos Latin Gamers	Feb 20212021-02-10^[23]	Feb 20212021-02-17^[22]	7d	On Loan ejel
LAT	⁠⁠LDM Mexico	Feb 20212021-02-17^[19]	Jun 20212021-06-10^[24]	3mo 21d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Kaos Latin Gamers	Jun 20212021-06-10^[26]	Sep 20212021-09-09^[25]	2mo 29d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Six Karma	Dec 20212021-12-14^[28]	Mar 20222022-03-30^[27]	3mo 16d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠Six Karma	May 20222022-05-09^[30]	Aug 20222022-08-08^[29]	2mo 30d	ejel
LAT	⁠⁠River Plate	Jan 20232023-01-18^[35]	Apr 20232023-04-01^[31]	2mo 14d	ejel

News

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LAS

⁠

⁠RPE

December 17,
Nipphu,
Hydra, and
Yusisaki join. wardz (Mid to Jungle) changes position.
DexteR,
MalhevenLord, and
Tomex leave.

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LAS	⁠⁠RPE	April 14, Nipphu, wardz, and Kara leave. e
LAS	⁠⁠XIS	May (approx.), Nipphu, wardz, Le Smart, Kara, and Tomex join. e
LAS	⁠⁠XIS	August 30, Nipphu, Khynm, wardz, Le Smart, Kara, and Tomex leave. e
LAS	⁠⁠RPE	August 30, Royal Paladin eSports acquires the roster of XIS e-Sports Club. Khynm, Le Smart, and Caffe join. Nipphu and Tomex rejoin. Ankzu joins as substitute. e
LAS	⁠⁠RPE	October 15, ⁠⁠Royal Paladin eSports is disbanded. Nipphu, Khynm, Le Smart, Caffe, Tomex, and Ankzu leave. e
LAS	⁠⁠LK	December 10, ⁠⁠Last Kings is formed. Nipphu, Tierwulf, Gos, WhiteLotus, and Primo join. e

LAS	⁠⁠LK	October 7, Team disband. Nipphu, Nate, Ludwing, Heavyweight, and Kvothe leave. e
LAS	⁠⁠ISG	October 23, Nipphu joins.^[2] e

LAS	⁠⁠UBK	May 22, Nipphu, wardz, TopLop, KDV, Hayha, Exorant (Head Coach), MisterG (Assistant Coach), Daeasy (Head Analyst), Donsensey (Analyst), and QFa (Analyst) join.^[4] e
LAS	⁠⁠ISG	May 28, Nipphu leaves.^[1] e
LAS	⁠⁠UBK	December 2, Nipphu and TopLop leave.^[3] e
LAN	⁠⁠PIX	December 2, Nipphu, TopLop, Shmebulock, and Ukkyr (Head Coach) join. QQmore is loaned from Isurus. Daduu leaves.^[7]^[8] e
LAT	⁠⁠PIX	December 4, Nipphu changes residency from LAS LAS to LAT Latin America. e

LAT	⁠⁠PIX	January 3, Nipphu, QQ, TopLop, Manu, Shmebu, Rozzer, and Ukkyr (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.^[38] e
LAT	⁠⁠PIX	May 9, Akunma joins. Nipphu leaves.^[5]^[6] e
LAT	⁠⁠KLG	May 10, Nipphu, Coma, Limitationss, and Troy join. Zelt rejoins. Arfyss joins as substitute.^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16] e
LAT	⁠⁠KLG	May 12, Nipphu, Coma, Zelt, Limitationss, Troy, Arfyss, and Vamir (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.^[39] e

LAT	⁠⁠KLG	January 6, Totti, Takeover, Metori, and Gralou join. Myst joins as substitute. Arfyss moves to starting roster. Nipphu, Coma, and Troy leave.^[9]^[10] e
LAT	⁠⁠UBK	January 19, Nipphu rejoins. 1chope joins as substitute. Pori leaves.^[18] e
LAT	⁠⁠UBK	October 4, Nipphu and Enga are allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.^[40]^[41] e
LAT	⁠⁠UBK	October 31, Nipphu leaves.^[17] e
LAT	⁠⁠LDM	October 31, Nipphu, LiquidDiego, ShinobiOwl, Gavotto, EpicReaper, Scarface (Head Coach), Victpm (Strategic Coach), and xSWRD (Positional Coach) join. qShiroo joins as substitute.^[20]^[21] e

LAT	⁠⁠LDM	February 10, Nipphu and Gavotto are loaned to Kaos Latin Gamers.^[37] e
LAT	⁠⁠KLG	February 10, Nipphu and Gavotto are loaned from LDM Mexico.^[23] e
LAT	⁠⁠KLG	February 11, Nipphu and Gavotto's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 14 February 2021.^[42] e
LAT	⁠⁠KLG	February 17, Nipphu and Gavotto's loan from LDM Mexico end.^[22] e
LAT	⁠⁠LDM	February 17, Nipphu and Gavotto return from loan to Kaos Latin Gamers.^[19] e
LAT	⁠⁠LDM	June 10, Nipphu leaves.^[24] e
LAT	⁠⁠KLG	June 10, Nipphu rejoins.^[26] e
LAT	⁠⁠KLG	June 14, Nipphu's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 11 November 2021. Haru's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 October 2021. Fatorix and Pieck's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 November 2021. Eunko (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 December 2021.^[43] e
LAT	⁠⁠KLG	September 9, Nipphu is removed from the GCD.^[25] e
LAT	⁠⁠6K	December 14, Nipphu joins.^[28] e

LAT	⁠⁠6K	March 30, Nipphu leaves.^[27] e
LAT	⁠⁠6K	May 9, Icytower, Letras, Lyng, and Jujo (Head Coach) join. Nipphu rejoins. Tyler joins as substitute. DrLemon moves to starting roster. xSWRD (Head Coach) leaves.^[30] e
LAT	⁠⁠6K	August 8, Nipphu leaves.^[29] e

LAT	⁠⁠RIV	January 18, Nipphu, KinGi, Enga, Tomnam, Unfor (Head Coach), and LautaLoval (Strategic Coach) join. Keishao rejoins. Koira joins as substitute. Unforgiven and Nottingham leave.^[35]^[36] e
LAT	⁠⁠RIV	April 1, Nipphu, KinG, Enga, and Koira leave.^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34] e

Biography[]

His name is Franco Daniel Funes Cabezas and was born and raised in Mendoza, Argentina.

Trivia[]

Started to play league in Season 1 ending in Gold. Next season he reached Platinum and Diamond I in Season 3 (all in NA server). He reached Challenger in every season since the Season 4. He also reached Challenger in BR server.
He's always in the top 10 of Challenger players in LAS and several times in BR.
His favorite champion is Tryndamere. Called by his fans "King Tryndapphu".
He also likes Vladimir.
His champion pool is incredibly wide. He can win the lane 1v1 with any champion, even if that champion is out of the meta.
Considered the best top laner in Latin America South, along with Accelerator.
He likes to split push every lane he can.
Appeared many times in "The Penta" with his plays.

Titles[]

DDH x1 (Opening 2021)

Individual Awards[]

DDH Player of the Week in the split x1 (Opening 2021)

Tournament Results[]

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Nipphu Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2023-03-09	5 - 6	LMF 2023 Opening Playoffs	2 : 3⁠⁠GET	⁠⁠RIV	Nipphu, KinGi, Enga, Tomnam, Keishao, Unfor
2023-02-23	5	LMF 2023 Opening	7 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠RIV	Nipphu, KinGi, Enga, Tomnam, Koira, Keishao, Unfor
2022-07-14	3 - 4	DDH 2022 Closing Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠TK	⁠⁠6K	Nipphu, DrLemon, Icytower, Fiant, Lyng, Jujo
2022-07-07	3	DDH 2022 Closing	17⁠⁠Pts	⁠⁠6K	Nipphu, DrLemon, Icytower, Fiant, Lyng, Jujo
2022-03-16	3 - 4	DDH 2022 Opening Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠TK	⁠⁠6K	Nipphu, LiquidDiego, Piqueos, VirusFx, NerzhuL, xSWRD
2022-03-11	2	DDH 2022 Opening	21⁠⁠Pts	⁠⁠6K	Nipphu, LiquidDiego, Piqueos, VirusFx, NerzhuL, xSWRD
2021-09-03	NQ	LLA 2022 Opening Promotion	1 : 3⁠⁠GET	⁠⁠KLG	Nipphu, LiquidDiego, Cotopaco, Fatorix, Choisix, Hybrid
2021-08-08	7	LLA 2021 Closing	3 - 11⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠KLG	Nipphu, Haru, LiquidDiego, Cotopaco, Pieck, Serenity, Fatorix, Messi, Choisix, Eunko, Hybrid
2021-04-04	1	DDH 2021 Opening Playoffs	3 : 2⁠⁠AZE	⁠⁠LDM	Nipphu, LiquidDiego, Flare, Gavotto, Tyr, ScrappyDoo
2021-03-21	8	LLA 2021 Opening	2 - 12⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠KLG	IceBox, Nipphu, QQ, Cotopaco, KRESHTDOO, Gavotto, Duivel, Serenity, MisterG

Media[]

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July 18, Enfrentamiento Destacado: Nipphu vs Relenus (Spanish) by Riot Maggical on LoL Esports LAS
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February 11, Enfrentamiento Destacado: MANTARRAYA vs Nipphu (Spanish) by , and on Riot Maggical
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June 22, Enfrentamiento Destacado: Accelerator vs Nipphu (Spanish) by Riot Maggical on LoL Esports LAS
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June 29, Enfrentamiento Destacado: Nipphu vs Helior (Spanish) by Riot Maggical on LoL Esports LAS
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February 2, Enfrentamiento Destacado: Nipphu vs Pride (Spanish) by , and on Riot Maggical
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February 25, Campeón Insignia: Nipphu con Fiora (Spanish) by Riot Maggical on LoL Esports LAS
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March 24, Enfrentamiento Destacado: Nipphu vs Acce (Spanish) by , and on Riot Maggical
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January 18, Camino a la CLS, Nipphu: "nos veo fuertes para lo que vaya a pasar este año" (Spanish) with Cristóbal Matteucci on Tarreo Esports
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January 23, ¡Nipphu con la primera sangre! - Jugada de la Semana - Esports - League of Legends (Spanish) by , and on LoL Esports LAS
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February 13, The Penta - Episode 4 (2018) by , and on LoL Esports
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February 13, ¡Destello y soleado para Nipphu en el Clásico! - Jugada de la Semana - League of Legends (Spanish) by , and on LoL Esports LAS
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February 16, Nipphu, de Isurus Gaming: “La revancha contra Furious se la llevará el tiburón” (Spanish) with JonaValenzuela on PrensaLoL
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August 26, Nipphu, de Undead Gaming: “La LLA es la meta del año” (Spanish) with Juan Cruz Pereyra on Prensa Esports
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2023-01-19	LMF 2023 Opening	UBK vs RIV	Link
2022-02-24	DDH 2022 Opening	6K vs TMR
2022-01-28	DDH 2022 Opening	MC2 vs 6K
2021-07-18	LLA 2021 Closing	R7 vs KLG	Link
2021-04-05	DDH 2021 Opening Playoffs	LDM vs AZE	Link
2021-03-05	DDH 2021 Opening	NE vs LDM	Link
2021-01-29	DDH 2021 Opening	LDM vs ARC.M	Link
2019-06-30	LLA 2019 Closing	KLG vs PIX
2019-06-15	LLA 2019 Closing	XTN vs KLG
2019-03-23	LLA 2019 Opening	PIX vs FG	Link
2019-03-16	LLA 2019 Opening	PIX vs KLG	Link
2019-02-17	LLA 2019 Opening	KLG vs PIX	Link
2019-02-09	LLA 2019 Opening	PIX vs FG	Link
2018-03-10	CLS 2018 Opening	KLG vs ISG
2018-02-03	CLS 2018 Opening	ISG vs DHX
2017-06-03	CLS 2017 Closing	FG vs LK
2017-01-26	CLS 2017 Opening	LK vs FG
2017-01-20	CLS 2017 Opening	LK vs KLG
2016-11-04	CLS 2017 Preseason	KLG vs LK
2016-08-06	CLS 2017 Opening Promotion	BEN vs LK