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| Team Information | |||
| Org Location | Hong Kong | ||
| Region | PCS | ||
| Owner | Zhang "Sean" Xiao-Yi | ||
| Head Coach | Cheng "CorGi" Pin-Lun | ||
| Partner | Twitch SteelSeries | ||
| History | |||
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PSG Talon is a Hong Kong team formed in partnership between Talon Esports and French football club Paris Saint-Germain, who previously had their own LoL team.
History[]
Timeline[]
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- June 18,
Talon Esports rebrands as PSG Talon.[1] - July 9,
Candy leaves.[2] Saroo (Assistant Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 30 November 2020.[3] - July 16, Yuwan (Analyst) is added to the GCD.[4] Yuwan (Analyst)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2020.[5]
- September 16,
Kongyue and
Uniboy are loaned from ahq eSports Club.
Dee is loaned from Machi Esports.[6] - September 26,
Dee's loan from Machi Esports ends.[7] - September 27,
Kongyue and
Uniboy's loan from ahq eSports Club end.[8] - October 25, Saroo (Assistant Coach) leaves.[9]
- October 27, Bigfafa (Head Coach) leaves.[10][11]
- October 31,
Tank leaves.[12] - December 7,
Hanabi's contract is extended.[13] - December 8,
Unified's contract is extended through 2022.[14] - December 9,
River will remain with the team for 2021.[15] - December 10,
Kaiwing's contract is extended.[16]
Maple joins.[17] - December 12, Helper (Head Coach), Winged (Coach), and Alex (Manager) join.[18]
- January 9,
Kartis joins as substitute.[19] - February 7, Yuwan (Analyst) is no longer listed on the official roster as substitute.[20]
- February 9,
Hanabi,
Maple,
Kaiwing, and Helper (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.
River's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 30 November 2021.
Unified and Winged (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2022.
Kartis' contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.[21] - April 24,
Doggo is loaned from Beyond Gaming.[22] - May 22,
Doggo's loan from Beyond Gaming ends. - May 24,
Kaiwing's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2022.[23] - September 10, Firefly (Streamer), Gear (Streamer), and ZOD (Streamer) join.[24]
- October 25, Helper (Head Coach) leaves.[25]
- November 15,
River leaves.[26] - November 18,
Kartis leaves.[27] - December 6,
Maple leaves.[28] - December 9,
Azhi,
Juhan,
Bay, and
Kanna join.
Hanabi's contract is extended.
Unified and
Kaiwing will remain with the team for 2022.[29] - December 22, Winged (Coach) leaves.[30]
- December 30, CorGi (Head Coach) and Tom (Assistant Coach) join. Alex (Team Manager to Assistant Coach/Team Manager) changes position.[31] Alex renames to MARU.[31]
- January 28, Glen (Team Manager) leaves.[32]
- February 7, Kanna renames to Pretender.
Azhi's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.
Hanabi's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2022.
Juhan,
Bay, and Maru (Assistant Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.
Pretender's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2024. Corgi (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2023. Tom (Assistant Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.[33]
Pretender is loaned to Frank Esports.[33] - February 9,
Pretender being loaned to Frank Esports is confirmed.[34]
Player Roster[]
Active[]
| Player | Name | Role | Contract Ends | Joined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azhi | Huang Shang-Chih (黃上鋕) | Top Laner | 2023-11-21 | Dec 20212021-12-09 | ||
| Hanabi | Su Chia-Hsiang (蘇嘉祥) | Top Laner | 2022-11-20 | |||
| Juhan | Lee Ju-han (이주한) | Jungler | 2023-11-20 | Dec 20212021-12-09 | ||
| Bay | Park Jun-byeong (박준병) | Mid Laner | 2023-11-20 | Dec 20212021-12-09 | ||
| Pretender | Ng "Jason" Cheuk Lun (伍焯綸) | Mid Laner (+) (–) Loaned Out | 2024-11-21 | Feb 20222022-02-09 | ||
| Unified | Wong Chun Kit (黃俊杰) | Bot Laner | 2022-11-16 | |||
| Kaiwing | Ling Kai Wing (凌啟榮) | Support | 2022-11-16 |
Former[]
Players are shown for the entire duration of their tenure on the team, with the role and substitute/trainee status they had upon their departure.
| Player | Name | Role | Joined | Left | Next Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretender | Ng "Jason" Cheuk Lun (伍焯綸) | Mid Laner (+) (–) Loaned Out | Feb 20222022-02-07 | Feb 20222022-02-09 |  PSG | ||
| Pretender | Ng "Jason" Cheuk Lun (伍焯綸) | Mid Laner | Dec 20212021-12-09 | Feb 20222022-02-07 | PSG | ||
| Maple | Huang Yi-Tang (黃熠棠) | Mid Laner | Dec 20202020-12-10 | Dec 20212021-12-06 |  AL | ||
| Kartis | Wong Ka Lok (黃嘉樂) | Sub/Top | Jan 20212021-01-09 | Nov 20212021-11-18 |  FPB | ||
| River | Kim Dong-woo (김동우) | Jungler | Jun 20202020-06-18 | Nov 20212021-11-15 |  DIG | ||
| Doggo | Chiu Tzu-Chuan (邱梓銓) | Bot Laner (+) (–) On Loan | Apr 20212021-04-24 | May 20212021-05-22 |  BYG | ||
| Yuwan | Hsu Chi-Chun (徐麒鈞) | Analyst (+) (–) Also Sub | Jul 20202020-07-16 | Feb 20212021-02-07 | PSG | ||
| Tank | Park Dan-won (박단원) | Mid Laner | Jun 20202020-06-18 | Oct 20202020-10-31 | None | ||
| Kongyue | Hsiao Jen-Tso (蕭任佐) | Jungler (+) (–) On Loan | Sep 20202020-09-16 | Sep 20202020-09-27 |  ahq | ||
| Uniboy | Chen Chang-Chu (陳昌駒) | Mid Laner (+) (–) On Loan | Sep 20202020-09-16 | Sep 20202020-09-27 | ahq | ||
| Dee | Chen Chun-Dee (陳駿迪) | Bot Laner (+) (–) On Loan | Sep 20202020-09-16 | Sep 20202020-09-26 |  MCX | ||
| Candy | Kim Seung-ju (김승주) | Mid Laner | Jun 20202020-06-18 | Jul 20202020-07-09 | None |
Player League Participation[]
Playoff games are NOT included, but regular-season tiebreaker games ARE.
PCS
| Player | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | ||
| Hanabi |  |  | | | | 91 | |
| Kaiwing | | | | | | 91 | |
| Unified | | | | | | 91 | |
| River | | | | | 73 | ||
| Candy | | | 20 | ||||
| Tank | | 17 | |||||
| Maple | | | 36 | ||||
| Bay | | 18 | |||||
| Juhan | | 18 | |||||
Organization[]
Current[]
| C | ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean | Zhang Xiao-Yi (張曉一) | Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (Talon Esports) | |
| evilslug | Jarrold Tham | Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer (Talon Esports) | |
| Dohoon | Kim Do-hoon (김도훈) | Chief Gaming Officer & Head of Performance (Talon Esports) | |
| CorGi | Cheng Pin-Lun (程品倫) | Head Coach | |
| Tom | Im Jae-hyeon (임재현) | Assistant Coach | |
| Maru | Lee Sang-hoon (이상훈) | Assistant Coach & Team Manager | |
| Yuwan | Hsu Chi-Chun (徐麒鈞) | Analyst | |
| Firefly | Streamer | ||
| Gear | Lam Kwok Wa (林國華) | Streamer | |
| ZOD | Chang Po-Cheng (張博誠) | Streamer |
Former[]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen | Yang Po-Jen (楊博任) | Team Manager |  TSM
| |
| Winged | Park Tae-jin (박태진) | Coach |  Kwangdong Freecs Challengers
| |
| Helper | Kwon Yeong-jae (권영재) | Head Coach | None | |
| Bigfafa | Seo Min-seok (서민석) | Head Coach |  Wild Rift
| |
| Saroo | Lee Jong-won (이종원) | Assistant Coach |  All Knights
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Tournaments[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| PSG Talon Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2022-05-24 | 5 - 6 | $17,500$ 17,500$17,500 | MSI 2022 | 3 - 7  RR | Hanabi, Azhi, Juhan, Bay, Unified, Kaiwing, CorGi, Maru |
| 2022-04-17 | 1 | $30,000$ 30,000€ 25,316.49 | PCS 2022 Spring Playoffs | Hanabi, Juhan, Bay, Unified, Kaiwing, CorGi, Tom | |
| 2022-03-20 | 1 | PCS 2022 Spring | 16 - 2 RR | Hanabi, Juhan, Bay, Unified, Kaiwing, CorGi, Tom | |
| 2021-10-17 | 9 - 11 | $55,625$ 55,625€ 47,735.78 | Worlds 2021 | 3 - 3 RR | Hanabi, River, Maple, Unified, Kaiwing, Helper |
| 2021-08-29 | 1 | $30,000$ 30,000$30,000 | PCS 2021 Summer Playoffs | Hanabi, River, Maple, Unified, Kaiwing, Helper, Winged | |
| 2021-08-08 | 1 | PCS 2021 Summer | 18 - 0 RR | Hanabi, River, Maple, Unified, Kaiwing, Helper, Winged | |
| 2021-05-21 | 3 - 4 | $25,000$ 25,000$25,000 | MSI 2021 | Hanabi, River, Maple, Doggo, Kaiwing, Helper, Winged | |
| 2021-04-18 | 1 | $30,000$ 30,000€ 25,316.49 | PCS 2021 Spring Playoffs | Hanabi, River, Maple, Unified, Kaiwing, Helper, Winged | |
| 2021-03-21 | 1 | PCS 2021 Spring | 17 - 1 RR | Hanabi, River, Maple, Unified, Kaiwing, Helper, Winged | |
| 2020-10-09 | 9 - 12 | $55,625$ 55,625€ 47,735.78 | Worlds 2020 | 2 - 4 RR | Hanabi, Kongyue, River, Uniboy, Tank, Dee, Unified, Kaiwing, Glen, Bigfafa, Saroo |
| Total Prize:USD 243,750 | |||||
Media[]
- 2021
- March 1, 2021 PCS TOP 5 - Spring Week 2 by LoL Pacific Championship Series on YouTube
- March 14, 英雄麥衝蹦 WEEKLY MIC-CHECK EP.1 - BYG vs PSG - 2021 PCS Spring Split by LoL Pacific Championship Series on YouTube
- March 17, 英雄麥衝蹦 WEEKLY MIC-CHECK EP.2 - PSG vs JT - 2021 PCS Spring Split by LoL Pacific Championship Series on YouTube
- May 8, PSG Talon River on Doggo's performance at MSI versus paiN Gaming: "I knew that he was gonna pop off" with Tom Matthiesen on YouTube
- May 8, Why PSG River Is Challenging The Jungler Tierlist - PSG vs IWC MSI Insights with dGon (VENN Esports) on YouTube
- May 10, Why PSG Maple Is Watching Out For RNG Xiaohu - MSI 2021 Interview with dGon (VENN Esports) on YouTube
- May 15, PSG Helper's Verdict: MAD IS Strong After All - MSI 2021 Interview with dGon (VENN Esports) on YouTube
- May 17, Why PSG Doggo Wants to Fight C9 in Knockout Stage - MSI 2021 Interview with dGon (VENN Esports) on YouTube
- May 17, Maple on how PSG and Doggo STEPPED UP throughout MSI with Ashley Kang (KORIZON Esports) on YouTube
- May 20, DK/RNG/PSG/MAD #MSI2021 Semifinals Press Conference by Ashley Kang (KORIZON Esports) on YouTube
- May 21, PSG Talon Press Conference - #MSI20201 Semifinals by Ashley Kang (KORIZON Esports) on YouTube
- September 28, PSG Interview: A Sting That Ties Together the World Class PCS Team with Patty on YouTube
- October 14, PSG Kaiwing: “The reason Yuumi is so strong is because of its passive, it is just its passive. Yuumi’s passive is broken.” with Patty on PentaQ
Images[]
Rosters[]
PSG Talon's 2020 PCS Summer Roster
PSG Talon's Worlds 2020
PSG Talon's 2021 PCS Spring Roster
PSG Talon's 2021 PCS Summer Roster
PSG Talon's 2022 PCS Spring Roster
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 PSG ESPORTS parters with TALON ESPORTS and returns to League of Legends psg-esports.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 PSG Talon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - PCS - 2020-07-08; after change - PCS - 2020-07-09
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - PCS - 2020-07-15; after change - PCS - 2020-07-16
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - PCS - 2020-07-15; after change - PCS - 2020-07-16
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 PSG Talon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PCS' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 PCS' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Saroo's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 서민석 감독, PSG 탈론과 결별..."모든 팀 제안 받고 파" (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Bigfafa's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Tank's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ PSG Talon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PSG Talon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PSG Talon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PSG Talon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PSG Talon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PSG Talon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PSG Talon's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 PSG Talon Team Profile lolpcs.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - PCS - 2021-02-08; after change - PCS - 2021-02-09
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 PSG Talon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - PCS - 2021-05-23; after change - PCS - 2021-05-24
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 PSG Talon's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ PSG Talon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 PSG Talon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PSG Talon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PSG Talon's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 PSG Talon's Facebook Post (Chinese) facebook.com
- ↑ Kwangdong Freecs' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 PSG Talon's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Glen's Facebook Post (Chinese) facebook.com
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 GCD Archive Pages: before change - PCS - 2022-02-06; after change - PCS - 2022-02-07
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 PSG Talon's Facebook facebook.com
