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Overview
Tournament Results
Stats
Match History
Palafox
Background Information
NameCristian Palafox
Country of Birth
United States
BirthdayJuly 8, 1999 (age 26)
Residency
AME
Americas
Prev Residencies
NA
North America
Competitive
Team⁠⁠Shopify Rebellion
Contract Expires2026-11-17
Role
Mid Laner
Favorite Champs

Soloqueue IDsNA: Palafoxy
KR: Palafox
Dont stop
Ryusei
Social Media & Links

Cristian "Palafox" (▶️ listen) Palafox is a League of Legends esports player, currently mid laner for Shopify Rebellion.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes
Dates:Approx|Exact
TeamStartEnd
Notes
NA
⁠⁠Team Blaze
≈Apr 2016≈2016-04-23≈May 2016≈2016-05-01≈8d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠Team Brickz
Nov 20172017-11-18Nov 20172017-11-246dPickup Team
ejel
NA
⁠⁠OpTic Academy
Jan 20182018-01-03[2]Nov 20182018-11-19[1]10mo 16d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠GG Academy
Dec 20182018-12-18[4]Nov 20192019-11-20[3]11mo 2d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠C9 Academy
Nov 20192019-11-20[6]Nov 20202020-11-16[5]1yr 26d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠FlyQuest
Nov 20202020-11-23[8]Jul 20212021-07-06[7]7mo 13d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠FlyQuest Academy
Jul 20212021-07-06[7]Jul 20212021-07-2721d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠FlyQuest
Jul 20212021-07-27[10]Nov 20212021-11-17[9]3mo 21d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠CLG
Nov 20212021-11-19[12]Apr 20232023-04-06[11]1yr 4mo
ejel
NA
⁠⁠NRG
Apr 20232023-04-06[14]Sep 20242024-09-26[13]1yr 5mo
ejel
AME
⁠⁠Shopify Rebellion
Dec 20242024-12-04[15]Present7mo 5d
ej
TeamStartEnd
Notes
NA
⁠⁠Team Blaze
≈Apr 2016≈2016-04-23≈May 2016≈2016-05-01≈8d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠Team Brickz
Nov 20172017-11-18Nov 20172017-11-246dPickup Team
ejel
NA
⁠⁠OpTic Academy
Jan 20182018-01-03[2]Nov 20182018-11-19[1]10mo 16d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠GG Academy
Dec 20182018-12-18[4]Nov 20192019-11-20[3]11mo 2d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠C9 Academy
Nov 20192019-11-20[6]Nov 20202020-11-16[5]1yr 26d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠FlyQuest
Nov 20202020-11-23[8]Jul 20212021-07-06[7]7mo 13d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠FlyQuest Academy
Jul 20212021-07-06[7]Jul 20212021-07-2721d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠FlyQuest
Jul 20212021-07-27[10]Nov 20212021-11-17[9]3mo 21d
ejel
NA
⁠⁠CLG
Nov 20212021-11-19[12]Apr 20232023-04-06[11]1yr 4mo
ejel
NA
⁠⁠NRG
Apr 20232023-04-06[14]Sep 20242024-09-26[13]1yr 5mo
ejel
AME
⁠⁠Shopify Rebellion
Dec 20242024-12-04[15]Present7mo 5d
ej

News

  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
NA
⁠⁠BLAZApril 23 (approx.),
sha bi,
Kazahana,
W0WFIXZ,
Saranghamnida, and
909101 join.
e
NA
⁠⁠BLAZMay 1 (approx.),
sha bi,
Kazahana,
W0WFIXZ,
Saranghamnida, and
909101 leave.
e
NA
⁠⁠BKZNovember 18,
Ssita,
rhubarbs,
Palafox,
Jurassiq,
Winter, and Brickz (Coach) join as a pick-up team for Tyler1 Championship Series 2017. The team will be considered disbanded at the tournament's conclusion on November 24.
e
NA
⁠⁠BKZNovember 24, Team is disbanded following the conclusion of Tyler1 Championship Series 2017.
Ssita,
rhubarbs,
Palafox,
Jurassiq,
Winter, and Brickz (Coach) leave.
e
NA
⁠⁠OPT.AJanuary 3, ⁠⁠OpTic Gaming Academy is formed.
Dhokla,
Kadir,
Palafox,
Andy, and
Winter join.[2]
e
NA
⁠⁠OPT.ANovember 19,
Palafox's contract expires.[1]
e
NA
⁠⁠OPT.ADecember 18,
Palafox's departure is confirmed.[16]
e
NA
⁠⁠GG.ADecember 18,
Hard and
Palafox join.[4]
e
NA
⁠⁠GG.AJanuary 4,
Hard's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.
Palafox's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[17]
e
NA
⁠⁠GG.ANovember 20,
Palafox leaves.[3]
e
NA
⁠⁠C9.ANovember 20,
Palafox joins.[6]
e
NA
⁠⁠C9.ANovember 22,
Palafox's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.[18]
e
NA
⁠⁠C9.ANovember 16,
Palafox and
Diamond leave.[5]
e
NA
⁠⁠FLYNovember 23,
Licorice,
Palafox, and
Diamond join.[8]
Licorice and
Palafox's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.
Diamond's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[19]
e
NA
⁠⁠FLYJuly 6,
Kumo,
Nxi,
Triple,
Tomo,
Diamond, and Phantiks (Assistant Coach) join from academy roster.
Licorice leaves.
Josedeodo,
Palafox,
Johnsun, and
Dreams leave for academy roster.[7]
e
NA
⁠⁠FLY.AJuly 6,
Josedeodo,
Palafox, and
Johnsun join from main roster.
Dreams rejoins from main roster.[7]
e
NA
⁠⁠FLY.AJuly 27,
Josedeodo and
Palafox leave for main roster.
e
NA
⁠⁠FLYJuly 27,
Josedeodo and
Palafox join from academy roster.
Nxi and
Triple leave for academy roster.[10]
e
NA
⁠⁠FLYOctober 30,
Palafox is allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.[20]
e
NA
⁠⁠FLYNovember 17,
Palafox and Kanani (Head Coach) leave.[9]
e
NA
⁠⁠CLGNovember 19,
Jenkins,
Contractz,
Palafox,
Luger, and
Poome join.[12]
Jenkins,
Palafox,
Luger, and
Poome's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.
Contractz's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[21]
e
NA
⁠⁠CLGNovember 29,
Dhokla,
Contractz,
Palafox,
Luger, and
Poome will remain with the team for 2023.[22]
e
NA
⁠⁠CLGApril 6,
Dhokla,
Contractz,
Palafox,
Luger,
Poome, Thinkcard (Head Coach), Croissant (Strategic Coach), 1onz (Analyst), Gunaso (Analyst), Rudeclaw (Manager), Rush (Streamer,Content Creator), Adrian Riven (Content Creator), Damonte (Positional Coach), Nemo (Content Creator), soaZ (Positional Coach), and
Apollo (Positional Coach) leave.[11]
e
NA
⁠⁠NRGApril 6, CLG's LCS infrastructure transfers to NRG.
Dhokla,
Contractz,
Palafox,
Luger,
Poome, Thinkcard (Head Coach), Croissant (Strategic Coach), 1onz (Analyst), Gunaso (Analyst), myra (Manager), Rudeclaw (Manager), Damonte (Positional Coach), and soaZ (Positional Coach) join.
Apollo (Positional Coach) joins as substitute.[14]
e
NA
⁠⁠NRGApril 14,
Dhokla and
Apollo (Positional Coach)'s contracts are transferred to ⁠⁠NRG in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.
Contractz,
Palafox,
Luger, and
Poome's contracts are transferred to ⁠⁠NRG in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[23]
e
NA
⁠⁠NRGSeptember 26,
Dhokla,
Contractz,
Palafox, Juves (Coach),
Chuz (Assistant Coach), and Croissant (LCS Strategic Director) are removed from the GCD.[13]
e
AME
⁠⁠F/AOctober 31, Palafox changes residency from
NA
North America to
AME
Americas.
e
AME
⁠⁠SRDecember 4,
Fudge,
Contractz, and
Palafox join.
Bvoy's contract is extended.[15]
e
AME
⁠⁠SRDecember 5,
Fudge,
Contractz,
Palafox, and
Bvoy's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2026.[24]
e

Biography

Palafox is from Redwood City, California. He played for Team Ocean Drake in the 2017 NA Scouting Grounds, where he worked with OpTic Gaming coach Zaboutine. Despite Palafox having little competitive experience compared to many other players at the event, Zaboutine signed him to OpTic Gaming Academy. However, Palafox and the rest of OpTic Academy played from a team house in Texas with limited access to computers, which hampered practice and performance. After an unsuccessful year, Palafox moved to Golden Guardians Academy. His new team, which contained many ex-LCS players, faced issues with team cohesion; according to Palafox, "There was a lot of egos on that team."[25]

After his third straight split finishing near the bottom of the academy standings, Palafox did not look like a top prospect. The mid-season additions of Darshan, FBI, huhi, and coach Inero turned the struggling academy team around and gave Palafox the opportunity to showcase his talents on a skilled team. After finishing 2nd in both the summer regular split and playoffs, Palafox was signed to the successful Cloud9 Academy for the 2020 season. C9 Academy was dominant that year and Palafox turned heads as a top North American prospect.

2021 Season

For the 2021 season, Palafox was signed to FlyQuest as an LCS starter. Alongside players such as Licorice, Josedeodo, and Johnsun, FlyQuest was projected to be a dark horse team with a shot at contesting the top organizations.[26] However, FlyQuest struggled the entire year, finishing the season with a record of 14-31. Near the end of summer, Palafox was even dropped back down to academy and replaced by Triple, although he did return to the main roster for its final three games.

2022 Season

Palafox received another chance as an LCS starter, this time for CLG. CLG's roster consisted of many North American players who had once been considered top prospects but who had struggled recently, such as Contractz, Poome, and Palafox himself. In spring, the team finished 8th, close to expectations. However, with the addition of Dhokla, the summer split ended with a 4th place regular season finish and a record of 11-7. Palafox in particular stood out as an impressive performer. Although the team was eliminated in playoffs by Team Liquid in a close 3-2 series, the improvement CLG and its players showed over the course of the year left many optimistic about the team's future prospects.

Trivia

  • Although he was born in California, he spent the first few years of his life in Mexico.
  • Reached Rank 1 on the North American server in 2020.
  • His favorite pro player is Rookie.
  • Is from the same city as Contractz; they went to rival high schools.
  • Nicknamed "Palafaker" by fans when playing well.
  • Is part of the copypasta "I have met him in a scrimmage, and my opponent, midfielder Palafox, is powerful and seems like a genius," which originates from a poorly translated quote by Xiaohu.
  • Began his pro career favoring control mages, but later branched out to become proficient on melee assassins like Akali.

Pentakills

DateRegionTournamentTeamVsChampionPosW/LKDASBVOD
2025-06-01
AME
Americas		LTA North 2025 Split 2 Playoffs
Viktor		MidW8/0/7Link
2020-04-10
NA
North America		NA Academy 2020 Spring Playoffs
Kassadin		MidW17/2/7LinkLink
Click here for a full list of pentakills by all players.

Tournament Results

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

Minimum place

Palafox Tournament Results
DatePlEventLast ResultTeamRoster
2025-06-143 LTA North 2025 Split 2 Playoffs
0 : 3⁠⁠C9
⁠⁠SR Fudge,  Contractz,  Palafox,  Bvoy,  Ceos,  Reven,  Damonte
2025-05-184 LTA North 2025 Split 2
0 : 2⁠⁠TL
⁠⁠SR Fudge,  Contractz,  Palafox,  Bvoy,  Ceos,  Reven,  Damonte
2025-02-095 - 6 LTA North 2025 Split 1
0 : 2⁠⁠TL
⁠⁠SR Fudge,  Contractz,  Palafox,  Bvoy,  Zeyzal,  Reven,  WildTurtle
2024-08-236 LCS 2024 Championship
2 : 3⁠⁠DIG
⁠⁠NRG Dhokla,  Contractz,  Palafox,  FBI,  huhi,  Thinkcard,  Croissant
2024-08-116 LCS 2024 Summer
2 - 5⁠⁠RR
⁠⁠NRG Dhokla,  Contractz,  Palafox,  FBI,  huhi,  Thinkcard,  Croissant
2024-03-165 - 6 LCS 2024 Spring Playoffs
2 : 3⁠⁠100
⁠⁠NRG Dhokla,  Contractz,  Palafox,  FBI,  huhi,  Thinkcard,  Croissant
2024-03-106 LCS 2024 Spring
6 - 8⁠⁠RR
⁠⁠NRG Dhokla,  Contractz,  Palafox,  FBI,  huhi,  Thinkcard,  Croissant
2023-12-035 - 6 CBOLÃO Season 6
0 : 1⁠⁠100K
⁠⁠NA Licorice,  Spica,  Palafox,  Reven,  CoreJJ
2023-11-025 - 8 Worlds 2023
0 : 3⁠⁠WBG
⁠⁠NRG Dhokla,  Contractz,  Palafox,  FBI,  IgNar,  Thinkcard,  Croissant
2023-08-201 LCS 2023 Championship
3 : 1⁠⁠C9
⁠⁠NRG Dhokla,  Contractz,  Palafox,  FBI,  IgNar,  Thinkcard,  Croissant
Minimum place

Palafox Showmatch Results
DatePlEventLast ResultTeamRoster
2019-08-302 OPL 2019 Split 2 Showmatch
0 : 1⁠⁠BLUE
⁠⁠RED  Pabu,  Hard,  Palafox,  FBI,  Rogue

Media

  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024

Post-Match Interviews

  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
DateTournamentMatchLink
2018-06-30NA Academy 2018 Summer
FOX.A
vs
OPT.A
Link
DateTournamentMatchLink
2019-07-26NA Academy 2019 Summer
GG.A
vs
OPT.A
Link
DateTournamentMatchLink
2020-03-07NA Academy 2020 Spring
C9.A
vs
TSM.A
Link
2020-07-10NA Academy 2020 Summer
C9.A
vs
TSM.A
Link
2020-08-22NA Academy 2020 Summer Playoffs
C9.A
vs
CLG.A
Link
2020-08-28NA Academy 2020 Summer Playoffs
TSM.A
vs
C9.A
Link
DateTournamentMatchLink
2021-02-28LCS 2021 Spring
FLY
vs
TSM
Link
DateTournamentMatchLink
2022-03-26LCS 2022 Spring
IMT
vs
CLG
Link
2022-08-14LCS 2022 Summer
IMT
vs
CLG
Link
2022-08-26LCS 2022 Championship
GG
vs
CLG
Link
DateTournamentMatchLink
2023-01-27LCS 2023 Spring
CLG
vs
EG
Link
2023-03-16LCS 2023 Spring
CLG
vs
TL
Link
2023-06-24LCS 2023 Summer
C9
vs
NRG
Link
2023-07-07LCS 2023 Summer
NRG
vs
EG
Link
2023-07-28LCS 2023 Championship
TL
vs
NRG
Link
2023-08-06LCS 2023 Championship
GG
vs
NRG
Link
2023-08-19LCS 2023 Championship
NRG
vs
TL
Link
2023-08-20LCS 2023 Championship
C9
vs
NRG
2023-10-20Worlds 2023 Main Event
NRG
vs
TL
Link
DateTournamentMatchLink
2024-06-27LCS 2024 Summer
IMT
vs
NRG
DateTournamentMatchLink
2025-02-01LTA North 2025 Split 1
SR
vs
LYON
Link
2025-06-01LTA North 2025 Split 2 Playoffs
SR
vs
100T
Link
2025-06-08LTA North 2025 Split 2 Playoffs
TL
vs
SR
Link

Images

  • OCN Palafox, 2017 NA Scouting Grounds
    OCN Palafox, 2017 NA Scouting Grounds
  • OPT.A Palafox, NA Academy 2018 Spring
    OPT.A Palafox, NA Academy 2018 Spring
  • OPT.A Palafox, NA Academy 2018 Summer
    OPT.A Palafox, NA Academy 2018 Summer
  • GG.A Palafox, NA Academy 2019 Spring
    GG.A Palafox, NA Academy 2019 Spring
  • GG.A Palafox, NA Academy 2019 Summer
    GG.A Palafox, NA Academy 2019 Summer
  • C9.A Palafox, NA Academy 2020 Spring
    C9.A Palafox, NA Academy 2020 Spring
  • C9.A Palafox, NA Academy 2020 Summer
    C9.A Palafox, NA Academy 2020 Summer
  • FLY Palafox, LCS 2021 Spring
    FLY Palafox, LCS 2021 Spring
  • FLY Palafox, LCS 2021 Summer
    FLY Palafox, LCS 2021 Summer
  • CLG Palafox, LCS 2022 Spring
    CLG Palafox, LCS 2022 Spring
  • CLG Palafox, LCS 2022 Summer
    CLG Palafox, LCS 2022 Summer
  • CLG Palafox, LCS 2023 Spring
    CLG Palafox, LCS 2023 Spring
  • NRG Palafox, LCS 2023 Summer
    NRG Palafox, LCS 2023 Summer
  • SR Palafox, LTA North 2025 Split 1
    SR Palafox, LTA North 2025 Split 1

Name Pronunciation

Palafox
AccuracyRiot
Voiced ByRaafaa

Redirects

The following pages redirect here:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2018-11-18; after change - NA - 2018-11-19
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 OpTicLoL's Tweet twitter.com
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Golden Guardians' Tweet twitter.com
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 GGS SPRING 2019 ROSTER & STAFF UPDATE youtube.com
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Golden Guardians' Tweet twitter.com
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 NRG Newsletter, April 6th, 2023 nrg.gg
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 CLG's Tweet twitter.com
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2024-09-25; after change - NA - 2024-09-26
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 NRG Newsletter, April 6th, 2023 nrg.gg
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Shopify Rebellion's X Post x.com
  16. ↑ GGS SPRING 2019 ROSTER & STAFF UPDATE youtube.com
  17. ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-01-04
  18. ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-11-22
  19. ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2020-11-22; after change - NA - 2020-11-23
  20. ↑ Palafox's Tweet twitter.com
  21. ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-11-18; after change - NA - 2021-11-19
  22. ↑ CLG's Tweet twitter.com
  23. ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-04-13; after change - NA - 2023-04-14
  24. ↑ Archive Pages: before change - AME - 2024-12-04; after change - AME - 2024-12-05
  25. ↑ The Palafox Story: ‘If I think a play is good, I’ll go for it no matter what’ upcomer.com
  26. ↑ LCS 2021: Why Fans Should Be Excited for FlyQuest blogoflegends.com
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