| Retired | ||
|---|---|---|
| Peter Zhang | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Zhang "Peter" Yi (張藝) | |
| Country of Birth | China | |
| Birthday | September 2, 1993 (age 31) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Manager | |
| Competitive IDs | PtotheD | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Zhang "Peter" "Peter Zhang" Yi (Hanzi: 張藝) is a retired League of Legends esports personality, previously head of player development for TSM.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LMQ | ≈Jan 2014≈2014-01-?? | Jul 20142014-07-30[1] | ≈6mo 29d | Also Sub ejel | ||
 Team Curse | Sep 20142014-09-24[3] | Jan 20152015-01-06[2] | 3mo 12d | ejel | ||
 Team Liquid | Jan 20152015-01-06[5] | Sep 20152015-09-07[4] | 8mo 1d | ejel | ||
| TL Academy | Sep 20152015-09-07[6] | Sep 20152015-09-28 | 21d | ejel | ||
 KaBuM! Esports | Dec 20152015-12-16[8] | Jun 20162016-06-30[7] | 6mo 14d | ejel | ||
 Echo Fox | May 20172017-05-26[10] | Sep 20182018-09-24[9] | 1yr 3mo | ejel | ||
| FOX Academy | ≈Dec 2017≈2017-12-?? | Sep 20182018-09-24[11] | ≈9mo 23d | ejel | ||
 TSM Academy | Nov 20182018-11-17[13] | ≈Jul 2019≈2019-07-??[12] | ≈8mo 14d | ejel | ||
| TSM | ≈Jul 2019≈2019-07-??[15] | Jun 20202020-06-12[14] | ≈10mo 12d | ejel | ||
| TSM Academy | Jun 20202020-06-12[17] | Dec 20212021-12-09[16] | 1yr 5mo | ejel | ||
| TSM | Nov 20202020-11-24[19] | Mar 20222022-03-18[18] | 1yr 3mo | ejel |
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMQ | ≈Jan 2014≈2014-01-?? | Jul 20142014-07-30[1] | ≈6mo 29d | Also Sub ejel | ||
| Team Curse | Sep 20142014-09-24[3] | Jan 20152015-01-06[2] | 3mo 12d | ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Jan 20152015-01-06[5] | Sep 20152015-09-07[4] | 8mo 1d | ejel | ||
| TL Academy | Sep 20152015-09-07[6] | Sep 20152015-09-28 | 21d | ejel | ||
| KaBuM! Esports | Dec 20152015-12-16[8] | Jun 20162016-06-30[7] | 6mo 14d | ejel | ||
| Echo Fox | May 20172017-05-26[10] | Sep 20182018-09-24[9] | 1yr 3mo | ejel | ||
| FOX Academy | ≈Dec 2017≈2017-12-?? | Sep 20182018-09-24[11] | ≈9mo 23d | ejel | ||
| TSM Academy | Nov 20182018-11-17[13] | ≈Jul 2019≈2019-07-??[12] | ≈8mo 14d | ejel | ||
| TSM | ≈Jul 2019≈2019-07-??[15] | Dec 20192019-12-03[21] | ≈4mo 3d | ejel | ||
| TSM | Dec 20192019-12-03[21] | Jun 20202020-06-12[14] | 6mo 9d | ejel | ||
| TSM Academy | Jun 20202020-06-12[17] | Dec 20212021-12-09[16] | 1yr 5mo | ejel | ||
| TSM | Nov 20202020-11-24[19] | Mar 20222022-03-18[18] | 1yr 3mo | ejel |
News
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
 LMQ | January (approx.), PtotheD (Head Coach) joins. LanJJ joins as substitute. | |
| LMQ | July 30, PtotheD (Head Coach) leaves.[1] | |
 CRS | September 24, PtotheD (Head Coach) joins.[3] |
| CRS | January 6,  Team Curse transfers its roster and NA LCS spot to  Team Liquid. Quas, IWillDominate, FeniX, Piglet, Xpecial, Keane, zignature, Bunny FuFuu, Peter (Head Coach), MarkZ (Head Analyst), jokasteve (General Manager), Saintvicious (Coach), and LiQuiD112 (CEO) leave.[2] | |
 TL | January 6, Team Liquid acquires the roster and NA LCS spot of Team Curse. Quas, IWillDominate, FeniX, Piglet, Xpecial, Peter (Head Coach), jokasteve (General Manager), LiQuiD112 (Owner), and MarkZ (Content Creator) join.[5] | |
| TL.A | September 7, Peter (Coach) joins.[6] | |
| TL | September 7, Peter (Head Coach) leaves for academy roster.[4] | |
| TL.A | September 28, Peter (Coach) leaves. | |
 KBM | December 16, Peter (Head Coach) and Galfi (Assistant Coach,Analyst) join.[8] |
 FOX | May 26, Peter Zhang (Assistant Coach) joins. Grig moves to starting roster. heavenTime (Head Coach) and Timkiro (Assistant Coach) leave.[10] | |
| FOX.A | December (approx.), Peter (Coach) joins from main roster. |
| FOX | September 24, Peter (Assistant Coach) leaves.[9] | |
| FOX.A | September 24, Peter (Coach) leaves.[11] | |
 TSM.A | November 17, Peter Zhang (Head Coach) joins.[13] |
| TSM.A | July (approx.), Peter Zhang (Head Coach) leaves for main roster.[12] | |
| TSM | July (approx.), Peter Zhang (Coach) joins from academy roster.[15] | |
| TSM | December 3, Peter Zhang (Coach to Head Coach), Haitham (Analyst to Assistant Coach), Lustboy (Assistant Coach to Strategic Coach), and David Denis (Esports Psychology Trainer to Head of Performance) change positions. Spica leaves for academy roster.[21][22] | |
| TSM | December 11, Peter Zhang (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[23] |
| TSM | June 12, Mabrey (Assistant Coach) joins from academy roster. Parth (General Manager to Head Coach) changes position. Peter Zhang (Head Coach) leaves for academy roster.[14] | |
| TSM.A | June 12, Peter Zhang (Head Coach) rejoins from main roster. Mabrey (Head Coach) leaves for main roster.[17] | |
| TSM | November 24, Kayys (Strategic Coach,Head Scout) joins. Curry (Assistant Coach) rejoins. Peter Zhang (Head of Player Development) rejoins from academy roster. Haitham (Assistant Coach to Data Analyst) changes position. Mabrey (Assistant Coach), Lustboy (Strategic Coach), Sevag (Head Analyst), and David Denis (Head of Performance & Psychology Trainer) leave.[19][20] |
| TSM | November 9, Peter Zhang (Head of Player Development)'s contract is extended.[24] | |
| TSM.A | December 9, Gunaso (Analyst to Head Coach) changes position. Peter Zhang (Head Coach) leaves.[16] |
| TSM | March 18, Peter Zhang (Head of Player Development) leaves.[18] | |
 F/A | August 8, Peter Zhang receives a lifetime ban from all Riot-affiliated tournaments for unethical behavior towards current and former TSM players and staff.[25] |
Biography[]
Peter joined LMQ in early 2014. He worked with the team until the ownership dispute resulted in him stepping down, he then joined Team Curse as their head coach shortly later. Through 2014 to 2018, Peter worked with a few different teams, including the rebranded Team Liquid, KaBuM! e-Sports and Echo Fox before settling down at TSM in November 2018. In November 2020, he was also given the new role of Head of Player Development.
In March 2022, TSM fired Peter after the organization was made aware of “very serious allegations of conflict of interest and unethical practices” with the announcement of his termination and that a full investigation would be launched internally. The investigation claimed that it has been confirmed that Peter diverted player salaries and withheld owed money amounting to over $300,000. The investigation also claimed that Peter was also borrowing significant sums of money from many players under the TSM organization, from both the main and academy roster. Peter also admitted he owed former SwordArt $35,000 for selling his car for $80,000. Two days after the termination, Peter returned to China and posted a Twitlonger. In his Twitlonger, he denied diverted player salaries from Keaiduo, Shenyi and SwordArt. In regards to remaining $45,000 he owed Swordart, he stated that medical issues affecting his grandmother affected his ability to pay SwordArt with the original funds as some of them had gone to medical bills. Peter closed out the Twitlonger stating that TSM no longer felt the same to him,as the departure of key organizational figures had resulted in unfair player blame.
On August 8, 2022, Riot issued a competitive ruling towards Peter. He is permanently banned from any association or affiliation with a team or organization in a Riot-sanctioned competition for engaging in what Riot believe to be alarming and unethical behavior towards current and former TSM players and staff.
Trivia[]
- Describes Academy players that he coaches as his "sons."
- He is permanently banned from all Riot affiliated tournaments and events for unethical behavior towards current and former TSM players and staff.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2020
- January 28, [Updated] TSM head coach, Peter Zhang, details culture at TSM and how the 0-2 start won't affect their goals with Parkes Ousley on Inven Global
Images[]
TSM.A Peter Zhang, NA Academy 2019 Spring
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 LMQ PtotheD's Reddit post reddit.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Breaking the Curse: Liquid Rising liquidlegends.net
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Team Curse Adds New Coach teamcurse.net
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Team Liquid | Rebirth EP13 - Roads youtube.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Breaking the Curse: Liquid Rising liquidlegends.net
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Team Liquid youtube.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Peter's TwitLonger twitlonger.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 KaBuM! e-Sports' Facebook Post (Portuguese) facebook.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Peter Zhang's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 heavenTime's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Peter Zhang's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Team SoloMid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Team SoloMid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 2020 LCS Summer Split Coaching Restructure tsm.gg
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Team SoloMid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 TSM's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 2020 LCS Summer Split Coaching Restructure tsm.gg
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 TSM's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Announcing TSM's 2021 LCS Coaching Staff! tsm.gg
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Team SoloMid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 TSM's Official 2020 LCS Roster Announcement tsm.gg
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Team SoloMid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-12-11
- ↑ Peter Zhang's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Competitive Ruling: Zhang "Peter Zhang" Yi lolesports.com