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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Shern Cherng Tai | |
| Country of Birth | Malaysia | |
| Nationality | Australia | |
| Birthday | May 4, 1998 (age 26) | |
| Residency | Asia Pacific | |
| Prev Residencies | Oceania | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  Ground Zero | |
| Contract Expires | 2024-11-19 | |
| Role | Jungler | |
| Soloqueue IDs | DW shernfire ROC, sans pareil | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Shern "Shernfire" Cherng Tai is a League of Legends esports player, currently jungler for Ground Zero Gaming.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dire Wolves | Oct 20142014-10-07 | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | ≈7mo 7d ejel | ||
 Vortex | ≈Jun 2015≈2015-06-23 | ≈Jul 2015≈2015-07-?? | ≈8d ejel | ||
 Astral Authority | Dec 20152015-12-12[2] | Dec 20152015-12-25[1] | 13d ejel | ||
 Samadder Gaming | Dec 20152015-12-25 | Jan 20162016-01-12 | 18d ejel | ||
| Astral Authority | Jan 20162016-01-12 | Jan 20162016-01-20[3] | 8d ejel | ||
 Dream Team | Jan 20162016-01-20[4] | Jun 20162016-06-03 | 4mo 14d ejel | ||
 Apex Pride | Jul 20162016-07-06 | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-?? | ≈4mo 26d ejel | ||
| Dire Wolves | Jan 20172017-01-15[6] | Oct 20182018-10-17[5] | 1yr 9mo ejel | ||
 Supernova | Dec 20182018-12-24[7] | Mar 20192019-03-04 | 2mo 11d ejel | ||
 TL Academy | Nov 20192019-11-25[9] | May 20202020-05-15[8] | 5mo 20d ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Jan 20202020-01-25 | Feb 20202020-02-15[10] | 21d ejel | ||
| Dire Wolves | Jun 20202020-06-01[12] | Oct 20202020-10-07[11] | 4mo 6d ejel | ||
 C9 Academy | Nov 20202020-11-21[14] | Dec 20212021-12-10[13] | 1yr 19d ejel | ||
 Team Oplon | May 20222022-05-12[15] | Nov 20222022-11-21 | 6mo 9d ejel | ||
 Pentanet.GG | Dec 20222022-12-07[17] | Oct 20232023-10-15[16] | 10mo 8d ejel | ||
| Ground Zero | Jan 20242024-01-10[18] | Present | 9mo ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dire Wolves | Oct 20142014-10-07 | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | ≈7mo 7d ejel | ||
| Vortex | ≈Jun 2015≈2015-06-23 | ≈Jul 2015≈2015-07-?? | ≈8d ejel | ||
| Astral Authority | Dec 20152015-12-12[2] | Dec 20152015-12-25[1] | 13d ejel | ||
| Samadder Gaming | Dec 20152015-12-25 | Jan 20162016-01-12 | 18d ejel | ||
| Astral Authority | Jan 20162016-01-12 | Jan 20162016-01-20[3] | 8d ejel | ||
| Dream Team | Jan 20162016-01-20[4] | Apr 20162016-04-22 | 3mo 2d ejel | ||
| Dream Team | Apr 20162016-04-22 | Jun 20162016-06-03 | 1mo 11d ejel | ||
| Apex Pride | Jul 20162016-07-06 | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-?? | ≈4mo 26d ejel | ||
| Dire Wolves | Jan 20172017-01-15[6] | Feb 20172017-02-28[19] | 1mo 13d ejel | ||
| Dire Wolves | Feb 20172017-02-28[19] | Oct 20182018-10-17[5] | 1yr 7mo ejel | ||
| Supernova | Dec 20182018-12-24[7] | Mar 20192019-03-04 | 2mo 11d ejel | ||
| TL Academy | Nov 20192019-11-25[9] | May 20202020-05-15[8] | 5mo 20d ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Jan 20202020-01-25 | Feb 20202020-02-15[10] | 21d ejel | ||
| Dire Wolves | Jun 20202020-06-01[12] | Oct 20202020-10-07[11] | 4mo 6d ejel | ||
| C9 Academy | Nov 20202020-11-21[14] | Dec 20212021-12-10[13] | 1yr 19d ejel | ||
| Team Oplon | May 20222022-05-12[15] | Nov 20222022-11-21 | 6mo 9d ejel | ||
| Pentanet.GG | Dec 20222022-12-07[17] | Oct 20232023-10-15[16] | 10mo 8d ejel | ||
| Ground Zero | Jan 20242024-01-10[18] | Present | 9mo ej |
News
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
 DW | October 7, shernfire joins as substitute. |
| DW | May (approx.), shernfire and Denian leave. | |
 VTX | June 23 (approx.), shernfire, SuperM, freelancer18, JollyHolly, Kori, and Impactful join as substitutes. | |
| VTX | July (approx.), BillyBoss and k0u join. Saskio, shernfire, and Gate leave. | |
 AA | December 12, Team is formed. Chorong, Shernfire, Z Y Xydra, DoubleG, stuntopolis, and Samadder (Head Coach) join. iMysterious, Arcsecond, and Jimmy Talon join as substitutes.[2] | |
| AA | December 25, Chorong, Shernfire, Z Y Xydra, DoubleG, stuntopolis, iMysterious, Arcsecond, Jimmy Talon, and Samadder (Head Coach) leave.[1] | |
 SMG | December 25, Chorong, Shernfire, Pekin Woof, DoubleG, stuntopolis, Moo (Secondary Coach), and Samadder (CEO,Head Coach) join. CJ, iMysterious, Z Y Xydra, Arcsecond, and Jimmy Talon join as substitutes. |
| SMG | January 12, Samadder Gaming transfers its roster to Astral Authority. Chorong, Shernfire, Pekin Woof, DoubleG, stuntopolis, Z Y Xydra, Jimmy Talon, and Moo (Secondary Coach) leave. | |
| AA | January 12, Astral Authority acquires the roster of Samadder Gaming. Jimmy Talon and Moo (Head Coach) join. Chorong, Shernfire, DoubleG, and Stunt rejoin. Ssomeday joins as substitute. Z Y Xydra rejoins as substitute. | |
| AA | January 20, Astral Authority transfers its roster to Dream Team. Chorong, Shernfire, Jimmy Talon, DoubleG, Stunt, Z Y Xydra, Moo (Head Coach), and Ssomeday leave.[3] | |
 DT | January 20, Dream Team acquires the roster of Astral Authority. Chorong, Shernfire, Pekin Woof, DoubleG, Brokenshard (Head Coach), and Moo (Analyst) join.[4] | |
| DT | April 22, Akaadian rejoins. Brokenshard (Head Coach/Sub/Jungle to Head Coach) changes position. Shernfire moves to substitute. Part leaves. | |
| DT | June 3, Papa Chau rejoins. Brokenshard (Head Coach to Head Coach/Sub/Jungle) changes position. Hoglet and Shernfire leave. | |
 APP | July 6, Shernfire joins as substitute. Ray, ShrimP, Keane, and Xpecial leave. | |
| APP | December (approx.), Apex Pride forfeits their NACS 2017 Spring Qualifier slot and disbands. Roar, Shernfire, and Crumbz (Head Coach) leave. |
| DW | January 15, Shernfire rejoins as substitute.[6] | |
| DW | February 28, Shernfire moves to starting roster. Sybol leaves.[19] |
| DW | October 17, Shernfire leaves.[5] | |
 SN | December 24, Shernfire, Value, and Joey join. PieCakeLord and Zeu (Head Coach) rejoin. Rycah joins as substitute. Ic0nic and TheOddTurtle move to substitutes. Jenkins leaves.[7] |
| SN | March 4, Japanese Import (Coach to Head Coach) changes position. Ic0nic moves to starting roster. Shernfire and Zeu (Head Coach) leave. | |
 TL.A | November 25, Shernfire joins.[9] Shernfire's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[20] |
| TL | January 25, Shernfire joins from academy roster. | |
| TL | February 15, Shernfire leaves for academy roster.[10] | |
| TL.A | April 15, Shernfire is allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.[21] | |
| TL.A | May 15, Shernfire leaves.[8] | |
| DW | June 1, Shernfire (Coach) rejoins.[12] | |
| DW | June 2, Shernfire (Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 August 2020.[22] | |
| DW | October 7, Shernfire (Coach) is removed from the GCD.[11] | |
 C9.A | November 21, FakeGod, Shernfire, and Isles are added to the GCD.[14] FakeGod, Shernfire, and Isles' contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[23] | |
| C9.A | December 3, Darshan joins. Shernfire, Copy, and Isles' joining is confirmed. Westrice (Coach to Head Coach) changes position. K1ng becomes active.[24] |
 OPL | May 12, Shernfire, Twiizt, and Nerroh (Head Coach) are added to the GCD. Migab is added to the GCD as substitute.[15] Shernfire, Twiizt, Migab, and Nerroh (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.[15] | |
| OPL | May 30, Shernfire and Twiizt's joining is confirmed.[25] | |
| OPL | November 21, Shernfire, Peng, Twiizt, Nono, Xicor, and Nerroh (Head Coach)'s contracts expire. Aries (Coach) leaves. | |
 PGG | December 7, Shernfire joins.[17] |
| PGG | January 1, Shernfire changes residency from Oceania to Asia Pacific. | |
| PGG | January 16, Shernfire and Violet's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[26] | |
| PGG | October 15, Chippys, Shernfire, DONGGY, Violet, Apii, and foreigner are removed from the GCD.[16] |
 GZ | January 10, Thien, shernfire, Kisee, leemas, and Benvi are added to the GCD. JuJo is added to the GCD as substitute.[18] Thien, shernfire, Kisee, leemas, Benvi, JuJo, Aarsh (Head Coach), and styled (Assistant Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 May 2024.[18] | |
| GZ | January 11, Thien, shernfire, Kisee, leemas, and Benvi's joining is confirmed. JuJo's joining as substitute is confirmed.[27] | |
| GZ | May 20, Thien, Shernfire, leemas, JuJo, Benvi (Coach), and Styled (Assistant Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024. Fighto and Kurak's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024.[28] |
Biography[]
Born in Malaysia, Shernfire grew up in Australia. He got into video games at an early age due to the influence of the people around him and the fun he could have. He remembers Halo as his first gaming experience, calling it one of his favorite house party games, though his cousin was the person who got him into PC gaming.
Despite not remembering his first League of Legends game fondly, Shernfire persisted and eventually managed to climb the soloqueue ladder.
2014 Season[]
In October 2014, Shernfire joined Dire Wolves as a substitute.
2015 Season[]
After leaving Dire Wolves mid-season, Shernfire joined Vortex as a jungler for the NACS Summer Season. However, soon after he arrived in the United States, he was banned from competitive play for the remainder of the 2015 season for Elo boosting.[29]
2016 Season[]
After Shernfire's ban expired, he joined NA Challenger team Astral Authority for the NACS Open Qualifier. The team made it to the final qualifier round, renaming to Samadder Gaming temporarily before returning to the name Astral Authority. Upon qualifying for the spring season, the roster was acquired by the organization Dream Team. Dream Team finished the season in fifth place, losing an automatic tiebreaker with Team Liquid Academy due to head-to-head record. They missed out on the playoffs but received higher seeding for the summer qualifier due to finishing ahead of Enemy.
Trivia[]
- When he first started playing League of Legends, he played only
Master Yi. - He is known for his
Rengar, 
Lee Sin, and 
Kha'Zix. - He originally wanted to become a soccer player.
- He is a vegetarian.
- Was frequently suspended throughout his professional career for a variety of offenses.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
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Media[]
- 2015
- 2018
- 2020
- June 22, Shernfire: "My motivation for Rank 1 is to prove to everyone and myself that I can do it." with , and on Azubu
- September 27, Dire Wolves jungler Shernfire suspended from two Worlds matches by Nicole Carpenter on Dot Esports
- January 28, Liquid’s Shernfire: “I’ve looked up to the brand of TSM for a long time and versing them was a different type of pressure” by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-22 | LCO 2024 Split 2 Playoffs |  GZ vs  TB | Link |
| 2024-06-18 | LCO 2024 Split 2 | TB vs GZ | |
| 2023-03-06 | LCO 2023 Split 1 Playoffs |  DW vs  PGG | |
| 2021-07-23 | NA Academy 2021 Summer |  DIG.A vs  C9.A | Link |
| 2021-06-02 | NA Academy 2021 Summer |  GG.A vs C9.A | Link |
| 2021-04-15 | LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Spring | C9.A vs  EG.A | Link |
| 2021-02-11 | NA Academy 2021 Spring | C9.A vs EG.A | |
| 2021-01-28 | NA Academy 2021 Spring | C9.A vs DIG.A | Link |
| 2020-01-28 | LCS 2020 Spring |  TL vs  TSM | Link |
| 2018-10-04 | Worlds 2018 Play-In |  INF vs DW | Link |
| 2018-07-02 | Rift Rivals 2018 SEA-LJL-OPL |  KLH vs DW | Link |
Images[]
DT Shernfire, NACS 2016 Spring
DW Shernfire, OPL 2017 Split 1
DW Shernfire, OPL 2018 Split 1
DW Shernfire, MSI 2018
TL Shernfire, LCS 2020 Spring
C9.A Shernfire, NA Academy 2021 Spring
OPL Shernfire, LFL 2022 Summer
PGG Shernfire, LCO 2023 Split 2
GZ Shernfire, LCO 2024 Split 1
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Samadder Gaming's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Astral Authority Acquires League of Legends Team esports.guru
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dream Team's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dream Team's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Shernfire's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Shernfire Rekindled direwolves.gg
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Super Nova's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Shernfire's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Team Liquid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Team Liquid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Archive Pages: before change - OCE - 2020-10-06; after change - OCE - 2020-10-07
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Dire Wolves' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-12-09; after change - NA - 2021-12-10
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2020-11-20; after change - NA - 2020-11-21
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2022-05-11; after change - EU - 2022-05-12
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Archive Pages: before change - OCE - 2023-10-14; after change - OCE - 2023-10-15
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Pentanet.GG's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Archive Pages: before change - OCE - 2024-01-09; after change - OCE - 2024-01-10
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Sybol Moves On direwolves.gg
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-11-25
- ↑ Shernfire's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - OCE - 2020-06-01; after change - OCE - 2020-06-02
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2020-11-20; after change - NA - 2020-11-21
- ↑ Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Team Oplon's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - OCE - 2023-01-15; after change - OCE - 2023-01-16
- ↑ Ground Zero Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - OCE - 2024-05-19; after change - OCE - 2024-05-20
- ↑ Competitive Ruling: Shernfire oce.lolesports.com