| Retired | ||
|---|---|---|
| Smoothie | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Andy Ta | |
| Country of Birth | Canada | |
| Birthday | February 10, 1997 (age 27) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Support | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Soloqueue IDs | NA: Smoothie llllIIIllIl | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Andy "Smoothie" (▶️ listen) Ta is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously support for Evil Geniuses Challengers.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Team Dragon Knights | ≈Feb 2015≈2015-02-16 | Sep 20152015-09-23[1] | ≈7mo 7d ejel | ||
 Team Liquid | Oct 20152015-10-16[2] | Mar 20162016-03-08 | 4mo 23d ejel | ||
| TL Academy | Jan 20162016-01-22 | Apr 20162016-04-30[3] | 3mo 8d ejel | ||
 Cloud9 | May 20162016-05-18[5] | Jul 20182018-07-24[4] | 2yr 2mo ejel | ||
| Cloud9 Challenger | Jun 20162016-06-03 | Jan 20172017-01-06[6] | 7mo 3d ejel | ||
| C9 Academy | Jun 20182018-06-13[9] | Jul 20182018-07-24[7] | 1mo 11d ejel | ||
 Echo Fox | Jul 20182018-07-24[13] | Nov 20182018-11-24[10] | 4mo ejel | ||
 TSM | Nov 20182018-11-24[17] | Nov 20192019-11-18[16] | 1yr 24d ejel | ||
 CLG | Nov 20192019-11-18[20] | Nov 20212021-11-15[19] | 2yr 27d ejel | ||
 EG Academy | May 20222022-05-21[21] | Jan 20232023-01-11 | 7mo 21d ejel | ||
| EG Challengers | Jan 20232023-01-11 | Aug 20232023-08-28[22] | 7mo 17d ejel |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Dragon Knights | ≈Feb 2015≈2015-02-16 | Sep 20152015-09-23[1] | ≈7mo 7d ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Oct 20152015-10-16[2] | Jan 20162016-01-17 | 3mo 1d ejel | ||
| Team Liquid | Jan 20162016-01-17 | Mar 20162016-03-08 | 1mo 22d ejel | ||
| TL Academy | Jan 20162016-01-22 | Apr 20162016-04-30[3] | 3mo 8d ejel | ||
| Cloud9 | May 20162016-05-18[5] | Jul 20182018-07-24[4] | 2yr 2mo ejel | ||
| Cloud9 Challenger | Jun 20162016-06-03 | Jan 20172017-01-06[6] | 7mo 3d ejel | ||
| C9 Academy | Jun 20182018-06-13[9] | Jul 20182018-07-24[7] | 1mo 11d ejel | ||
| Echo Fox | Jul 20182018-07-24[13] | Nov 20182018-11-24[10] | 4mo ejel | ||
| TSM | Nov 20182018-11-24[17] | Nov 20192019-11-18[16] | 1yr 24d ejel | ||
| CLG | Nov 20192019-11-18[20] | Nov 20212021-11-15[19] | 2yr 27d ejel | ||
| EG Academy | May 20222022-05-21[21] | Jan 20232023-01-11 | 7mo 21d ejel | ||
| EG Challengers | Jan 20232023-01-11 | Aug 20232023-08-28[22] | 7mo 17d ejel |
News
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
 TDK | February 16 (approx.), Smoothie joins. | |
| TDK | September 23, Emperor, Smoothie, Bischu, mancloud, Jébus, and LattmaN leave.[1] | |
 TL | October 16, Smoothie joins.[2] |
| TL | January 17, Dardoch and Matt move to starting roster. IWDominate and Smoothie move to substitutes. | |
| TL.A | January 22, Smoothie joins. Lourlo, FeniX, and Piglet join as substitutes. IWDominate joins as temporary substitute for Week 1 of NACS 2016 Spring. Dardoch and Matt move to substitutes. | |
| TL | March 8, SirhcEz joins as substitute. zig, Youngbin, fabbbyyy, and Smoothie leave for academy roster. | |
| TL.A | April 30, Smoothie leaves.[3] | |
 C9 | May 18, Smoothie joins. LemonNation leaves.[5] | |
| C9C | June 3, Bunny FuFuu and Smoothie join as substitutes. Licorice, Thinkcard, kt Smurf, and Fragnat1c leave. |
| C9C | January 6, Balls, Hai, Altec, LemonNation, Bubbadub, Bunny FuFuu, Smoothie, and Thinkcard (Head Coach) leave.[6] |
| C9 | June 1, Licorice, Jensen, Sneaky, Smoothie, and Reapered (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[23] | |
| C9.A | June 13, Jensen, Sneaky, and Smoothie join from main roster.[9] | |
| C9 | July 24, Smoothie leaves.[4] | |
| C9.A | July 24, Feng joins. Smoothie leaves.[7][8] | |
 FOX | July 24, Smoothie joins. Lost joins from academy roster. Fenix and Feng leave.[13][14][15] | |
| FOX | July 25, Smoothie's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[24] | |
| FOX | November 24, Solo, Apollo, and Hakuho join. Smoothie leaves.[10][11][12] | |
 TSM | November 24, Smoothie joins.[17][18] | |
| TSM | November 26, Smoothie's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[25] |
| TSM | November 18, Smoothie leaves.[16] | |
 CLG | November 18, Smoothie joins.[20] | |
| CLG | November 22, Smoothie's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[26] |
 EG.A | May 21, Smoothie joins.[21] Smoothie's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[28] | |
| EG.A | December 16, S0ul joins. Sheiden, ry0ma, k1ng, and Smoothie's joining is confirmed.[29] |
| EGC | January 11, EG Academy renames to EG Challengers. S0ul, Sheiden, ry0ma, and k1ng's contracts are transferred to EG Challengers in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024. Smoothie's contract is transferred to EG Challengers in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[30] | |
| EGC | August 28, ry0ma, k1ng, and Smoothie are removed from the GCD.[22] | |
| EGC | August 29, Srtty and ido (Head Coach) leave. ry0ma, k1ng, and Smoothie's departures are confirmed.[31][32] |
Biography[]
Andy "Smoothie" Ta is from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
2015 Season[]
Smoothie joined Team Dragon Knights in February 2015, replacing former support player KonKwon on the team just before the start of the NACS Spring Season. The team finished second in the regular season with a 7-3 record. In the playoffs, they beat Team Fusion 2-1 before losing to Enemy 1-3, sending them to the Summer Promotion Tournament. Despite the fact that they had placed higher than Fusion, Winterfox chose to play against them. TDK used substitute mid laner Alex Ich in their promotional matches and won 3-1, successfully qualifying for the NA LCS Summer Split.
Due to visa issues, Team Dragon Knights were unable to use their full roster for the first four weeks of the summer split, as Emperor and Ninja were unable to travel to the United States to play with the team; Smoothie was also substituted out for the first three games, with Baby playing in his place. The substitute rosters went a combined 0-9, but when Emperor and Ninja finally joined the team for the second day of the fifth week, the team defeated first-place Team Dignitas. Despite that initial success, Team Dragon Knights were only able to secure two more victories over the next four weeks, and they finished in last place with a 3-15 record, one game behind Enemy. As a result, they were automatically relegated to the 2016 NA Challenger Series Spring Season.
2016 Season[]
In September 2015, Team Dragon Knights renamed to Team Arena Online, and Smoothie and Emperor left.[33] On October 16, Smoothie was announced as Team Liquid's new support, replacing Xpecial.[34] However, after only one game in the LCS, Smoothie was swapped to the organization's Challenger team Team Liquid Academy, to play in the NACS, as the first of several roster changes on the Academy team. The total of the roster changes proved detrimental to Team Liquid Academy, and despite initially being favorites to do well in the NACS, they only barely made playoffs, winning a fourth-place tiebreaker with Dream Team due to having 2-0'd them while IWDominate was temporarily substituting in the first week. They were eliminated in the semifinals by Apex Gaming. After the split ended, Team Liquid Academy rebuilt their roster, and Smoothie left.
Smoothie joined Cloud9 for the Summer Season. Originally alternating turns starting with Bunny FuFuu, after the seventh week Smoothie became the team's full-time starter.[35] Cloud9 equaled its spring record with a 12-6 finish, again securing the third seed into the playoffs. There, the team defeated Team EnVyUs and Immortals before falling to TSM 3-1 in the finals; their second-place result was their best placement since Spring 2015. In the Regional Finals, or the gauntlet, Cloud9 faced and defeated both EnVyUs and Immortals to qualify for the World Championship for the fourth consecutive year.
At Worlds, C9 was put in Group along with SK Telecom T1, I May and Flash Wolves. Despite not being expected by many to make it out of the group, C9 finished 2nd in the group. Their Worlds run was cut short though after they lost 0-3 to Samsung Galaxy in the Quarterfinals.
2017 Season[]
The 2017 Spring Season of the NA LCS started off hot for C9. The team was dominant and in 1st place throughout most of the split. However their performance took a dip later on and they finished 2nd with a 14-4 record right behind TSM. In the playoffs it was a similar story as Cloud9 made it to the finals but lost 2-3 to Team SoloMid in a very close series. In the Summer Season with increased competition, Cloud9 struggled more than before and finished the regular split in 4th place. Their performance in the playoffs was very lackluster and their run was cut short with a 1-3 loss to Team Dignitas in the Quarterfinals. Going into the Regional Qualifiers, the team managed to qualify for the 2017 Season World Championship with a 3-1 win over CLG.
At Worlds C9 finished first in their Play-In group with a 4-0 record and then defeated Lyon Gaming 3-0 to advance to the Main Event. Put in Group A along with SK Telecom T1, EDward Gaming and ahq e-Sports Club, C9 managed a 3-3 record and made it out of the group in second place. Their Worlds run was put to a halt however after they lost 2-3 to Team WE in a very close match.
Trivia[]
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Smoothie 1v1 Tournament Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Prize | Team | Last Result |
| 2022-03-07 | 26 - 27 | CQ 2022 Spring Split 1 |  F/A | ||
Media[]
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2024
- March 19, TDK vs F5 | NA Challenger Series - W4D2 | TDK vs Final Five - post-game interview by , and on LoLeventVODs
- July 27, Smoothie on Team Dragon Knight's future, supporting Emperor and playing with nothing to lose with , and on The Score
- August 3, AMA - TDK Smoothie with , and on reddit
- August 4, Smoothie on auto-relegation, playing in LCS and his favorite team in NA by Daniel Rosen on theScore Esports
- December 17, Smoothie to Fans: "Keep Watching: I Have a Lot to Prove This Season" with , and on onGamers
- June 1, Meet C9 Smoothie by , and on Cloud9
- June 5, Smoothie: 'I won’t make the same mistake I made...with TL. I'm definitely going to improve a lot' with , and on The Score
- June 27, Smoothie on Bunny: 'It’s not a competition anymore, just two teammates trying to make the team better’ with , and on Yahoo!
- July 27, Smoothie on playoffs: ‘Even though we can take games off TSM & IMT, we'd rather avoid them early’ with , and on The Score
- August 11, Smoothie on facing NV: ‘We’re feeling pretty good about it, we wanted this matchup from the start’ with , and on Yahoo!
- September 21, Smoothing It Out by Treeborn on GAMURS
- October 2, C9 Smoothie: We'll Have Our Issues Fixed Next Week by Xander Torres & Cass Marshall on RedBull
- October 2, Smoothie talks Cloud9's crazy match against Flash Wolves with , and on Yahoo!
- October 3, C9 Smoothie: ''Jensen gets a buff from all this hate'' with , and on Esports Heaven
- October 10, Smoothie on the quarterfinals draw: 'I think the brackets couldn't be better for us' with , and on The Score
- October 14, We Don't Turn on Each Other: Smoothie Faces Defeat with , and on Red Bull
- October 15, Smoothie points to lack of teamwork in loss to Samsung with , and on ESPN
- January 23, Smoothie Speaks on the Early NA LCS Support Meta with , and on Red Bull
- February 3, Smoothie on his champion pool: ‘Playing melee supports right now is kind of a pocket pick’ with , and on Yahoo Esports
- February 10, Smoothie on meeting his best friends through games, growing on TDK, and teaching his dad about LoL with , and on Blitz Esports
- March 8, Smoothie: ‘We draft according to what is good and we trust everyone can play their champion’ with , and on Yahoo Esports
- March 23, C9 Smoothie on Reapered’s coaching method, watching foreign regions and international tournaments with , and on Slingshot Esports
- April 20, NA LCS Spring Finals: Azael Interview with Smoothie with , and on LoL Esports
- June 28, C9 Smoothie: “I think as a team, we’ve become a lot stronger in this meta.” with , and on Emily Rand for Slingshot Esports
- July 6, Smoothie on Rift Rivals expectations: “Our team is affected by jet lag pretty hard.” with , and on Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
- July 18, Smoothie: “Us not playing well is our fault. I can blame jet lag or whatever all I want, but at the end of the day it’s our fault, and we need to fix those problems ourselves.” with , and on Emily Rand for Slingshot Esports
- July 30, C9 Smoothie: "Jensen getting solo kills is great but I want us to use our leads to take clean games" with , and on Inven Global
- August 10, C9 Smoothie on this year's Worlds: “It’s almost impossible to tell who’s going to win because SKT is doing really bad right now” with , and on Inven Global
- August 24, Smoothie to fans: 'We'll make it to Worlds through Gauntlet, I promise' with , and on Travis Gafford
- September 21, Cloud9's Smoothie Is Looking Forward to Worlds by Xander Torres on RedBull
- September 23, C9 Smoothie: "I got punished for being too confident" with , and on Inven Global
- February 7, C9 Smoothie reveals his hair secrets, what he would change in League, and Brodin's mess up with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 15, Smoothie: “It’s better that I die instead of one of my carries. If my Fantasy Points take a hit from that, it’s fine, I’d rather take the win.” with Izento on The Shotcaller
- February 27, How C9 Smoothie carries early game using botlane pressure and fast roams by , and on Blitz Esports
- February 28, How C9's botlane pressure and Smoothie’s roaming win early game by Renato "Shakarez" Perdigão on Blitz Esports
- March 2, Smoothie on his Spring Split MVP chances and if support players are unfairly disadvantaged for MVP with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 29, Smoothie Speaks Up About His Trade in Detail At His First Interview At Echo Fox with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- July 30, Smoothie: "I want Echo Fox to keep playing like they did, but with less... Inting. Yeah. (laughs)" with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- July 31, Smoothie on being benched and traded to Echo Fox: “I was pretty upset and it took a toll on me, so I requested to be traded” with Aaron Mickunas on Dot Esports
- August 22, FOX Smoothie: "I’ve been to finals twice, and it’s a feeling of euphoria when you stand on that stage." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- August 25, Smoothie - is NA BAD right now? and transitioning to Echo Fox with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- January 29, Smoothie explains how his shotcalling works on TSM with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 1, TSM Smoothie: "I still have fans who say things like 'I miss when you were on C9' and I really appreciate that they still follow me to this day." with David "Viion" Jang and Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- March 14, Team SoloMid's Zven and Smoothie chat mistakes and improvements by Emily Rand on ESPN
- March 25, Smoothie explains how TSM brought in a great end of split record with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 8, Smoothie breaks down TSM's TRIUMPHANT REVERSE SWEEP against C9 with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 11, 2019 LCS Spring Finals Interview with TSM Zven and Smoothie with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- April 12, Smoothie finding trust in Team SoloMid by Miles Yim on ESPN
- April 23, League of Legends: Brayzy’s MVP of the LCS Spring Split by Brayden Nazarian on The Game Haus
- June 10, Smoothie compares Reapered / Zikz / Locodoco and why Yuumi is so Broken with Locodoco on YouTube
- June 27, Bjergsen and Smoothie: 'Everyone wants to prove that their region is the best' - Rift Rivals with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 23, Smoothie: 'We're not playing as a team right now, we're all just playing our individual game' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- August 6, The 6 main characters of LCS Summer playoffs by Nicholas Ray on Upcomer
- January 24, Smoothie and Stixxay - how Smoothie left TSM for CLG, why LCS will feature more fighting this year with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- January 29, CLG Smoothie: To Leave A Legacy by Stephen No on The Game Haus
- March 15, CLG Smoothie: "My job is my whole life, so if I'm not winning, it feels like I'm empty." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- February 18, CLG Smoothie Discusses Their First Win, Over-communication, and Legendary C9 Hai as a Shotcaller with Izento on YouTube
- June 9, CLG Smoothie: “We learned a lot from these losses about our preparation and our weaknesses” with Sage Datuin on esports.gg
- March 3, "I Revolutionised Roaming in North America" - Reflections with Smoothie 1/2 - League of Legends with Duncan "Thorin" Shields on YouTube
- March 4, TSM Didn’t Explain I Could Decline Going to CLG - Reflections with Smoothie 2/2 - League of Legends with Duncan "Thorin" Shields on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-03 | NACL 2023 Summer |  MU vs  EGC | |
| 2023-01-28 | NACL 2023 Spring | EGC vs  CLGC | Link |
| 2022-08-06 | LCS Proving Grounds 2022 Summer | EG.A vs  100X | Link |
| 2022-07-20 | NA Academy 2022 Summer |  IMT.A vs EG.A | |
| 2022-06-15 | NA Academy 2022 Summer | EG.A vs  C9.A | Link |
| 2021-07-09 | LCS 2021 Summer |  TSM vs CLG | Link |
| 2020-06-27 | LCS 2020 Summer | 100 vs CLG | Link |
| 2019-07-28 | LCS 2019 Summer | TSM vs  FOX | Link |
| 2019-07-06 | LCS 2019 Summer | TSM vs 100 | Link |
| 2019-06-23 | LCS 2019 Summer |  GG vs TSM | Link |
| 2019-04-06 | LCS 2019 Spring Playoffs | C9 vs TSM | Link |
| 2019-03-10 | LCS 2019 Spring |  OPT vs TSM | Link |
| 2019-02-24 | LCS 2019 Spring | TSM vs CLG | Link |
| 2018-07-28 | NA LCS 2018 Summer | FOX vs  FLY | Link |
| 2018-03-11 | NA LCS 2018 Spring | OPT vs C9 | Link |
| 2018-03-04 | NA LCS 2018 Spring | C9 vs GG | Link |
| 2018-02-03 | NA LCS 2018 Spring | C9 vs OPT | Link |
Images[]
TDK Smoothie, NACS 2015 Spring
TDK Smoothie, NA LCS 2015 Summer
TL Smoothie, NA LCS 2016 Spring
C9 Smoothie, NA LCS 2016 Summer
C9 Smoothie, NA LCS 2017 Spring
C9 Smoothie, NA LCS 2018 Spring
FOX Smoothie, NA LCS 2018 Summer
TSM Smoothie, LCS 2019 Spring
TSM Smoothie, LCS 2019 Summer
CLG Smoothie, LCS 2020 Spring
CLG Smoothie, LCS 2021 Spring
GG Smoothie, LCS 2022 Spring
Name Pronunciation
| Smoothie | |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Riot |
| Voiced By | Raafaa |
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Team Dragon Knights is now Team Arena Online, retains Seraph, Kez, and Ninja dailydot.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Team Liquid Smoothie Challenge youtube.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Smoothie's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Echo Fox's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cloud9 on LoL Esports lolesports.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 NA LCS Offseason, Scheduling, and more lolesports.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Echo Fox's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Thank You, Smoothie cloud9.gg
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Cloud9 LoL LCS Roster Update | Summer 2018 youtube.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Clutch Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Echo Fox's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Rick Fox's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Echo Fox's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Fenix's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Thank You, Smoothie cloud9.gg
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Team SoloMid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Rick Fox's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 TSM Signs Smoothie for League of Legends Roster! tsm.gg
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 CLG's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Counter Logic Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-08-27; after change - NA - 2023-08-28
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2018-06-01
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2018-07-25
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2018-11-26
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-11-22
- ↑ Counter Logic Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2022-05-20; after change - NA - 2022-05-21
- ↑ Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2023-01-10; after change - NA - 2023-01-11
- ↑ Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Evil Geniuses' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Team Dragon Knights is now Team Arena Online, retains Seraph, Kez, and Ninja dailydot.com
- ↑ Team Liquid Smoothie Challenge youtube.com
- ↑ Update on moving forward twitlonger.com