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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Rico Chen | |
| Country of Birth | Taiwan | |
| Nationality | Taiwan United States | |
| Birthday | September 18, 2002 (age 23) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Prev Residencies | Americas North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team | | |
| Role | Mid Laner | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Competitive IDs | Swordd | |
| Soloqueue IDs | NA: Sword#Heize | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
Rico "Sword" Chen is a League of Legends esports player, currently mid laner for Winthrop University.
There is a disambiguation page associated with the name Sword. One other player shares this ID.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Jan 20192019-01-30[2] | Sep 20212021-09-30[1] | 2yr 8mo | ejel | ||
| | Dec 20212021-12-19[4] | Nov 20222022-11-07[3] | 10mo 19d | ejel | ||
| | Jan 20222022-01-08[5] | Feb 20222022-02-03 | 26d | ejel | ||
| | Feb 20222022-02-19 | Feb 20222022-02-20 | 1d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
| | Jun 20222022-06-07[7] | Jun 20222022-06-10[6] | 3d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
| | Jan 20232023-01-13[9] | Apr 20232023-04-28[8] | 3mo 15d | ejel | ||
| | Jun 20232023-06-10 | Present | 2yr 7mo | ej |
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Jan 20192019-01-30[2] | Nov 20202020-11-28[10] | 1yr 9mo | ejel | ||
| | Nov 20202020-11-28[10] | Sep 20212021-09-30[1] | 10mo 2d | ejel | ||
| | Dec 20212021-12-19[4] | Jan 20222022-01-08[5] | 20d | ejel | ||
| | Jan 20222022-01-08[5] | Feb 20222022-02-03 | 26d | ejel | ||
| | Jan 20222022-01-08[5] | Feb 20222022-02-03 | 26d | ejel | ||
| | Feb 20222022-02-03 | Nov 20222022-11-07[3] | 9mo 4d | ejel | ||
| | Feb 20222022-02-19 | Feb 20222022-02-20 | 1d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
| | Jun 20222022-06-07[7] | Jun 20222022-06-10[6] | 3d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
| | Jan 20232023-01-13[9] | Apr 20232023-04-28[8] | 3mo 15d | ejel | ||
| | Jun 20232023-06-10 | Present | 2yr 7mo | ej |
News
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
| | November 28, Babip joins. Sword moves to starting roster.[10] Sword renames to Swordd.[11] | |
| | November 29, Babip's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022. Swordd's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[12] |
| | May 18, Swordd renames to Sword.[13] | |
| | September 30, Hauntzer, Sword, and Cody Sun leave.[1] | |
| | December 19, Fanatiik, Insanity, Array, Sword, and Mist (Head Coach) join.[4] |
| | January 3, Fanatiik, Insanity, Array, and Sword's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 5 November 2022.[14] | |
| | January 8, donbray joins. Sword moves to substitute.[5] | |
| | January 8, Sword joins from sister team Busio moves to substitute.[5] | |
| | February 3, Busio moves to starting roster. Sword leaves for sister team | |
| | February 3, Sword moves to starting roster. donbray leaves. | |
| | February 19, Array and Sword join as temporary substitutes for Nerd Street Winter Champs 2022 Finals. | |
| | February 20, Array and Sword (temporary substitutes) leave. | |
| | June 7, Sword is readded to the GCD as temporary substitute for Week 1 of NA Academy 2022 Summer, replacing Busio.[7] | |
| | June 10, Sword (temporary substitute) leaves.[6] | |
| | November 7, Sniper, Fanatiik, and Sword are removed from the GCD.[3] |
| | January 13, lunacia, Goo, Blazze, Instinct, and Sword join. Mgutis and Lunar join as substitutes.[9] | |
| | April 28, lunacia, Hyper, Blazze, Instinct, Sword, Maniac, Lunar, Brandini (Head Coach), and Julius (Assistant Coach) leave.[8] | |
| | June 10, Trixter and Sword join. |
| | October 31, Sword changes residency from North America to Americas. |
| | November 17, Sword changes residency from Americas to North America. |
Biography
Sword was born in Taiwan, but moved to the United States when he was 9 years old.
Trivia
- His ID Sword is named after the "two sword style" technique in The Prince of Tennis.
Tournament Results
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Sword (Rico Chen) 1v1 Tournament Results | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Event | Prize | Team | Last Result |
| 2022-03-07 | 47 - 48 | CQ 2022 Spring Split 1 | | ||
Media
- 2023
- October 18, ACADEMY MID LANER JOINS COLLEGIATE ESPORTS - SWORD with Trixter on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
- 2021
- 2022
- 2024
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-21 | NA Academy 2021 Spring | vs | Link |
| 2021-02-11 | NA Academy 2021 Spring | vs | |
| 2021-04-16 | LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Spring | vs | Link |
| 2021-07-22 | NA Academy 2021 Summer | vs | Link |
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-30 | PGCQ 2022 Summer 1 | vs | Link |
| 2022-07-27 | PGCQ 2022 Summer 2 | vs |
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-11 | CLOL 2024 Championship | vs | Link |
Images
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TSM.A Swordd, NA Academy 2021 Spring
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FLYF Sword, NACL 2023 Spring
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WU Sword, NACL 2025 Split 1
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 TSM's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Team SoloMid's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2022-11-06; after change - NA - 2022-11-07
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 100 Thieves Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 100 Thieves Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 sword's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2022-06-06; after change - NA - 2022-06-07
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 TSM's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ TSM's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2020-11-28; after change - NA - 2020-11-29
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-05-17; after change - NA - 2021-05-18
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2022-01-02; after change - NA - 2022-01-03



