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Toyz | ||
Background Information | ||
Name | Lau "Kurtis" Wai Kin (劉偉健) | |
Country of Birth | Hong Kong | |
Birthday | June 9, 1992 (age 32) | |
Residency | LMS | |
Competitive | ||
Role | Manager | |
Favorite Champs | ||
Soloqueue IDs | Toyzlolz (NA), Toyz, Zyot (KR), iToyz (KR), 克勞德甜不辣, 막타는마타가마타 (KR), 煞氣a龍獸, Toyz (TW) | |
Social Media & Links | ||
Lau "Kurtis" "Toyz" Wai Kin (Hanzi: 劉偉健) is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously director and manager for G-Rex.
Team History
Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
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CrossGaming | Jul 20112011-07-29[2] | Apr 20122012-04-23[1] | 8mo 25d | Inactive ejel | ||
Taipei Assassins | Apr 20122012-04-23[4] | Jun 20132013-06-30[3] | 1yr 2mo | ejel | ||
Fnatic | Sep 20142014-09-08[5] | ≈Oct 2014≈2014-10-?? | ≈23d | ejel | ||
Hong Kong Esports | Oct 20142014-10-11[7] | Sep 20162016-09-12[6] | 1yr 11mo | Inactive ejel | ||
Raise Gaming | Sep 20162016-09-12[10] | Sep 20172017-09-16[8] | 1yr 4d | ejel | ||
Stinga | ≈Sep 2017≈2017-09-?? | ≈Nov 2019≈2019-11-?? | ≈2yr 2mo | ejel | ||
G-Rex | Sep 20172017-09-16[13] | Nov 20192019-11-20[11] | 2yr 2mo | ejel |
Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
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CrossGaming | Jul 20112011-07-29[2] | Mar 20122012-03-20 | 7mo 22d | ejel | ||
CrossGaming | Mar 20122012-03-20 | Apr 20122012-04-23[1] | 1mo 3d | Inactive ejel | ||
Taipei Assassins | Apr 20122012-04-23[4] | Jun 20132013-06-30[3] | 1yr 2mo | ejel | ||
Fnatic | Sep 20142014-09-08[5] | ≈Oct 2014≈2014-10-?? | ≈23d | ejel | ||
Hong Kong Esports | Oct 20142014-10-11[7] | Oct 20152015-10-29[15] | 1yr 18d | ejel | ||
Hong Kong Esports | Oct 20152015-10-29[15] | Sep 20162016-09-12[6] | 10mo 14d | Inactive ejel | ||
Raise Gaming | Sep 20162016-09-12[10] | Sep 20172017-09-16[8] | 1yr 4d | ejel | ||
Stinga | ≈Sep 2017≈2017-09-?? | ≈Nov 2019≈2019-11-?? | ≈2yr 2mo | ejel | ||
G-Rex | Sep 20172017-09-16[13] | Jan 20182018-01-03[16] | 3mo 17d | ejel | ||
G-Rex | Jan 20182018-01-03[16] | Jun 20182018-06-06[17] | 5mo 3d | ejel | ||
G-Rex | Jun 20182018-06-06[17] | Nov 20192019-11-20[11] | 1yr 5mo | ejel |
News
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- 2022
CG | March 20, MyDog II and Wish join. UDJ and Toyz become inactive. | |
CG | April 23, Toyz leaves.[1] | |
TPA | April 23, Toyz and BeBe join.[4] |
TPA | June 30, Achie and Jay join. bebe (Bot to Top) and DinTer (Support to Bot) change positions. Stanley and Toyz leave.[3] |
FNC | September 8, Toyz (Coach) joins.[5] | |
FNC | October (approx.), LaMiaZeaLoT and Toyz (Coach) leave. | |
HKES | October 11, Hong Kong Esports is formed. Stanley, DinTer, Toyz, GoDJJ, and Awei join. Yezi joins as substitute.[7] |
HKES | October 29, Hong Kong Esports is fined NT$ 200,000 (≈ USD$ 6,144) for intending to lose their match against Midnight Sun Esports. Toyz is suspended by the team.[15] |
HKES | September 12, Toyz claims to have left; Hong Kong Esports still claims him as an employee.[6] | |
RG | September 12, Pk, Laba, Fish, LilV, Koala, Domo (Coach), and Toyz (Manager) join.[10] |
Stinga | September (approx.), Toyz (Manager) joins. | |
RG | September 16, Pk, Laba, wuji, LilV, Koala, Dream, Ran, Domo (Coach), Toyz (Manager), and Wei (Manager) leave.[8][9] | |
GRX | September 16, PK, Laba, Wuji, Koala, Domo (Coach), Ken Hung (Partner), and Toyz (Director/Manager) join.[13][14] |
GRX | January 3, Wei (Coach) and Chen Chieh-Hung (Analyst) join. Toyz (Director/Manager to Director/Manager/Head Coach) changes position.[16] | |
GRX | June 6, Wei (Coach to Head Coach) and Toyz (Director/Manager/Head Coach to Director/Manager) change positions.[17] |
Biography[]
Toyz is originally from Hong Kong and currently lives in Taiwan. Toyz began playing League of Legends in spring 2011 when a friend introduced him to the game. He quit his first LoL game midway because he wasn't having any fun, but he tried a second game two hours later and fell in love with it.[19] Prior to League of Legends, Toyz also played games such as World of Warcraft, AION, Nobunaga's Ambition, Dragon Nest, and others.
On June 30, 2013, Toyz retired from competitive League of Legends, citing carpal tunnel syndrome.[20] But on September 5, 2013, Toyz announced via Facebook that he would return to the competitive game and join HK Attitude following improvement on his wrist injury. However, on December 31, 2013, he announced that although his carpal tunnel syndrome was improving, he could recover enough for sufficient practice, and thus could not become a pro player again. [21]
Season 1[]
Toyz began his esports career humbly, as most professional players do. Toyz' first taste of competition was winning a low level tournament at a local net cafe. Toyz would then join CrossGaming, an esports organization based in Hong Kong at the time, becoming part of his first semi-professional team. It is here that he would also meet his future teammate, Bebe.
Season 2[]
Toyz would be recruited by the Taipei Assassins in April of 2012. Toyz would replace current starting mid laner, NeXAbc and be shipped along with Bebe, moving Colalin to a sub position, and MiSTakE to support from AD carry. Toyz dominated domestically, along with the rest of his team, securing a berth to the Season 2 World Championship by coming out on top at the Season Two Regionals in Taipei. The team would find themselves winning the Season 2 World Championship against Azubu Frost in Grand Finals 3-1, after dispelling heavy favorites, Moscow 5 2-1 in the Semi-Finals. Toyz is remembered for his stellar Orianna play, often being associated with the champion.
Preseason 3[]
Toyz would continue domestic success along with his team, easily taking the first GPL split, 2012 GPL Season 1 against the Singapore Sentinels 3-1, closing out a 38-2 season. To end 2012, Toyz and the Assassins placed 3rd at the most hailed international tournament of all time, IGN ProLeague Season 5, losing to the eventual runner-up of the tournament, Fnatic.
Season 3[]
The Taipei Assassins would continue their bout of dominance over the SEA region, winning over the GPL again with a 27-1 record. They would however show weakness in cross regional play, namely in NVIDIA Game Festival 2013. Toyz was elected to the Garena All-Star Team in the midseason, also participating in the Mid Lane Skill Competition at All-Star Shanghai 2013, where he would topple Misaya in the finals via tower destruction.
The team would never truly find their stride again after the break, struggling to maintain the dominance they had once had. Roster changes would occur as a result of this. Toyz would retire from competitive gaming due to his wrist injury, the same day that Stanley was also released from the team.
2014 Season[]
Many believed Toyz would return to competitive gaming with Hong Kong Esports in Season 4, after resting his wrist injury, but ended up stating that he would never return to competitive play. However, League fans voted for him to join the All-Star Paris 2014 Hexakill match as the sixth player on Team Fire alongside Bjergsen, Shy, WeiXiao, Archie and captain Diamond, and Toyz picked Gothic Orianna - not only the same champion, but the same skin he picked for Orianna for the deciding game of the 2012 World Championships.
Later on in the year, With the support from Hong Kong Esports[22], Toyz would be recruited to coach Fnatic during the 2014 Season World Championship. Fnatic would go 2-4 in the group stages, tieing with LMQ for 3rd/4th, thus being eliminated from the tournament.
2015 Preseason[]
HKEsports would announce the formation of a new team, after many folly teams, with Toyz at the helm. It was made clear that Toyz was going to hand pick his players to compete in the new TW/HK/Macau League, the League of Legends Master Series or LMS. Toyz would form a roster, reuniting with his former top laner, Stanley, and other former TPA/TPS players: DinTer, GoDJJ, and Awei. Toyz would fail to qualify for IEM Season IX - Taipei, but would qualify along with his team for the 2015 League of Legends Master Series.
2016 Season[]
Due to a conflict with the team, Toyz was expelled from the HKESports gaming house in October 2015. He claimed he would leave due to the recent match-fixing scandal, but HKEsports claimed that he was still on the team. As a result, Toyz did not show up since then, and missed 2015 LMS All-Star and All-Star Los Angeles 2015, and the whole 2016 Season.
Trivia[]
- Blood Type B-
- Known as the beast of mid lane after winning S2 Championship
- Favorite champion and most played champion is Twisted Fate
- Became well known for exceptional Orianna play at the Season 2 World Championship, leading Riot to name her as one of the five Taipei Assassins signature champions that would receive TPA world champion skins.
- Uses a Razer Imperator 4G 2012 and a Razer Blackwidow Ultimate
- Original summoner name was "76toys"
- First champion ever played was Ashe. First main champ was Corki.[23]
- Taiwanese chicken steak and Hong Kong Creamed Pork Chop bun are his two favorite foods.
- Favorite classes in school were English and PE
- Enjoys swimming
- Suffered from Carpal tunnel syndrome due to daily practice that led to his retirement.[24]
- Popularized building Spirit Visage on Ryze
- At his prime, was known as one of the best mid players in the world, even winning the Mid Lane competition at All-Star Shanghai 2013.
- Was invited to and attended the All-Star Paris 2014 Hexakill event, alongside fellow retired pro player, Misaya.
- Coached Fnatic during the 2014 Season World Championship.
- In September 2021, Toyz was arrested under suspicion of drug trafficking.[25]
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Toyz Tournament Results | |||||
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Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
2018-06-10 | NQ | Asian Games 2018 Q - East | 4 - 6RR | HKG | Kabe, Avoidless, Moonblack, Dennis, Unified, Kaiwing, Toyz |
2018-04-22 | 2 | LMS 2018 Spring Playoffs | GRX | PK, baybay, Candy, Wuji, Stitch, Koala, Toyz | |
2018-04-01 | 2 | LMS 2018 Spring | 12 - 2RR | GRX | PK, Empt2y, baybay, Candy, Wuji, Stitch, Koala, Toyz |
2017-08-05 | 2 | Return of the Legends 2017 | THM | Stanley, Lilballz, Toyz, GodJJ, MiSTakE | |
2015-08-29 | 2 | HKES Tournament Season 3 | HKES | Stanley, Dinter, Toyz, GoDJJ, Olleh, Apro | |
2015-08-16 | 2 | Taiwan Regional Finals 2015 | HKES | May, Dinter, Toyz, GoDJJ, GodKwai, Olleh, Apro | |
2015-07-26 | 2 | LMS 2015 Summer Playoffs | HKES | May, DinTer, Toyz, GodKwai, GoDJJ, Olleh, Apro | |
2015-07-12 | 3 | LMS 2015 Summer | 5-8-1RR | HKES | Stanley, DinTer, Toyz, Raison, GoDJJ, Olleh, Apro |
2015-04-12 | 4 | LMS 2015 Spring Playoffs | HKES | Stanley, DinTer, Toyz, GoDJJ, Olleh | |
2015-03-22 | 3 | LMS 2015 Spring | 15 - 6RR | HKES | Stanley, Dinter, Smurph, Toyz, GodJJ, Olleh |
Media[]
- 2012
- June 9, Rulers of the SEA: Interview with the Taipei Assassins [Archived] with Obscurica on ggChronicle
- July 24, AL Interview: Taipei Assassins [Archived] with Nelson on Absolute Legends
- September 23, Taipei Assassins Preview: Season Two World Finals [Archived] by Obscurica on ggChronicle
- October 14, 台北暗殺星精彩奪冠!基地獨家賽後專訪 [Archived] with orcsbase on Gamebase
- October 16, 《英雄聯盟》台北暗殺星返台 粉絲熱情接機-巴哈姆特電玩瘋 with 巴哈姆特電玩瘋 on YouTube
- November 2, 即使在逆境中也不輕言放棄,勇敢實踐夢想的世界冠軍-台北暗殺星 [Archived] with MyFun Editor on MyFun
- November 2, 沖出台海的黑馬!世界冠軍TPA [Archived] with Play LOL on DuoWan
- December 1, TPA Toyz & Lilballz at IPL5 with Sjokz on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
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2012-11-18 | GPL 2012 Season 1 Playoffs | TPA vs SGS | Link |
Interviews[]
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
2014[]
- September 16 - Toyz:"..I know how to win. That is what makes me special." with Fnatic
- November 17 - Toyz' story: Kurtis Lau wants to take HK Esports to the world championship of League of Legends with Young Post
2013[]
- April 9 - Valoran News For All Ep. 2 - Toyz's Secret (English Subtitles) with GarenaMalaysiaTV
- July 23 - Taipei Assassins interview with Toyz and Stanley with LoLEsports
2012[]
- May 2 - 台北暗殺星 TPA - 香港職業選手 Toyz 專訪 (Chinese Video) with iGamers.TV
- October 6 - TPA Toyz at the League of Legends World Championships Day 2 (video) with Cyber Sports Network
- November 25 - TPA Toyz AMA Answers (English/T.Chinese) with Reddit
- December 1 - TPA Toyz & Lilballz at IPL5 (video) with CyberSportsNetwork
- December 1 - IPL 5 - Panky interviews TPA's Toyz (video) with Reign of Gaming
Videos[]
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External Links[]
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 皇者爭霸盃圓滿落幕 巴龍到場簽約! (Chinese) lol.garena.tw
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 CrossGaming's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Taipei Assassins' Facebook Post (Chinese) facebook.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 皇者爭霸盃圓滿落幕 巴龍到場簽約! (Chinese) lol.garena.tw
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Toyz's Facebook Status facebook.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 與 HKES 關係完全決裂!Toyz 找到新東家後正式回歸 (Chinese) yahoogames-esports.tumblr.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Hong Kong Esports' Facebook Post (Chinese) facebook.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 英皇電競(EES)正式成立!前世界冠軍選手Toyz強勢加盟! (Chinese) nmplus.hk
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 《英皇電競菁英盃2017:皇者之路》 (Chinese) ees.zone
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 與 HKES 關係完全決裂!Toyz 找到新東家後正式回歸 (Chinese) yahoogames-esports.tumblr.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 G-Rex's Facebook Post (Chinese) facebook.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 G-Rex's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 英皇電競(EES)正式成立!前世界冠軍選手Toyz強勢加盟! (Chinese) nmplus.hk
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 《英皇電競菁英盃2017:皇者之路》 (Chinese) ees.zone
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 RiotTW 聲明:HKE 於 LMS 夏季聯賽違規懲處公告 (Chinese) lol.garena.tw
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 【LMS 職業聯賽】2018 春季賽 1/20 開賽,隊員名單正式公佈 (Chinese) lms.garena.tw
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Toyz's Facebook Post (Chinese) facebook.com
- ↑ Yahoo News yahoo.com
- ↑ Original Reddit Post Toyz AMA English Translation reddit.com
- ↑ Toyz Facebook Post facebook. com
- ↑ [1] facebook. com
- ↑ Toyz Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Original Reddit Post Toyz AMA English Translation reddit.com
- ↑ Toyz's facebook postfacebook.com
- ↑ LoL player Toyz arrested for drug trafficking (marijuana)gameort.com