Id: | Maple | ||||
Chinese: 黃熠棠 | |||||
Name Trans: | Huang Yi-tang | ||||
Birth Date: | 10 October 1997 | ||||
Birth Place: | Taoyuan, Taiwan | ||||
Nationality: | Taiwanese | ||||
Role: | Mid | ||||
Team: | PSG Talon | ||||
League: | Pacific Championship Series | ||||
Game: | League of Legends | ||||
Years1: | 2013 | ||||
Team1: | Gamania Bears | ||||
Years2: | 2013–2018 | ||||
Team2: | Flash Wolves | ||||
Years3: | 2018–2019 | ||||
Team3: | Suning | ||||
Years4: | 2019–2020 | ||||
Team4: | LNG Esports | ||||
Years5: | 2020–2021 | ||||
Team5: | PSG Talon | ||||
Years6: | 2021–2022 | ||||
Team6: | Anyone's Legend | ||||
Years7: | 2022–2023 | ||||
Team7: | Team SoloMid | ||||
Team8: | PSG Talon | ||||
Years8: | 2023–present | ||||
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Huang Yi-tang, better known as Maple, is a Taiwanese professional League of Legends player for PSG Talon, of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS).
Huang found success domestically and internationally during his time as a member of the Flash Wolves, winning several LMS titles and topping many international events.[1] [2] He has long been considered by many analysts and other professional players as one of the most mechanically skillful players from Taiwan.[3] [4] [5] Huang also played for LPL teams Suning[6] and LNG Esports.[7]
Due to their first-place finish at IEM Taipei, yoe Flash Wolves were invited to compete at the IEM Season IX - World Championship. After a Round 1 loss against SK Gaming, Maple and the team went on to beat Cloud9 in Round 1 of the losers bracket. Round 2 of the losers bracket saw the team's 2nd meeting of the tournament with SK Gaming. A win against the European team secured the yoe Flash Wolves a place in the bracket stage. They were eventually knocked out of the tournament in the semifinals after losing to Team SoloMid.[8]
With a second and third place LMS finish under their belt, the Flash Wolves had obtained a tie for the most LMS Championship Points behind AHQ, and were invited to the 2015 Taiwan Regional Finals. There, FW avenged their playoff loss by defeating Hong Kong Esports 3-2 and acquiring a spot in the 2015 Season World Championship.[9]
At the World Championship, the FW were expected by many analysts to have one of the weakest showings of any team in attendance. However, after a 4-2 group stage with wins over favorites KOO Tigers and Counter Logic Gaming, the Flash Wolves emerged first from groups, becoming the first team in two years to finish ahead of a Korean team in groups at Worlds. In the tournament quarterfinals, FW lost 1–3 to Origen, earning a top eight finish.[10]
Maple was one of the top players at the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational, in which Flash Wolves eventually finished third/fourth after losing to Counter Logic Gaming in the semi-finals.[11]
Following a one-year spell with PSG Talon and a single split on Anyone's Legend, Maple signed with Team SoloMid as their new mid laner.[12] The team finished 5-6th in playoffs following a chaotic split which saw the team make several changes during the season.[13]