Talon Esports
Talon Esports
Team Information
Location:
Coaches:
arachne
Sponsor:
Total Earnings:
$107,452
Links
Player Breakdown
Number of Players
7
History
Created:
2017-03-16
Founded in 2017 by a group of old school gaming enthusiasts, Talon Esports is an exciting new organization based in the Greater China area. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Talon aims to provide a supportive platform for players to excel in their professional gaming objectives. Partnering with industry leaders, we will have a focus on producing exciting and informative content to promote Esports throughout the region. “The team was born out of passion for gaming and community, with a desire to be at the forefront of the wave that is competitive e-gaming. We want to be the industry standard in team building and success. Our motto is "Victory through unity." This is a big moment for us.”
Timeline[edit]
- February 16th - SlayVega, BUTEUK, Haru, MCD, Persia, Raphael, arachne join the team.[5]
- May 23rd - MCD leaves for Foxes.[6]
- June 19th - BUTEUK, SlayVega and Raphael leave the team.[7]
- June 30th - Talon Esports announce their roster for Contenders Season 2. Bazzi, aWeek, TYG, Gogora and V1LLAINY0 join the team.[8]
- January 15th - TYG and Aquila leave the team.[9][10]
- January 31st - Bashful joins the team.[11]
- February 25th - Talon Esports announce their roster for Contenders Season 1.[12]
- May 15th - Talon Esports releases manager hookeSu after accusations of mismanagement.[13]
- May 29th - inin77 leaves the team [14]and Patiphan joins.[15]
- June 5th - ManGoJai joins the team.[16]
- June 12th - Talon Esports announce their roster for Contenders 2019 Season 2 Pacific. face joins the team as analyst.[17]
- July 10th - Useul joins the team as Assistant Analyst.[18]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
| Active Squad | ||||
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| ID | Name | Role | Join Date | |
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Gogora | Lee Ji-Yoon (이지윤) | Flex | 2018-06-30[8] |
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Bashful | Kang Bo-hyun (강보현) | DPS | 2019-01-31[11] |
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oPuTo (Loan)
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Ubon Dara (อุบล ดารา) | DPS | 2019-02-25[12] |
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CQB | Yang Hao-Cheng (楊浩誠) | Support | 2019-02-25[12] |
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MuZe | Kim Young-hun (김영훈) | Tank | 2019-02-27 |
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Patiphan | Patiphan Chaiwong (ปฏิภาณ ไชยวงษ์) | DPS | 2019-05-29[15] |
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ManGoJai | Wong Kin-Long (黃健朗) | Support | 2019-06-05[16] |
Former[edit]
| Former Players | ||||||
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| ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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inin77 | Wang Qi-Hong | Support | 2019-02-25[12] | 2019-05-29[14] |  Nova Monster Shield
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Persia | Yang Zi-on (양지온) | Support | 2018-03-08[5] | 2019-02-25[12] |  Boston Uprising
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aWeek | Myeong Il-ju (명일주) | DPS | 2018-06-30[8] | 2019-02-25[12] |  Busan Dynasty
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V1LLAINY0 | Go Young-seok (고영석) | Tank | 2018-06-30[8] | 2019-02-25[12] |  O2 Blast
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Haru | Kim Kyeong-rae (김경래) | Tank/Support | 2018-03-08[5] | 2019-02-20 | Retired
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Aquila | Jeong Da-un (정다운) | DPS | 2018-06-30[8] | 2019-01-15[10] |  GE Pantheon KR
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TYG | Sim Seok-ho (심석호) | DPS | 2018-06-30[8] | 2019-01-15[9] |  고인워터스
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GyeDuJi | Kim Chang-Jae (김창재) | Tank | 2018-06-?? | 2018-06-?? |  Future Group
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Raphael | Kim Han-byeol (김한별) | DPS | 2018-03-08[5] | 2018-06-19[7] |  ReStart
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SlayVega | Jung Eung-kyo (정응교) | Flex | 2018-03-08[5] | 2018-06-19[7] | |
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BUTEUK 
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Ha Dae-ho (하대호) | Tank | 2018-03-08[5] | 2018-06-19[7] |  GC BUSAN VALKYRIE
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MCD | Lee Jeong-ho (이정호) | Support | 2018-03-08[5] | 2018-05-23[6] |  Foxes
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| Former Squad | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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Lunch | Chang Jia-Hao (張家豪) | Support | 2017-03-16[1] | 2017-07-12[4] |  KappaPride
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Yuri | Chen Wei (陳韋) | Support | 2017-03-16[1] | 2017-07-23[4] | |
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SmallPon | Li Zong-Chen (李宗宸) | Support | 2017-03-16[1] | 2017-07-12[4] | KappaPride
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Moowe
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Chi-Yeung Yip (葉志揚) | DPS | 2017-03-16[1] | 2017-07-07 |  Hong Kong Attitude
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Eso | Wu Hyun-Cheng (吳峻丞) | DPS/Flex | 2017-06-07 | 2017-07-23[4] | HeyNothing
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Hanji | Jheng Wei-Siang (鄭偉祥) | Tank | 2017-06-10 | 2017-07-12[4] | KappaPride
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WsLeo (Substitute) | Huang Ping-Wei (黃品維) | DPS | 2017-03-16[1] | 2017-07-23[4] | HeyNothing
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Natural (Substitute) | Li Ming-Je (李銘傑) | Tank/Flex | 2017-04-01 | 2017-07-23[4] | HeyNothing
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| Former Players | ||||||
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| ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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Mix
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Austin Chang (張俊賢) | Support | 2017-03-16[1] | 2017-05-30 | |
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Rapid (Tryout) | Chung Min-Chi (鍾旻圻) | Support | 2017-??-?? | 2017-??-?? |  ahq e-Sports Club
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AlayKeru (Tryout) | Liu Zhi-Ying (柳志穎) | Flex | 2017-??-?? | 2017-??-?? | |
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GrandVortex (Tryout) | Peter Li (李宗諭) | Tank | 2017-??-?? | 2017-??-?? | |
Organization[edit]
Active[edit]
| Organization | ||||||
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| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |||
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arachne | Lee Ji-won | Head Coach | 2018-03-08 [5] | ||
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face | Sam Merewether | Assistant Coach | 2019-06-12 [17] | ||
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Useul | Youngseo Hong | Assistant Analyst | 2019-07-10 [18] | ||
Former[edit]
| Former Organization | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | ||
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hookeSu (Bighook) | Su Ting-Hui (蘇庭輝) | Manager | 2019-01-26 | 2019-05-14[13] | ||
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BUTEUK | Ha Dae-ho (하대호) | Coach | 2018-03-08[5] | 2018-06-19[7] | GC BUSAN VALKYRIE
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KittEHJ | Jim Tien (田靖) | Manager | 2017-03-16 | 2017-??-?? | ||
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mkL | Mikael Skjønhaug | Head Coach | 2017-03-16[2] | 2017-07-17[3] |  Squid12324
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工藤名 | Ben Tien (田家名) | Coach | 2017-03-16[2] | 2017-??-?? | ||
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Graves | Pan Chia-Hao (潘家豪) | Analyst | 2017-??-?? | KappaPride
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Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Tournament | Results | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2019-05-25 | 4th | Major |  |
Overwatch Contenders 2019: Pacific Showdown | 1 : 3 | 
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$16,250 |
| 2019-05-03 | 1st | Major | |
Overwatch Contenders 2019 Season 1: Pacific | 4 : 0 |
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$40,000 |
| 2019-02-10 | 7th | Minor | |
Overwatch Contenders 2019 Season 1 Trials: Korea | 1/-/6 | Grp. S. | $0 |
| 2019-01-10 | 5 - 8th | Major | |
Overwatch Contenders 2018 Season 3: Pacific | 2 : 3 | 
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$11,679 |
| 2018 | |||||||
| 2018-09-14 | 1st | Major | |
Overwatch Contenders 2018 Season 2: Pacific | 4 : 2 | 
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$29,764 |
| 2018-04-28 | 5 - 8th | Major | |
Overwatch Contenders 2018 Season 1: Pacific | 0 : 3 | 
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$9,759 |
| 2017 | |||||||
| 2017-07-05 | 4th | Qualifier |  |
Overwatch Pacific Championship - Season 2 Promotion | 1 : 3 | 
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$0 |
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | |||||||
Gallery[edit]
Original logo prior to March 29th, 2019
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Talon Esports (2017-03-16). "隊伍簽約 " [Talon Esports signed their squad.] (in Chinese). talonesports.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Talon Esports (2017-03-16). "教練團 " [mkL and 工藤名 join.] (in Chinese). talonesports.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 mkL (2017-07-17). "mkL leaves".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Talon Esports (2017-07-23). "Talon Esports disbands".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Talon Esports (2018-03-08). "Talon Esports is proud to announce its new Overwatch team for the Contender’s league in Taipei.".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Foxes (2018-05-23). "@MCD_OW MCD from Contenders Pacific team, Talon Esports, has become a new member of the @Foxes_OW. Please welcome and give your supports!" (in
).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Talon Esports (2018-06-19). "MCD, BUTEUK, SlayVega and Raphael leave the team" (in
).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Talon Esports (2018-06-30). "We are very happy to announce the new roster for the second season of the Overwatch Contenders Pacific." (in ).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Talon Esports (2019-01-15). "TYG leaves the team" (in ).
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Talon Esports (2019-01-15). "Aquila leaves the team" (in ).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Talon Esports (2019-01-31). "We have brought new player, Bashful." (in ).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 Talon Esports (2019-02-25). "We are going to jump the gun a little here before the official announcement.".
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 4Gamers (2019-05-14). "Talon隊經理失職遭開除，教練「衛生」爆氣直播當清潔隊".
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 inin77 (2019-05-29). "LFT Contenders / Academy / OWL".
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Xavier Esports (2019-05-29). "We would like to annouce that our Overwatch player Patiphan "Patiphan" Chaiwong has signed a contract and transfered to Talon Esports.".
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Talon Esports (2019-06-05). "With the changes in mind we have now added @patiphanow and @MangojaiOW to the squad and super excited for the team we building for Pacific Season 2" (in ).
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Talon Esports (2019-06-12). "Overwatch Contenders Season 2 is upon us. Introducing our two new additions to the team, Patiphan and MangoJai!" (in ).
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Adding to our coaching roster we would like to give a very big WELCOME to @lily_seul2". Talon Esports. 2019-07-10.
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