MEGA Esports
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| Short name | MEGA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Based in | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Location | Southeast Asia |
| Website | www |
MEGA Esports is a professional esports organization based in Bangkok, Thailand. It formerly had a League of Legends team competing in the League of Legends SEA Tour (LST), Southeast Asia's top professional league, as well as Dota 2 and Overwatch teams.
In late 2017 they acquired the roster of League of Legends team Bangkok Titans, which qualified for the 2015 World Championship as one of two wildcard representatives. In 2019, MEGA's victories in the LST spring and summer seasons qualified them for that year's Mid-Season Invitational[1][2] and World Championship.[3][4]
League of Legends[edit]
| Game | League of Legends |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 2012 |
| Folded | January 2020 |
| League | League of Legends SEA Tour |
| Team history | Bangkok Titans (2012–2017) MEGA (2017–present) |
| Based in | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Head coach | Pawat "WarLocK" Ampaporn |
| Manager | Rina |
History[edit]
As Bangkok Titans[edit]
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As MEGA[edit]
MEGA's League of Legends division was created on 24 December 2017 after their acquisition of the Bangkok Titans, who were one of six teams originally created by Garena during the inception of Southeast Asia's professional League of Legends scene. MEGA finished second in LST 2018 Summer after losing to Ascension Gaming. In LST 2019 Spring and Summer, MEGA played against Malaysian team Axis Empire in the finals, sweeping them 3–0 both times and qualifying MEGA for the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational[1][2] and 2019 World Championship respectively.
Following the 2019 World Championship, Riot Games announced on 26 November that they had decided to ban MEGA CEO Arnold Tandra from being involved in any of their sanctioned tournaments until 2022. The stated reason was that MEGA had not paid their players on time, which was against Riot's principle of "maintaining a good environment and ecosystem for professional players".[5] MEGA's roster subsequently disbanded in early January 2020.
Final roster[edit]
| Nat. | ID | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rockky | Atit Phaomuang | Top Laner |
| | Lloyd | Juckkirsts Kongubon | Jungler |
| | G4 | Nuttapong Menkasikan | Mid Laner |
 | DeuL | Kim Deul | Bot Laner |
| | PoP | Ha Min-wook | Support |
| | HammocK | Niratai Saenamai | Top Laner (sub.) |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Amos, Andrew (27 April 2019). "MSI 2019 power rankings: Minor regions". Dot Esports. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ a b Chen, Ethan (26 April 2019). "League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2019 play-in stage groups". Daily Esports. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Newell, Adam (16 September 2019). "All the Teams Qualified for 2019 Worlds: League of Legends". Dot Esports. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Jang, David (16 September 2019). "All Qualified Teams for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship". Inven Global. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Martinello, Eva (26 November 2019). "MEGA Esports CEO banned from League competitions until 2022". Dot Esports. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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