ThunderTalk Gaming

ThunderTalk Gaming (commonly shortened to TT Gaming or TT) is a professional League of Legends team competing in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top level of professional League of Legends in China.[1][2]

For other uses, see TT.
ThunderTalk Gaming
Short nameTT Gaming, TT
GameLeague of Legends
Founded25 December 2017 (2017-12-25)
LeagueLeague of Legends Pro League
Team historySinoDragon Gaming (2017–2019)
Dominus Esports (2019–2020)
LocationChina
Head coachYin "Aqua" Weizhe
ManagerZhang "GolanZhang" Sheng
General managerLi "Ray" Zhuo

It was founded on 25 December 2017 as SinoDragon Gaming (SDG) and was one of two teams (the other being Victory Five) accepted into the LPL as part of the league's 2019 expansion.[3] The team rebranded as Dominus Esports (DMO) on 22 May 2019, and again on 15 September 2020 after its acquisition by Chinese messaging service ThunderTalk.[4]

History

SinoDragon Gaming was accepted into the LPL on 30 November 2018.[5] Prior to their entry into the LPL, the team competed in the League of Legends Developmental League (LDL), China's secondary league. The team's inaugural LPL roster consisted of top laners Jiang "Changhong" Changhong and Yang "Memory" Jubao, jungler Wang "Xiaopeng" Peng, mid laner Huang "Twila" Tingwei, bot laner Chen "GALA" Wei, and support Ling "Mark" Xu, with Ouyang "Iceman" Yiqiang as head coach.[5] The team finished 6th in the 2019 LPL Spring Split with a 9–6 record, qualifying them for playoffs,[6] where they defeated Edward Gaming 3–0 in the first round and lost to Topsports Gaming 0–3 in the quarterfinals.[7]

Roster
TT roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationality
Top Chelizi  Xia Hanxi  China 
Jungle VV  Zhang Qi  China 
Jungle Xiaopeng  Wang Peng  China 
Mid Captain  Luo Feiyang  China 
Mid Sky  Zhan Xiong  China 
Mid Twila  Huang Tingwei  China 
Bot SamD  Lee Jae-hoon  South Korea 
Support Teeen  Wang Yaoji  China 
Jungle bless   Xiang Yitong  China 
Head coach

Siu "Chris" Keung

Assistant coach(es)

Su "X1ri" Zehao

Legend
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: 17 December 2020.

Tournament results
Placement Event Final result (W–L)
1st 2018 LDL Spring Split (North) 12–2
3rd–4th 2018 LDL Spring Playoffs 1–2 (against Shadow Cream)
1st 2018 LDL Summer Split (North) 14–0
1st 2018 LDL Summer Grand Finals 3–1 (against Unlimited Potential)
7th–8th 2018 Demacia Cup 1–2 (against Suning)
3rd 2018 National Electronic Sports Open 2–1 (against OMG)
6th 2019 LPL Spring Split 9–6
5th–6th 2019 LPL Spring Playoffs 0–3 (against Topsports Gaming)
11th 2019 LPL Summer Split 6–9
9th–12th 2019 Demacia Cup 2–2
14th 2020 LPL Spring Split 6–10
17th 2020 LPL Summer Split 1–15

References
  1. Rand, Emily; Erzberger, Tyler; Torres, Xander; Chouadria, Adel (11 June 2019). "League of Legends global power rankings through June 11". ESPN. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. Chen, Hongyu (30 May 2019). "Chinese The International 2019 Tickets Sell Out in '53 Seconds,' Tencent Unveils Game for Peace Esports Plans". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. "SDG和V5战队确定加入LPL 联盟扩军至16支战队-其他-玩加电竞". WanPlus (in Chinese). 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. Chen, Hongyu (16 September 2020). "Chinese Chat Service Company TT Acquires Dominus Esports, Secures LPL Franchise". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. "LPL adds SinoDragon, Victory Five franchises". ESPN. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  6. "LPL/2019 Season/Spring Season". Leaguepedia. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. "LPL/2019 Season/Spring Playoffs". Leaguepedia. Retrieved 24 May 2019.


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