Karsa (League of Legends player)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hung.
Karsa
Hung Hau-Hsuan (洪浩軒)
Status Active
Born (1994-01-12) January 12, 1994
Nationality Taiwan
Current team Flash Wolves
Role Jungler
League League of Legends Master Series
Games League of Legends
Professional career
Jun 2014 - Oct 2014 Machi 17
Jan 2015 - Present Flash Wolves

Hung Hau-Hsuan (born January 12, 1994), Chinese: 洪浩軒; pinyin: Hong Hao xuan; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng hō hian)better known by his in-game ID Karsa, is a Taiwanese League of Legends profession player for the team Flash Wolves. He is a notable player of the Jungler position, renowned for his strategic play. He has had high achievements both in the LMS league as well as internationally.[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

Due to their 1st-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, Karsa 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.[6]

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.[7][8]

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.[9][10]

Karsa and the Flash Wolves won the 2016 Spring LMS, qualifying for the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational. At MSI Flash Wolves reached the semi-finals of the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational.[11][12]

Tournament results

Flash Wolves

References

  1. ↑ "Interview with FW's Maple & Karsa IG's mid-jungle synergy is the strongest; we're afraid of meeting EDG.". GAMURS.
  2. ↑ "Flash Wolves salute Gangplank".
  3. ↑ "Karsa".
  4. ↑ http://udn.com/news/story/7089/799138-%E8%8B%B1%E9%9B%84%E8%81%AF%E7%9B%9F%E5%87%BA%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4-%E5%8B%87%E5%A5%AA%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E7%AC%AC3
  5. ↑ http://gg.163.com/player/Karsa/
  6. ↑ Worlds Feature: Flash Wolves Karsa. 8 October 2015 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Killer Karsa: On the hunt with Yoe Flash Wolves' new jungler - LoL Esports".
  8. ↑ "台灣電競小子　殺進百億新產業". 天下雜誌.
  9. ↑ Karsa on the Flash Wolves in 2015: 'We went through a lot this year'. 18 December 2015 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ 三立新聞網. "【哇潮】激似花媽的人是誰？不可不知台灣電競隊「閃電狼」".
  11. ↑ Pete Volk (13 May 2016). "Counter Logic Gaming can accomplish a North American milestone in the MSI semifinals against Flash Wolves". The Rift Herald.
  12. ↑ "Battle for Respect: North America vs. Taiwan". ESPN.com.

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