Toyz (gamer)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Lau.

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Personal information
NameKurtis Lau Wai-kin
NationalityHong Kong
Career information
GameLeague of Legends
Playing career2011–2013, 2015
RoleMid
Coaching career2014, 2017–2019
Team history
As player:
2011–2012CrossGaming
2012–2013Taipei Assassins
2015Hong Kong Esports
As coach:
2014Fnatic
2017–2019G-Rex
Career highlights and awards
Honors
Esports
League of Legends
World Championship
Winner 2012 United States
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉偉健
Simplified Chinese刘伟健

Kurtis Lau Wai-kin[1] (Chinese: 劉偉健), better known by his in-game name Toyz, is a Hong Kong retired professional League of Legends player, best known for winning the Season 2 World Championship as the mid laner for the Taipei Assassins.[2] Following his second retirement in late 2015, he transitioned to several coaching and managerial roles for esports teams in his native Hong Kong.

Career[]

After starting his competitive career by playing for the amateur team CrossGaming in 2011,[3] Toyz was recruited by the Taipei Assassins in April 2012, with whom he went on to win the Season 2 World Championship.[2][4] Although he was successful while playing for the Taipei Assassins, in June 2013 he was forced to retire from professional play because of carpal tunnel syndrome.[3]

In 2014, he coached for the European team Fnatic during their run in the 2014 World Championship,[5] which ended in the group stage.[6] However, Toyz returned to professional play in 2015, forming the Hong Kong Esports team together with former Taipei Assassins teammate Wang "Stanley" June Tsan.[7] Toyz left Hong Kong Esports on 30 October 2015, after making a lengthy post on his Facebook account accusing the team's CEO, Derek Cheung, of match fixing.[1]

On 12 September 2016, Toyz founded Raise Gaming to compete in the Elite Challenger Series (ECS), the secondary league of the League of Legends Master Series (LMS), with the goal of qualifying for the promotion tournament. Under Toyz's coaching the team placed first in the 2017 ECS Spring regular season and second in playoffs. The team qualified for the LMS after defeating Team Yetti in the promotion tournament. When the team rebranded to G-Rex on 15 September 2017, Toyz remained as a coach, before becoming the organisation's Director of Esports in mid-2018. He left G-Rex at the end of 2019.

In July 2021, Toyz collaborated with Chang Chia-hang in a livestream to promote the mobile game Moonlight Blade Mobile (天涯明月刀M). The two engaged in several of in-game battles, most of which Chang lost. As a punishment for losing, Chang was told to change his in-game name to "Toyz's Dog", who became enraged and refused to do so. After the event, Toyz posted a highlight reel from the livestream, which further angered Chang. The two continued to argue over the Internet, and Chang claimed that he felt disrespected by Toyz's taunts throughout the stream.[8][9]

Arrest[]

Lau was arrested in Taiwan on suspicion of trafficking marijuana on 29 September 2021.[10]

Tournament achievements[]

Date Event Placing Final game
2012-04-30 NVIDIA Game Festival 2012 Silver 2nd Taipei Assassins 1–2 World Elite
2012-05-29 Go4LoL Pro Asia Season 1 Gold 1st Taipei Assassins 2–0 World Elite
2012-06-17 StarsWar 7 Gold 1st Taipei Assassins 2–1 World Elite
2012-07-15 IGN Pro League Season 5 Taiwanese Qualifiers Gold 1st Taipei Assassins 2–0 Corsair
2012-09-01 Season Two Taiwanese Regional Finals Gold 1st Taipei Assassins 2–0 Corsair
2012-10-13 Season 2 World Championship Gold 1st Taipei Assassins 3–1 Azubu Frost
2012-11-17 2012 Garena Premier League Season 1 Gold 1st Taipei Assassins 3–1 Singapore Sentinels
2012-12-02 IGN Pro League Season 5 Bronze 3rd Taipei Assassins 0–2 Fnatic
2013-04-21 2013 Garena Premier League Spring Gold 1st Taipei Assassins No playoffs
2013-05-19 NVIDIA Game Festival 2013 Bronze 3rd Taipei Assassins 2–1 OMG
2013-05-26 All-Star Shanghai 2013 – Mid Lane Skill Competition Gold 1st Toyz 1–0 Misaya
2013-08-29 2013 Garena Premier League Championship Silver 2nd Taipei Assassins 0–3 ahq e-Sports Club
2015-07-26 2015 League of Legends Master Series Summer Silver 2nd Hong Kong Esports 0–3 ahq e-Sports Club

References[]

  1. ^ a b Cheung, Karen (30 October 2015). "Local League of Legends gamer leaves eSports team; suggests manager fixed tournaments". Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP). Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Taipei Assassins Crowned League of Legends Champions". IGN. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b Wong, Tsui-kai (17 November 2014). "Toyz' story: Kurtis Lau wants to take HK Esports to the world championship of League of Legends". Young Post. South China Morning Post Publishers. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. ^ Parkin, Simon (6 July 2014). "A league of their own". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  5. ^ Kulasingham, Nilu (8 September 2014). "Fnatic picks up Toyz as a coach for the Season 4 World Championship". onGamers. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. ^ "League of Legends World Championships week two round-up". PC Gamer. Future plc. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  7. ^ Chen, James (26 November 2014). "Hong Kong Esports Reintroduces Toyz and Stanley to Competitive Play". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  8. ^ 詹鎰睿 (20 July 2021). "拖椅子的狗！統神、Toyz撕破臉互槓　掀網熱議：超精彩". SET News (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  9. ^ 玄軒軒 (20 July 2021). "統椅大戰越演越烈！統神、Toyz「改名爭議」隔空互嗆火藥味濃". United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  10. ^ Biazzi, Leonardo (30 September 2021). "Former League pro arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

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