Biofrost

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Vincent Wang
Biofrost at the NA LCS Summer 2016 Finals.jpg
Wang in 2016
Current team
Team Dignitas
RoleSupport
Game League of Legends
Personal information
NameVincent Wang
Born (1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 27) [1]
NationalityCanadian
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Team history
2015Team Frostbite
2015Elomingle
2015Final Five
2015Vortex
2015–2016Also Known As
2016Dream Team
2016–2017 Team SoloMid
2017–2019 Counter Logic Gaming
2019–2020Team SoloMid
2021–present Dignitas
Career highlights and awards

Vincent Wang, better known by his in-game name Biofrost, [2] is a Canadian League of Legends player who is currently the support for LCS team Dignitas.

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Career

Wang's gaming career began in the NA Challenger Series, playing for teams such as Team Frostbite, Vortex and Dream Team. [3] Following the departure of YellOwStaR after the 2016 NA LCS Spring Split, Wang tried out for Team SoloMid's vacant support position. [4] He would join TSM on their Korean bootcamp, eventually being chosen as their starting support for the 2016 Summer NA LCS Split. [5] Despite his rookie status, TSM finished the split in first place with a 17–1 record, dropping a single match to Phoenix1. [6] In the playoffs, TSM would go on to defeat CLG 3–0 and Cloud9 3–1. Additionally, Wang received the award for Rookie of the Split. [7]

After such a dominant Summer Split, expectations for Wang and TSM were high for the 2016 League of Legends World Championship. The team was placed in Group D, alongside Samsung Galaxy, Royal Never Give Up, and Splyce. [8] However, the team was unable to advance past the group stage, finishing in third with a record of 3–3.

In 2017, Wang continued to play for TSM, finishing first in the regular season and playoffs of both the Spring and Summer Splits. He also attended the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational and 2017 League of Legends World Championship, failing to advance past the group stages of both tournaments. Following the disappointing showing at Worlds 2017, TSM decided to rework its League of Legends roster, dropping Wang in favor of European import, mithy. [9] TSM then sold Wang's contract to Counter Logic Gaming, whom Wang would play for in 2018. [10] In the 2018 NA LCS Spring Split, Wang and CLG would finish in 7th place, narrowly missing the playoffs.

Wang announced he would retire from professional League of Legends for the 2021 Spring season. [1]

Tournament results

Career Tournament Results
DateEventPlacingTeamRecordOpponent
June 3 –July 31, 2016 2016 NA LCS Summer Regular Season Med 1.png 1stTeam SoloMid17–1N/A
August 28, 2016 2016 NA LCS Summer Playoffs Med 1.png 1stTeam SoloMid3–1 Cloud9
September 29, 2016 –October 8, 2016 2016 League of Legends World Championship Group Stage9th–12thTeam SoloMid3–3 Samsung Galaxy, Royal Never Give Up, and Splyce
November 19 –20, 2016Intel Extreme Masters Season 11 – Oakland3rd–4thTeam SoloMid1–2 Unicorns of Love
January 20, 2017 –March 26, 20172017 NA LCS Spring Regular Season Med 1.png 1stTeam SoloMid15–3N/A
April 23, 20172017 NA LCS Spring Playoffs Med 1.png 1stTeam SoloMid3–2Cloud9
January 20, 2017 –March 26, 2017 2017 Mid-Season Invitational Group Stage5thTeam SoloMid4–6 SKT T1, Team WE, Flash Wolves, G2 Esports, and GIGABYTE Marines
June 2, 2017 –August 6, 20172017 NA LCS Summer Regular Season Med 1.png 1stTeam SoloMid14–4N/A
July 5, 2017 –July 8, 2017 2017 League of Legends Rift Rivals EU vs. NA Med 1.png 1stTeam SoloMid8–1G2 Esports, Fnatic, and Unicorns of Love
September 3, 20172017 NA LCS Summer Playoffs Med 1.png 1stTeam SoloMid3–1 Immortals
October 5 –15, 2017 2017 League of Legends World Championship Group Stage9th–11thTeam SoloMid3–4Flash Wolves, Team WE, and Misfits Gaming
January 20 –March 18, 2018 2018 NA LCS Spring Regular Season7th Counter Logic Gaming 7–11N/A

Personal life

Wang came out as gay on May 7, 2022. [11] [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rutledge, Caroline (December 5, 2020). "TSM's Biofrost to Take a Break From Competitive League of Legends". TheGamer. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ Doublelift (April 24, 2018), FINDING LOVE FOR BIOFROST (SPECIAL DATING EPISODE WITH YOUR HOST DOUBLELIFT) , retrieved June 25, 2018
  3. ↑ "Of Bard and Biofrost: Finding a fit with TSM" Archived July 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine .
  4. ↑ "TSM names its first trialist, and there's a good chance you haven't heard of him" Archived July 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . May 2, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Biofrost through TSM's first phase of tryouts" Archived July 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine .
  6. ↑ "Anatomy of an upset: How Phoenix1 (and Rengar) took down TSM".
  7. ↑ "LoL Esports". www.lolesports.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Here are the groups for 2016 Worlds". September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ "TSM signs Zven and mithy to replace Doublelift and Biofrost – Dot Esports". November 24, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "CLG signs Biofrost and Reignover, reveals full roster – Dot Esports". November 27, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ @Biofrostlol (May 7, 2022). "I'm gay. I've struggled with my personal identity my entire life. ..." (Tweet). Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Biofrost comes out as gay, receives overwhelming support from esports community | ONE Esports". www.oneesports.gg. May 10, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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