WildTurtle

Jason Tran (born February 9, 1995), better known by his in-game name WildTurtle, is a Canadian professional League of Legends player who is the bot laner for FlyQuest of the LCS. He has previously played for major gaming organizations Cloud9, Team SoloMid and Immortals. WildTurtle has played in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 World Championships.

Not to be confused with Jason Tan.
WildTurtle
Jason Tran
Personal information
Born (1995-02-09) February 9, 1995
HometownToronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Career information
StatusActive
LeagueLCS
Current teamFlyQuest
GamesLeague of Legends
RoleBot Laner
Career prize money$112,082.80
Career history
2011Forty Bus Gaming
2011–2012Monomaniac eSports
2012Kill Steal Gaming
2012Orbit Gaming
2012Quantic Gaming
2012–2013Cloud9
2013–2015Team SoloMid
2015–2016Immortals
2016–2017Team SoloMid
2017–presentFlyQuest
Career highlights and awards
  • 4× LCS champion

Early life

WildTurtle used to play Defense of the Ancients, but transitioned to League of Legends to play with his friends. He returned to the game at the end of 9th grade after a one-year hiatus.[1] He did not receive a high school diploma.[2]

Career

During Season 1 of League of Legends (2010-2011), WildTurtle played for Forty Bus Gaming and Kill Steal Gaming.[3] He played for Monomaniac eSports prior to IPL (IGN Pro League) Season 4.[4] He left the team around 2 weeks before the tournament due to internet access issues which prevented him from practicing enough.[5][6]

2012

Wildturtle was a substitute for Team Legion at the IPL Face Off: San Francisco Showdown on August 11 and 12 and played against Team WE.[7][8] Later in the month, he played for Counter Logic Gaming Black at the MLG (Major League Gaming) Summer Championship, replacing Austin "LiNk" Shin as their mid-laner.[9] They lost 0-2 to Team Dignitas in the second round of the tournament.

On October 20 Orbit Gaming announced that they were replacing their Attack Damage Carry (ADC) Nientohsoh with WildTurtle.[10] Nientohsoh would move to the mid position, replacing nubbypoohbear who had left the team. The team left the organization on November 1, stating that some prize money was stolen and that equipment was never given to them. They renamed to Reddit Nation, and attended the Lone Star Clash 2 event. After the tournament Quantic Gaming announced that they had acquired the team.[11]

On December 4, Quantic Gaming disbanded.[12] Sources stated that investors withdrew funding without notifying the organization. The team was released on December 12 and renamed to the placeholder name NomNom.[10] They finished in the top three at the Season 3 North American MLG Online Qualifiers and secured a spot to the offline qualifier for the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS).

2013

NomNom renamed to Cloud9 on January 8.[10] They did not pass the offline qualifier for the LCS.

In March, the ADC of Team SoloMid (TSM), Chaox, was benched, then removed from the organization as a result of his lackluster performance, extracurricular activities, and attitude.[13] WildTurtle, a substitute for TSM since February, became their starting ADC after initially substituting for Chaox when he was benched. Cloud9 replaced WildTurtle with SnEaKyCaStRoO.[14]

TSM took first place in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) Spring Split.[15] They lost 0-3 to Cloud9 in the finals of the NA LCS Summer Split playoffs.

2014

At the NA LCS Summer Split playoffs, TSM defeated Cloud9 in the finals 3-2, claiming first place.[16]

TSM lost 1-3 to Samsung White in the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Championship in October.[17][18]

In December, TSM lost 0-2 to Unicorns of Love in the quarterfinals of the Intel Extreme Masters Season (IEM) IX San Jose tournament.[19][20]

2015

At the IEM Season IX – World Championship in March, TSM defeated Team WE 3-0 in the finals to win the tournament.[21]

In April, TSM claimed first place at the NA LCS Spring Split playoffs after defeating Cloud9 3-1.[22]

The team was eliminated from the Mid-Season Invitational in May in the group stage.[23][24]

In August, TSM lost 0-3 to Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) in the finals of the NA LCS Summer Split playoffs.[25]

TSM was eliminated from the 2015 World Championship in the group stage.[26]

On December 7 Immortals announced that they had acquired WildTurtle.[27]

2016

Immortals finished first in the NA LCS Spring Split regular season while having the best split in NA LCS history, with a 17-1 record.

Immortals lost 0-3 to TSM in the semifinals of the NA LCS Spring Split playoffs in April, then beat Team Liquid 3-0 in the third place match.[28][29] Finishing second in the NA LCS Summer Split regular season, they lost 2-3 to Cloud9 in the semifinals, beating CLG 3-2 in the third-place match.[30] Ending the season with the most championship points, they were seeded into the top of the regional qualifiers for the 2016 League of Legends World Championship, but were defeated by Cloud9 1-3, failing to qualify for the tournament.

In early November, WildTurtle was negotiating with Team Dignitas, and played as a substitute for TSM at IEM XI Oakland, where the team lost to Unicorns of Love in the semifinals. He then signed with the team on December 7, dropping negotiations with Dignitas and replacing Doublelift, who was taking a break from his programing career during the 2017 NA LCS Spring Split. He was replaced on Immortals by Cody Sun.[31]

Tournament results

Team SoloMid
  • 1st - Season 3 NA LCS Summer
  • 2nd - Season 3 NA LCS Spring
  • 2nd - 2014 NA LCS Spring Playoffs
  • 1st - 2014 NA LCS Summer Playoffs
  • 1st - IEM IX World Championship - Katowice

Immortals
  • 1st - 2016 NA LCS Spring Split Round Robin
  • 3rd - 2016 NA LCS Spring Playoffs
  • 2nd — 2016 NA LCS Summer regular season
  • 3rd — 2016 NA LCS Summer playoffs

References
  1. Jason "WildTurtle" Tran (interviewee) (May 8, 2013). TSM Snapdragon Jason "Wild Turtle" Tran Talks League Of Legends. GamerHubTV. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. Jarvey, Natalie (July 16, 2014). "Inside the Biggest Nerd Sporting Event You've Never Heard Of". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. "WildTurtle". LoL Esports (in Polish). Riot Games. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  4. (no last name), Lightblind. "Announcing the TSM Subs!". Solomid. Team SoloMid. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  5. "Monomaniac eSports, 4th place at IPL4 AMA". Reddit. April 9, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  6. "IPL4 Qualifier 3rd Place Match - Monomaniac eSports (NEW ROSTER) vs Curse Gaming (8 hours from post)". Reddit. March 28, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  7. Sutherland, Josh (August 4, 2012). "IPL Face Off: San Francisco Showdown Complete Schedule". IGN. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  8. (no last name), Gamespot Staff (April 17, 2013). "TSM Snapdragon Profile: WildTurtle". GameSpot. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  9. Staller, Joe (August 25, 2012). "MLG Day 1 Recap". SK Gaming. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  10. Shields, Duncan (April 28, 2014). "The history and formation of Cloud 9 - Part 1 of the Cloud 9 story". onGamers. GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  11. "Introducing Quantic's LoL Division". Quantic Gaming. November 11, 2012. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  12. Meulendijks, Victor (December 4, 2012). "Quantic Closes Doors". Cadred. Heaven Media Ltd. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  13. Greeno, Dan (March 26, 2013). "TSM Roster Changes: Chaox Out, WildTurtle In". SK Gaming. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  14. Kimbirk, Tim (June 21, 2013). "A sit down with Cloud 9 Lemonnation". Team Dignitas. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  15. Funk, John (September 13, 2013). "League of Legends World Championship viewers guide: the teams, the players, the stories". Polygon. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  16. Young, Rory (September 2, 2014). "Team SoloMid defeats Cloud 9 in League of Legends' North American LCS Summer Split finals". Neoseeker. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  17. Bogos, Steven (October 6, 2014). "China and Korea Shine in League of Legends World's Quarterfinals". the escapist. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  18. "Samsung White vs Team SoloMid". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  19. Lingle, Samuel (December 8, 2014). "Cloud9 still the team to beat in the West with IEM San Jose win". The Daily Dot. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  20. "Intel Extreme Masters SanJose 2014". Intel Extreme Masters. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  21. Lingle, Samuel (March 15, 2015). "Team SoloMid take IEM title". The Daily Dot. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  22. Racicot, Theodore (April 20, 2015). "TSM Wins Back to Back LCS Title". Load The Game. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  23. "Bracket". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  24. (no last name), RedBeard (March 4, 2015). "The 2015 Mid-Season Invitational". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  25. De Leon, Marco (August 25, 2015). "Believe It: Counter Logic Gaming Have Won the NA LCS Summer Split". eSports by Inquirer.Net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  26. LeJacq, Yannick (October 14, 2015). "America's Biggest League Of Legends Team Just Imploded". Kotaku. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  27. Raven, Josh (December 8, 2015). "Huni, Pobelter, WildTurtle headline star-studded Immortals roster". The Daily Dot. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  28. Rosen, Daniel (April 16, 2016). "Immortals sweep Team Liquid 3-0, secure third place in 2016 NA LCS Spring Playoffs". theScore esports. theScore Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  29. Erzberger, Tyler (April 11, 2016). "Bjergsen: TSM trusted each other and took down Immortals". ESPN. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  30. Beck, Kellen (August 27, 2016). "The top plays from Immortals' third-place win in the 'League of Legends' NA LCS". Mashable. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  31. Wolf, Jacob (December 7, 2016). "WildTurtle rejoins Team SoloMid after Immortals stint". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

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