Impaler
Impaler
Background Information
| Name | Matthew Taylor |
|---|---|
| Country of Birth | United Kingdom |
| Birthday | March 25, 1996 |
Competitive
| Team | BeykentUni̇ YouthCREW |
|---|---|
| Role | Coach |
| Previous Role | Jungler, ADC |
| Peak League | Master I |
Social Media
Team History
| Team | Start Date | End Date | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
 Infused | 11/2012 | 2/2013 |
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 BTT | 4/2013 | 5/2013 |
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 d UK | 5/2013 | 1/2014 |
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 SHC | 1/2014 | 10/2014 |
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 CST | 10/2014 | 3/2015 |
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 F5 | 3/2015 | 5/2015 |
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 TMH2D | 5/2015 | 5/2015 |
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 EXN | 5/2015 | 11/2015 |
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 E-corp | 12/2015 | 12/2015 |
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 RNB | 1/2016 | 4/2016 |
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 FNA | 4/2016 | 6/2016 |
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 Huma | 6/2016 | - |
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 SEA | 5/2017 | 8/2017 |
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 MnM | 2/2018 | 2/2018 |
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 YCE | 7/2018 | Current |
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Biography
Matthew "Impaler" Taylor was born in Somerset, England. He started playing video games while young, and enjoyed Age of Empires as one of his favorites. He got into competitive gaming through World of Warcraft Arena and Heroes of Newerth, and he was also a Major League chess player in high school. Prior to playing League of Legends competitively, Taylor was in his first year of studying computer forensics and security at Bristol. He was introduced to the League competitive scene playing UK LANs with future SHC teammate kaSing.
Career History
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- November 30th, joins Team Infused, then known as JnT Taylor
- with Team Infused
- February 4th, leaves the team.
- April-May, plays for British Tea Time.
- May 18th, joins Team Dignitas UK, renames to Impaler.
- with Team Dignitas UK
- January 11th, leaves the team.
- January 11th, joins SUPA HOT CREW XD.
- October 2nd, leaves the team.
- October 27th, joins Team Coast in North America.
- with Team Coast
- March 13th, leaves the team, replaced by WTHeaven.
- March 13th, joins Final Five.
- June 16th, leaves the team.
- May 10th, joins Teach me How 2 Dugi.
- May 28th, transfers to Ex Nihilo as Team me How 2 Dugi renames.
- November 6th, leaves the team.[1]
- December 3rd, joins E-corp Gaming, replaces Shook.
- December 22nd, leaves the team, roster is acquired.
- January 7th, joins Renegades:Banditos.
- April 25th, leaves the team.
- April 25th, joins Fnatic Academy.
- May~, leaves the team.
- June 3rd, joins Huma.
- August 15th, roster disbands.[2]
- May 22nd, joins SEA Serpents in Southeast Asia as the team's head coach.[3]
- August 13th, leaves the team.[4]
- February-February, briefly plays for MnM Gaming.
- July 26th, joins BeykentUni̇ YouthCREW as head coach.[5]
Trivia
- Renowned for his
Nautilus, 
Volibear, 
Elise, and 
Twitch plays early in his career in Season 2. - Chose the name "Impaler" because it rhymes with his last name.
Results
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
| Date | Place | Event | R | Team | Result | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-11 | Q |  EU LCS 2014 Replacement Play-In
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|
SHC
|
2 : 0 |  MYM
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| 2013-12-14 | NQ | EU LCS 2014 Spring Promotion
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|
SHC
|
2 : 3 |  SK
|
| 2013-11-18 | 9-16th |  WePlay LoL Invitational
|
|
d UK
|
0 : 2 |  RED
|
| 2013-11-15 | 
|
 EUWCS Week 15 Cup
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|
d UK
|
1 : 2 | SK
|
| 2013-10-27 | 
|
 International Invitational Tournament 2
|
|
d UK
|
0 : 3 |  CW
|
| 2013-09-29 | 
|
 Go4LoL 2013 September Cup 161 EUW
|
|
 MM
|
1 : 0 |  PB
|
| 2013-09-29 |
|
ESL Go4LoL 2013 September
|
|
MM
|
2 : 0 | enro
|
| 2013-08-25 | 
|
 Insomnia49 2013 Summer
|
|
d UK
|
0 : 2 |  RG
|
| 2013-08-11 |
|
EUWCS Week 11 Cup
|
|
d UK
|
0 : 3 | CW
|
| 2013-07-29 | 5-8th | EUWCS Week 10 Cup
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|
d UK
|
0 : 2 | CW
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| 2013-07-13 | 5-8th |  Gfinity London 2013
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|
d UK
|
1 - 2 | Round Robin
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| 2013-07-03 | 5-8th | EUWCS Week 8 Cup
|
|
d UK
|
0 : 2 |  aN
|
| 2013-06-01 | 5-8th |  SCAN and NVIDIA EUW Invitational
|
|
d UK
|
0 : 2 |  HC
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| 2013-05-15 |
|
EUWCS Week 4 Cup
|
|
BTT
|
1 : 2 |  aL
|
| Date | Place | Event | R | Team | Result | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-14 | Q |  NA LCS 2015 Spring Expansion
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|
CST
|
3 : 2 | Round Robin
|
| 2014-08-14 | 5th | EU LCS 2014 Summer Playoffs
|
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SHC
|
3 : 0 |  M
|
| 2014-07-31 |
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EU LCS 2014 Summer Split
|
|
SHC
|
16 - 12 | Round Robin
|
| 2014-04-25 | Q | EU LCS 2014 Summer Promotion
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|
SHC
|
3 : 0 |  C9E
|
| Date | Place | Event | R | Team | Result | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-10 | 
|
 PGL LotR Season 1 Group B
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|
EXN
|
0 : 2 | M
|
| 2015-07-22 | 6th |  EUCS 2015 Summer Split
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|
EXN
|
1 - 9 | Round Robin
|
| 2015-05-23 |
|
 ESL UK Premiership 2015 Spring
|
Infused
|
2 : 0 |  CHK
| |
| 2015-04-07 |
|
 NACS 2015 Spring Playoffs
|
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F5
|
0 : 2 |  FSN
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| 2015-03-29 | 10th | NA LCS 2015 Spring Split
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|
CST
|
1 - 17 | Round Robin
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Media
Interviews
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- July 14th - Gfinity: Team Dignitas Interview (video) with Cadred
- February 21st - EU LCS 2014 W6: Interview with SHC Impaler (video) with SK Gaming
- March 28th - Impaler on SHC's crazy game against Gambit (video) with onGamers
- May 9th - Impaler Video Interview (video) with Esports Heaven
- June 22nd - #LCS Wembley - Interview with SHC Impaler (video) with Copenhagen Wolves
- June 24th - Ten thousand League of Legends fans hit Wembley (video) with BBC
- November 13th - Impaler Interview with Team Coast
- December 14th - Impaler on making it into the NA LCS (video) with onGamers
- January 24th - Team Coast Impaler: "I showed a bit too much respect." (video) with AZUBU
- January 26th - Impaler on Supa Hot Crew's breakup and that surprise Baron throw with the Daily Dot
Articles & Videos
- 2014
- October 29th - Impaler outplays Bjergsen - Get Impaled
Vlogs
- 2013
Gallery
Dignitas.UK Impaler
SHC Impaler
SHC Impaler in 2014
External Links
References
- ↑ Free Agent Impaler :) twitlonger.com
- ↑ Huma's Twitter Post twitter.com
- ↑ SEA Serpents purchase Thailand LCS spot, will bring in Emperor and Fixer espn.co.uk
- ↑ Impaler's Twitter Post twitter.com
- ↑ CREW Espor's Twitter Post twitter.com
