Adrian (gamer)

{{Short description|American professional esports player}} {{Infobox Pro Gaming player | ID = Adrian | name = Adrian Ma | name_trans = | image = Adrian at the NA LCS Summer 2016 playoffs.jpg | caption = Ma in 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|02|18}} | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.<ref name="Volk">{{cite news |last1=Volk |first1=Pete |title=Adrian leaves Immortals for Phoenix1 |url=https://www.riftherald.com/na-lcs/2016/11/22/13717868/adrian-phoenix1-lol-p1-imt-roster |access-date=May 2, 2021 |work=Rift Herald |date=November 22, 2016}}</ref> | nationality = American | team = | role = Support | league = | coach = | game = ''League of Legends'' | career_start = 2014 | career_end = 2018 | nickname = | years1 = 2014 | team1 = XDG Gaming | years2 = 2014–2015 | team2 = Team Impulse | years3 = 2015–2016 | team3 = Immortals | years4 = 2016–2017 | team4 = Phoenix1 | years5 = 2017 | team5 = Team Liquid | years6 = 2017 | team6 = Team Dignitas | years7 = 2017–2018 | team7 = Echo Fox }}

'''Adrian Ma''', better known mononymously as '''Adrian''', is a retired American professional ''League of Legends'' player who was most recently the support for Echo Fox of the LCS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/adrian-ma-immortals-salary/|title=Adrian: 'My signing bonus was my last year's salary'|first=Samuel|last=Lingle|website=The Daily Dot|date=January 19, 2016|access-date=January 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126095144/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/adrian-ma-immortals-salary/|archive-date=January 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He graduated from high school early at age 17 to attend the first varsity college esports team in the world, the program at Robert Morris University Illinois.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/esports-college-league-of-legends-scholarship/|title=The varsity gamer: Esports go to college|first=Samuel|last=Lingle|website=The Daily Dot |date=Aug 19, 2014|access-date=January 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129171746/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/esports-college-league-of-legends-scholarship/|archive-date=January 29, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adrian has also played for XDG Gaming and Team Impulse.

On July 18, 2015, he temporarily stepped down from his role on the starting roster of Team Impulse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thescoreesports.com/news/3047|title=Adrian to step back from TiP starting position|work=theScore eSports}}</ref> In December 2015, the newly formed NA LCS team Immortals announced they had acquired Adrian,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/immortals-huhi-pobelter-roster/|title=Huni, Pobelter, WildTurtle headline star-studded Immortals roster|website=The Daily Dot|access-date=2016-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211023215/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/immortals-huhi-pobelter-roster/|archive-date=2015-12-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> however, after a poor performance in both the Spring and Summer playoffs for the NA LCS, Immortals announced his release in late 2016. Furthermore, it was announced that he would be playing the 2017 spring campaign for the NA LCS team Phoenix1.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erzberger |first=Tyler |date=2016-11-22 |title=Adrian leaves Immortals and signs with Phoenix1 |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18109490/league-legends-immortals-adrian-adrian-ma-signs-phoenix1 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Later in 2017, he switched first to Team Liquid and then to Team Dignitas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolf |first=Jacob |date=2017-03-08 |title=Adrian transfers to Team Liquid |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18852128/league-legends-sources-adrian-transfers-team-liquid-stunt-phoenix1 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Torres |first=Xander |date=2017-08-18 |title=Dignitas Are 'Keane' on Changing Their Playoff Fortunes |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/dignitas-are-keane-on-making-a-run-in-the-na-lcs-playoffs |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Red Bull |language=en}}</ref> He played the 2018 season for Echo Fox, before retiring from professional League of Legends after being released from the team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chang |first=Brian |date=2018-07-26 |title=Echo Fox releases FeniX, Adrian, and Altec, working on a buyout with Cloud9 for Smoothie |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/echo-fox-smoothie-fenix-adrian-altec-cloud9-31438 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Tournament results==

===Team Impulse=== * 4th — 2015 NA LCS Spring playoffs * 4th — 2015 NA LCS Summer playoffs

===Immortals=== * '''1st — 2016 NA LCS Spring Round Robin''' * 3rd — 2016 NA LCS Spring Playoffs * 2nd — 2016 NA LCS Summer regular season

=== Phoenix1 ===

* 3rd — 2017 NA LCS Spring

=== Echo Fox ===

* 3rd — 2018 NA LCS Spring

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Robert Morris University Illinois alumni Category:People from Houston Category:Team Impulse players Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:American esports players Category:Immortals (esports) players Category:League of Legends support players Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Robert Morris Eagles athletes Category:College esports in the United States