Danny Le, better known as Shiphtur (pronounced "shifter"), is a Canadian former professional League of Legends player. Shiphtur was the first esports player to be granted a P-1 athletic visa from the United States Department of State.[1][2] On May 2, 2014, he joined Dignitas along with Darshan "ZionSpartan" Upadhyaya.[3] On May 17, 2016, Apex Gaming acquired Dignitas' NA Challenger team including Shiphtur.[4]
| Shiphtur | |
|---|---|
 Le in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Danny Le |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Career information | |
| Games | League of Legends |
| Playing career | 2012–2018 |
| Role | Midlane |
| Team history | |
| 2012 | Dirt Nap Gaming.Panda |
| 2012 | Monomaniac Evito |
| 2012–2013 | Team Dynamic |
| 2013–2014 | Team Coast |
| 2014–2016 | Dignitas |
| 2016 | Apex Gaming |
| 2017 | Delta Fox |
| 2017–2018 | Meme Stream Dream Team |
Twitch information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Genre | Gaming |
| Followers | 759 thousand |
Last updated: May 2, 2023 | |
On September 26, 2016, Apex and Dignitas were acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers,[5] and Shiphtur was released from the Apex Roster but not added to Dignitas.
Tournament results
editTeam Apex
edit- 9th — 2016 NA LCS Summer regular season
- 5th–6th — 2016 NA LCS Summer playoffs
References
edit- ^ LeJacq, Yannick (July 20, 2013). "Score! Professional video gamers awarded athletic visas". NBC News. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ Welch, Chris (August 11, 2013). "'League of Legends' gamer granted US visa recognizing him as professional athlete". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ Lee, Timothy (May 2, 2014). "Team Dignitas signs Shiphtur and ZionSpartan to LCS team". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ Rand, Emily (May 18, 2016). "Dignitas transfers NACS spot to Apex, Shiphtur and Apollo also transferred". theScore esports. Score Media and Gaming Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ Rovell, Darren (September 26, 2016). "76ers acquire esports teams Dignitas and Apex". ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
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