Of all the iconic stories to emerge from the League of Legends World Championships, few are as memorable as the Taipei Assassins’ run in 2012. The Taiwanese outfit became overnight sensations, not only for their incredible play, but for decisively overcoming arguably the three strongest teams at the tournament in a series of history-making upsets.

Written by: Nic Doucet (@NicDoucet)
Edited by: Miles Hackett (miles_hackett)
Voiced by: Sean Meiliunas (@Dyna_Sean)

All footage courtesy of:
LoL Esports, Garena and ESL.

Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).

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