Xpecial
American professional gamer (born 1992)
Alex Chu (born August 12, 1992), better known by his in-game name Xpecial, is an American League of Legends player who was the head coach for Harrisburg University. He previously played for several teams, including Phoenix1, Team Dignitas, Team Liquid and Team SoloMid.
Playing career
2013–2014
In May 2013, during Season 3, Xpecial was selected to join the North American All-Star team in Shanghai, along with Scarra, Doublelift, Saintvicious, and teammate Dyrus. Along with Doublelift, Xpecial received second place in the Bottom Lane Skill Competition, losing in the finals to Pray and MadLife of Korea. In the main event, the North American team finished in the top four by winning against Europe 2–0 and losing to both China and Korea 0–2.
On March 23, 2014, Xpecial was awarded the Week 9 MVP for having the highest KDA of the week, 11.5, in two games against Dignitas and XDG Gaming. This was his first Week MVP award and the fifth for Team SoloMid.
On April 27, 2014, Xpecial announced on his stream that he was being benched from Team SoloMid's main roster.
On May 4, Xpecial announced that he had been released by Team SoloMid and was joining Team Curse. The details surrounding the quick benching and subsequent release were unknown for some time, with neither party divulging any details until Xpecial announced via his stream that the release had not been performance related but rather due to his "passive-aggressive attitude".
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