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organization based in

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. It formerly had a '' League of Legends'' team competing in the ''League of Legends'' SEA Tour (LST), Southeast Asia's top professional league, as well as ''

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'' and ''

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'' teams. In late 2017 they acquired the roster of ''League of Legends'' team Bangkok Titans, which qualified for the 2015 World Championship as one of two wildcard representatives. In 2019, MEGA's victories in the LST spring and summer seasons qualified them for that year's Mid-Season Invitational and

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''League of Legends''

History

As Bangkok Titans

As MEGA

MEGA's ''League of Legends'' division was created on 24 December 2017 after their acquisition of the Bangkok Titans, who were one of six teams originally created by

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during the inception of Southeast Asia's professional ''League of Legends'' scene. MEGA finished second in LST 2018 Summer after losing to Ascension Gaming. In LST 2019 Spring and Summer, MEGA played against

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n team Axis Empire in the finals, sweeping them 3–0 both times and qualifying MEGA for the

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and 2019 World Championship respectively. Following the 2019 World Championship,

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announced on 26 November that they had decided to ban MEGA CEO Arnold Tandra from being involved in any of their sanctioned tournaments until 2022. The stated reason was that MEGA had not paid their players on time, which was against Riot's principle of "maintaining a good environment and ecosystem for professional players". MEGA's roster subsequently disbanded in early January 2020.

Final roster

References

External links

* 2012 establishments in Thailand Esports teams based in Thailand Esports teams established in 2012 League of Legends teams {{esports-stub