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Divisions | League of Legends Kart Rider |
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Founded | 14 November 2016 (as Huya Tigers) 16 April 2018 (as Hanwha Life Esports) |
League | League of Legends Champions Korea Kart Rider League |
Team history | Tigers (2014–2018)[a] Hanwha Life Esports (since 2018) |
Based in | Seoul |
Arena | Seoul LCK Arena |
Head coach | Son Dae-Young |
Championships | 1× LCK (Summer 2016) |
Parent group | Hanwha Life Insurance |
Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) is a South Korean esports organization based in Seoul, owned by Hanwha Life Insurance. It has teams competing in League of Legends and Kart Rider, with the former competing in the LCK, South Korea's top level professional league for the game.
In middle 2018, HLE acquired the League of Legends team and LCK spot of Tigers.[a] At the 2015 League of Legends World Championship, the team (as KOO Tigers) placed second in their preliminary group before beating KT Rolster and Fnatic in the bracket stage. The team finished as runner-ups after facing SK Telecom T1 in the finals in Berlin, Germany.
The team (as ROX Tigers) won their first LCK title after winning the 2016 Summer League of Legends Champions Korea playoffs. At the 2016 League of Legends World Championship, team finished as third place after lost again to SK Telecom T1 2–3, although led the series 2–1.
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