Scarra

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Scarra
Li in 2020
Personal information
NameWilliam Li
Born (1989-11-25) November 25, 1989 (age 34)
NationalityAmerican
Career information
GameLeague of Legends
Playing career2011–2014
RoleMid-laner
Coaching career2014–2015
Team history
As player:
2011–2014Team Dignitas
As coach:
2014Team Dignitas
2015Counter Logic Gaming
Career highlights and awards
  • LCS All-Star (2013)
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2012–2014
2017-present
GenreGaming
Followers1.52 million
Associated actsOfflineTV
YouTube information
Channel
GenreGaming
Subscribers754,000[1]
Total views203 million[1]
Last updated: September 28, 2023

William Li (born November 25, 1989), better known as Scarra, is an American Twitch streamer and former professional League of Legends player.[2][3] He is most well known for being the mid laner for Team Dignitas.[3][4] Li is a co-founder of OfflineTV, an online social entertainment group of content creators.

Early life[edit]

Li has a family and an older brother named David. He got all A's in middle school.[5] He had a stuttering problem growing up, so his parents forced him to join a debate club in high school.[6] He attended Texas A&M University[7] but dropped out in 2012 to pursue a professional gaming career.

Career[edit]

League of Legends[edit]

Season 1[edit]

Li started playing League of Legends after its official release. He started to get attention from Locust, which he knew from World of Warcraft. He, Rambo, Th3Rat, Naryt, Voyboy, and Araragi together created a team to compete in the 2010 Newegg Winter Winfest tournament but lost the tournament.[8]

Li signed with Team Dignitas prior to the start of the inaugural League of Legends Championship Series season.[9]

On October 9, 2011, Li and his team defeated Epik Gamer 2-1 in the IGN Proleague Season 3 - Atlantic City.[10]

Li was able to place third in the IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Kyiv but was defeated in the semifinals.[11]

At the LoLPro.com Curse Invitational in San Francisco, Scarra and Team Dignitas took home the grand prize of $20,000.[12]

Li attended the IEM Season VI - World Championship in Hanover.[13][14]

Season 2[edit]

While on the way back to the United States, Li attended IGN Proleague Season 4 - Las Vegas on April 6, 2012. His team was able to defeat Monomaniac 2-1 and Counter Logic Gaming Prime 2-1 in the second round. Team Dignitas fell short 2–1 against Team SoloMid and were ultimately eliminated by Counter Logic Gaming Prime 2–0.

On June 6, 2012, Li attended the MLG Pro Circuit - Spring Championship with a newly reformed Dignitas, having Voyboy replaced by Crumbzz. Scarra and Team Dignitas defeated Team Green Forest, Team Dynamic, and Counter Logic Gaming Prime. They lost to Team SoloMid, which they encountered Counter Logic Gaming Prime and lost 2–0, taking home third place.[15]

Li and Team Dignitas participated in the 2012 MLG Summer Championship. They originally finished in second place in the tournament but would later be disqualified after MLG determined that there was collusion between Dignitas and the first-place team, Curse NA. At the Season Two North American Regionals, they also finished second, losing to Team SoloMid in the finals.[16][17][18]

Season 3[edit]

Li and his team attended the Season 3 League Championship Series. They finished in third place.[19]

The Season 3 LCS Spring Playoffs took place in April, and Li and his team were sent to relegation at the Season 3 LCS Summer Promotion. Team Dignitas was able to defeat Team Summon 3-1 and secure their spot in the summer season.

His team also competed in the 2013 MLG Winter Championship. They went against Gambit Gaming but lost 2–0.

Scarra being interviewed at IPL5 Las Vegas in November 2013

In April 2013, Li was publicly voted as the NA LCS mid-lane All-Star, which allowed him to play for the North America LCS team and compete in All-Star Shanghai 2013. They lost against China LPL, 2–0. They went on to win against the Europe LCS by 2–0. After winning against Europe LCS, they went on to play against the Korean OGN Champions and lost 2–0.[20]

Season 4[edit]

On December 10, CLG was fined $10,000 by Riot for poaching Li from Dignitas. Additionally, Scarra would be banned from serving the position of being CLG's head coach for the first three weeks of the spring LCS.[21] Scarra played for CLG Black in the summer season qualifier, but after defeating Maelstrom, they were forced to substituted out AD carry Stixxay for Frost and then lost to both Cloud9 Tempest and Magnetic, missing out on the NACS summer season.

Return to Twitch & OfflineTV[edit]

Following his retirement from the League of Legends Championship series, Li made his return to Twitch as a full-time content creator. In June 2017, Li joined Echo Fox's League of Legends Challenger Series team, Delta Fox, as a midlaner. He would leave two months later, joining the Meme Stream Dream Team, a team formed by Delta Fox's former roster. The Dream Team played in three exhibition tournaments: The Tyler1 Championship Series in 2017 and 2018, along with a "showmatch" at the 2018 NA LCS finals.[22][23]

In July 2017, he and his then-manager, Chris Chan, founded OfflineTV, an online social entertainment group based in Los Angeles, California.[24][25] Speaking on the origins of the group, Li stated "I think I just wanted to live with friends. That was the origin of it. I wanted to live with people and make cool stuff with other people. It was myself and my manager Chris who started this idea. It just led to where it is today. I can’t say that there was a formula we followed. We faced a lot of problems along the way. However, thanks to these problems, I feel like we came out stronger.[26]

In 2019, Li was one of the most watched Teamfight Tactics streamers following the game's release in June, averaging 7,000 viewers.[27] He also completed a streaming challenge where he streamed every day for the entire year.[28]

In 2021, Li debuted a dragon VTuber model based on Choncc from Teamfight Tactics.[29] His character experienced an isekai woken up in a fantasy world.

In 2022, Li debuted his new VTuber model, an evolved evil version of his original model.[30] His character underwent a transformation after tragic incidents in the fantasy world.

Select competitions[edit]

League of Legends[edit]

Date Location Event Placement Winnings (US$)
2013-12-22 Cologne, Germany Battle of the Atlantic 2013 - Winning Region Win $1,000
2012-09-02 Seattle, United States Season 2 North American Regional Finals 2nd $6,000
2012-02-25 Online Solomid NA Tournament Circuit - Invitational #5 1st $240
2012-02-25 San Francisco, United States LoLPro.com Curse Invitational 1st $5,000
2012-01-22 Kyiv, Ukraine Intel® Extreme Masters Season VI - Global Challenge: Kyiv 3rd $680
2011-11-20 Providence, United States 2011 Major League Gaming Pro Circuit Providence 3rd $1,000
2011-10-09 Atlantic City, United States IGN Pro League Season 3: Origins 1st $2,000

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2022 The Streamer Awards Best Strategy Game Streamer Nominated [31]
Legacy Award Nominated
2023 Best Strategy Game Streamer Nominated [32]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "About Scarra". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Scarra previews League of Legends Worlds 2017 semi-finals". ESPN. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Tonner, Kathleen (May 23, 2018). "Looking Back on Team Dignitas in the LCS". DBLTAP. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Scarra to step down as Coach". Team Dignitas. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Li, William (June 17, 2023). "I Googled Myself..." YouTube. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Li, William (August 11, 2018). "NEVER HAVE I EVER 2 OFFLINETV EDITION". YouTube. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Atkins, Hunter (March 10, 2017). "A Texas A&M team finds success in growing realm of eSports". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  8. ^ Newegg Winter Wanfest 2010 - Rock Solid Team Roster[permanent dead link] wanfest.newegg.com
  9. ^ Richman, Olivia (July 17, 2019). "Dignitas is returning to the LCS and Scarra is skeptical". WIN.gg. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  10. ^ Tang, Ryan (September 6, 2014). "Scarra - a lookback". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  11. ^ IEM Season VI - Kiev: Team Dignitas Playoff Results esl-world.net
  12. ^ "Team Dignitas win the Curse Invitational $20,000 LAN Final!". Team Dignitas. February 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  13. ^ IEM Season VI - Hanover: Team Dignitas Groupstage Results esl-world.net
  14. ^ IEM Season VI - Hanover: Team Dignitas Playoff Results esl-world.net
  15. ^ "2012 MLG Anaheim League of Legends". Major League Gaming. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  16. ^ 2012 MLG Raleigh League of Legends Brackets Archived December 14, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Major League Gaming
  17. ^ Official Season 2 NA Regionals Brackets Archived April 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. League of Legends.
  18. ^ "Officially disqualified from MLG Summer Championship". Major League Gaming. August 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  19. ^ Breslau, Rod (September 2, 2013). "Cloud 9 takes League of Legends Season 3 North American Playoffs". GameSpot. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  20. ^ Li, William (Scarra) (May 28, 2013). "LCS All Stars: A Jade Reflection". Team Dignitas. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  21. ^ Kulasingham, Nilu (December 10, 2014). "CLG fined $10,000 for poaching Scarra; unable to use Scarra for 3 weeks". GameSpot. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  22. ^ Goslin, Austen (June 2, 2017). "Imaqtpie, Dyrus and Scarra join Echo Fox's streamer-filled Challenger roster". The Rift Herald. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  23. ^ Mickunas, Aaron (August 31, 2017). "The Delta Fox Meme Stream Dream Team isn't done yet–they'll be streaming together every week". Dot Esports. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  24. ^ Reuben, Emily (July 10, 2020). "The untold truth of Offline TV". Looper.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  25. ^ Jordan, Andrew (November 12, 2019). "Scarra Keeps Things Classy Following OfflineTV Drama". The Gamer. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  26. ^ Hong, James; Jang, David (September 25, 2018). "[A Deep Discussion With Scarra] Scarra Reveals His Thoughts On DL vs qt, Harry Potter, and OfflineTV". Invenglobal. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  27. ^ Chang, Brian (July 19, 2019). "Scarra on streaming TFT: "I feel like I have a really good opportunity to capture something important"". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  28. ^ Stavropoulos, Andreas (January 1, 2020). "Scarra ends 2019 by completing his 365-day streaming challenge". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  29. ^ Li, William (January 2, 2021). "my choncc vtuber debut and a big announcement ..." YouTube. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  30. ^ Li, William (September 3, 2022). "Debuting my NEW Vtuber Model (Scarratember)". YouTube. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  31. ^ Miceli, Max (22 February 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group.
  32. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (20 February 2023). "All 2023 Streamer Awards nominees". Dot Esports. Gamurs.
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