Eric Liu

## Education

### Schools

University of British Columbia, Semiahmoo Secondary, Sunnyside Elementary, Southridge

## Interests

### Games

League of Legends, CS:GO, Rocket League, Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop, Of Guards and Thieves, Bloons TD 6, Minecraft, Genshin Impact

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### Power Level

9001

**Eric <redacted> Liu** (born October 3, 2000, in Connecticut, US), is a member of the elite group DRIFT BAPO. He is a connoisseur of Chinese novels and manga, as well as the Isekai genre of popular Japanese media, and was considered the next coming of Eric Marienthal. He is the eleventh member to join the group.

## Early Life

Eric had humble beginnings, moving around the greater United States throughout much of his childhood, before eventually settling down in beautiful British Columbia.

His gaming habits began by watching his older brother play Halo on the original Xbox, before moving on to playing flash games on miniclip.com on an old CRT monitor. Starting his League of Legends journey early, he was an avid Twisted Treeline player all the way back to 2012, maining Shen and Pantheon. Legends say he could have gone professional, but simply chose not to out of mercy.

## Teenage Years

Entering high school at Semiahmoo Secondary, Eric's intellectual pursuits began broadening beyond the digital space. Having enjoyed a brief stint in the Sunnyside Elementary Jazz Band, he continued his musical journey on the alto saxophone in the Semiahmoo school band. Eventually also trying his hand at bass clarinet in concert band, he went on to become one of the premier saxophonists in the jazz band.

In grade 8, Eric also joined the debate club, and had an illustrious 5-year career as a debater. With his trusty partner Tobias Carryer alongside him, they managed to win multiple regional tournaments, peaking at 3rd place in the provincial tournament which hosted all the best debaters in BC. In his later years, he settled down as a member of the club executive team, and began passing on the mantle to the younger years through guided practice and workshops.

Of course, the most important event during this period of time was surely his joining of DRIFT BAPO, an exclusive social circle filled with the brightest minds of today. Historians have debated the exact date of his participation, but one thing they all agree on is this: his arrival would forever change DRIFT BAPO.

Swiftly integrating himself into the main League of Legends roster, he became a lynchpin to their later success in Clash tournaments as the primary mid laner. Eric was known for his prolific piloting of control mages such as Viktor and Orianna, as well as his dynamic synergy with jungler and fellow Sunnyside alumni Dong-jin Lee.

Besides League of Legends, Eric also participated as the mainstay AWPer for the DRIFT BAPO CS:GO team, which would win several FACEIT tournaments and many matchmade games in their heyday. An equally important, but perhaps less well-known, role was his position as 1/3 of Old Guard - a Rocket League trio consisting of Jared Ren, Zach Chernenko, and himself. Widely regarded for their scrappy and 'chaotic' style, as well as their notorious motto of "just jam it in", they continually proved that being washed-up is just a state of mind. Some of their strategies such as 'the quick' are even employed by professionals today.

## Current Life

After high school, Eric would go on to study at the University of British Columbia, specializing in computer science, and is set to intern at Riot Games in the summer of 2023. Retiring many of his past hobbies such as debate and band, critics would say he fell off (+ L + ratio'd). However, others say his journey has just begun,