Darshan Upadhyaya

Darshan Upadhyaya, better known by his in-game name ZionSpartan and mononymously as Darshan, is a Canada-born American professional League of Legends player. He is most known for his four and a half year long tenure as Counter Logic Gaming's top laner from November 2014–May 2019, a time during which CLG and ZionSpartan made both the 2015 World Championship and the 2016 World Championship.[1][2] ZionSpartan and CLG also won the 2015 NALCS Summer Split as well as the 2016 NALCS Spring Split.[3] From the start of his career to November 2015, Upadhyaya played under the screenname ZionSpartan; from November 2015–2019, he played under the screenname Darshan; and from 2020 to the present, he has resumed playing as ZionSpartan.[4]

ZionSpartan
Darshan
Darshan Upadhyaya
Personal information
Born (1994-11-12) November 12, 1994
HometownPoway, California
NationalityCanadian–American
Nickname(s)ZionSpartan
Career information
StatusActive
LeagueNA Academy League
Current teamGGS Academy
GamesLeague of Legends
RoleTop Laner
Career history
2012Monomaniac eSports
2012–2013Team Dynamic
2013Good Game University
2013–2014Team Coast
2014Team Dignitas
2014–2019Counter Logic Gaming
2019CLG Academy
2019–presentGGS Academy
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× NA LCS champion

Darshan was elected the inaugural president of the LCS Players Association in 2018, a loose union-like advocacy organization that represents the interests of contracted players in the LCS, and continues to hold that position as of 2020.[5] As of 2020, ZionSpartan is currently the top laner for Golden Guardians Academy in the NA Academy League.

Early life

Darshan Upadhyaya resided in Poway, California before joining professional eSports.[6]

While growing up, Upadhyaya was often called by his peers his in-game name, ZionSpartan. This was branded by the NALCS in a video titled "Even his teacher called him ZionSpartan."[7]

Tournament results

Counter Logic Gaming

References
  1. Steven Asarch. "'League of Legends' CLG Manages To Beat Crowd Favorite TSM In NA LCS Finals". iDigitalTimes.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. "TSM and CLG are in the NA LCS finals (again)". yahoo.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. "G2 Esports, Counter Logic Gaming are the EU and NA LCS champions". yahoo.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/10141/darshan-changes-name-back-to-zionspartan-embraces-his-past
  5. https://esportsobserver.com/na-lcs-players-association-president/
  6. "This 18-year-old is skipping college to become a League of Legends pro". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  7. "Even His Teacher Calls Him ZionSpartan". Youtube. Retrieved 14 March 2018.


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