Biography.guide
Home › People › Professional gamer › Shiphtur
Portrait of Shiphtur

Shiphtur

b. 1993

Canadian professional esports player

Professional gamer
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Shiphtur

Born 1993. Shiphtur is a Canadian professional gamer.

Danny Le, better known as Shiphtur (pronounced "shifter"), is a Canadian former professional League of Legends player. Shiphtur was the first esports player to be granted a P-1 athletic visa from the United States Department of State. On May 2, 2014, he joined Dignitas along with Darshan "ZionSpartan" Upadhyaya. On May 17, 2016, Apex Gaming acquired Dignitas' NA Challenger team including Shiphtur.

On September 26, 2016, Apex and Dignitas were acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers, and Shiphtur was released from the Apex Roster but not added to Dignitas.

Tournament results Team Apex 9th — 2016 NA LCS Summer regular season 5th–6th — 2016 NA LCS Summer playoffs

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
27 January 1993, Vancouver
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Professional gamer
Nationality
Canada
Also known as
Danny Le

People in Shiphtur's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Danny
Danny
b. 1983
Association football player

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Shiphtur's

Portrait of Alisher Usmanov
Alisher Usmanov
b. 1953
Businessperson
 Portrait of Frank Gaffney
Frank Gaffney
b. 1953
Radio personality
 Portrait of Françoise Laborde
Françoise Laborde
b. 1953
Journalist
 Portrait of Hagit Messer Yaron
Hagit Messer Yaron
b. 1953
Engineer
 Portrait of Klaus Schmidt
Klaus Schmidt
1953 – 2014
Anthropologist
 Portrait of Léo Apotheker
Léo Apotheker
b. 1953
Business executive

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shiphtur?

Canadian professional esports player

When was Shiphtur born?

Shiphtur was born on 27 January 1993 in Vancouver.

What is Shiphtur's occupation?

Shiphtur is a professional gamer.

What nationality is Shiphtur?

Shiphtur is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Shiphtur

· Wikidata: Q24887613

· DBpedia: Shiphtur

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Shiphtur. https://biography.guide/shiphtur/

MLA: "Shiphtur." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/shiphtur/.

Chicago: "Shiphtur." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/shiphtur/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:21 UTC