EDward Gaming EDward Gaming China Rank #1 S1Mon Hsien Meng-Hsun (谢孟勋) ZmjjKK Zheng Yongkang (郑永康) nobody Wang Senxu (王森旭) CHICHOO Wan Shunzhi (万顺治) Smoggy Zhang Zhao (张钊) Jieni7 Zhang Juntai (张君泰) has promoted Zhang "Jieni7" Juntai (张君泰) from its academy, expanding its active roster to six members. He joins with a contract that lasts until the end of the 2027 season.

EDG is the latest team to expand to an active roster of six players, joining T1 T1 Korea Rank #1 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) Meteor Kim Tae-oh (김태오) Sylvan Go Young-sup (고영섭) BuZz Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철) iZu Ham Woo-ju (함우주) , and Paper Rex Paper Rex Asia-Pacific Rank #5 mindfreak Aaron Leonhart Jinggg Wang Jing Jie f0rsakeN Jason Susanto d4v41 Khalish Rusyaidee something Ilya Petrov , among others.

Jieni7 recently played for EDG in China Evolution Series: Act 1. The 12-team event took place between China Kickoff and Masters Bangkok and saw EDG and Trace Esports Trace Esports China Rank #2 LuoK1ng Zhang Zhanpeng (张展鹏) Kai Lu Zhinan (卢智楠) FengF Song Xuefeng (宋学锋) heybay Ho Shun Hei Biank Zhong Jianfei (钟剑飞) , who qualified for Bangkok, field reserve rosters.

In the one match EDG played in, a 2-0 loss to eventual fourth-place JDG Esports JDG Esports China Rank #12 stew Park Young-chan (박영찬) jkuro Yong Haochong (杨浩聪) MrCANI Chen Tingxun (陈廷训) Babyblue Geng Haoran (耿浩然) Z1yan Liu Zihan (刘紫涵) , Jieni7 played as the team's Duelist, leading his team in kills on both maps as Jett.

EDG is still yet to lose a VCT China event. After lifting China Kickoff to extend their domestic trophy streak to nine, dating back to the FGC Invitational Act 2 in 2023, they finished third at Masters Bangkok. In Bangkok, they faltered against G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #1 jawgemo Alexander Mor trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio JonahP Jonah Pulice leaf Nathan Orf and T1, the latter of which has been garnering attention for its double Duelist team comps.

While it is unclear what role Jieni7 and the players around him will play, ZmjjKK 's struggles with Yoru throughout Masters Bangkok combined with the emerging double Duelist meta may be the rationale behind Jieni7's pickup.

With the new addition, EDward Gaming's six-man roster is:

  • Wang "nobody" Senxu (王森旭)
  • Hsien "S1Mon" Meng-Hsun (谢孟勋)
  • Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang (郑永康)
  • Wan "CHICHOO" Shunzhi (万顺治)
  • Zhang "Smoggy" Zhao (张钊)
  • Zhang "Jieni7" Juntai (张君泰)
  • Shou "Aqua" Wenjun (寿文君) (Manager)
  • Tang "Muggle" Shijun (唐时俊) (Head coach)
  • Liu "Century" Shiji (刘世纪) (Assistant coach)
  • Huang "Sunshine" Jinjie (黄进杰) (Analyst)
  • Li "JuiceFlip" Junsheng (李俊升) (Staff)