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) and KONE eSports Club KONE eSports Club Inactive sword9 Li Wei (李卫) yosemite Wang Lei (王磊) Knight Liu Yuxiang (刘宇翔) Ninebody Ding Yi (丁毅) LuoK1ng Zhang Zhanpeng (张展鹏) have qualified as the Chinese representatives for the East Asia Last Chance Qualifier in August.

Edward Gaming qualified after beating Tales of Eastern Tales of Eastern Inactive Yuk1no BEXEY in the FGC Valorant Invitational: Act 3 upper semifinal match, guaranteeing them a minimum of 320 points, which were enough to secure their LCQ slot.

Meanwhile, after losing to Edward Gaming in the upper final, KONE faced FunPlus Phoenix ZHUQUE FunPlus Phoenix ZHUQUE Inactive AAAAY Zhang Yang (张杨) suyjing Wang Sicheng (王斯澄) BerLIN Zhang Bolin (張柏霖) YuChEn He Cai (何财) Yuicaw Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑) nizhaoTZH Tang Zehao (唐哲昊) in the lower final. KONE easily dispatched them in a 3-0 victory that net them a total of at least 315 points and the second slot.

The two teams will be the first Chinese teams to participate in an official Valorant Champions Tour event. Due to a licensing freeze of new games, last year's APAC LCQ slots for Chinese teams were reallocated to Korea and Japan.

Edward Gaming

  • Yongkang "ZmjjKK" Zheng (郑永康)
  • Sen "nobody" Xu Wang (王森旭)
  • Dong "Life" Hao Qu (瞿东豪)
  • Shun "CHICHOO" Zhi Wan (万顺治)
  • Hao "Haodong" Dong Guo (郭浩东)
  • Sen "NaThanDr1veR" Qiao Deng (邓森侨) (Substitute)
  • Bo "Abo" Hao Han (韩博皓) (Substitute)
  • Lo "AfteR" Wen-Hsin (罗文心) (Coach)

Originally established in late 2020, Edward Gaming has become one of the staple mainstays as well as being one of the longest organizations to retain a roster within China. While the team had no luck in finding any success during their first few tournaments, two names became synonymous with the roster that continue to today: Life , the primary Duelist, and Haodong , the team's star Controller. The two are EDG's oldest current standing members and with the addition of CHICHOO and nobody , the team became even more deadlier. However, the x-factor of EDG is prodigy star ZmjjKK , formerly of Royal Never Give Up Royal Never Give Up Inactive HaTo Wang Rui (王睿) 4ErWa Xiaonuo and CBT Gaming CBT Gaming Inactive Yuicaw Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑) BerLIN Zhang Bolin (張柏霖) Ra1ny Li Guo-Shuo (李國碩) , who debuted in 2022 and immediately made an impact. ZmjjKK consistently found himself within the top-five ACS of every tournament. Combined with Life's own daredevil playstyle and the aggressive nature of the team themselves, EDG's tempo could prove a shock to the rest of East Asia.

EDG as Champions of Act 2 They're China's best team coming into the LCQ. Will they establish their dominance even further?

KONE eSports Club

Formerly known as Suning Gaming Suning Gaming Inactive Ninebody Ding Yi (丁毅) yosemite Wang Lei (王磊) unknown1 李金宙 coldfish Xiang Pengzhi (向鹏志) Skies Yulin Yang (杨玉林) NoiR YiHao Chen Yihao (陈一豪) Nierus 韩其兵 Ninebody Ding Yi (丁毅) Jet 周泽川 for most of their existence during the first two years of Valorant esports, KONE was established from the core of the roster after Suning was dissolved in mid-2021. Key figures such as Knight , YiHao , and star duo Ninebody and yosemite moved over to KONE as the roster continued to compete in top tournaments. While the roster wasn't able to crack through the midfield under Suning, their first months in KONE saw steady improvements that often resulted in them finishing within the top four, often competing with the likes of FunPlus Phoenix ZHUQUE, Tales of Eastern, and the former Totoro Gaming Totoro Gaming Inactive FengF Song Xuefeng (宋学锋) ICEKING Cheng Wanpeng (程万鹏) Flex1n Lo Rui (罗瑞) YOU Yip Man Ho heybay Ho Shun Hei .

When stalwarts coldfish and nizhaoTZH left, the team recruited sword9 and LuoK1ng from Qing Jiu Club Qing Jiu Club China Rank #23 Shr1mp Yang Yong (杨勇) HanChe Huang Jingxuan (黄敬轩) . The team kept its shine and emerged as one of the top teams in China coming into 2022, and with their different take of the stereotypical Chinese aggression playstyle infused with some unique set-plays and agent compositions, the team is ready to showcase that EDG isn't the only Chinese team to fear.

With the qualification of EDG and KONE, the current participants of the East Asia LCQ are: