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.
They're China's best team coming into the LCQ. Will they establish their dominance even further?
KONE eSports Club
- Li "sword9" Wei (李卫)
- Lei "Yosemite" Wang
- Yihao "YiHao" Chen
- Yuxiang "Knight" Liu
- Yi "Ninebody" Ding
- Zhang "LuoK1ng" Zhan Peng (张展鹏)
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:
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Maru Gaming
Maru Gaming Korea Rank #18 ANNYEON An Seo-jin (안서진) Dipa Yoon Ha-jun (윤하준) Xenus Lee Kyung-ho (이경호) mir Hwang Mir (황미르)
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DAMWON Gaming
DAMWON Gaming Inactive Lakia Kim Jong-min (김종민) allow Park Sang-wook (박상욱) exy Park Geun-cheol (박근철) Estrella Park Gun (박건) Esperanza Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철)
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Incheon On Sla2ers
Incheon On Sla2ers Korea Rank #29 VaNish XirZz
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ZETA DIVISION
ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #3 Dep Yuma Hashimoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe CLZ Hikaru Mizutani SyouTa Shota Aoki Xdll Yuto Mizomori / NORTHEPTION
NORTHEPTION Japan Rank #15
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Crazy Raccoon
Crazy Raccoon Inactive
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REJECT
REJECT Japan Rank #6 muto take Hate Lee Ye-hun (이예훈) Sayaplayer Ha Jeong-woo (하정우) BRIAN
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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)
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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)