FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
China
Rank #8
Autumn
Kale Dunne
Life
Qu Donghao (瞿东豪)
AAAAY
Zhang Yang (张杨)
BerLIN
Zhang Bolin (張柏霖)
yosemite
Wang Lei (王磊)
has elevated their second team
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)
to the main division in anticipation of Valorant's official launch in China.
The future is here, a new chapter of FPX VALORANT is awaiting to create📓...
#FPXVALORANT #VALORANTEsports
Instead of building an Asian roster like their compatriots from the start, the organization opted to acquire the core of
ZyppanGoKill
ZyppanGoKill
Inactive
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ShadoW
Tobias Flodström
Meddo
Johan Renbjörk Lundborg
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
in late 2020. Their European roster was fairly successful during their tenure, with multiple deep playoffs runs in Challengers EMEA, multiple Masters appearances, and a Champions qualification, with their most successful accomplishment winning Masters Copenhagen in a highly-contested match against
Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #6
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
.
When FunPlus Phoenix were not revealed as one of ten EMEA teams accepted into Riot's new partnership league for 2023, the organization allowed the roster to enter free agency, which eventually saw the majority of players land on
Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere
Europe
Rank #16
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
Ruxic
Uğur Güç
hiro
Emirhan Kat
koalanoob
Gianfranco Potestio
for the 2023 season.
The new Chinese roster first competed in 2021 under the ZHUQUE name, which was owned by FPX's parent organization, FunPlus, only netting one win throughout the year. The team underwent major changes for 2022, retaining veterans
suyjing
and
AAAAY
and bringing fresh talents such as
YuChEn
from
Inactive
alongside Zhang "BerLIN"
Bolin (張柏霖) and
Yuicaw
, formerly of
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)
. The team had multiple playoff appearances throughout the year but did not capture any tournament wins against other teams in their region.
However, in the FGC Invitational: Epilogue, the roster managed to break through in a convincing manner. After being swept by EDG in the Upper Finals, ZHUQUE did the same to
Shenzhen NTER
Shenzhen NTER
Inactive
AC
Wei Jiacong (韦家聪)
Scales
Zhang Zhen (张震)
Fuller
Lin Yifan (林逸凡)
in the Lower Finals, eventually returning the favor in a rematch against EDG, beating them convincingly in a 3-1 victory.
As Valorant will be officially launching in China in 2023 (under the name Fearless Covenant), there has not been any official confirmation regarding the future of China within the VCT ecosystem. However, that has not stopped Chinese organizations from starting to open their recruitment and search for talent to put together new rosters to bring home more titles, which includes FPX.
Ready to bring the Phoenix back home,
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
China
Rank #8
Autumn
Kale Dunne
Life
Qu Donghao (瞿东豪)
AAAAY
Zhang Yang (张杨)
BerLIN
Zhang Bolin (張柏霖)
yosemite
Wang Lei (王磊)
are:
Discord