JDG Esports
JDG Esports
China
Rank #11
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)
have announced the acquisition of the Rare Atom core, consisting of Park "stew"
Young-chan (박영찬), Lifan "Viva"
Ran (冉立凡), Zhuo "MarT1n"
Zhengjie (卓政杰), Chen "YiHao"
Yihao (陈一豪), and head coach Ma "ValAnalysis"
Hyun-sung (마현성). Former
TOP Esports
TOP Esports
Inactive
MrCANI
Chen Tingxun (陈廷训)
player Yong "jkuro"
Haochong (杨浩聪) rounds out the roster.
stew, Chae "yoman"
Young-moon (채영문), and coach ValAnalysis made their mark on
Gwangju Shadow
Gwangju Shadow
Inactive
Ivy
Park Sung-hyeon (박성현)
Distinct
Francis
Kim Mu-bin (김무빈)
Dambi
Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규)
, a Korean Challengers team that rivalled top contenders. GJS made a heavy impact during Challengers, reaching playoffs in Splits 1 and 2 – placing fourth in the former and top six in the latter. stew and yoman later left in June, with ValAnalysis following suit days later.
jkuro has been an active player since 2021 but found his footing with the Taiwanese Challengers team,
Anti Eco Eco Club
Anti Eco Eco Club
Inactive
MrCANI
Chen Tingxun (陈廷训)
FLoydQ
Sing
He Shengxi (何昇讳)
trinity
Leung Hing Yip (梁兴业)
PPDBJ
Qiu Zheng Yong (邱政咏)
jkuro
Yong Haochong (杨浩聪)
. AEEC were one of the top dogs as they came fourth in Split 1 and second in Split 2. jkuro then joined TOP Esports but found slight success, as they went on to properly compete at China Evolution Series Act 3, where they placed fourth.
Rare Atom entered Valorant in February 2023 with a full Chinese roster, with Viva, Mart1n, Yihao, and Xin "Spitfires"
Mingyan (辛明阳) as the base. They struggled in the first half of the year, given their eliminations at FGC Invitational Acts 1 and 2 and the VCT China Champion Qualifiers. However, Rare Atom catapulted up the Chinese hierarchy after stew, yoman, and ValAnalysis joined. RA dominated the competition with three consecutive top-three finishes at all three acts of the CN EVO Series and was a favorite for the upcoming Ascension tournament. Unfortunately for Rare Atom, they fell short in the grand finals to
Dragon Ranger Gaming
Dragon Ranger Gaming
China
Rank #7
Flex1n
Lo Rui (罗瑞)
vo0kashu
Ilya Ushakov
Cangshu
Zheng Yujun (手郑宇峻)
Nicc
Shao Yi-qun (邵逸群)
TvirusLuke
Chen Cheng-ching
Ying
Wang Chenxu (王晨旭)
SpiritZ1
Lin Dingyu (林定宇)
, placing second once more.
The JDG organization entered after Champions and only competed at the CN Evo Series, where they struggled in the open qualifiers. On December 10, 2023, JDG was announced as one of 11 teams competing in the VCT China League. Aside from assistant coach Li "Billyo" Xinyu (李新宇) staying on, the previous JDG roster parted ways.
The
JDG Esports
JDG Esports
China
Rank #11
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)
2024 roster is:
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