Following a disappointing start to the 2024 VCT season in which they failed twice to make playoffs, Wolves Esports Wolves Esports China Rank #3 V1ya Zhang Ruimin (张睿珉) SiuFatBB Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦) Yuicaw Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑) Spring Liu Jiunting (刘俊霆) aluba Zhong Haojun (钟皓钧) Lysoar Liang Youhao (梁优好) have released Pengzhi "coldfish" Xiang (向鹏志). The initiator player will be replaced by Pong "SiuFatBB" Gaa Hei (庞加曦), who joins as the team's new in-game leader.
The move will reunite SiuFatBB with Spring , former teammates on the 2023 Ascension team, Ninjas In Pyjamas Ninjas In Pyjamas Inactive Uta Eren Yang Zhengwei (杨曾威) JayH Wong Jia Heng SiuFatBB Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦) . Additionally, his arrival will relieve pl1xx from IGLing duties, allowing him to better focus on his own performance. SiuFatBB also offers the team more flexibility, with his six most played agents (around 76% of his total playtime) being on four different roles, compared to coldfish's Sova and Viper taking up 78% of his total recorded rounds.
While Wolves does not have a history of success in the region, the team was not expected to land towards the bottom of the pack in the VCT China league. In the overall standings, Wolves head into Stage 2 in tenth place, tied with NOVA Esports and Bilibili Gaming with a 2-4 match record but with a worse map differential than both. In terms of championship points, which will allow the team to qualify to Champions Seoul should they miss out on the Stage 2 playoffs, Wolves are tied with five different teams.
Wolves Esports Wolves Esports China Rank #3 V1ya Zhang Ruimin (张睿珉) SiuFatBB Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦) Yuicaw Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑) Spring Liu Jiunting (刘俊霆) aluba Zhong Haojun (钟皓钧) Lysoar Liang Youhao (梁优好) have four matches remaining in the VCT China regular season, which continues on June 15: