Earlier today,
Titan Esports Club
Titan Esports Club
China
Unranked
Haodong
Guo Haodong (郭浩东)
Dynamite
Zhao Zihao (赵梓浩)
B1ack
Li Songtai (李松泰)
Abo
Han Bohao (韩博皓)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
TvirusLuke
Chen Cheng-ching (陈振庆)
Coco
Ding Dajian (丁达建)
announced the signings of Chen "TvirusLuke"
Cheng-ching (陈振庆), formerly of
Dragon Ranger Gaming
Dragon Ranger Gaming
China
Unranked
Flex1n
Lo Rui (罗瑞)
vo0kashu
Ilya Ushakov
Cangshu
Zheng Yujun (手郑宇峻)
Nicc
Shao Yi-qun (邵逸群)
SpiritZ1
Lin Dingyu (林定宇)
, and
Coco
, who played under
Chosen Clique Gaming
Chosen Clique Gaming
China
Unranked
Maple
Elvin Sun
GREEN
Qiu Jianzhi (邱建智)
KaweNtw
Martim Ferreira
AC
Wei Jiacong (韦家聪)
at China Ascension.
TvirusLuke is "a veteran of the arena," first popping up in the Hong Kong & Taiwan First Strike qualifiers all the way back in 2020. He got his big break under DRG, who he represented since 2023, and where he fought for a place near the top of VCT China.
DRG had a successful run between 2023's China Ascension, which the team won, and China Stage 1 in 2024, where the team qualified to Masters Shanghai. At Ascension, TvirusLuke recorded the third-highest ACS average and tied second for best KPR. His team struggled to maintain their form since; January's China Kickoff was their sole top-four placement since Shanghai.
Conversely, Coco's time in the spotlight has been limited. His only five recorded matches were during last year's China Ascension, in which he played under Chosen Clique. After acing the group stage and moving to the playoffs, Coco and his team were outmatched by
Xi Lai Gaming
Xi Lai Gaming
China
Unranked
Viva
Lifan Ran (冉立凡)
Rarga
Arthur Churyumov
happywei
Deng Minwei (邓闵维)
coconut
Colin Patrick Chung (钟弘祖)
YOU
Yip Man Ho
— the eventual winners — in the opening round and in the lower finals, leading to their elimination in third place.
The pair joins Titan Esports Club, who has struggled since joining the VCT. The team's best finish was a top-six placement at last year's Kickoff. TEC has exited every tournament since but one — the FGC Invitational 2024 — in last place. Their two latest additions bring about a hope to bounce back and "win every arena," as per the organization's Weibo posts.
Titan Esports Club
Titan Esports Club
China
Unranked
Haodong
Guo Haodong (郭浩东)
Dynamite
Zhao Zihao (赵梓浩)
B1ack
Li Songtai (李松泰)
Abo
Han Bohao (韩博皓)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
TvirusLuke
Chen Cheng-ching (陈振庆)
Coco
Ding Dajian (丁达建)
's full roster is now:
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