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)
Jieni7
Zhang Juntai (张君泰)
has promoted Zhang "Jieni7"
Juntai (张君泰) from its academy, expanding its active roster to six members. He joins with a contract that lasts until the end of the 2027 season.
EDG is the latest team to expand to an active roster of six players, joining
T1
T1
Korea
Rank #1
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Meteor
Kim Tae-oh (김태오)
Sylvan
Go Young-sup (고영섭)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
iZu
Ham Woo-ju (함우주)
, and
Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #5
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
, among others.
Jieni7 recently played for EDG in China Evolution Series: Act 1. The 12-team event took place between China Kickoff and Masters Bangkok and saw EDG and
Trace Esports
Trace Esports
China
Rank #2
LuoK1ng
Zhang Zhanpeng (张展鹏)
Kai
Lu Zhinan (卢智楠)
FengF
Song Xuefeng (宋学锋)
heybay
Ho Shun Hei
Biank
Zhong Jianfei (钟剑飞)
, who qualified for Bangkok, field reserve rosters.
In the one match EDG played in, a 2-0 loss to eventual fourth-place
JDG Esports
JDG Esports
China
Rank #12
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)
, Jieni7 played as the team's Duelist, leading his team in kills on both maps as Jett.
EDG is still yet to lose a VCT China event. After lifting China Kickoff to extend their domestic trophy streak to nine, dating back to the FGC Invitational Act 2 in 2023, they finished third at Masters Bangkok. In Bangkok, they faltered against
G2 Esports
G2 Esports
North America
Rank #1
jawgemo
Alexander Mor
trent
Trent Cairns
valyn
Jacob Batio
JonahP
Jonah Pulice
leaf
Nathan Orf
and T1, the latter of which has been garnering attention for its double Duelist team comps.
While it is unclear what role Jieni7 and the players around him will play, ZmjjKK 's struggles with Yoru throughout Masters Bangkok combined with the emerging double Duelist meta may be the rationale behind Jieni7's pickup.
With the new addition, EDward Gaming's six-man roster is:
- Wang "nobody" Senxu (王森旭)
- Hsien "S1Mon" Meng-Hsun (谢孟勋)
- Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang (郑永康)
- Wan "CHICHOO" Shunzhi (万顺治)
- Zhang "Smoggy" Zhao (张钊)
- Zhang "Jieni7" Juntai (张君泰)
- Shou "Aqua" Wenjun (寿文君) (Manager)
- Tang "Muggle" Shijun (唐时俊) (Head coach)
- Liu "Century" Shiji (刘世纪) (Assistant coach)
- Huang "Sunshine" Jinjie (黄进杰) (Analyst)
- Li "JuiceFlip" Junsheng (李俊升) (Staff)