LNG Esports
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| Game | League of Legends |
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| Founded | 11 September 2013 (as Snake Esports) 21 May 2019 (as LNG Esports) |
| League | League of Legends Pro League |
| Team history | Snake Esports (2013–2019) LNG Esports (2019–present) |
| Based in | Chongqing, China |
| Stadium | LNG Esports Centre |
| Owner | Li Qi-Lin |
| CEO | Shuang Quan |
| Head coach | Chou "Steak" Lu-Hsi |
| Manager | Wang "Stan" Miao Zuo Wu-Jun |
| Parent group | Li-Ning Co., Ltd. |
| Motto | "Anything is possible" |
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| Simplified Chinese | LNG电子竞技俱乐部 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | LNG電子競技俱樂部 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | LNG Esports Club | ||||||
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LNG Esports, formerly known as Snake Esports, is a Chinese professional League of Legends team based in Chongqing. The team competes in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China, and plays home games at the LNG Esports Centre.
History
Snake Esports announced on 21 May 2019 that it had been acquired by athletic apparel company Li-Ning and that it was rebranding as LNG Esports.[1][2][3] Top laner Li "Flandre" Xuan-Jun, jungler Lê "SofM" Quang Duy, mid laner Huang "Fenfen" Chen, bot laner Lu "Asura" Qi and support Hu "Maestro" Jian-Xin remained on the team following the acquisition. To complete LNG's inaugural roster, mid laner Bae "Plex" Ho-young and support Duan "Duan" De-Liang were acquired from Griffin and Vici Gaming respectively.[4][5]
In late 2019, LNG announced several roster changes, dropping SofM, Plex, Fenfen, and Maestro, and signing jungler Xiong "Xx" Yu-Long, rookie support Liao "lwandy" Ding-Yang, and Taiwanese veteran mid laner Huang "Maple" Yi-Tang.[6] Bot laner Wang "Light" Guang-Yu was also promoted from LNG's academy team.
Roster
| Nat. | ID | Name | Role |
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Flandre | Li Xuan-Jun | Top Laner |
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Xx | Xiong Yu-Long | Jungler |
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Maple | Huang Yi-Tang | Mid Laner |
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Light | Wang Guang-Yu | Bot Laner |
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Duan | Duan De-Liang | Support |
References
- ^ Cai, Xingxiu (21 May 2019). "《英雄聯盟》確定易主！Snake戰隊更名為LNG". Yahoo Esports Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Chen, Hongyu (22 May 2019). "Chinese Organization Snake Esports Appears to Rebrand to 'LNG Esports'". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Zhang, Chenglu (24 May 2019). "Chinese organisation Snake Esports rebrands as LNG Esports". Esports Insider. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Những hình ảnh cực chất trong buổi ra mắt của LNG Esports, 'mái nhà' hứa hẹn đưa SofM lên tầm cao mới". Kenh14 (in Vietnamese). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Helino, Theo (24 May 2019). "LMHT: Vừa đổi chủ, team SofM chiêu mộ ngay tân binh hàng tuyển của Griffin". GameK (in Vietnamese).
- ^ Newell, Adam (15 December 2019). "LNG signs Maple and Xx ahead of 2020 LPL season". Dot Esports. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
External links
- LNG Esports on Weibo (in Chinese)
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