FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
China
Rank #2
Autumn
Kale Dunne
Life
Qu Donghao (瞿东豪)
AAAAY
Zhang Yang (张杨)
BerLIN
Zhang Bolin (張柏霖)
Lysoar
Liang Youhao (梁优好)
have transferred over Tang "nizhaoTZH"
Zehao (唐哲昊) to
Dragon Ranger Gaming
Dragon Ranger Gaming
China
Rank #4
nizhaoTZH
Tang Zehao (唐哲昊)
vo0kashu
Ilya Ushakov
Shion7
Zhang Haozhe (张昊泽)
Nicc
Shao Yi-qun (邵逸群)
TvirusLuke
Chen Cheng-ching
ahead of the VCT 2024 China Kickoff, marking the end of his one year tenure with the Chinese organization.
Onboarded just over a year ago, nizhaoTZH made his international debut on São Paolo's stage at 2023's LOCK//IN alongside one of the two Chinese squads invited to Brazil. Although his team managed to raise eyebrows by taking a map off
Karmine Corp
Karmine Corp
Europe
Rank #18
MAGNUM
Martin Penkov
tomaszy
Tomás Machado
N4RRATE
Marshall Massey
marteen
Martin Pátek
sh1n
Ryad Ensaad
in their opening series, they were quickly sent home by the French representatives without a win.
After missing out on Masters Tokyo following a fourth-place finish in the FGC Valorant Invitational 2023: Act 1, FPX secured a reappearance on the world stage by placing third at the Champions China Qualifier.
Thrown into the villains' lair straight off the bat, FPX were eliminated by
T1
T1
Korea
Rank #3
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Sayaplayer
Ha Jeong-woo (하정우)
Rossy
Daniel Abedrabbo
Carpe
Lee Jae-hyeok (이재혁)
iZu
Ham Woo-ju (함우주)
xccurate
Kevin Susanto
and
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
North America
Rank #20
Derrek
Derrek Ha
NaturE
Nicholas Garrison
supamen
Phat Le
Apoth
Vincent Le
jawgemo
Alexander Mor
, who would later go on to take the trophy on home ground. With the important portion of their 2023 season behind them, FPX made one roster change before being revealed as one of the 10 partnered teams within the Chinese League and transferring nizhaoTZH.
DRG were not favored to win China's Ascension. Entering the tournament behind
Rare Atom
Rare Atom
China
Rank #32
Exile
Wang Yingjie (王英杰)
UdoTan
Go Kyung-won (고경원)
Guran
Zhou Minyan (周铭言)
Banger
An Hyung-gi (안형기)
Yueluo
Yi Zhiwei (尹志炜)
sn0wFlake
Pang Xuyang (庞煦洋)
Mihlog
and
Attacking Soul Esports
Attacking Soul Esports
Inactive
monk
Wang Haoyu (王浩宇)
Yuicaw
Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑)
YHchen
Chen Yuhan (陳昱瀚)
Zero1
Meng Zhen Ren (任梦真)
, the roster narrowly avoided elimination in the group stage and qualified to playoffs with a win over
Four Angry Men
Four Angry Men
China
Rank #15
Ace
Weng Jiajin (翁家進)
suyjing
Wang Sicheng (王斯澄)
XuAN
Zhang Luxuan (张陆轩)
WsLeo
Huang Pinwei (黄品维)
.
Despite losing their opening match to fan-favorites Rare Atom, the team recovered quickly and eliminated
Ninjas In Pyjamas
Ninjas In Pyjamas
Inactive
YRSelect
Eren
Yang Zhengwei (杨曾威)
JayH
Wong Jia Heng
SiuFatBB
Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦)
before enacting their revenge on ASE in a five-map series. Against all odds, DRG upset Rare Atom in the grand final 3-1 and claimed their rightful spot in the Chinese League.
The transfer of nizhaoTZH is one of the many roster changes expected to shake up the Chinese scene ahead of Kickoff as organizations look to finalize their squads.
Dragon Ranger Gaming
Dragon Ranger Gaming
China
Rank #4
nizhaoTZH
Tang Zehao (唐哲昊)
vo0kashu
Ilya Ushakov
Shion7
Zhang Haozhe (张昊泽)
Nicc
Shao Yi-qun (邵逸群)
TvirusLuke
Chen Cheng-ching
's seven-man roster is now: