Ahead of the second China Evolution Series of the year, JDG Esports JDG Esports China Rank #17 Link7 Yang Bowan (杨伯万) riya Liao Zuming (廖祖明) 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) has signed rookie players Yang "Link7" Bowan (杨伯万) and Liao "riya" Zuming (廖祖明). They will replace Chen "MrCANI" Tingxun (陈廷训) and Park "stew" Young-chan (박영찬) for the event, but the team has not confirmed if the changes apply for future tournaments.

Promoted from the Academy team, Link7 will take MrCANI's place as an initiator. riya, on the other hand, arrives from Challengers South East Asia squad Oblivion Force Oblivion Force Asia-Pacific Rank #42 Kippo Anson Anson Lam Uta CHIMEI Wong Chun Wai (王俊煒) . The team ended in the bottom two during in both Splits, needing to fight back through Relegation to return for Split 2.

The new players will debut in the upcoming CN EVO Act 2, a single-elimination tournament which features every VCT China organization. A few teams used the previous iteration to experiment, the lower stakes and “nerfed” top teams (Kickoff finalists EDward Gaming EDward Gaming China Rank #1 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) and Trace Esports Trace Esports China Rank #4 LuoK1ng Zhang Zhanpeng (张展鹏) Midi Zhang Jiajun (手张嘉俊) Kai Lu Zhinan (卢智楠) Xlele Zhao Yanbo (赵炎博) FengF Song Xuefeng (宋学锋) heybay Ho Shun Hei Biank Zhong Jianfei (钟剑飞) were forced to use only Academy players) providing a perfect opportunity for teams to try new ideas. In Act 1, JDG finished in the top four, the team's best-ever placement.

Besides the possibility of testing a new lineup for VCT Stage 2, JDG Esports could look to the new duo as a short-term redemption opportunity. CN EVO awards teams points for the end-of-year CN EVO tournament, but it will also serve as China's Esports World Cup qualifier. The direct knockout format and roster variance could provide JDG a coveted international event appearance, as they are one of five Chinese teams that has failed to qualify to a Masters or Champions tournament.

JDG Esports JDG Esports China Rank #17 Link7 Yang Bowan (杨伯万) riya Liao Zuming (廖祖明) 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) will feature their new signings against TYLOO:

  • Yang "Link7" Bowan (杨伯万)
  • Liao "riya" Zuming (廖祖明)
  • Park "stew" Young-chan (박영찬)
  • Yong "jkuro" Haochong (杨浩聪)
  • Chen "MrCANI" Tingxun (陈廷训)
  • Geng "Babyblue" Haoran (耿浩然)
  • Liu "Z1yan" Zihan (刘紫涵)
  • Yang "EGO" Haozun (杨皓尊) (Head coach)