Dragon Ranger Gaming Dragon Ranger Gaming China Rank #4 Flex1n Lo Rui (罗瑞) vo0kashu Ilya Ushakov Akeman Zhang Haoran (张浩然) Demon1 Max Mazanov Nicc Shao Yi-qun (邵逸群) SpiritZ1 Lin Dingyu (林定宇) has announced the signing of Max "Demon1" Mazanov ahead of Champions Paris.

As of writing, the organization has not yet officially confirmed whether Demon1 is guaranteed to play. In the event that he does, he will presumably serve as a substitute for Ilya "vo0kashu" Ushakov since they both qualify as imports for the team and only one is allowed on the starting roster at a time.

The Champions 2023 MVP was most recently released from LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN North America Rank #11 Sato Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato kiNgg Francisco Aravena at the beginning of August. He played both Duelist and Controller agents for the team until he was benched at the end of Stage 1 following a disappointing 1-4 group stage record. This will be Demon1's first time returning to an international event since lifting the Champions trophy two years ago.

DRG is set to attend their second international event as an organization in Paris, their first being Masters Shanghai, as China's second seed after a blistering Stage 2 playoffs run. Beyond chasing the trophy, DRG have their own unique stakes in this tournament; because both DRG and Xi Lai Gaming Xi Lai Gaming China Rank #3 Viva Lifan Ran (冉立凡) NoMan James Man Rarga Arthur Churyumov happywei Deng Minwei (邓闵维) coconut Colin Patrick Chung (钟弘祖) qualified for Champions as Ascension teams, whichever team places higher will automatically keep their spot in VCT China, while the other will be forced to defend their spot in Ascension.

DRG will play their first Champions match on Sept. 14 against T1.

Dragon Ranger Gaming Dragon Ranger Gaming China Rank #4 Flex1n Lo Rui (罗瑞) vo0kashu Ilya Ushakov Akeman Zhang Haoran (张浩然) Demon1 Max Mazanov Nicc Shao Yi-qun (邵逸群) SpiritZ1 Lin Dingyu (林定宇) is now:

  • Shao "Nicc" Yi-qun (邵逸群)
  • Lo "Flex1n" Rui (罗瑞)
  • Ilya "vo0kashu" Ushakov
  • Zhang "Akeman" Haoran (张浩然)
  • Max "Demon1" Mazanov
  • Lin "SpiritZ1" Dingyu (林定宇)
  • Zheng "Cangshu" Yujun (手郑宇峻)
  • Wang "Ying" Chenxu (王晨旭)
  • Deng "NaThanD" Senqiao (邓森侨) (Head coach)
  • Fei "JKH" Han (Assistant coach)
  • Huang "1t" Biaohong (黄彪宏) (Assistant coach)