EDward Gaming signs Autumn and 24K as coaching duo

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) cb Wang Qingchuan (王庆川) Smoggy Zhang Zhao (张钊) Jieni7 Zhang Juntai (张君泰) has signed former T1 T1 Korea Rank #2 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) Meteor Kim Tae-oh (김태오) BuZz Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철) iZu Ham Woo-ju (함우주) Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) head coach Yoon "Autumn" Eu-teum (윤으뜸) and former Nova Esports Nova Esports China Rank #14 OBONE Chen Yijie (陈怡洁) Ezeir Zhao Zejun (赵泽骏) GREEN Qiu Jianzhi (邱建智) heybay Ho Shun Hei GuanG Guang Honglin (光洪霖) head coach Shao "24K" Yubo (邵玉波), filling its coaching booth as it enters an offseason rebuild.

The Chinese giants' offseason began with a change within the organization, with head coach Muggle , analyst JuiceFlip , and manager Aqua departing the organization. Autumn joins alongside former manager Hibari , who was last with the organization in 2021.

EDG will be Autumn's first time coaching in China. Since entering the professional Valorant scene in 2020, he has had stops at Cloud9 Korea Cloud9 Korea Inactive Bazzi Park Jun-ki (박준기) Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) BuZz Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철) Hate Lee Ye-hun (이예훈) xeta Son Seon-ho (손선호) and Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #8 Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong Zellsis Jordan Montemurro penny Erik Penny OXY Francis Hoang , but is most well-known for his three-and-a-half-season stint with T1. Autumn led T1 through its hybrid international roster era through to its all-Korean era, which saw it lift the Masters Bangkok trophy this past season.

24K joins EDG after coaching Nova for the past two seasons. He had been with the organization since mid-2023, initially starting as a coach and transitioning into the head coach last year.

After being crowned champions of the world in 2024, EDG struggled in 2025. After asserting regional dominance with a win at China Kickoff, EDG returned to the international stage at Bangkok, finishing third behind T1 and G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #2 jawgemo Alexander Mor BABYBAY Andrej Francisty trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio leaf Nathan Orf . Early struggles in Stage 1 prompted roster changes for the squad, but only got the team as far as a fourth-place finish at the end of the playoffs, shutting EDG out of the second Masters event of the year. EDG appeared to bounce back in Stage 2, going 3-2 but still falling short of the expectations it has set for itself in the past, eventually finishing third. To end the year, EDG was eliminated in the group stages at Champions Paris, a far cry from their heroic title-lifting campaign the year before.

EDward Gaming, appearing to lose grip on its regional dominance with the rise of teams like Bilibili Gaming Bilibili Gaming China Rank #2 whzy Wang Haozhe (王昊哲) Levius Lu Yinzhong (卢胤中) rushia Wang Xiaojie (王晓杰) nephh Marcus Tan Knight Liu Yuxiang (刘宇翔) , Dragon Ranger Gaming Dragon Ranger Gaming China Rank #4 Flex1n Lo Rui (罗瑞) vo0kashu Ilya Ushakov Akeman Zhang Haoran (张浩然) Nicc Shao Yi-qun (邵逸群) SpiritZ1 Lin Dingyu (林定宇) , and Wolves Esports Wolves Esports China Rank #10 Satoshi Fei Zhixian (费郅贤) SiuFatBB Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦) jowa Jordan Wang yosemite Wang Lei (王磊) Spring Liu Jiunting (刘俊霆) , will look to reassert itself as the top dog in China with Autumn and 24K combining forces in the coaching booth. Since the end of the season, EDG has also signed former NOVA player cb , expanding its active roster to seven players.

Wang "nobody" Senxu (王森旭)
Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang (郑永康)
Wan "CHICHOO" Shunzhi (万顺治)
Wang "cb" Qingchuan (王庆川)
Zhang "Smoggy" Zhao (张钊)
Zhang "Jieni7" Juntai (张君泰)
Zhang "zjc" Juncheng (张峻程)
Jin "Hibari" Xingyu (金星宇) (Manager)
Yoon "Autumn" Eu-teum (윤으뜸) (Coach)
Shao "24K" Yubo (邵玉波) (Coach)
Chen "heav1n" Wang (Assistant coach)