Xi Lai Gaming
Xi Lai Gaming
China
Rank #2
Lysoar
Liang Youhao (梁优好)
NoMan
James Man
Rarga
Arthur Churyumov
happywei
Deng Minwei (邓闵维)
coconut
Colin Patrick Chung (钟弘祖)
has announced the signing of veteran Sentinel player Liang "Lysoar"
Youhao (梁优好).
Lysoar joins XLG after a year with
Wolves Esports
Wolves Esports
China
Rank #13
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)
, which saw the Chinese organization experience the highs and lows of VCT, finishing third at Masters Toronto but finishing the year ranked 11th-12th at Stage 2. Lysoar also played the Controller role at times throughout the year on Omen, but saw most of his success on the Sentinel role with Wolves.
Even before his time with Wolves, Lysoar had a wealth of experience on the international stage, having spent the past two seasons with
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
China
Rank #6
BerLIN
Zhang Bolin (張柏霖)
Life
Qu Donghao (瞿东豪)
AAAAY
Zhang Yang (张杨)
sScary
Nutchapon Matarat
Setrod
Ou Taigeng (欧泰赓)
and qualifying for four straight international events, including both Champions Los Angeles and Champions Seoul.
Lysoar joins a Xi Lai team that, like Wolves, also experienced the highs and lows of professional Valorant, but as an Ascension team. The team finished 5th-6th at Kickoff, placing below fellow Ascension squad
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)
. The team then went on to lift the Stage 1 trophy, but followed that up with an 0-2 showing at Masters Toronto. XLG finished the year with a top-four finish in the region, and finished third in their Champions Paris group ahead of American giants
Sentinels
Sentinels
North America
Rank #4
N4RRATE
Marshall Massey
Reduxx
Yassin Aboulalazm
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
Kyu
Mirel Braco Hrustemovic
cortezia
Gabriel Cortez
.
Placing higher than DRG in Paris automatically secured XLG's spot in VCT 2026, making for a relatively straightforward rebuild. Since the end of the season, XLG has parted ways with
Viva
, who has since joined
Trace Esports
Trace Esports
China
Rank #7
LuoK1ng
Zhang Zhanpeng (张展鹏)
Kai
Lu Zhinan (卢智楠)
MarT1n
Zhuo Zhengjie (卓政杰)
FengF
Song Xuefeng (宋学锋)
Biank
Zhong Jianfei (钟剑飞)
Viva
Lifan Ran (冉立凡)
deLb
Delbert Tanoto
, and analyst
balax
. Head coach
hvoya
announced his restricted free agency with his contract set to expire, leaving the coaching staff as the last area for XLG to finalize ahead of an early start to VCT 2026.
Xi Lai Gaming
Xi Lai Gaming
China
Rank #2
Lysoar
Liang Youhao (梁优好)
NoMan
James Man
Rarga
Arthur Churyumov
happywei
Deng Minwei (邓闵维)
coconut
Colin Patrick Chung (钟弘祖)
's full roster is now:
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