Xi Lai Gaming Xi Lai Gaming China Rank #1 WsLeo Huang Pinwei (黄品维) Lysoar Liang Youhao (梁优好) NoMan James Man Rarga Arthur Churyumov happywei Deng Minwei (邓闵维) has signed Dmitry "steady" Prutkov as an assistant coach.

steady most recently served as the head coach of AlQadsiah Esports AlQadsiah Esports MENA Rank #1 SpYzera Abed Doughan ExiT Abdullah Al-Twaijri sickrey Nikolay Novozhilov Yassien Yassien Ahmed Zimo SimonD4rk Alexandr Skovbel in Challengers MENA throughout 2025. During that time, the team finished third in Split 1 and Split 2 and ultimately did not qualify to EMEA Ascension. Before joining AlQadsiah, steady served as head coach for other teams in the MENA region, including R8 Esports R8 Esports Inactive and Geekay Esports Geekay Esports Inactive .

This is not steady's first time in China; he served a brief stint as the head coach of 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) in late 2023 for the China Evolution Series offseason events, although he departed the team before they made their VCT debut at the start of the 2024 season.

steady's signing marks the final addition to XLG's roster as they prepare to make their 2026 debut in China Kickoff. Their first match will be on Jan. 24 against the winner of Trace Esports vs. Wolves Esports.

Xi Lai Gaming Xi Lai Gaming China Rank #1 WsLeo Huang Pinwei (黄品维) Lysoar Liang Youhao (梁优好) NoMan James Man Rarga Arthur Churyumov happywei Deng Minwei (邓闵维) is now:

  • Huang "WsLeo" Pinwei (黄品维)
  • Liang "Lysoar" Youhao (梁优好)
  • James "NoMan" Man
  • Arthur "Rarga" Churyumov
  • Deng "happywei" Minwei (邓闵维)
  • Yang "Arty" Zhe (杨喆) (Manager)
  • Aleksandr "hvoya" Eremin (Head coach)
  • Dmitry "steady" Prutkov (Assistant coach)
  • Tao "Coffin0" Yumeng (陶禹萌) (Staff)