Nova Esports Nova Esports China Rank #18 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) has brought in a new three-man coaching staff, and has also parted ways with Wang "monk" Haoyu (王浩宇). The team leading the squad from the coaching booth will be head coach Won "pr" Jun-yeon (원준연) and coaches Piao "WJpang" Wenjie (朴文杰) and Kim "OnbusH" Taek-soo (김택수).

monk leaves after competing in just two games for Nova in 2025. He joined midway through the year from All Gamers All Gamers China Rank #14 Shr1mp Yang Yong (杨勇) K1ra Huang Zhihao (黄志豪) Au1 Zhu Yihao (朱逸豪) f4ngeer Roman Smirnov iamgrq Gao Ruiqi (高锐琦) . Much of his AG career was spent on the bench, as he was on the periphery of the team's starting lineup.

New head coach pr joins after spending the 2025 season as FEARX FEARX Korea Unranked Felix Park Hyeon-ho (박현호) empty Lee Won-bin (이원빈) 's head coach. He also brings OnbusH, who was a coach on that team in 2025. The pair's FEARX squad ended the year as the second-best non-academy team in the Korean Challengers scene, finishing second to Pacific Ascension champs SLT Seongnam SLT Seongnam Korea Rank #24 at Road to Ascension Korea. pr's arrival makes Nova the third team in VCT China to have a Korean head coach. JDG Esports JDG Esports China Rank #7 stew Park Young-chan (박영찬) jkuro Yong Haochong (杨浩聪) zhe Niu Zhe (牛哲) Yuicaw Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑) coconut Colin Patrick Chung (钟弘祖) ' bail and EDward Gaming EDward Gaming China Rank #2 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) 's Autumn . Before FEARX, pr also coached at Nongshim RedForce Nongshim RedForce Korea Rank #1 Xross Jeonghwan (정환) Rb Goo Sang-min (구상민) Francis Kim Mu-bin (김무빈) Dambi Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규) Ivy Park Sung-hyeon (박성현) and Gwangju Shadow Gwangju Shadow Inactive Ivy Park Sung-hyeon (박성현) Distinct Francis Kim Mu-bin (김무빈) Dambi Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규) , while OnbusH was previously at REIGNITE Lily REIGNITE Lily Japan Unranked maripo Zodiac . Coach WJpang joins as a near-unknown, with this coaching position being his first in professional Valorant.

After showing flashes of its potential with a playoff berth in Stage 1, Nova wrapped up 2025 in disappointing fashion, missing the Stage 2 playoffs to finish 9th-10th in the region. Since the end of its VCT campaign, Nova has parted ways with SWERL , cb and head coach 24K , moved kodeth to the inactive roster, and signed heybay and GREEN .

Nova Esports Nova Esports China Rank #18 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) ' full roster is now:

  • Chen "OBONE" Yijie (陈怡洁)
  • Zhao "Ezeir" Zejun (赵泽骏)
  • Qiu "GREEN" Jianzhi (邱建智)
  • Ho "heybay" Shun Hei
  • Guang "GuanG" Honglin (光洪霖)
  • Won "pr" Jun-yeon (원준연) (Head coach)
  • Piao "WJpang" Wenjie (朴文杰) (Coach)
  • Kim "OnbusH" Taek-soo (김택수) (Coach)