Biank to sub in for Bilibili's Knight due to medical emergency

Bilibili Gaming Bilibili Gaming China Rank #3 whzy Wang Haozhe (王昊哲) rushia Wang Xiaojie (王晓杰) nephh Marcus Tan yilai Gu Yiming (顾依铭) Knight Liu Yuxiang (刘宇翔) bud Yang Renyu (杨韧余) has announced that, due to a medical emergency, Liu "Knight" Yuxiang (刘宇翔) has been moved to the team's reserve roster. In his place, former BLG player Zhong "Biank" Jianfei (钟剑飞) will start for BLG for its upcoming matches.

BLG's announcement shared that Knight experienced arrhythmia-related symptoms following the team's match on February 6. After a medical evaluation, Knight has been under observation and treatment as advised by doctors.

"This sudden onset of arrhythmia was accompanied by abnormal heart rate, chest tightness, and other discomfort, requiring scientific treatment and rest according to a professional medical plan," BLG's release shared. "To ensure the health of the players while maintaining the smooth progress of the competition, after thorough communication and evaluation with the hospital, the players' families, Knight himself, other team members, team management, and training staff, the club has applied to the league for an emergency roster, which has been approved by the league."

Biank has been a free agent since his release from Trace Esports Trace Esports China Rank #10 LuoK1ng Zhang Zhanpeng (张展鹏) Kai Lu Zhinan (卢智楠) FengF Song Xuefeng (宋学锋) Viva Lifan Ran (冉立凡) deLb Delbert Tanoto following the 2025 season. He competed for Trace for one and a half seasons, and before that, competed as a member of BLG's squad for just over a year from 2023 to 2024. Since making his debut in 2020, Biank has also played for Invictus Gaming Invictus Gaming China Rank #18 gin Phan Văn Gin Ye Liu Bocai (刘博才) M1ng929 Cui Jiaming (崔珈铭) superbigguo Qiu Nanxiong (邱楠雄) , O2 Gaming O2 Gaming Inactive balua Zhong Haojun (钟皓钧) Noah DK Li Le Wei (李乐炜) accHr 马浩然 Biank Zhong Jianfei (钟剑飞) Lucifer folk , and Dragon Ranger Gaming Dragon Ranger Gaming China Rank #5 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) .

Knight has filled BLG's primary Initiator role for most of this season, playing as Sova, Fade, or Tejo in the team's double-Initiator approach. Biank, who has mostly been an Initiator player for a majority of his career, is expected to fill Knight's role in a like-for-like substitution, likely causing no major tweaks to BLG's comps.

BLG's next match will come on Sunday, February 8, when it takes on 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) in VCT China Kickoff's Middle Final.

Wang "whzy" Haozhe (王昊哲)
Wang "rushia" Xiaojie (王晓杰)
Marcus "nephh" Tan
Zhong "Biank" Jianfei (钟剑飞)
Yang "bud" Renyu (杨韧余)
Jiang "Gandolf" Hao (蒋浩) (Manager)
Tang "Muggle" Shijun (唐时俊) (Head coach)
Zhang "YaoXie" Jihang (張繼航) (Coach)
Wang "Jexen" Lin Xiao (王林骁) (Coach)
Deng "Rain" Shiyao (邓诗耀) (Staff)