24K returns to Nova Esports as head coach

Nova Esports Nova Esports China Rank #7 qiutiaN Bijan Moeinzadeh (慕英毕强) kodeth Bo Li cb Wang Qingchuan (王庆川) Ezeir Zhao Zejun (赵泽骏) GREEN Qiu Jianzhi (邱建智) GuanG Guang Honglin (光洪霖) swagzor Mikhail Vaniushin has announced the return of former head coach Shao "24K" Yubo (邵玉波), reuniting the two parties after just under seven months apart.

In that time, 24K spent time with Chinese giants 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) Smoggy Zhang Zhao (张钊) Jieni7 Zhang Juntai (张君泰) , joining former T1 T1 Korea Rank #2 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) Meteor Kim Tae-oh (김태오) BuZz Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철) DH Kang Dong-ho (강동호) iZu Ham Woo-ju (함우주) Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) head coach Autumn in the coaching booth. 24K's time with EDG started off rocky, with the team going 1-2 to start China Kickoff and then winning four straight in the lower bracket to qualify for Masters Santiago. While EDG was rather unspectacular at Santiago, going 0-2 with no maps won, it returned to regional play dominantly. A 4-1 group stage record was followed up by the team going undefeated in the playoffs, clinching the region's top seed at Masters London and entering the year's halfway point with the joint-highest Championship Points in China.

In 24K's absence, Nova has been busy. A barrage of roster moves saw the team pick up a three-man coaching staff led by pr before the start of the year, and then part ways with him ahead of Stage 1. Ahead of league play, the team signed alexRr as its head coach from Enterprise Esports Enterprise Esports Europe Rank #1 MAGNUM Martin Penkov iluri Ilari Puranen Lime Jacob Foster paTiTek Patryk Fabrowski kozzy Denis Stefan Aionitoaei along with Russian import player swagzor and former Wolves Esports Wolves Esports China Rank #19 glacier Liang Zhekai (梁哲恺) yosemite Wang Lei (王磊) Spring Liu Jiunting (刘俊霆) Deryeon Derrick Yee aluba Zhong Haojun (钟皓钧) starter qiutiaN . The new-look roster struggled to produce results, going 1-4 in the group stage. Following Stage 1, the team signed former reserve player kodeth and parted ways with alexrr, who now mans the post at Wolves.

24K previously coached Nova for two seasons, having joined midway through 2023. He initially started as a coach before transitioning into the head coaching role midway through 2025.

Bijan "qiutiaN" Moeinzadeh (慕英毕强)
Bo "kodeth" Li
Chen "OBONE" Yijie (陈怡洁)
Zhao "Ezeir" Zejun (赵泽骏)
Qiu "GREEN" Jianzhi (邱建智)
Guang "GuanG" Honglin (光洪霖)
Mikhail "swagzor" Vaniushin
Shao "24K" Yubo (邵玉波) (Head coach)
Kim "OnbusH" Taek-soo (김택수) (Coach)