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) shared that player Zhang "Smoggy" Zhao (张钊) will be missing out on the Esports World Cup, and will be replaced by coach Dale "signed" Tang in the team's starting lineup for the event.

With zjc and cb still on the roster but listed as substitutes, the decision to field signed offers some insight, suggesting that the two may be out of the picture for EDG, or that Smoggy's status was made too late for visas to be secured for either player.

"During Masters London, [Smoggy] experienced acute inflammation of his wisdom teeth, which led to severe physical reactions including high fever," the team shared in a statement. "Although he persevered through the matches, the inflammation recurred. After a comprehensive evaluation by professional dental institutions, and in order to safeguard the player's long-term health and future training and competition readiness, Smoggy underwent wisdom tooth extraction surgery during this off-season."

As a result of the operation, Smoggy will not be able to play for the team during EWC, and will be replaced by signed. The coach has been in and out of competitive play, taking up an analyst role with JiJieHao JiJieHao Inactive Zcc Shr1mp Yang Yong (杨勇) sora Fung3 in late 2023 before playing for them later that year. Last offseason, he competed with Thunder Gaming Thunder Gaming Inactive Yueluo Yi Zhiwei (尹志炜) signed Dale Tang YU at China Ascension. He joined EDG as a coach last month, replacing 24K , who went back to Nova Esports Nova Esports China Rank #4 qiutiaN Bijan Moeinzadeh (慕英毕强) cb Wang Qingchuan (王庆川) Ezeir Zhao Zejun (赵泽骏) GuanG Guang Honglin (光洪霖) swagzor Mikhail Vaniushin , in a coaching booth led by 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 .

Before dipping his toes into non-playing roles, signed played for teams like Royal Never Give Up Royal Never Give Up Inactive HaTo Wang Rui (王睿) 4ErWa Xiaonuo , BOBO BOBO Inactive MIKE Michael Smith Nozz Noah McClafferty rDeeW Riley Wilkinson Crunchy Ethan Laker punda , Wildcard Gaming Wildcard Gaming Inactive InfrequeNt Jesse Barker rDeeW Riley Wilkinson signed Dale Tang Nozz Noah McClafferty SWERL Ali Kobraee , ORDER ORDER Inactive WRONSKI Michael Wronski rDeeW Riley Wilkinson Texta Matthew O’Rourke disk0 Cameron Mac Maple Elvin Sun , Mindfreak Mindfreak Inactive tensai Benny Phan soju Jay Jeong Dutti Sudhish Dutt Chax Chax Stipanovic , and Dire Wolves Dire Wolves Inactive . Throughout his career, he's had the most maps played on the Initiator role, meaning EDG's may be forced to use double-Initiator comps during EWC or move another player into the secondary Duelist role.

EDG enters EWC placed into the same group as BBL Esports BBL Esports Europe Rank #2 Crewen Ali Eren Sargin Lar0k Yusuf Kaan Kanber Loita Utku Kart Rosé Eren Erzan lovers rock Umut Pekdoğan , 100 Thieves 100 Thieves North America Rank #1 Cryocells Matthew Panganiban Asuna Peter Mazuryk vora Jordan Pulwer Timotino Timothée Lavigne Dupont bang Sean Bezerra , and Rex Regum Qeon Rex Regum Qeon Asia-Pacific Rank #6 Monyet Cahya Nugraha xffero David Monangin Xan Xan Ng Jemkin Maksim Batorov Kushy Bryan Carlos Setiawan crazyguy Ngô Công Anh , with the Turkish side set to be its first opponents to start the event.

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) 's active roster for EWC will be:

  • Wang "nobody" Senxu (王森旭)
  • Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang (郑永康)
  • Wan "CHICHOO" Shunzhi (万顺治)
  • Dale "signed" Tang
  • Zhang "Jieni7" Juntai (张君泰)
  • Zhang "zjc" Juncheng (张峻程)
  • Wang "cb" Qingchuan (王庆川)
  • Jin "Hibari" Xingyu (金星宇) (Manager)
  • Yoon "Autumn" Eu-teum (윤으뜸) (Head coach)
  • Seol "Indigo" Do-hoon (설도훈) (Coach)