Zhang "BerLIN" Bolin (張柏霖) has officially retired after more than four years of competitive play.

In a statement on his personal Weibo, BerLIN cited health issues as the main reason for his retirement. He explained that he did not want these issues to affect his teammates and expressed a desire to return once his condition improves.

BerLIN had been part of FunPlus Phoenix FunPlus Phoenix China Rank #5 BerLIN Zhang Bolin (張柏霖) Life Qu Donghao (瞿东豪) AAAAY Zhang Yang (张杨) sScary Nutchapon Matarat Setrod Ou Taigeng (欧泰赓) since February 2022 as part of FunPlus Phoenix ZHUQUE FunPlus Phoenix ZHUQUE Inactive AAAAY Zhang Yang (张杨) suyjing Wang Sicheng (王斯澄) BerLIN Zhang Bolin (張柏霖) YuChEn He Cai (何财) Yuicaw Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑) nizhaoTZH Tang Zehao (唐哲昊) . The squad was a mainstay in Chinese Valorant, consistently qualifying for the playoffs of regional tournaments. He was promoted along with the rest of his teammates to the main roster ahead of the partnerships era after the organization was not accepted into VCT EMEA.

In 2023, the team took to the international stage for the first time as one of China's strongest teams but struggled to find any wins there, going out 0-1 at LOCK//IN and 0-2 at Champions 2023.

2024 looked to be similar as they once again went out 0-2 at Masters Madrid, but Masters Shanghai was a turning point for BerLIN and the rest of the team as the in-game leader led his side to their first international win on home soil against FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Rank #10 xeus Doğan Gözgen MrFaliN Furkan Yeğen yetujey Eray Budak KROSTALY Okan Alaçam baha Baha Gözmen AtaKaptan Ata Tan . FPX narrowly missed out on playoffs but drew excitement after narrow 2-1 losses to eventual grand finalists Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #2 Lakia Kim Jong-min (김종민) ZynX Kim Dong-ha (김동하) stand-in Ash Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철) Karon Kim Won-tae (김원태) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) and Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #5 Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjamin David Fish ComeBack Berkcan Şentürk Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius .

Although still a strong team in China, FPX has since struggled to return to their Shanghai form, exiting 0-2 at Champions 2024 and recently missing out on Masters Bangkok after finishing in the top six at Kickoff.

FunPlus Phoenix FunPlus Phoenix China Rank #5 BerLIN Zhang Bolin (張柏霖) Life Qu Donghao (瞿东豪) AAAAY Zhang Yang (张杨) sScary Nutchapon Matarat Setrod Ou Taigeng (欧泰赓) is currently:

  • Kale "Autumn" Dunne
  • Qu "Life" Donghao (瞿东豪)
  • Zhang "AAAAY" Yang (张杨)
  • Wang "yosemite" Lei (王磊)
  • Yao "York" Kun (姚堃) (Assistant coach)