JDG Esports JDG Esports China Rank #8 kklin Zhang Ziling (张梓凌) stew Park Young-chan (박영찬) jkuro Yong Haochong (杨浩聪) zhe Niu Zhe (牛哲) Yuicaw Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑) Z1yan Liu Zihan (刘紫涵) has announced the signings of head coach Lee "bail" Sung-jae (이성재), Niu "zhe" Zhe (牛哲), and Huang "Yuicaw" Yung-chieh (黃湧傑).

After spending the past two seasons with Bilibili Gaming Bilibili Gaming China Rank #3 whzy Wang Haozhe (王昊哲) Levius Lu Yinzhong (卢胤中) rushia Wang Xiaojie (王晓杰) nephh Marcus Tan Knight Liu Yuxiang (刘宇翔) , bail announced his free agency just before the start of the offseason. After spending years as one of the "best of the rest" teams in China, BLG and bail reached the top of China this past season by lifting the China Stage 2 trophy, BLG's first VCT trophy of any kind. The monumental year was also highlighted by the organization attending its first Masters event in Masters Toronto, thanks to a second-place finish in Stage 1.

bail's reputation precedes him. Before he entered the professional Valorant sphere, he was a legend of the Korean FPS scene, enjoying a nine-year CS:GO career, playing alongside key figures such as termi , solo , glow , and peri . He began his coaching career with Quantum Strikers Quantum Strikers Inactive Efina Kim Nak-yeon (김낙연) TS Yu Tae-seok (유태석) GODLIKE Lee Seo-ha (이서하) exy Park Geun-cheol (박근철) eKo Yeom Wang-ryong (염왕룡) during the First Strike era. The team was picked up by TNL Esports TNL Esports Inactive TS Yu Tae-seok (유태석) exy Park Geun-cheol (박근철) Jinboong Kim Jin-won (김진원) Meteor Kim Tae-oh (김태오) ahead of the 2021 season, and bail led the team under that banner before joining Japanese side NORTHEPTION NORTHEPTION Japan Rank #5 following TNL's disbandment. bail stayed in Japan for a year before joining 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) for the first year of Valorant's partnership era. After just one season with the Tigers, bail moved to China, coaching Octagonal Disposition Gaming Octagonal Disposition Gaming China Rank #20 XyuS Eren Yang Zhengwei (杨曾威) YHchen Chen Yuhan (陳昱瀚) ZiXuan Liu Junwei (刘俊伟) W1nner Tsai Hong-wei (蔡宏偉) and then BiliBili.

zhe joins after spending the 2025 season with Rare Atom, which ended with the organization astonishingly finishing as runner-ups at China Ascension for an astounding third straight time. Barely a year after making his professional debut, he will look to make his VCT debut with JDG, boasting a reputation as a reliable Duelist player who can also flex onto the Initiator and secondary Controller roles. Yuicaw joins having much more experience in professional Valorant. Since making his debut in 2021, he has played for a handful of notable squads, like FunPlus Phoenix FunPlus Phoenix China Rank #7 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) and Wolves Esports Wolves Esports China Rank #10 Satoshi Fei Zhixian (费郅贤) SiuFatBB Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦) jowa Jordan Wang yosemite Wang Lei (王磊) Spring Liu Jiunting (刘俊霆) . In 2025, his second season with Wolves, Yuicaw played a big part in the squad being recognized internationally, competing as the team's Sentinel player through a Masters Toronto campaign in which the team achieved a milestone finish of third. He announced his restricted free agency from Wolves towards the start of the offseason.

The trio joins a JDG team that is looking to pick itself up. Since the beginning of the partnership era, JDG has consistently been one of the lowest-ranking teams in China. In 2024, the team posted 7th-9th and 11th-place finishes at Kickoff and Stage 1. A stronger Stage 2 saw the team finish 5th-6th, but still far outside of the qualification spots. In 2025, JDG continued to place at similar levels, finishing 7th-8th at Kickoff, 9th-10th at Stage 1, and 9th-10th again at Stage 2.

With bail arriving as the team's new head coach, JDG Esports JDG Esports China Rank #8 kklin Zhang Ziling (张梓凌) stew Park Young-chan (박영찬) jkuro Yong Haochong (杨浩聪) zhe Niu Zhe (牛哲) Yuicaw Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑) Z1yan Liu Zihan (刘紫涵) 's full roster is now:

  • Zhang "kklin" Ziling (张梓凌)
  • Park "stew" Young-chan (박영찬)
  • Yong "jkuro" Haochong (杨浩聪)
  • Niu "zhe" Zhe (牛哲)
  • Huang "Yuicaw" Yung-chieh (黃湧傑)
  • Liu "Z1yan" Zihan (刘紫涵)
  • Zhao "Steven" Fusheng (赵浮生) (Manager)
  • Lee "bail" Sung-jae (이성재) (Head coach)
  • Yang "EGO" Haozun (杨皓尊) (Head coach)
  • Huang "Phong" Chunfeng (黄春峰) (Staff)