Nova Esports
Nova Esports
China
Unranked
OBONE
Chen Yijie (陈怡洁)
Ezeir
Zhao Zejun (赵泽骏)
GREEN
Qiu Jianzhi (邱建智)
heybay
Ho Shun Hei
GuanG
Guang Honglin (光洪霖)
' offseason rebuild is in full swing, as the organization has signed Ho "heybay"
Shun Hei and Qiu "GREEN"
Jianzhi (邱建智). The organization also announced the departures of head coach Shao "24K"
Yubo (邵玉波), Ye "o0o0o"
Xiaodong (叶晓东), and Wang "cb"
Qingchuan (王庆川).
CB started his career with Nova, and has primarily been an Initiator-first player for the team, but has also played the Duelist and Sentinel roles throughout different iterations of the team's ever-changing roster. The former CrossFire player made his professional debut with Nova in 2023, and was a teammate with o0o0o in his CrossFire days. o0o0o also joined Nova in 2023, and has since announced his retirement from professional Valorant. o0o0o was in and out of Nova's starting lineup in 2025, shuffling between the Initiator and secondary Controller roles for the team. 24K, who has been Nova's head coach since the start of the 2024 season, had been with the organization since mid-2023, initially starting as a coach and transitioning into the head coach role in 2024.
Nova brought in former
Trace Esports
Trace Esports
China
Unranked
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
player heybay, who has primarily been a Sentinel player throughout his career, but has the ability to play the Initiator and Duelist roles. The former
Only One Word
Only One Word
Inactive
FLoydQ
TKCC
JeffVanb
YiuOn Wong
Darkkis
ChiNam Li
jkuro
Yong Haochong (杨浩聪)
STYHK
and
Totoro Gaming
Totoro Gaming
Inactive
FengF
Song Xuefeng (宋学锋)
ICEKING
Cheng Wanpeng (程万鹏)
Flex1n
Lo Rui (罗瑞)
YOU
Yip Man Ho
heybay
Ho Shun Hei
player has stepped on the international stage twice in his career, having played at Champions Seoul and Masters Bangkok. GREEN joins Nova after a long career in tier two Valorant that saw him compete in the Taiwan/Hong Kong Challengers scene with
SendTreePay
SendTreePay
Inactive
LuCyyyyy0304
C8Jason
Hchang
and reach China Ascension three times. In 2023, he reached the event with
KeepBest Gaming
KeepBest Gaming
China
Unranked
UCc
Wang Ziyi (王梓译)
suyjing
Wang Sicheng (王斯澄)
Snail
Zhu Dongnan (朱东楠)
, and went back to the event in 2024 and 2025 with
Chosen Clique Gaming
Chosen Clique Gaming
China
Unranked
Laicositna
KaweNtw
Martim Ferreira
AC
Wei Jiacong (韦家聪)
bunt
Jiang He (姜河)
. The Duelist player, who can also fill onto the Initiator role, is expected to be Nova's Duelist in 2026.
After showing flashes of its potential with a playoff berth in Stage 1, Nova wrapped up 2025 in disappointing fashion, missing the Stage 2 playoffs to finish 9th-10th in the region. Since the end of its VCT campaign, Nova has parted ways with SWERL .
Nova Esports
Nova Esports
China
Unranked
OBONE
Chen Yijie (陈怡洁)
Ezeir
Zhao Zejun (赵泽骏)
GREEN
Qiu Jianzhi (邱建智)
heybay
Ho Shun Hei
GuanG
Guang Honglin (光洪霖)
' full roster is now:
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