Nova Esports
Nova Esports
China
Rank #3
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Bijan Moeinzadeh (慕英毕强)
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Wang Qingchuan (王庆川)
Ezeir
Zhao Zejun (赵泽骏)
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 #3
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
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. 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.
Nova Esports
Nova Esports
China
Rank #3
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
' full roster is now:
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