FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
China
Rank #10
AAAAY
Zhang Yang (张杨)
coconut
Colin Patrick Chung (钟弘祖)
Xlele
Zhao Yanbo (赵炎博)
77even
Richard Venskevychius
Setrod
Ou Taigeng (欧泰赓)
has announced the departure of head coach Nikola "LEGIJA"
Ninić, who joined the squad midway through the 2025 season.
Before signing with FPX, LEGIJA had spent around a half-year unattached. The former Counter-Strike player-turned-coach is best known for spending three years at the helm of
BLEED
BLEED
Inactive
, seeing the team grow from a contender in the Malaysia/Singapore Challengers circuit to becoming the first Pacific Ascension champion. LEGIJA's run with BLEED ended after the organization's first and final year in VCT, which ended with the org's removal from VCT.
In four VCT stages as the head coach of FPX, LEGIJA has finished 7th-8th once and 11th-12th three times, finishing below the expectations set by an org that had set foot on the international stage five times from 2023-24. His last event with the team saw FPX miss out on a guest-partner slot in VCT CN for 2027, bowing out in the quarterfinals in both weeks of VCT CN Threshold.
Since the end of its VCT season, FPX has parted ways with KovaQ and signed Lithuanian Duelist player 77even . The team is set to compete in VCNT next year, which is effectively China's Challengers circuit. The team will compete through a 16-team Swiss Stage, which feeds into an eight-team playoff bracket. The path to China Kickoff hinges on a top-two finish at the VCNT Season 7 Finals.
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
China
Rank #10
AAAAY
Zhang Yang (张杨)
coconut
Colin Patrick Chung (钟弘祖)
Xlele
Zhao Yanbo (赵炎博)
77even
Richard Venskevychius
Setrod
Ou Taigeng (欧泰赓)
's full roster is now:
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