LNG Esports
LNG Esports, formerly known as Snake Esports, is a Chinese professional League of Legends team based in Chongqing. The team competes in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China, and plays home games at the LNG Esports Centre.
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Game | League of Legends |
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Founded | 11 September 2013 (as Snake Esports) 21 May 2019 (as LNG Esports) |
League | League of Legends Pro League |
Team history | Snake Esports (2013–2019) LNG Esports (2019–present) |
Based in | Chongqing, China |
Stadium | LNG Esports Centre |
Owner | Li Qi-Lin |
CEO | Shuang Quan |
Head coach | Chou "Steak" Lu-Hsi |
Manager | Wang "Stan" Miao Zuo Wu-Jun |
Parent group | Li-Ning Co., Ltd. |
Motto | "Anything is possible" |
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Simplified Chinese | LNG电子竞技俱乐部 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | LNG電子競技俱樂部 | ||||||
Literal meaning | LNG Esports Club | ||||||
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History
Snake Esports announced on 21 May 2019 that it had been acquired by athletic apparel company Li-Ning and that it was rebranding as LNG Esports.[1][2][3] Top laner Li "Flandre" Xuan-Jun, jungler Lê "SofM" Quang Duy, mid laner Huang "Fenfen" Chen, bot laner Lu "Asura" Qi and support Hu "Maestro" Jian-Xin remained on the team following the acquisition. To complete LNG's inaugural roster, mid laner Bae "Plex" Ho-young and support Duan "Duan" De-Liang were acquired from Griffin and Vici Gaming respectively.[4][5]
In late 2019, LNG announced several roster changes, dropping SofM, Plex, Fenfen, and Maestro, and signing jungler Xiong "Xx" Yu-Long, rookie support Liao "lwandy" Ding-Yang, and Taiwanese veteran mid laner Huang "Maple" Yi-Tang.[6] Bot laner Wang "Light" Guang-Yu was also promoted from LNG's academy team.
Roster
Nat. | ID | Name | Role |
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Flandre | Li Xuan-Jun | Top Laner |
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Xx | Xiong Yu-Long | Jungler |
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Maple | Huang Yi-Tang | Mid Laner |
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Light | Wang Guang-Yu | Bot Laner |
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Duan | Duan De-Liang | Support |
References
- Cai, Xingxiu (21 May 2019). "《英雄聯盟》確定易主!Snake戰隊更名為LNG". Yahoo Esports Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- Chen, Hongyu (22 May 2019). "Chinese Organization Snake Esports Appears to Rebrand to 'LNG Esports'". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- Zhang, Chenglu (24 May 2019). "Chinese organisation Snake Esports rebrands as LNG Esports". Esports Insider. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Những hình ảnh cực chất trong buổi ra mắt của LNG Esports, 'mái nhà' hứa hẹn đưa SofM lên tầm cao mới". Kenh14 (in Vietnamese). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- Helino, Theo (24 May 2019). "LMHT: Vừa đổi chủ, team SofM chiêu mộ ngay tân binh hàng tuyển của Griffin". GameK (in Vietnamese).
- Newell, Adam (15 December 2019). "LNG signs Maple and Xx ahead of 2020 LPL season". Dot Esports. Retrieved 15 December 2019.