VCT 2025: China Kickoff
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VCT 2025: China Kickoff
League Information
Series:
Organizers:
Patch:
Type:
Offline
Location:
ShanghaiVenue:
VCT CN Arena
Format:
Double-Elimination (Bo3 & Bo5)
Start Date:
2025-01-11
End Date:
2025-01-25
Teams:
12
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
Chronology
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Format[edit]
- Playoffs:
- Double-Elimination bracket
- All matches (excl. Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final) are Bo3
- Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are Bo5
- Starting from Week 2,
Tejo is allowed.
- Starting from Week 2,
- Click here for detailed information about Kickoff Draw
- 12 Teams are divided into 2 pools as per their placement in the last season
- Teams that participated in Champions 2024 are in Pool 1
- Pool 1 consists of
EDward Gaming, 
Trace Esports, 
FunPlus Phoenix & 
Bilibili Gaming - Pool 2 consists of
All Gamers, 
JD Gaming, 
Nova Esports, 
TYLOO, 
Wolves Esports, 
Dragon Ranger Gaming, 
Titan Esports Club & 
XLG Esports
- Pool 1 consists of
- Pool 1 teams get a bye and starts from Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
- Pool 2 teams will play against each other in Upper Bracket Round 1
Prize Pool[edit]
| China MVPs | |
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| Player | #MVPs |
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| | 2 |
 | 2 |
 | 2 |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
 | 1 |
 | 1 |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
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| | 1 |
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Schedule[edit]
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Participants[edit]
- 1 October 15th - sword9 and hypnotizing are acquired by JD Gaming. [1][2]
- 2 October 16th - All Gamers acquire x3b and K1ra from Qing Jiu Club. [3][4]
- 3 October 28th - All Gamers part ways with Ego. [5]
- 4 October 30th - All Gamers acquire player from Qing Jiu Club. [6]
- 7 January 2nd - All Gamers sign Fire3 as a head coach, Septem7 as an assistant coach, TZH, XiYiJi and part ways with Lsn. [7][8][9][10][11]
- 8 January 16th - All Gamers sign Oi as an assistant coach. [12]
- 1 October 8th - Bilibili Gaming part ways with Flex1n. [13]
- 2 October 30th - Bilibili Gaming part ways with yosemite. [14]
- 3 October 31st - Bilibili Gaming sign rushia. [15]
- 1 October 11th - FunPlus Phoenix part ways with guigui. [19]
- 2 October 15th - FunPlus Phoenix part ways with Lysoar. [20]
- 3 October 29th - FunPlus Phoenix sign YorkMonster as an assistant coach. [21]
- 4 October 30th - FunPlus Phoenix acquire yosemite from Bilibili Gaming. [22]
- 1 August 8th - JD Gaming part ways with Anaks. [23]
- 2 October 10th - JD Gaming part ways with Billyo. [24]
- 3 October 15th - JD Gaming acquire sword9 and hypnotizing from All Gamers. [25][26]
- 4 October 28th - JD Gaming acquire Ego from All Gamers. [27]
- 5 December 23rd - JD Gaming part ways with sword9 and hypnotizing. [28][29]
- 6 December 25th - JD Gaming sign Babyblue and MrCANI and part ways with Viva. [30][31][32]
- 1 October 18th - Titan Esports Club part ways with YorkMonster. [33]
- 2 October 19th - Titan Esports Club acquire AfteR and Haodong from EDward Gaming. [34][35]
- 3 October 29th - Titan Esports Club sign Snail on Trial. [36]
- 4 November 17th - Titan Esports Club part ways with LockM. [37]
- 5 December 23rd - Titan Esports Club part ways with AC. [38]
- 6 December 25th - Titan Esports Club acquire dynamite from Trace Esports. [39]
- 1 October 16th - TYLOO part ways with Scales. [41]
- 2 October 29th - TYLOO part ways with AAK. [42]
- 3 December 20th - TYLOO part ways with slk and Sunshine. [43][44]
- 4 December 21st - slowly moves from substitute to the starting roster. [45]
- 5 December 22nd - TYLOO signs 5CM. [46]
- 6 December 24th - TYLOO sign sword9 as a head coach and Billyo and hypnotizing as assistant coaches. [47][48][49]
- 1 September 2nd - Wolves Esports part ways with
pl1xx. [50] - 2 October 8th - CheongGak is acquired by T1. [51]
- 3 October 14th - Wolves Esports part ways with jungleDSL and chaPPie. [52][53]
- 4 October 15th - Wolves Esports acquire Lysoar from FunPlus Phoenix and sign
Fayde as a head coach. [54][55] - 5 November 21st - Wolves Esports part ways with aluba. [56]
- 6 November 25th - Wolves Esports bench V1ya and sign juicy. [57][58]
Notes
- 1 October 16th - Dragon Ranger Gaming sign SpiritZ1. [59]
- 2 October 29th - Dragon Ranger Gaming sign Cangshu. [60]
- 3 November 28th - Dragon Ranger Gaming sign Flex1n. [61]
- 4 January 2nd - Dragon Ranger Gaming part ways with TZH. [62]
- 1 September 23rd - XLG Esports part ways with Kr1stal, Fayde is acquired by an undisclosed organization. [63][64]
- 2 October 13th - Satoshi is loaned to Rare Atom. [65]
- 3 October 27th - XLG Esports sign YoU. [66]
- 4 November 27th - XLG Esports acquire ZiXuan from Chosen Clique Gaming. [67]
- 5 December 22th - XLG Esports sign ANXiOS as an Assistant Coach. [68]
- 6 December 23rd - XLG Esports part ways with MrCANI. [69]
- 7 December 25th - XLG Esports part ways with ZiXuan, bench MarT1n and sign coconut, Viva and snowave, with the latter joining as an analyst. [70][71][72]
Results[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Upper Bracket Round 1
UB Round 1
UBR1
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
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2
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January 17, 2025 - 17:00 CST
| Map Veto | ||
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| Start Map Veto |  | |
| Haven | BAN | Fracture |
| Pearl | PICK | Abyss |
| Split | BAN | Lotus |
| DECIDER | Bind | DECIDER |
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
Lower Bracket Round 2
Lower Bracket Round 2
LB Round 2
LBR2
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
2
1
2
1
January 19, 2025 - 19:10 CST
| Map Veto | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Start Map Veto | |
| Haven | BAN | Bind |
| Abyss | PICK | Fracture |
| Pearl | BAN | Lotus |
| DECIDER | Split | DECIDER |
2
1
2
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January 22, 2025 - 20:10 CST
| Map Veto | ||
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| Start Map Veto | | |
| Abyss | BAN | Fracture |
| Lotus | PICK | Bind |
| Split | BAN | Pearl |
| DECIDER | Haven | DECIDER |
Additional Data[edit]
Country Representation[edit]
| # | Country / Region | Representation | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 38 / 61 (62%) | 5CM, AAAAY, Abo, B1ack, Babyblue, Biank, Bunt, cb, CHICHOO, dynamite, Eren, Ezeir, FengF, Flex1n, GuanG, Haodong, hfmi0dzjc9z7, K1ra, Kai, Knight, Levius, Life, Lsn, LuoK1ng, Lysoar, monk, Ninebody, nobody, o0o0o, rushia, slowly, Smoggy, TZH, Viva, whzy, yosemite, Z1Yan, ZmjjKK |
| 2 | Taiwan | 9 / 61 (15%) | BerLIN, happywei, MrCANI, Nicc, S1Mon, SpiritZ1, Spring, TvirusLuke, Yuicaw |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 5 / 61 (8%) | coconut, HeiB, jkuro, SiuFatBB, YoU |
| 4 | Russia | 2 / 61 (3%) | Rarga, vo0kashu |
| 4 | Singapore | 2 / 61 (3%) | juicy, nephh |
| 4 | South Korea | 2 / 61 (3%) | Rb, stew |
| 7 | Australia | 1 / 61 (2%) | autumn |
| 7 |  Indonesia | 1 / 61 (2%) | deLb |
| 7 |  Iran | 1 / 61 (2%) | Swerl |
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ All Gamers (2024-10-15). "经过双方充分沟通和友好协商，在完全尊重选手意愿的前提下，原AG无畏契约分部选手sword9现正式离队 " [After full communication and friendly negotiation between the two parties, and on the premise of fully respecting the player's wishes, the former AG Valorant player sword9 has officially left the team] (in Chinese).
- ↑ All Gamers (2024-10-15). "经过双方充分沟通和友好协商，原AG无畏契约分部副教练谢昊志AG-hypnotiz1ng现正式离队 " [After full communication and friendly consultation between the two parties, Xie Haozhi AG-hypnotiz1ng, the former deputy coach of AG Valorant, has officially left the team] (in Chinese).
- ↑ All Gamers (2024-10-16). "We are delighted to announce that Congtian Zhang(ID:X3B) has officially joind AG VALORANT!".
- ↑ All Gamers (2024-10-16). "We are delighted to announce that Zhihao Huang(ID:K1ra) has officially joind AG VALORANT!".
- ↑ All Gamers (2024-10-28). "Our journey with Ego comes to an end.".
- ↑ All Gamers (2024-10-30). "We are delighted to announce that Kaiwen Yang(ID:Player) has officially joind AG VALORANT!".
- ↑ All Gamers (2025-01-02). "We are delighted to announce that Yingjie Yang（ID：Fire3）has officially joind AG VALORANT as main coach!".
- ↑ All Gamers (2025-01-02). "We are delighted to announce that Zhening Liu（ID：Septem7）has officially joind AG VALORANT as assistant coach!".
- ↑ All Gamers (2025-01-02). "We are delighted to announce that Zhehao Tang（ID：nizhaoTZH）has officially joind AG VALORANT!".
- ↑ All Gamers (2025-01-02). "We are delighted to announce that Sen Luo（ID：XiYiJi）has officially joind AG VALORANT!".
- ↑ All Gamers (2025-01-02). "We are delighted to announce that Sinan Li（ID：AG.Lsn）has officially joind AG VALORANT!".
- ↑ All Gamers. "即日起，刘致维（ID：Oi） @SaberOi 正式加入AG无畏契约，担任助理教练! " [From now on, Liu Zhiwei (ID: Oi) @SaberOi officially joins AG VALORANT as an assistant coach!] (in Chinese).
- ↑ Bilibili Gaming (2024-10-08). "经双方充分沟通与协商，BLG无畏契约分部选手Flex1n(罗瑞)正式离队 " [After full communication and negotiation between the two parties, BLG Valorant player Flex1n (Lowry) has officially left the team] (in Chinese).
- ↑ Bilibili Gaming (2024-10-30). "在充分尊重选手个人意愿的前提下，经三方友好沟通与协商，BLG无畏契约分部选手yosemite（王磊）正式转会至@FPX无畏契约分部 " [On the premise of fully respecting the personal wishes of the players, after friendly communication and consultation among the three parties, BLG Valorant player Yosemite (Wang Lei) officially transferred to @FPX Valorant] (in Chinese).
- ↑ Bilibili Gaming (2024-10-31). "经友好沟通与协商，rushia（王晓杰）@BLG_rushia 正式加入BLG无畏契约分部 " [After friendly communication and negotiation, rushia (Wang Xiaojie) @BLG_rushia officially joined BLG Valorant] (in Chinese).
- ↑ EDward Gaming (2024-10-19). "We officially announced that AfteR will no longer play for EDG valorant.".
- ↑ EDward Gaming (2024-10-19). "We officially announced that Haodong will no longer play for EDG valorant.".
- ↑ VALORANT Champions Tour CN (2024-11-19). "TEAMS DEBUT (1/2)".
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix (2024-10-11). "在充分尊重个人意愿的前提下，经双方友好协商，即日起， FPX电子竞技俱乐部无畏契约分部助理教练王昊（ID：Guigui）@FPX_Guigui 正式断开连接 " [On the premise of fully respecting personal wishes, after friendly negotiation between the two parties, starting from today, Wang Hao (ID: Guigui) @FPX_Guigui, assistant coach of FPX Valorant, will officially disconnect] (in Chinese).
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix (2024-10-15). "在充分尊重个人意愿的前提下，经双方友好协商，即日起， FPX电子竞技俱乐部无畏契约分部选手梁优好（ID：Lysoar 断开连接，转会至@狼队电竞无畏契约分部 " [On the premise of fully respecting personal wishes, after friendly negotiation between both parties, starting from today, FPX Valorant player Liang Youhao (ID: Lysoar) will disconnect and transfer to @Wolves E-sports Valorant] (in Chinese).
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix (2024-10-29). "经多方友好协商，我们高兴地向大家宣布，即日起，姚堃（ID：York）正式加入FPX电子竞技俱乐部无畏契约分部，在未来的日子里以助理教练的身份与我们共同面对前方的挑战 " [After friendly negotiations among all parties, we are pleased to announce to everyone that from now on, Yao Kun (ID: York) has officially joined FPX Valorant, and will face the challenges ahead with us as an assistant coach in the days to come] (in Chinese).
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix (2024-10-30). "经多方友好协商，我们高兴地向大家宣布，即日起，选手王磊（ID：yosemite）正式加入FPX电子竞技俱乐部无畏契约分部，将在未来的日子里与我们并肩作战" (in Chinese).
- ↑ Anaks (2024-08-08). "LFT".
- ↑ JD Gaming (2024-10-10). "After friendly communication and negotiation between both parties, JDG’s Valorant division assistant coach, Li Xinyu (ID: Billyo), has officially left the team as of today".
- ↑ JD Gaming (2024-10-15). "After friendly negotiations, we are excited to announce that former AG VALORANT player Li Wei (ID: sword9) has officially joined JDG Esports Club's VALORANT division".
- ↑ JD Gaming (2024-10-15). "After friendly negotiations, we are pleased to announce that former AG VALORANT coach Xie Haozhi (ID: hypnotizing) has officially joined JDG Esports Club’s VALORANT division as an assistant coach, effective immediately".
- ↑ JD Gaming (2024-10-28). "After friendly negotiations, we are pleased to announce that former AG VALORANT coach Yang Haozun (ID: Ego) has officially joined JDG Esports Club’s VALORANT division as the head coach, effective immediately.".
- ↑ JD Gaming (2024-12-23). "After friendly discussions, Li Wei (ID: sword9) has officially departed from JDG's Valorant division as of today".
- ↑ JD Gaming (2024-12-23). "After friendly discussions, Xie Haozhi (ID: hypnotizing) has officially departed from JDG's Valorant division as of today".
- ↑ JD Gaming (2024-12-25). "After friendly discussions, we are excited to announce that Geng Haoran (ID: Babyblue) has officially joined JDG's Valorant division as of today.".
- ↑ JD Gaming (2024-12-25). "After friendly discussions, we are thrilled to announce that Chen Tingxun (ID: MrCANI) has officially joined JDG's Valorant division as of today.".
- ↑ JD Gaming (2024-12-25). "After friendly discussions, Ran Lifan (ID: Viva) has officially departed from JDG's Valorant division as of today.".
- ↑ Titan Esports Club (2024-10-18). "We officially announced that York will no longer play for TEC".
- ↑ Titan Esports Club (2024-10-19). "After friendly discussions, we are excited to announce that former @EDG_Edward coach AfteR (Luo Wenxin) has officially joined the TEC VALORANT Division, becoming a part of the esports community.".
- ↑ Titan Esports Club (2024-10-19). "We are thrilled to announce that former @EDG player Haodong (Guo Haodong) has officially joined the TEC VALORANT Division, becoming part of the esports community.".
- ↑ Titan Esports Club (2024-10-29). "经过双方友好协商，我们很高兴地向大家宣布，年轻选手Snail（朱东楠）即日起以试训选手身份加入TEC，他将代表TEC征战FGC无畏契约邀请赛。 " [After friendly negotiations between the two parties, we are pleased to announce that the young player Snail (Zhu Dongnan) will join TEC as a trial player from now on. He will represent TEC in the FGC Valorant Invitational.] (in Chinese).
- ↑ Titan Esports Club (2024-11-17). "After full and friendly negotiation and communication between the two parties, player TEC.LockM (Xing Fuling) officially retires from today.".
- ↑ Titan Esports Club (2024-12-23). "We officially announced that AC will no longer play for TEC.".
- ↑ Titan Esports Club (2024-12-25). "We are thrilled to announce that former @TraceEsports player Dynamite(Zhao zihao) has officially joined the TEC VALORANT Division, becoming part of the esports community.".
- ↑ Trace Esports (2024-12-25). "经过双方友好沟通与协商后，在尊重选手的个人意愿的情况下，TE溯无畏契约分部与Dynamite（赵梓浩）选手正式告别，Dynamite选手转会至@TEC无畏契约分部 " [After friendly communication and consultation between the two parties, and while respecting the player's personal wishes, TE's Valorant Division officially bid farewell to Dynamite (Zhao Zihao), and Dynamite is transferred to @TEC's Valorant Division.] (in Chinese).
- ↑ TYLOO (2024-10-16). "Today we officially announce that Sacles leaves the team.thank you for your time in the team and wish you all the best in the future.".
- ↑ TYLOO (2024-10-29). "Today we officially announce that AAK will retire and leave the VCT professional stage.".
- ↑ TYLOO (2024-12-20). "Today we officially announce that slk will leave our team.".
- ↑ TYLOO (2024-12-20). "Today we officially announce that Sunshine will leave TYLOO Valorant team.".
- ↑ TYLOO (2024-12-21). "We are delighted to announce that slowly has officially joined TYLOO Valorant team.".
- ↑ TYLOO (2024-12-22). "We are delighted to announce that 5CM has officially joined TYLOO Valorant team.".
- ↑ TYLOO (2024-12-24). "We are excited to announce that sword9 has officially joined TYLOO Valorant team as the head coach.".
- ↑ TYLOO (2024-12-24). "We are delighted to announce that Billyo has officially joined TYLOO Valorant team as the coach.".
- ↑ TYLOO (2024-12-24). "We are delighted to announce that hypnotizing has officially joined TYLOO Valorant team as the coach.".
- ↑ Wolves Esports (2024-09-02). "再见, WOL.pl1xx! " [Goodbye, WOL.pl1xx!] (in Chinese).
- ↑ T1 (2024-10-08). "Welcome 'CheongGak' as he rejoins our T1 VALORANT team as coach!".
- ↑ Wolves Esports (2024-10-14). "即日起原狼队无畏契约分部主教练jungleDSL（谢志凛）正式离队 " [From now on, the former head coach of Wolves Esports Valorant jungleDSL (Xie Zhilin) will officially leave the team] (in Chinese).
- ↑ Wolves Esports (2024-10-14). "即日起原狼队无畏契约分部助教chappie（陈龙）正式离队 " [From now on, the former assistant coach of the Wolves E-sports Valorant, Chappie (Chen Long), will officially leave the team] (in Chinese).
- ↑ Wolves Esports (2024-10-15). "We are delighted to officially welcome @lysoar21586 to our Valorant roster!".
- ↑ Wolves Esports (2024-10-15). "Please welcome @FaydeVLR to the pack as our new Valorant Head Coach!".
- ↑ Wolves Esports (2024-11-21). "It's with a heavy heart we say goodbye to aluba and wish him luck with what comes next for him!".
- ↑ [Inside source]
- ↑ Wolves Esports (2024-11-25). "We are delighted to officially welcome @juicyVALO to our Valorant roster!".
- ↑ Dragon Ranger Gaming (2024-10-16). "Finally, you've turned 18 years old. Welcome SpiritZ1!!!".
- ↑ Dragon Ranger Gaming (2024-10-29). "Welcome our new newest player DRG Cangshu!".
- ↑ Dragon Ranger Gaming (2024-11-28). "Hi, DRG Flex1n is here!".
- ↑ Dragon Ranger Gaming (2025-01-02). "经双方充分沟通与协商，DRG无畏契约分部选手原id：DRG.nizhaoTZH（唐哲昊）正式离队 " [After full communication and consultation between both parties, the DRG VALORANT player with the original ID: DRG.nizhaoTZH (Tang Zhehao) officially left the team.] (in Chinese).
- ↑ Kr1stal (2024-09-23). "Unrestricted F/A".
- ↑ Fayde (2024-09-23). "After multiple deep consideration I’ve decided to resign from XLG after winning Ascension & accept another offer elsewhere for the upcoming VCT 2025 season".
- ↑ [Inside source]
- ↑ XLG Esports (2024-10-27). "在与多方友好协商与沟通后，我们很高兴地向大家宣布：即日起，叶文灏（ID：YOU）选手@TE溯_YOU 现正式加入XLG电竞俱乐部。 " [After friendly consultation and communication with multiple parties, we are pleased to announce to everyone: From now on, Ye Wenhao (ID: YOU) player @TE愫_YOU has officially joined the XLG e-sports club.] (in Chinese).
- ↑ XLG Esports (2024-11-27). "在与多方友好协商与沟通后，我们很高兴地向大家宣布：即日起，刘俊伟（ID：ZIXUAN）@ZiXuan-iwnl 选手正式加入XLG电竞俱乐部 " [After friendly consultation and communication with many parties, we are pleased to announce to everyone: Starting today, Liu Junwei (ID: ZIXUAN) @ZiXuan-iwnl officially joins the XLG e-sports club] (in Chinese).
- ↑ ANXiOS (2024-12-22). "Для тех кто еще не знает, неделю назад прилетел в Китай и уже полтора месяца как являюсь ассистант коачем в XLG " [For those who don’t know yet, I flew to China a week ago and have been an assistant coach at XLG for a month and a half now] (in Russian).
- ↑ XLG Esports (2024-12-23). "在充分尊重选手个人意愿的前提下，经双方友好协商，即日起， XLG电竞俱乐部选手陈廷训@MrCANI （ID：MrCANI）正式断开连接 " [On the premise of fully respecting the player's personal wishes, after friendly negotiations between the two parties, XLG e-sports club player Chen Tingxun @MrCANI (ID: MrCANI) will be officially disconnected from today.] (in Chinese).
- ↑ XLG Esports (2024-12-25). "在与多方友好协商与沟通后，我们很高兴地向大家宣布：即日起，钟弘祖（ID：coconut）选手正式加入XLG电竞俱乐部 " [After friendly consultation and communication with many parties, we are pleased to announce to everyone: Starting today, Zhong Hongzu (ID: coconut) officially joins the XLG e-sports club.] (in Chinese).
- ↑ XLG Esports (2024-12-25). "在与多方友好协商与沟通后，我们很高兴地向大家宣布：即日起，原@JDG无畏契约分部 选手冉立凡（ID：Viva）@JDG_Viva 正式加入XLG电竞俱乐部 " [After friendly consultation and communication with multiple parties, we are pleased to announce to everyone: From now on, the former @JDG Fearless Contract player Ran Lifan (ID: Viva) @JDG_Viva officially joins the XLG e-sports club.] (in Chinese).
- ↑ hvoya (2024-12-25). "XLG roster for upcoming 2025 VCT season:".
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