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Weibo Gaming

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Weibo Gaming
Logo of esports organization Weibo Gaming
Short nameWBG, WBG FAW Audi (League of Legends division)
Divisions
Founded21 November 2021 (2021-11-21)
Partners
Parent groupWeibo Corporation
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese微博电子竞技俱乐部
Traditional Chinese微博電子競技俱樂部
Literal meaningWeibo Esports Club
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWēibó Diànzǐ Jìngjì Jùlèbù

Weibo Gaming[n 1] is a Chinese esports organization owned by the Weibo Corporation.[1]

Its League of Legends team competes in the LPL, the top-level league for the game in China.[2][3] It was owned by e-commerce company Suning.com for most of its history and was previously known as Suning.[4]

Weibo are also members of the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program, funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which gives teams monetary rewards for painting the Esports World Cup tournament series in a positive light and driving engagement to the tournament, which is seen to some as a sportswashing tool that Saudi Arabia is using to distract the public from their poor human rights record.[5]

League of Legends

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History

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The League of Legends team was founded as Suning Gaming on 28 December 2016, following Suning.com's acquisition of the League of Legends team T.Bear Gaming. A roster was formed to compete in the LSPL, China's secondary pro league; it consisted of XiaoAL (now Langx), Avoidless, dian, Fury, and Yoon. Suning placed second in the 2017 LSPL spring regular season and later swept Young Miracles in the spring finals to qualify for the LPL.[6]

Roster

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Weibo Gaming League of Legends roster
Players Coaches
Role Handle Name Nationality
Top Zdz Zhu Dezhang China
Jungle Xiaohao Peng Hao China
Mid Xiaohu Li Yuanhao China
Bot Light Wang Guangyu China
Support Crisp Liu Qingsong China
Support Erha Shi Xuye China
Head coach

Yang "Daeny" Dae-in

Assistant coach(es)
  • Lyu "Rui" Rui
  • Zhao "Tselin" Ze-Lin
  • Feng "Medusa" Jun-Da

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated 9 January 2024.

Tournament results

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Placement Event Final result (W–L)
2nd 2017 LSPL Spring Split 17–5
1st 2017 LSPL Spring Playoffs 3–0 (against Young Miracles)
9th–12th 2017 Demacia Cup 1–2 (against I May)
4th 2017 LPL Summer Split (Group B) 7–9
7th–8th 2017 LPL Summer Playoffs 1–3 (against Invictus Gaming)
7th–8th 2017 Demacia Championship 1–2 (against Rogue Warriors)
5th 2018 LPL Spring Split (East) 9–10
4th 2018 LPL Summer Split (East) 10–9
7th–8th 2018 LPL Summer Playoffs 2–3 (against Topsports Gaming)
4th NEST 2018 0–2 (against Rogue Warriors)
3rd 2018 Winter Demacia Cup 1–2 (against Invictus Gaming)
6th–7th NESO 2018 3–5
10th 2019 LPL Spring Split 6–9
5th–8th NEST 2019 0–2 (against SinoDragon Gaming)
8th 2019 LPL Summer Split 8–7
7th–8th 2019 LPL Summer Playoffs 1–3 (against Edward Gaming)
13th–16th 2019 Demacia Cup 1–3
11th 2020 LPL Spring Split 7–9
4th 2020 LPL Summer Split 12–4
3rd 2020 LPL Summer Playoffs 3–0 (against LGD Gaming)
1st 2020 LPL Regional Finals 3–0 (against LGD Gaming)
2nd 2020 World Championship 1–3 (against DAMWON Gaming)

Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly known as:
    • T.Bear Gaming (2015 – March 2016, 10 May – 28 December 2016)
    • SNS Esports (March – 10 May 2016)
    • Suning Gaming (28 December 2016 – 11 December 2018)
    • Suning (11 December 2018 – 21 November 2021)

References

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  1. ^ Kelly, Michael (22 November 2021). "Suning officially renamed Weibo Gaming with LPL slot ownership purchase". Dot Esports. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lupasco, Cristian (15 August 2020). "Suning eliminate Victory Five from LPL playoffs". Dot Esports. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Suning wins eighth straight at LPL Summer Split". Field Level Media via Reuters. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ Chen, Hongyu (12 June 2020). "League of Legends Pro League Partners With Chinese E-commerce Company Suning". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ^ Fudge, James (6 May 2024). "30 Teams Selected for the Esports World Cup Club Support Program". The Esports Advocate. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  6. ^ Moser, Kelsey (14 April 2017). "Suning Gaming join LPL". Yahoo Esports. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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