The academy team for the
Shanghai Dragons
Shanghai Dragons
OWL
Rank #5
Izayaki
Kim Min-chul (김민철)
flex support
Void
Kang Jun-woo (강준우)
off tank
Fleta
Kim Byung-sun (김병선)
dps
LIP
Lee Jae-won (이재원)
dps
Fate
Koo Pan-seung (구판승)
tank
LeeJaeGon
Lee Jae-gon (이재곤)
support
,
Team CC
Team CC
Contenders KR
Rank #6
innovation
Oh Seok-hyun (오석현)
dps
superich
Wu Gengtuo (吴梗拓)
support
, have announced their new roster on Weibo.
The new faces joining are GA9A , FALLEN , vKei , jwj , and ManGoJai . Additionally, BUTEUK will join the coaching staff.
ZiJin , Yakumo , KHeart , and TYang have left the team to seek new opportunities.
KHeart, Yakumo, and Zijin had been with Team CC ever since the team was established in August 2017. The three players have played for the team in several tournaments since then, most notably reaching the semifinals of Contenders twice, in Seasons 1 and 3 of 2018.
Orchid had been with the team since the last season of Contenders. A rising flex support in the Chinese scene, he was a large contributor to the team's semifinal finish. While never announced, he appeared under the name TY on the Contenders roster of Contenders Pacific team
Cyclone Coupling
Cyclone Coupling
Inactive
mg
Wu Dongjian (吴董健)
off tank
Sleep
Shi Tianyou (石天佑)
flex support
LEECHANGSOON
Lee Chang-min (이창민)
dps
ToT
dps
FALLEN
Huang Yulong (黄禹龙)
tank
Charon
Zhang Jingkun (张靖坤)
support
, according to the Contenders website.
Newly joining the team is ManGoJai. He has been a veteran in the Pacific scene, playing for
Hong Kong Attitude
Hong Kong Attitude
Inactive
vKei
Ju SeungJun
off tank
ShaiuLin
Lin Keng-Yu
dps
Perfact
An Yeseung
dps
ATing
Chen Shao-Hua
tank
ManGoJai
Kin-Long Wong
support
CQB
Yang Hao-Cheng
support
ever since their inception in March of 2017. He has represented team Hong Kong for the past two years. This will be ManGoJai's first entrance to the Chinese scene, and the second Hong Kong player to play in Contenders China, after fellow World Cup 2018 teammate
JazZy
played for LGD Gaming in Season 2 of 2018.
vKei also played for Hong Kong Attitude in Season 3 of 2018. Together with ManGoJai, the team clinched the championship trophy of Contenders Pacific. Prior to that, vKei played for
Monster Shield KR
Monster Shield KR
Inactive
vKei
Ju SeungJun
off tank
Perfact
An Yeseung
dps
Crazy
Jeong Yejong
dps
inev
Choi SanHa
tank
BePo
Kim MinJae
support
LeeJaeGon
Lee Jae-gon (이재곤)
support
in Contenders 2018 Season 2 Pacific, when his team lost in the semifinals to eventual champions
Talon Esports
Talon Esports
Contenders KR
Rank #3
Swoon
Jang Sung-won (장성원)
flex support
Arrow
Park Min-Seok (박민석)
dps
Ch0r0ng
support
.
A former member of
LGD Gaming
LGD Gaming
Inactive
Rookie
Wang Jundong (王俊东)
off tank
Kaneki
Liu Nian (刘念)
dps
wanli
Xue Wanli (邹万里)
dps
Kadalis
Ra Yeong-hwan
dps
tanqiu
Qiu Tianyi (邱天毅)
tank
Secret
Zhao Xu (赵旭)
support
superich
Wu Gengtuo (吴梗拓)
support
, Gaga joins Team CC's tankline. He turned heads when he played Wrecking Ball against
RunAway
RunAway
Contenders KR
Rank #10
F4zE
Lim Si-hyun
off tank
Revenge
An Hyeong-geun (안형근)
flex support
WOOHYAL
Sung Seung-hyun (성승현)
off tank
Mer1t
Choi Tae-min
dps
in the NeXT Summer and NeXT Winter tournaments. While he never played in any Contenders matches for LGD, he played for
Future Group
Future Group
Inactive
dfbkjl
Kim Sang-woo (김상우)
off tank
VENDETTA
Lee Jiseok
dps
Spear
Kim Chang-Jae (김창재)
tank
Aztac
Park Jeong-soo (박정수)
support
during Season 2 of Contenders 2018. The team failed to pick up any match wins.
jwj, previously going by Jason, played for Flag Gaming since July of 2018. He played with them for two seasons, most notably appearing in the grand finals of Season 3 2018. Previously, he played on
Vici Gaming
Vici Gaming
Inactive
Rookie
Wang Jundong (王俊东)
off tank
yumu
Jiang Yuelong (姜岳龙)
dps
tanqiu
Qiu Tianyi (邱天毅)
tank
Secret
Zhao Xu (赵旭)
support
in 2017, alongside current Shanghai Dragons DPS Diya.
FALLEN is an up-and-coming tank player from the Open Division. His team, DTY, played in Open Division Season 1 2019, but failed to qualify for Trials. This will be FALLEN's first appearance in Contenders.
Former
Armament
Armament
Inactive
Daero
flex support
Sven
Hong Eun-teak
off tank
RUFF
Lee Geun-seo
off tank
Hiks
flex support
Vulture
Im Seon-hyeok
dps
Spear
Kim Chang-Jae (김창재)
tank
Ch0r0ng
support
coach BUTEUK also joins Team CC. He coached WGS Armament to a top four finish in Contenders Korea Season 3 2018. He also briefly played for Talon Esports in Contenders Pacific Season 1 2018. BUTEUK will be joining
HuaMao
on the coaching staff of Team CC.
Team CC seeks to achieve greater heights in the new season of Contenders. Their first match will be on March 16 against Flag Gaming.
Team CC
Team CC
Contenders KR
Rank #6
innovation
Oh Seok-hyun (오석현)
dps
superich
Wu Gengtuo (吴梗拓)
support
are:
- Jason "ieatuup" Ho (DPS)
- Choi "SonGBoos" Sung-hwan (최성환) (DPS)
- Jiang "jwj" Wenjie (江文杰) (DPS)
- Ju "vKei" Seung-jun (Off-tank)
- Qiu "Gaga" Jiaxin (仇佳鑫) (Tank)
- Huang "FALLEN" Yulong (黄禹龙) (Tank)
- Wong "ManGoJai" Kin-Long (Flex support)
- Chen "SIO" Zhaoyu (陈昭宇) (Support)
- Ha "BUTEUK" Dae-ho (Coach)
- Zhou "HuaMao" Xiaolong (周晓龙) (Coach)