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Suning (esports)
Weibo Gaming is a Chinese esports organization owned by the Weibo Corporation. Its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the LPL, the top-level league for the game in China. The organization was owned by e-commerce company Suning.com Suning.com Co., Ltd. formerly Suning Commerce Group Co., Ltd. is one of the largest non-government retailers in China, headquartered in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. Suning has more than 10,000 stores nationwide and its e-commerce platform, ''Suni ... for most of its history and was previously known as Suning ( ). ''League of Legends'' History The organization 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 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weibo Corporation
Weibo Corporation is a Chinese social network company known for the microblogging website Sina Weibo. It is based in Beijing, China. History Weibo was established by SINA Corporation as T.CN, but it changed its name to Weibo in 2012. Currently, it is listed on NASDAQ. See also * *Microblogging in China *Sina Weibo Sina Weibo (新浪微博) is a Chinese microblogging ( weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active users (252 million daily acti ... References Sina Corp Companies based in Beijing Online companies of China Internet properties established in 2010 Mass media companies established in 2010 Companies listed on the Nasdaq Chinese companies established in 2010 {{socialnetwork-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I May
I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plural '' ies''. History In the Phoenician alphabet, the letter may have originated in a hieroglyph for an arm that represented a voiced pharyngeal fricative () in Egyptian, but was reassigned to (as in English "yes") by Semites, because their word for "arm" began with that sound. This letter could also be used to represent , the close front unrounded vowel, mainly in foreign words. The Greeks adopted a form of this Phoenician ''yodh'' as their letter ''iota'' () to represent , the same as in the Old Italic alphabet. In Latin (as in Modern Greek), it was also used to represent and this use persists in the languages that descended from Latin. The modern letter ' j' originated as a variation of 'i', and both were used interchangeably for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esports Teams Established In 2016
Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. Although organized competitions have long been a part of video game culture, these were largely between amateurs until the late 2000s, when participation by professional gamers and spectatorship in these events through live streaming saw a large surge in popularity. By the 2010s, esports was a significant factor in the video game industry, with many game developers actively designing and providing funding for tournaments and other events. The most common video game genres associated with esports are multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), first-person shooter (FPS), fighting, card, battle royale and real-time strategy (RTS) games. Popular esports franchises include ''League of Legends'', ''Dota'', ''Counter-Strike'', ''Valorant'', ''Overwatch'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Establishments In China
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Damwon Gaming
DWG KIA, commonly referred to as DAMWON KIA ( ko, 담원 기아) and formerly known as DAMWON Gaming ( abbr. DWG; ko, 담원 게이밍, links=no), is a South Korean professional esports organization. Its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the LCK, the top-level league for the game in South Korea. DWG won their first LCK title on 5 September 2020 after defeating DRX in the 2020 LCK summer finals. Eight weeks later on 31 October 2020, Damwon won the 2020 World Championship after a dominant run through the group and knockout stages and a 3–1 victory over Suning in the grand finals. History 2017 DAMWON Gaming was formed on 28 May 2017 by computer manufacturer Damwon after it acquired the Challengers Korea team Mirage Gaming. The team's initial roster consisted of top laner Lee "Parang" Sang-won, jungler Kim "Crush" Jun-seo, mid laner Kim "TRY" Yeong-hoon, bot laner Cho "BeryL" Geon-hee, and support Ryu "Hoit" Ho-seong. Despite a strong start and the addition of mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 League Of Legends World Championship
The 2020 ''League of Legends'' World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game ''League of Legends''. It was the tenth iteration of the ''League of Legends'' World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. It was held from 25 September to 31 October in Shanghai, China. Twenty-two teams from eleven regions qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits, such as those in China, Europe, North America, South Korea and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau/Southeast Asia, with ten of those teams having to reach the main "groups" event via a play-in stage. "Take Over" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Henry Lau, Max Schneider, and A Day to Remember's lead vocalist Jeremy McKinnon. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues The COVID-19 pandemic, which was mainly confined to China in January and early February 2020, affected the multi-city hosting f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGD Gaming
LGD Gaming is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Hangzhou. It is one of the oldest esports organizations in China and currently has players competing in ''Dota 2'', ''Honor of Kings'', ''League of Legends'', ''Overwatch'', and ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''. LGD's ''Dota 2'' team, PSG.LGD, is in a partnership with PSG Esports, and is known for making it to the grand finals of The International 2018. Its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' in China. ''Dota 2'' LGD Gaming's original ''Dota 2'' division was founded along with the organization in 2009. In April 2018, French football club Paris Saint-Germain F.C. partnered with LGD, sponsoring and rebranding the ''Dota 2'' team to PSG.LGD. After winning two Dota Pro Circuit majors in 2017 and 2018, the team secured a directive invite to The International 2018, where they advanced to the grand finals but lost to OG 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 LPL Season
The 2020 LPL season was the eighth year of China's ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game ''League of Legends''. The spring split began on 13 January, but was suspended after the first week of competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China. The season resumed on 9 March with games being played online, However, several players could not play due to travel restrictions after they returned to their hometowns. and concluded with the spring finals on 2 May. The summer split began on 5 June and concluded with the summer finals on 27 August. Spring Regular season Playoffs Summer Regular season Playoffs World Championship qualification Seeds * Seed 1: Qualifies for the 2020 World Championship main event as the winner of the 2020 LPL Summer Playoffs * Seed 2: Qualifies for the 2020 World Championship main event as the team with the most Championship Points accumulated from the spring and sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SinoDragon Gaming
ThunderTalk Gaming (commonly shortened to TT Gaming or TT) is a professional ''League of Legends'' team competing in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' in China. It was founded on 25 December 2017 as SinoDragon Gaming (SDG) and was one of two teams (the other being Victory Five) accepted into the LPL as part of the league's 2019 expansion. The team rebranded as Dominus Esports (DMO) on 22 May 2019, and again on 15 September 2020 after its acquisition by Chinese messaging service ThunderTalk. History SinoDragon Gaming was accepted into the LPL on 30 November 2018. Prior to their entry into the LPL, the team competed in the League of Legends Developmental League (LDL), China's secondary league. The team's inaugural LPL roster consisted of top laners Jiang "Changhong" Changhong and Yang "Memory" Jubao, jungler Wang "Xiaopeng" Peng, mid laner Huang "Twila" Tingwei, bot laner Chen "GALA" Wei, and support Ling "Mark" Xu, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topsports Gaming
Top Esports, previously known as Topsports Gaming, is a Chinese esports organization. Its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China. It was founded on 21 December 2017 by athletic apparel company Topsports. History The Topsports Gaming brand was unveiled on 21 December 2017 by athletic apparel company Topsports, which had acquired the LPL spot of DAN Gaming. The team's first tournament was the 2017 Demacia Championship, where they placed ninth to fifteenth after losing in the third round to Suning Gaming. Topsports was a member of the LPL's eastern conference during the 2018 spring season, placing seventh with a 3–16 record. For the 2018 summer season, Topsports was moved to the western conference where they placed third with a 10–9 record, qualifying for playoffs. The team lost in the first round to Royal Never Give Up. Topsports was one of eight teams that participated in the 2018 Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue Warriors
Anyone's Legend (AL), previously known as Rogue Warriors (RW), is a Chinese professional ''League of Legends'' team competing in the LPL, the top-level league for the game in China. History ASUS ROG established the team under the name Rogue Warriors on 15 December 2017. Its inaugural roster consisted of Mouse, Flawless, Doinb, Smlz, and killua. On 24 March 2020, jungler WeiYan was kicked from Rogue Warriors after an internal investigation determined he was involved in attempted match fixing. The organization was subsequently fined CN¥3 million (≈US$423,687.50 at the time) by Riot Games Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill to develop ''League of Legends'' and went on t ... for initially covering up for WeiYan. Roster Tournament results References External links * 2017 establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
