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| Short name | JDG | ||||||
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| Founded | April 2017 (2017-04) | ||||||
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| Based in | Beijing, China | ||||||
| Stadium | JDG Esports Centre | ||||||
| CEO | Shao "Choice" Xiao-Hang | ||||||
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| Parent group | JD.com | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 京东电子竞技俱乐部 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 京東電子競技俱樂部 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Jingdong Esports Club | ||||||
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JD Gaming (JDG) is a Chinese professionalesports organization based inBeijing.
It has twoLeague of Legends teams: a main roster, officiallyBeijing JDG Intel Esports Club,[1] that competes in theLeague of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China, and an academy roster namedJoy Dream that competes in theLeague of Legends Developmental League (LDL), China's secondary league. Both teams were formed on 20 May 2017 aftere-commerce companyJD.com acquired the LPL spot of the QG Reapers[2] and the LSPL (now LDL) spot of Now or Never.
JD Gaming is also a Valorant's franchising partner and competing inVCT China. It had an all-femaleLeague of Legends team and anOverwatch team, both of which saw only minor success and were disbanded.[2]
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Roster Evolution and Early Competitive Endeavors(2017)
Most of the QG Reapers' players and staff joined JD Gaming after their organization's acquisition by JD.com on 20 May 2017. JD Gaming's first roster consisted of top laner Kan "Kabe" Ho-man, junglers Kim "Clid" Tae-min and Chang "Xinyi" Ping, mid laner Kim "Doinb" Tae-sang, bot laners Xu "Barrett" Qiubin and Lee "LokeN" Dong-wook, and supports Hu "Cloud" Zhenwei and Zuo "LvMao" Minghao. The team's first tournament was the 2017 Demacia Cup, which they placed ninth to twelfth after losing 0–2 toLGD Gaming.
JD Gaming was placed in Group B for the 2017 LPL Summer Split, placing fifth in their group with a 6–10 record. The team qualified for the 2017 National Electronic Sports Tournament (NEST) after defeatingEdward Gaming 2–0 in the qualifiers. JD Gaming was able to make it to the NEST finals, where they lost 0–2 toInvictus Gaming. Following NEST, JD Gaming underwent several roster changes: Kabe, Xinyi, Doinb, Barrett, and Cloud left the team, while top laner Zhang "Zoom" Xingran and mid laner Zeng "YaGao" Qo joined to replace the vacant positions. The newly revised roster of Zoom, Clid, YaGao, LokeN, and LvMao placed fourth in the 2017 Demacia Championship after losing 0–2 to Invictus Gaming once again.[3]
During the 2018 LPL Spring Split, JD Gaming was a member of the league's eastern conference, where they placed fourth with a 10–9 record. This placement qualified them for playoffs, where they placed seventh to eighth overall after losing 0–3 toBilibili Gaming. JD Gaming placed third in the 2018 LPL Summer Split eastern conference with a 13–6 record and qualified for playoffs, where they placed third again after defeatingRogue Warriors 3–0 in the third place match. The team was unable to qualify for the2018 World Championship after Edward Gaming knocked them out of the 2018 LPL Regional Finals with a close 3–2 victory.[4] JD Gaming took first place at NEST 2018 after defeatingTopsports Gaming 2–1 in the finals.[5]
Clid and LokeN left JD Gaming during the offseason on 20 November 2018. In December 2018, junglers Sung "Flawless" Yeon-jun and Đỗ "Levi" Duy Khánh were acquired from Rogue Warriors and100 Thieves respectively,[6][7] while bot laners Ju "Bvoy" Yeong-hoon and Gu "Imp" Seung-bin joined from Young Miracles andTeam WE respectively to complete the roster. The new roster placed seventh to eighth in the 2018 Demacia Cup.[8]
JD Gaming placed eighth in the regular season of the 2019 LPL Spring Split, barely qualifying for playoffs as the last seed. The team went on to exceed many analysts' expectations by making it to the grand finals[9][10] after taking upset victories over Team WE,Royal Never Give Up,[11] andFunPlus Phoenix,[12] who were fifth, fourth, and first respectively in the regular season. However, JD Gaming was ultimately swept 3–0 by Invictus Gaming in the grand finals.[13][14][15]
It was announced on 13 May 2019 that Levi and Bvoy had left JD Gaming, with the former returning to his former team,GAM Esports.[16] On 23 May 2019, junglerSeo "Kanavi" Jin-hyeok joined JD Gaming fromGriffin.[17]
JD Gaming placed tenth in the regular season of the 2019 LPL Summer Split, missing playoffs. The team was unable to qualify for the2019 World Championship after narrowly losing to Invictus Gaming in the first round of the regional finals. Imp retired and left JD Gaming at the end of 2019,[18] and was replaced with formerTop Esports bot laner Lee "LokeN" Dong-wook. With this new roster, JD Gaming took third place at the 2019 Demacia Cup, defeatingVici Gaming in the third-place match.
JD Gaming did not make any additional roster changes going into the 2020 LPL Spring Split, and finished second in the regular season. This placement gave JD Gaming a bye to the semifinals, where they swept defending world champions FunPlus Phoenix in an upset result.[19][20] JD Gaming then defeated Top Esports in a close series at the grand finals, earning their first LPL title.[21]
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Kim "cvMax" Dae-ho
Yeon "Sin" Hyeong-mo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend:
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| Placement | Event | Final result (W–L) |
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| 9th–12th | 2017 Demacia Cup | 0–2 (againstLGD Gaming) |
| 5th | 2017 LPL Summer Split (Group B) | 6–10 |
| Qualified | NEST 2017 Qualifiers | 2–0 (againstEdward Gaming) |
| 2nd | NEST 2017 | 0–2 (againstInvictus Gaming) |
| 4th | 2017 Demacia Championship | 0–2 (against Invictus Gaming) |
| 4th | 2018 LPL Spring Split (East) | 10–9 |
| 7th–8th | 2018 LPL Spring Playoffs | 0–3 (againstBilibili Gaming) |
| 3rd | 2018 LPL Summer Split (East) | 13–6 |
| 3rd | 2018 LPL Summer Playoffs | 3–0 (againstRogue Warriors) |
| 3rd | 2018 LPL Regional Finals | 2–3 (against Edward Gaming) |
| 1st | NEST 2018 | 2–1 (againstTopsports Gaming) |
| 7th–8th | 2018 Demacia Cup | 1–2 (against Edward Gaming) |
| 8th | 2019 LPL Spring Split | 9–6 |
| 2nd | 2019 LPL Spring Playoffs | 0–3 (against Invictus Gaming) |
| 5th–8th | NEST 2019 | 1–2 (against Invictus Gaming) |
| 2nd | Rift Rivals 2019 LCK-LPL-LMS-VCS | 1–3 (againstLCK) |
| 10th | 2019 LPL Summer Split | 6–9 |
| 3rd | 2019 LPL Regional Finals | 2–3 (against Invictus Gaming) |
| 3rd | 2019 Demacia Cup | 3–0 (againstVici Gaming) |
| 1st | 2020 LPL Scrims League | 3–0 |
| 2nd | 2020 LPL Spring Split | 12–4 |
| 1st | 2020 LPL Spring Playoffs | 3–2 (againstTop Esports) |
| 1st | 2020 LPL Summer Split | 13–3 |
| 2nd | 2020 LPL Summer Playoffs | 2–3 (against Top Esports) |
| 5th–8th | 2020 World Championship | 1–3 (againstSuning) |
| 3rd–4th | 2020 Demacia Cup | 2–3 (againstTeam WE) |
| 4th | 2021 LPL Spring Split | 12–4 |
| 5th–6th | 2021 LPL Spring Playoffs | 1–3 (againstFunPlus Phoenix) |
| 12th | 2021 LPL Summer Split | 7–9 |
| 5th–15th | NEST 2021 | 2–4 |
| 21st–24th | 2021 Demacia Cup | 0–4 |
| 3rd | 2022 LPL Spring Split | 11–5 |
| 4th | 2022 LPL Spring Playoffs | 1–3 (againstVictory Five) |
| 2nd | 2022 LPL Summer Split | 14–2 |
| 1st | 2022 LPL Summer Playoffs | 3–2 (against Top Esports) |
| 3rd–4th | 2022 World Championship | 1–3 (againstT1) |
| 9th–14th | NEST 2022 | 2–4 |
| 5th–8th | 2022 Demacia Cup | 0–3 (againstTT) |
| 1st | 2023 LPL Spring Split | 13–3 |
| 1st | 2023 LPL Spring Playoffs | 3–1 (against Bilibili Gaming) |
| 1st | 2023 Mid-Season Invitational | 3–1 (against Bilibili Gaming) |
| 2nd | 2023 LPL Summer Split | 14–2 |
| 1st | 2023 LPL Summer Playoffs | 3–2 (againstLNG Esports) |
| 3rd–4th | 2023 World Championship | 3–1 (againstT1) |
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Yang "Ego" Haozun
Ashton Thomas "Wendler" Wendler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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