LNG Esports

LNG Esports, formerly known as Snake Esports, is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Suzhou. Its League of Legends team competes in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China, and plays home games at the Yangcheng International Esports Center in Suzhou.

LNG Esports
GameLeague of Legends
Founded11 September 2013 (2013-09-11) (as Snake Esports)
21 May 2019 (as LNG Esports)
LeagueLeague of Legends Pro League
Team historySnake Esports (2013–2019)
LNG Esports (2019–present)
Based inSuzhou, China
StadiumLNG Esports Centre
OwnerLi Qilin
CEOShuang Quan
ManagerWang "Stan" Miao
Zuo Wujun
Parent groupLi-Ning Co., Ltd.
Motto"Anything is possible"
LNG Esports
Simplified ChineseLNG电子竞技俱乐部
Traditional ChineseLNG電子競技俱樂部
Literal meaningLNG Esports Club

History

Snake Esports announced on 21 May 2019 that it had been acquired by athletic apparel company Li-Ning and that it was rebranding as LNG Esports.[1][2][3] Top laner Li "Flandre" Xuanjun, jungler Lê "SofM" Quang Duy, mid laner Huang "Fenfen" Chen, bot laner Lu "Asura" Qi and support Hu "Maestro" Jianxin remained on the team following the acquisition. To complete LNG's inaugural roster, mid laner Bae "Plex" Ho-young and support Duan "Duan" De-Liang were acquired from Griffin and Vici Gaming respectively.[4][5]

In late 2019, LNG announced several roster changes, dropping SofM, Plex, Fenfen, and Maestro, and signing jungler Xiong "Xx" Yulong, rookie support Liao "lwandy" Dingyang, and Taiwanese veteran mid laner Huang "Maple" Yi-tang.[6] Bot laner Wang "Light" Guangyu was also promoted from LNG's academy team.

Roster
LNG Esports roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationality
Top Flandre  Li Xuanjun  China 
Jungle Xx  Xiong Yulong  China 
Mid Maple  Huang Yi-tang  Taiwan 
Bot Light  Wang Guangyu  China 
Support Duan  Duan Deliang  China 
Head coach

Chou "Steak" Lu-hsi

Assistant coach(es)

Sng "Nelson" Yi Wei

Legend
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: 27 May 2020.

References
  1. Cai, Xingxiu (21 May 2019). "《英雄聯盟》確定易主！Snake戰隊更名為LNG". Yahoo Esports Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. Chen, Hongyu (22 May 2019). "Chinese Organization Snake Esports Appears to Rebrand to 'LNG Esports'". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. Zhang, Chenglu (24 May 2019). "Chinese organisation Snake Esports rebrands as LNG Esports". Esports Insider. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. "Những hình ảnh cực chất trong buổi ra mắt của LNG Esports, 'mái nhà' hứa hẹn đưa SofM lên tầm cao mới". Kenh14 (in Vietnamese). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. Helino, Theo (24 May 2019). "LMHT: Vừa đổi chủ, team SofM chiêu mộ ngay tân binh hàng tuyển của Griffin". GameK (in Vietnamese).
  6. Newell, Adam (15 December 2019). "LNG signs Maple and Xx ahead of 2020 LPL season". Dot Esports. Retrieved 15 December 2019.


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