Victory Five
Victory Five is a Chinese professional esports organisation based in Shenzhen.[1] It is owned by Mario Ho, head of Macau's esports association and son of the late Stanley Ho.[2] The organisation currently has teams competing in League of Legends and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
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| Short name | V5 |
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| Divisions | League of Legends PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds |
| Founded | 2018 |
| League | League of Legends Pro League |
| Based in | Shenzhen (since 2021) Macau (2018–2020) |
| Owner | Mario Ho |
League of Legends
History
Victory Five entered the professional League of Legends scene on 30 November 2018, when their application to the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), China's top-level league for the game, was accepted.[3] Along with SinoDragon Gaming, Victory Five joined the league as part of its expansion from 14 to 16 teams.[2] Victory Five's inaugural roster consisted of top laner Lim "Jinoo" Jin-woo, junglers Tu "Ben4" Xincheng and Hu "Pepper" Zhiwei, mid laner Lei "Corn" Wen, bot laner Wang "y4" Nongmo, and supports Le "Ley" Yi and Yun "Road" Han-gil, with Tsai "DOG8" Hsueh-yu as head coach.[2][4] The team finished 13th in the 2019 LPL Spring Split with a 4–11 record.[5]
Victory Five replaced almost their entire roster for the 2019 LPL Summer Split, except for Ben4 and y4. Jinoo was traded to Edward Gaming in exchange for mid laner Li "Mole" Haoyan on 23 May 2019. Two days later on 25 May 2019, it was announced that top laner Huang "Aliez" Hao, mid laner Tao "Windy" Xiang, and support Li "Max" Xiaoqiang would be promoted from Victory Five's academy roster, V5 87. Despite the late addition of Hou "Otto" Guoyu, Victory Five finished 12th in the regular season with a 5–10 record.
In the 2020 LPL Spring Split the team set a league record for most consecutive losses, failing to win a single series and winning only one game against the second-last team, LNG Esports. The team's performance was hindered throughout the season by the COVID-19 pandemic in China, as several of their players lived within quarantine zones and were forbidden from leaving.[6]
Victory Five revamped their roster prior to the 2020 LPL Summer Split; top laner Yu "Biubiu" Leixin, jungler Wei "Weiwei" Bohan, and bot laner Lee "Samd" Jae-hoon were acquired from Suning, while prospective rookie Guo "ppgod" Peng joined from FunPlus Blaze as the team's new support.[7]
Roster
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Zhou "assassin" Yixiang
Wu "Suannai" Ziyi
Latest roster transaction: 11 January 2021. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tournament results
| Placement | Event | Final result (W–L) |
|---|---|---|
| 13th | 2019 LPL Spring Split | 4–11 |
| 12th | 2019 LPL Summer Split | 5–10 |
| 17th | 2020 LPL Spring Split | 0–16 |
| 5th | 2020 LPL Summer Split | 11–5 |
| 5th | 2020 LPL Summer Playoffs | 1–3 (against Suning) |
References
- Tan, Amanda (9 September 2020). "Victory Five announces partnership with Got7's Jackson Wang". ONE Esports. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "LPL adds SinoDragon, Victory Five franchises". ESPN. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- "SDG和V5战队确定加入LPL 联盟扩军至16支战队-其他-玩加电竞". WanPlus (in Chinese). 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- "V5电子竞技俱乐部2019LPL春季赛大名单公示". www.weibo.com (in Chinese). Victory Five via Sina Weibo. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- "LPL/2019 Season/Spring Season". Leaguepedia. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- Lupasco, Cristian (18 April 2020). "Victory Five fail to win a match in LPL's Spring Split 2020". Dot Esports. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- Rand, Emily (13 July 2020). "LPL Corner: Vici on the rise, Rookie for MVP?". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
