Weibo Gaming

Weibo Gaming
Short name	WBG, WBG FAW Audi (League of Legends division)
Divisions	Arena of Valor; Crossfire; Hearthstone; League of Legends; League of Legends: Wild Rift; Naraka: Bladepoint; PUBG: Battlegrounds; PUBG Mobile; Valorant; Identity V;
Founded	21 November 2021
Partners	Audi; Andaseat; Lenovo Legion; Burger King; Razer Inc.; Gigabyte Technology; Acer Predator;
Parent group	Weibo Corporation
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	微博电子竞技俱乐部
Traditional Chinese	微博電子競技俱樂部
Literal meaning	Weibo Esports Club
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wēibó Diànzǐ Jìngjì Jùlèbù

Weibo Gaming^{[n 1]} is a Chinese esports organization owned by the Weibo Corporation.^[1]

Its League of Legends team competes in the LPL, the top-level league for the game in China.^[2]^[3] It was owned by e-commerce company Suning.com for most of its history and was previously known as Suning.^[4]

Weibo are also members of the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program, funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which gives teams monetary rewards for painting the Esports World Cup tournament series in a positive light and driving engagement to the tournament, which is seen to some as a sportswashing tool that Saudi Arabia is using to distract the public from their poor human rights record.^[5]

League of Legends

History

The League of Legends team 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 finals to qualify for the LPL.^[6]

Roster

Weibo Gaming League of Legends roster

Players

Coaches

Role	Handle	Name	Nationality
Top	Zdz	Zhu Dezhang	China
Jungle	Xiaohao	Peng Hao	China
Mid	Xiaohu	Li Yuanhao	China
Bot	Light	Wang Guangyu	China
Support	Crisp	Liu Qingsong	China
Support	Erha	Shi Xuye	China

Head coach

Yang "Daeny" Dae-in

Assistant coach(es)

Lyu "Rui" Rui
Zhao "Tselin" Ze-Lin
Feng "Medusa" Jun-Da

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Roster updated 9 January 2024.

Tournament results

Placement	Event	Final result (W–L)
2nd	2017 LSPL Spring Split	17–5
1st	2017 LSPL Spring Playoffs	3–0 (against Young Miracles)
9th–12th	2017 Demacia Cup	1–2 (against I May)
4th	2017 LPL Summer Split (Group B)	7–9
7th–8th	2017 LPL Summer Playoffs	1–3 (against Invictus Gaming)
7th–8th	2017 Demacia Championship	1–2 (against Rogue Warriors)
5th	2018 LPL Spring Split (East)	9–10
4th	2018 LPL Summer Split (East)	10–9
7th–8th	2018 LPL Summer Playoffs	2–3 (against Topsports Gaming)
4th	NEST 2018	0–2 (against Rogue Warriors)
3rd	2018 Winter Demacia Cup	1–2 (against Invictus Gaming)
6th–7th	NESO 2018	3–5
10th	2019 LPL Spring Split	6–9
5th–8th	NEST 2019	0–2 (against SinoDragon Gaming)
8th	2019 LPL Summer Split	8–7
7th–8th	2019 LPL Summer Playoffs	1–3 (against Edward Gaming)
13th–16th	2019 Demacia Cup	1–3
11th	2020 LPL Spring Split	7–9
4th	2020 LPL Summer Split	12–4
3rd	2020 LPL Summer Playoffs	3–0 (against LGD Gaming)
1st	2020 LPL Regional Finals	3–0 (against LGD Gaming)
2nd	2020 World Championship	1–3 (against DAMWON Gaming)

Notes

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Formerly known as:
- T.Bear Gaming (2015 – March 2016, 10 May – 28 December 2016)
- SNS Esports (March – 10 May 2016)
- Suning Gaming (28 December 2016 – 11 December 2018)
- Suning (11 December 2018 – 21 November 2021)