FunPlus Phoenix
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| Org Location |  China | ||
| Region | China | ||
| Head Coach | Chen "WarHorse" Ju-Chih | ||
| Sponsor | FunPlus BMW OPPO Huya Oishi bxapp steelseries | ||
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FunPlus Phoenix is a Chinese esports organization owned by FunPlus.
History[edit]
2017 Season[edit]
On 20 December 2017, FunPlus' esports division announced the creation of FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) and its acquisition of a spot in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL). FPX's inaugural roster consisted of top laner Kim "GimGoon" Han-saem, jungler Hu "Pepper" Zhi-Wei, mid laner Feng "bing" Jin-Wei, bot laner Lin "Lwx" Wei-Xiang, and support Liu "Crisp" Qing-Song. The team's first tournament was the Demacia Championship 2017, which they placed 9th–15th after losing to Team WE in the third and final round of Group E.
2018 Season[edit]
For the 2018 LPL Spring regular season, FPX was placed in the league's western conference. Despite adding veteran mid laner Yu "Cool" Jia-Jun, FPX finished 5th in their conference with a 9–10 record and did not qualify for playoffs. Chen "Alex" Yu-Ming replaced Pepper as the team's primary jungler for the 2018 LPL Summer regular season. FPX finished 4th in their conference with an 8–11 record, qualifying for playoffs as one of the bottom seeds. They were promptly defeated by JD Gaming in the first round.
2019 Season[edit]
In preparation for the 2019 LPL Spring regular season, FPX revamped their roster, adding jungler Gao "Tian" Tian-Liang and veteran mid laner Kim "Doinb" Tae-sang. The team massively improved, placing 1st in the regular season with a 13–2 record and getting an automatic bye to the semifinals. However in an upset result, FPX lost 2–3 to JD Gaming in the semifinals, and advanced to the third place decider match rather than the finals. FPX defeated Topsports Gaming 3–1 in the third place decider match.
Despite the disappointing end to the spring split, FPX made no roster changes and picked up right where they had left off in the 2019 LPL Summer regular season, dropping only a single series to Invictus Gaming, and losing only four games throughout the entire split en route to a first place finish. The team also represented China at Rift Rivals 2019, but although they went 1-1 in the group stage and won both of their knockout stage games, Korea emerged victorious over China in the finals by a 3-1 score.
Their regular season record would again give FPX a bye into the semifinals of the LPL 2019 Summer Playoffs, where they would exorcise the previous split's demons with a 3-1 victory over Bilibili Gaming. This sent them to the finals against Chinese juggernaut Royal Never Give Up, where they would again prevail 3-1, the first LPL championship for both the organization and all five players.
FPX's victory gave them China's #1 seed for the 2019 Season World Championship, where they were drawn into Group B alongside Europe's Splyce, the LMS's J Team and Vietnam's GAM Esports. FPX was considered a lock to top the group and a contender for the Worlds title itself, with most analysis being focused on which team would get second. However, FPX looked shaky in the group stage, dropping a game to both Splyce and J Team and needing to win a tiebreaker over the European representative to secure the first seed. In the knockout stage, they regained their form, handily defeating Fnatic 3-1, then defeating defending World Champions Invictus Gaming in a chaotic but ultimately decisive 3-1 series. This sent them to the finals against Europe's number one seed G2 Esports, who were looking to add a worlds title to their trophy case, having won both of their domestic splits and MSI 2019. Although most analysts predicted a close, G2-favored series, FPX proved their true dominance by sweeping them in a convincing style, giving China their second straight World Championship. They were also the first organization since SKT in Season 3 to win a World Championship in their first ever Worlds appearance, and the first since SKT in Season 3 to win Worlds with a roster of players all making their first Worlds appearance.
Timeline[edit]
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- March 11,
Cool joins.[4] - March 19,
bing moves to substitute. - May 21,
Xinyi joins.[5] - May 22, BSYY (Head Coach) leaves.[6]
- May 23,
Pepper leaves.[7] - May 24, Hachani (Coach) joins.[8]
- June 1, MingZhe (Manager) joins.[9]
- June (approx.),
Xinyi moves to substitute. - June 13,
Alex joins.[10] - June 22,
Cepted joins as substitute.[11]
Disappear leaves. - June 27,
Alex's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.
Xinyi's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2019.
Cool's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2018.[12] - August 6, MingZhe (Manager to Head Coach) changes position.
- September 20,
Xiao7 is added to the GCD as substitute.[13]
Mingjing,
y,
april, and
ppgod join as trainees.
Xiao7's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.
Cepted's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2019.[14] - November 14,
Lwx's contract is extended through 2019.[15]
lwx's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.[16] - November 16,
bing leaves.[17] - November 19,
GimGoon's contract expires but departure is not confirmed.[18] - November 20,
Cool's contract expires but departure is not confirmed.[19] - December 6,
Cool's departure is confirmed.[20] - December 7, WarHorse (Head Coach) joins.[21]
- December 10, MingZhe (Head Coach) leaves.[22]
- December 14,
Doinb joins.[23] - December 17,
Tian joins.
Xiaoqi,
mingjing,
y,
april, and
ppgod leave.[24] - December 21, Disappear (Coach) rejoins.
GimGoon's contract is extended.
Alex becomes inactive. Hachani (Coach) leaves.
Cepted leaves for academy roster.[25][26] Disappear renames to Despa1r.
Gimgoon's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2019.
Tian's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.
Doinb's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[27]
- January 13,
Alex leaves.[28] - February 24,
mingjing rejoins as substitute from academy roster. - April 21,
Xiao7,
Mingjing,
Cepted,
Yoghurt,
April, and
ppgod join as temporary substitutes for NEST 2019. - April 22,
Xiao7,
Mingjing,
Cepted,
Yoghurt,
April, and
ppgod (temporary substitutes) leave. - May 26,
mingjing leaves.[29] - October 8,
Lwx and
Crisp's contracts are extended until 16 November 2021.[30]
Lwx and
Crisp's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[31] - November 21,
Xinyi leaves.[32][33] - November 30, FunPlus Phoenix wins "best team" award at LPL All-Star. For other awards see Chinese Yearly Award.
- December 12, Doinb changes residency from Korea to China.[34]
Doinb will remain with the team for 2020.[35] - December 16,
Khan joins.
GimGoon's contract is extended.[36] - December 17,
xiao7,
Mingjing, and
April rejoin from academy roster.[37]
- January 6,
GimGoon and
xiao7's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.
Mingjing and
Doinb's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.
April's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.
Crisp's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022.[38] - January 9, REFRA1N (Coach) joins.[39]
- January 11, REFRA1N changes residency from LMS to PCS. WarHorse changes residency from LMS to PCS.
xiao7,
Mingjing, and
April leave for academy roster.[40] - March 24,
lwx's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022.[41] - May 26, Crystal (Manager) joins.[42]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
| R | C | ID | Name | Role | Contract Ends | Joined |
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| GimGoon | Kim Han-saem (김한샘) | Top | 2020-11-17 | 2017-12-21 | ||
| Khan | Kim Dong-ha (김동하) | Top | 2020-11-17 | 2019-12-16 | ||
| Tian | Gao Tian-Liang (高天亮) | Jungle | 2021-11-16 | 2018-12-17 | ||
| Doinb | Kim Tae-sang (김태상) | Mid | 2021-11-16 | 2018-12-14 | ||
| Lwx | Lin Wei-Xiang (林炜翔) | Bot | 2021-11-16 | 2017-12-21 | ||
| Crisp | Liu Qing-Song (刘青松) | Support | 2022-11-22 | 2017-12-21 |
Former[edit]
| R | C | ID | Name | Role | Next Team | Joined | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xiao7 | Li Zhong-Qi (李仲琦) | Top |  FunPlus Phoenix Blaze |
2019-12-16 | 2020-01-11 | ||
| Mingjing | Xie Ming-Jing (谢明晶) | Jungle | FunPlus Phoenix Blaze |
2019-12-16 | 2020-01-11 | ||
| April | Zhang Jun-Chao (张骏超) | Bot | FunPlus Phoenix Blaze |
2019-12-16 | 2020-01-11 | ||
| Xinyi | Chang Ping (常平) | Sub/Jun |  EDward Gaming |
2018-05-21 | 2019-11-21 | ||
| mingjing | Xie Ming-Jing (谢明晶) | Sub/Jun | FunPlus Phoenix Blaze |
2019-02-24 | 2019-05-26 | ||
| Alex | Chen Yu-Ming (陳煜明) | Jungle |  ahq eSports Club |
2018-06-13 | 2019-01-13 | ||
| Cepted | Park Wi-rim (박위림) | Sub/Mid | FunPlus Phoenix Blaze |
2018-06-22 | 2018-12-21 | ||
| Xiaoqi | Li Zhong-Qi (李仲琦) | Sub/Top | FunPlus Phoenix Blaze |
2018-09-20 | 2018-12-17 | ||
| mingjing | Xie Ming-Jing (谢明晶) | Trainee/Jun | FunPlus Phoenix Blaze |
2018-09-20 | 2018-12-17 | ||
| y | Ye Zhi-Wei (叶志炜) | Trainee/Mid | FunPlus Phoenix Blaze |
2018-09-20 | 2018-12-17 | ||
| april | Zhang Jun-Chao (张骏超) | Trainee/Bot | FunPlus Phoenix Blaze |
2018-09-20 | 2018-12-17 | ||
| ppgod | Guo Peng (郭鹏) | Trainee/Sup | FunPlus Phoenix Blaze |
2018-09-20 | 2018-12-17 | ||
| Cool | Yu Jia-Jun (余家俊) | Mid | None | 2018-03-12 | 2018-12-06 | ||
| bing | Feng Jin-Wei (冯津伟) | Sub/Mid | None | 2017-12-21 | 2018-11-16 | ||
| Disappear | Zhou Li-Peng (周李鹏) | Sub/Sup |  Coach |
2017-12-21 | 2018-06-22 | ||
| Pepper | Hu Zhi-Wei (胡志威) | Jungle |  Team WE |
2017-12-21 | 2018-05-22 |
Player League Participation[edit]
LPL
| Player | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Games | ||||||||
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| Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | ||
| Cool |  | | | | | | | |  |  | | | 315 | ||||
| GimGoon |  |  | | | | | | | 303 | ||||||||
| Lwx | | | | | | | | | 281 | ||||||||
| Crisp | | | | | | | | | 256 | ||||||||
| Y1han |  | | | |  | | 92 | ||||||||||
| Bing | | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| Ping |  |  | | 44 | |||||||||||||
| Alex | | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| Doinb |  | | | |  | | | | | | 366 | ||||||
| Tian |  | | | | | 142 | |||||||||||
| Khan |  | | | 54 | |||||||||||||
Organization[edit]
Current[edit]
| C | ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily | Yang Yan (杨艳) | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Jerah | Liang Chao (梁超) | Team Assistant | |
| Crystal | Pi Ling-Li (畢怜禮) | Manager | |
| JiGwang | Cui Zhi-Guang (崔智广) | Leader | |
| WarHorse | Chen Ju-Chih (陳如治) | Head Coach | |
| Despa1r | Zhou Li-Peng (周李鹏) | Coach | |
| REFRA1N | Chen Kuan-Ting (陳冠廷) | Coach |
Former[edit]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hachani | Ha Seung-chan (하승찬) | Coach |  Architect
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| MingZhe | Zhang Yu (张宇) | Head Coach | Rogue Warriors
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| BSYY | Luo Sheng (罗盛) | Head Coach |  Topsports Gaming
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Tournaments[edit]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| FunPlus Phoenix Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2020-08-09 | 8 | LPL 2020 Summer | 9 - 7  RR | Khan, GimGoon, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, WarHorse, REFRA1N | |
| 2020-05-31 | 2 | $120,000$ 120,000€ 108,047.44 | Mid-Season Cup 2020 | Khan, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, WarHorse, REFRA1N | |
| 2020-04-29 | 3 | ¥500,000¥500,000¥500,000 | LPL 2020 Spring Playoffs | GimGoon, Khan, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, WarHorse, REFRA1N | |
| 2020-04-20 | 3 | LPL 2020 Spring | 12 - 4 RR | Khan, GimGoon, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, WarHorse, REFRA1N | |
| 2019-12-21 | 9 - 12 | Demacia Cup 2019 | 2 - 2 RR | xiao7, Mingjing, Yoghurt, April, Ppgod, yo | |
| 2019-11-10 | 1 | $834,375$ 834,375€ 738,530.34 | Worlds 2019 | GimGoon, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, WarHorse | |
| 2019-09-06 | 1 | ¥1,500,000$ 210,837€ 191,208 | LPL 2019 Summer Playoffs | GimGoon, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, WarHorse | |
| 2019-08-18 | 1 | LPL 2019 Summer | 14 - 1 RR | GimGoon, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, WarHorse | |
| 2019-04-23 | 9 - 16 | NEST 2019 | Xiao7, Mingjing, Yoghurt, Cepted, April, Ppgod | ||
| 2019-04-17 | 3 | ¥500,000¥500,000¥500,000 | LPL 2019 Spring Playoffs | GimGoon, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, WarHorse | |
| Total Prize:USD 954,375 • CNY 2,500,000 | |||||
Media[edit]
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- December 31, League of Legends: Four LPL Teams To Watch by Taylor Damaschi on The Game Haus
- April 17, FPX Doinb on the Reason Behind the Mid Renekton Pick: "Because my Renekton is OP." with Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- July 4, [Rift Rivals] FPX Doinb: "I really wanted to be like Ambition. He won Worlds even after he was married." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- July 16, JSS Reports: SKT was a team that was largely jungle dependant.// iG is very unique in nature within the LPL. by Byungho "Haao" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- September 6, [2019 LPL Finals Press Conference] FPX Doinb's Reason for Winning the Championship? "Me." with Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
- October 24, Fnatic shouldn’t underestimate FPX heading into their quarterfinal showdown at Worlds by Samuel O'Dwyer on Dot Esports
- October 26, [Worlds 2019: FPX Press Conference] Doinb: "I play the game to win. I can play any champion if it means that we win." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok & David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- October 31, FunPlus Phoenix and Invictus Gaming will be the most exciting series of Worlds 2019 by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
- November 2, [Worlds 2019] Semifinals Preview: Invictus Gaming vs. FunPlus Phoenix by Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- November 2, [Worlds 2019] FPX vs iG KR Reactions: LPLvs LCK Comparison by Byungho "Haao" Kim & David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- November 2, [Worlds 2019: FPX Press Conference] Doinb: "I still have more than 100 champions that I haven't shown you guys." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- November 7, League of Legends Worlds Final Preview - Can G2 Esports finish grand slam? by Jacob Wolf on ESPN Esports
- November 8, Can G2 Esports overcome the FunPlus Phoenix onslaught at Worlds 2019 and complete the grand slam? by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
- November 8, [Worlds 2019] FPX pre-final press conference — Doinb: "G2 only defeated SKT because of luck. If G2 met us in the Quarter Finals, they wouldn't have been able to progress to the Semi Finals." with Tom Matthiesen on Inven Global
- November 8, [Worlds 2019] Finals Preview: FunPlus Phoenix vs. G2 Esports by Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- November 8, FPX press conference before facing G2 Esports at Worlds finals 2019 with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Korizon Esports
- November 9, The Win Condition: FPX vs G2 by Izento on Esports Heaven
- November 10, [Worlds 2019: Finals] KR Reactions: “0 KOREANS CAN'T WIN.” by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok & David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- November 10, [Worlds 2019] FPX Finals Press Conference - Doinb : " If I had a chance to go back and talk to the old Doinb at the start of the year, I would tell him to not give up." with Tom Matthiesen & Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- November 10, FPX wins 2019 Worlds: Press conference after the finals against G2 Esports with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Korizon Esports
- January 17, Is FunPlus Phoenix still the best team in League of Legends? by Arda Ocal and Emily Rand on ESPN Esports
- April 4, LPL Talk with Emily Rand - JackyLove joins TES, Khan and Gimgoon FPX VOD Breakdown by Emily Rand on ESPN Esports
- May 31, [MSC Finals] KR Reactions: "If the LPL is DUDUDUNGA, LCK is WASSA WASSA." by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok & Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
Images[edit]
Logos[edit]
Previous Logo
(- Sep 2019)
Rosters[edit]
FPX's LPL 2019 Spring Roster
FPX's LPL 2020 Spring Roster
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
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- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2018-02-24; after change - KR - 2018-06-07
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2018-09-20; after change - CN - 2018-09-20
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2018-06-27; after change - KR - 2018-09-20
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2018-11-14; after change - CN - 2018-11-14
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2018-09-20; after change - KR - 2018-11-14
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2018-11-19; after change - CN - 2018-11-19
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2018-11-20; after change - CN - 2018-11-20
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
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- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ LPL Roster Swap Portal (Chinese) lpl.qq.com
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2018-12-08; after change - CN - 2018-12-21
- ↑ 【ahq x 英雄聯盟團隊公告】(Chinese) facebook.com
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2019-10-07; after change - CN - 2019-10-08
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2019-10-02; after change - CN - 2019-10-08
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ kenzi's Tweet twitter.com
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- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2019-12-18; after change - CN - 2020-01-06
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2020-03-13; after change - CN - 2020-03-24
- ↑ FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
