PSG.LGD
PSG.LGD is a professional Dota 2 team formed as a partnership between PSG Esports and Chinese esports organization LGD Gaming in April 2018. LGD Gaming's original Dota 2 team was founded in 2009.
Short name | PSG.LGD |
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Game | Dota 2 |
Founded | April 2018 |
Based in | Shanghai, China |
Partners | Monster Energy[1] |
Parent group | LGD Gaming PSG Esports |
Website | psg-esports |
History
The original Dota 2 division of the Chinese-based esports organization LGD Gaming was founded in 2009. The team had varying degrees of success, participating in and winning multiple tournaments and events over a nine year span. In April 2018, French football club Paris Saint-Germain F.C. invested in the organization, sponsoring and rebranding the Dota 2 team as PSG.LGD.[2] The team found instant success by winning two Majors of the 2017-2018 Dota Pro Circuit, which helped them secure a direct invite to The International 2018.[3][4] There, they advanced to the grand finals but lost against OG again in five games.[5][6][7]
Roster
ID | Name | Nationality |
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Ame | Wang Chunyu | China |
NothingToSay | Cheng Jin Xiang | Malaysia |
Faith_bian | Zhang Ruida | China |
XinQ | Zhao Zixing | China |
y` | Zhang Yiping | China |
References
- "PSG ESPORTS HAS SIGNED A ONE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH MONSTER ENERGY". psg-esports.com/. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- Rose, Victoria. "Soccer organization Paris Saint-Germain directly partners with LGD Gaming". The Flying Courier. Polygon. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "PSG.LGD clean sweep VGJ.Storm to become MDL Changsha Major champions | News | Cybersport.com". cybersport.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- "PSG.LGD Wins Its First Dota Major And Also An Infinity Gauntlet". Kotaku Australia. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- "OG beats PSG.LGD in winners bracket thriller; Evil Geniuses advances". ESPN. Rotoworld. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- "OG wins five-game thriller to take The International 8 title and $11 million". ESPN. Rotowire.
- Strom, Steven. "Dota 2 championship ends in a pulse-pounding, curse-breaking Cinderella story". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 26, 2018.