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.

Victory Five
Short nameV5
DivisionsLeague of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Founded2018 (2018)
LeagueLeague of Legends Pro League
Based inShenzhen (since 2021)
Macau (2018–2020)
OwnerMario 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
Victory Five roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationality
Top Aliez  Huang Hao  China 
Top Langx  Xie Zhenying  China 
Jungle Weiwei  Wei Bohan  China 
Mid Mole  Li Haoyan  China 
Bot Trigger  Kim Eui-joo  South Korea 
Bot y4  Wang Nongmo  China 
Support ppgod  Guo Peng  China 
Head coach

Zhou "assassin" Yixiang

Assistant coach(es)

Wu "Suannai" Ziyi

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

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
  1. Tan, Amanda (9 September 2020). "Victory Five announces partnership with Got7's Jackson Wang". ONE Esports. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. "LPL adds SinoDragon, Victory Five franchises". ESPN. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "LPL/2019 Season/Spring Season". Leaguepedia. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  6. Lupasco, Cristian (18 April 2020). "Victory Five fail to win a match in LPL's Spring Split 2020". Dot Esports. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  7. Rand, Emily (13 July 2020). "LPL Corner: Vici on the rise, Rookie for MVP?". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2020.


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