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| Region | Korea | ||
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Longzhu Gaming was a professional gaming team based in South Korea.
History[]
Longzhu Gaming was formed in January 2016 when Incredible Miracle rebranded and took the name of their previous title sponsor, LongZhu.[1]
2016 Season[]
Longzhu Gaming approached the 2016 LCK Spring Season with a 10 man roster, signing many high-profile free agents during the offseason, such as LGD Gaming's Flame, Jin Air Green Wings's Chaser, CJ Entus's CoCo, and Samsung Galaxy's Fury. However, they still finished the spring split in seventh place with an 8-10 set record, missing out on a spot in the playoffs. The summer season wasn't much better. Having signed Emperor from a first place finish in Europe with G2 Esports, the team performed disastrously. Only after they started using Fury as their ADC again did Longzhu's fortunes rise, ending the season 7-11 in sets. This gave them eighth place in the season, allowing them to escape relegations.
2017 Season[]
Longzhu Gaming formed a new roster, consisting of top laner Expession, jungler Crash, former KT Rolster mid laner Fly, and the former ROX Tigers bot lane, PraY and GorillA. The team competed in the Spring Split but they ended in 7th place with a record of 8-10, only enough to escape relegations again. Longzhu then retooled the roster, with only PraY and GorillA remaining from the spring team. They added former CJ Entus mid laner Bdd and little-known top laner Khan, as well as promoting jungler Cuzz to a starting position. In the 2017 Summer Split, Longzhu performed excellently, claiming 1st place with a record of 14-4, and giving them the number one seed in the playoffs. There, they shocked the world by defeating three-time World Champions SK Telecom T1 3-1 in the finals, due Longzhu's incredible plays and Khan's ability to carry. This guaranteed them a spot in the 2017 World Championship as Korea's second seed and as heavy favorites to win the tournament. Longzhu Gaming was placed in Group B along with Fnatic, Immortals and GIGABYTE Marines, where they placed 6-0 in the group stage. However, despite their efforts, Longzhu was swept 3-0 by eventual tournament winners Samsung Galaxy in the quarterfinals, ending their run. After the World Championship, Longzhu upgraded the team again when former SK Telecom T1 Jungler Peanut joined the team as their starting jungler. They competed in the 2017 Kespa Cup where they defeated Jin Air Green Wings in the quarterfinals and swept SK Telecom T1 2-0 in the semi-finals. They then advanced to the finals where they met KT Rolster. In an exciting five game series, it seemed that Longzhu was going to win but KT, having not won anything in 2017, turned the tables in their favor and defeated them 3-2, and Longzhu ended in second place in the tournament. Nevertheless, Longzhu was hailed as a powerful team in Korea.
2018 Season[]
On January 7, 2018, Longzhu's acquisition by Chinese company Kingzone was announced, but at the time no new name for the team was given.[2]
Timeline[]
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- January 3,
Incredible Miracle renames to 
Longzhu Gaming.[3]
Expession,
Flame,
Chaser,
CoCo,
Frozen,
Cpt Jack,
Fury,
Pure, Hirai (Head Coach), Spark (Coach), Supreme (Coach), and Lustboy (Strategic Coach) join.[4] - January 6,
Crash and
Zzus join. Spark (Coach to Manager) changes position.[5] - May 18,
Emperor joins.[6][7] - May 19,
Cpt Jack leaves.[8]
Flame,
Frozen, and
Zzus become inactive.[9][10] - June 30,
Flame and
Frozen become active.[11] - July 12, July (Coach) joins.
- November 1,
Justice joins.
Zzus becomes active.[12] - November 30,
Cuzz joins.
Expession,
Flame,
Chaser,
Coco,
Frozen,
Emperor,
Fury,
Pure, July (Coach), Supreme (Coach), and Lustboy (Strategic Coach) leave.[13] - December 4,
PraY and
GorillA join.[14] - December 5,
Bdd and
Fly join.[15] - December 7,
Expession rejoins.[16] - December 12, SSONG (Coach) joins.[17]
- January 11, Cuzz (Jungle to Streamer) changes position.
Justice and
Zzus move to trainees.[18] - February 22, Supreme (Coach) rejoins.[19]
- March 1, SSONG (Coach) leaves.[20][21]
- March 2, Kim Jeong-soo (Coach) joins.[22]
- May 19,
Crash leaves.[23][24] - May 20,
Fly leaves.[25] - May 23,
Khan joins.
Taki and
Jin join as substitutes. Cuzz (Streamer to Jungle) changes position.
Justice and
Zzus move to substitutes.
Expession leaves.[26] - June 27, Jin renames to Lucy.[27]
- November 21,
Justice,
Lucy,
Zzus, and Kim Jeong-soo (Coach) leave.[28] - November 25,
Peanut and Sin (Coach) join.[29][30] - December 3, Khan is suspended for one LCK series and fined ₩ 1,000,000 for unprofessional behaviour in soloqueue.[31]
Player Roster[]
Former[]
Players are shown for the entire duration of their tenure on the team, with the role and substitute/trainee status they had upon their departure.
| Player | Name | Role | Joined | Left | Next Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khan | Kim Dong-ha (김동하) | Top Laner | May 20172017-05-23 | Jan 20182018-01-07 |  KZ | ||
| Cuzz | Moon Woo-chan (문우찬) | Jungler | May 20172017-05-23 | Jan 20182018-01-07 | KZ | ||
| Peanut | Han Wang-ho (한왕호) | Jungler | Nov 20172017-11-25 | Jan 20182018-01-07 | KZ | ||
| Bdd | Gwak Bo-seong (곽보성) | Mid Laner | Dec 20162016-12-05 | Jan 20182018-01-07 | KZ | ||
| PraY | Kim Jong-in (김종인) | Bot Laner | Dec 20162016-12-04 | Jan 20182018-01-07 | KZ | ||
| GorillA | Kang Beom-hyun (강범현) | Support | Dec 20162016-12-04 | Jan 20182018-01-07 | KZ | ||
| Rascal | Kim Kwang-hee (김광희) | Sub/Top | May 20172017-05-23 | Jan 20182018-01-07 | KZ | ||
| Justice | Yoon Seok-joon (윤석준) | Sub/Mid | Nov 20162016-11-01 | Nov 20172017-11-21 |  JAG | ||
| Lucy | Lee Woo-jin (이우진) | Sub/Bot | May 20172017-05-23 | Nov 20172017-11-21 |  EEW | ||
| Zzus | Jang Joon-soo (장준수) | Sub/Sup | Jan 20162016-01-06 | Nov 20172017-11-21 |  YC | ||
| Expession | Koo Bon-taek (구본택) | Top Laner | Dec 20162016-12-07 | May 20172017-05-23 | KZ | ||
| Fly | Song Yong-jun (송용준) | Mid Laner | Dec 20162016-12-05 | May 20172017-05-20 |  GCU | ||
| Crash | Lee Dong-woo (이동우) | Jungler | Jan 20162016-01-06 | May 20172017-05-19 |  VG | ||
| Cuzz | Moon Woo-chan (문우찬) | Jungler | Nov 20162016-11-30 | Jan 20172017-01-11 |  LZ | ||
| Expession | Koo Bon-taek (구본택) | Top Laner | Jan 20162016-01-03 | Nov 20162016-11-30 | LZ | ||
| Flame | Lee Ho-jong (이호종) | Top Laner | Jan 20162016-01-03 | Nov 20162016-11-30 |  IMT | ||
| Chaser | Lee Sang-hyun (이상현) | Jungler | Jan 20162016-01-03 | Nov 20162016-11-30 |  DIG | ||
| Coco | Shin Jin-yeong (신진영) | Mid Laner | Jan 20162016-01-03 | Nov 20162016-11-30 |  NB | ||
| Frozen | Kim Tae-il (김태일) | Mid Laner | Jan 20162016-01-03 | Nov 20162016-11-30 |  FB | ||
| Emperor | Kim Jin-hyun (김진현) | Bot Laner | May 20162016-05-18 | Nov 20162016-11-30 |  SS | ||
| Fury | Lee Jin-yong (이진용) | Bot Laner | Jan 20162016-01-03 | Nov 20162016-11-30 |  TBG | ||
| Pure | Kim Jin-sun (김진선) | Support | Jan 20162016-01-03 | Nov 20162016-11-30 |  CJ | ||
| Cpt Jack | Kang Hyung-woo (강형우) | Bot Laner | Jan 20162016-01-03 | May 20162016-05-19 |  LCK |
Player League Participation[]
LCK
| Player | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Games | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Cup | Rounds 1-2 | Rounds 3-5 | ||
| Coco |  | |  | | | | | | 178 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expession |  |  | | |  | | | | | | 167 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaser |  | | | | | | | 152 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cpt Jack |  |  | | | | | | | | | 152 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pure |  | | | | 143 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fury |  |  | | | | 137 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flame | | | | | | | |  | | 130 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frozen | | | | | | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crash | | | | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zzus | |  | | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emperor | | | | | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GorillA |  | | | |  |  |  | | | |  | |  | | 472 | |||||||||||||||||
| PraY |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 444 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fly | | | | |  | | |  | | | | 401 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bdd | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | 689 | ||||||||||||||
| Cuzz | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | 508 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rascal | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | 504 | ||||||||||||||||
| Khan | | | | |  | |  | | 295 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Organization[]
Former[]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Qi-Dong (陈琦栋) | Owner | Kingzone DragonX
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| Hirai | Kang Dong-hoon (강동훈) | Head Coach & General Manager | Kingzone DragonX
| |
| Spark | Kang Byung-ryul (강병률) | Manager | Kingzone DragonX
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| Supreme | Choi Seung-min (최승민) | Coach | Kingzone DragonX
| |
| ActScene | Yeon Hyeong-mo (연형모) | Coach | Kingzone DragonX
| |
| Kim | Kim Jeong-soo (김정수) | Coach |  Invictus Gaming
| |
| Cuzz | Moon Woo-chan (문우찬) | Streamer |  Jungle
| |
| SSONG | Kim Sang-soo (김상수) | Coach |  Immortals
| |
| Supreme | Choi Seung-min (최승민) | Coach | Coach
| |
| Lustboy | Ham Jang-sik (함장식) | Strategic Coach |  CNB e-Sports Club
| |
| July | Park Seong-joon (박성준) | Coach | None | |
| Spark | Kang Byung-ryul (강병률) | Coach | Manager
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Tournaments[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Longzhu Gaming Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2017-12-02 | 2 | ₩20,000,000$ 18,400€ 15,400 | KeSPA Cup 2017 | Khan, Peanut, Bdd, PraY, GorillA, Hirai, ActScene | |
| 2017-11-04 | 5 - 8 | $197,879$ 197,879€ 170,175.94 | Worlds 2017 | Khan, Rascal, Cuzz, Bdd, PraY, GorillA, Kim Jeong-soo | |
| 2017-08-26 | 1 | ₩100,000,000$ 89,000€ 74,000 | LCK 2017 Summer Playoffs | Khan, Cuzz, Bdd, PraY, GorillA, Kim Jeong-soo, Supreme | |
| 2017-08-06 | 1 | LCK 2017 Summer | 14 - 4  RR | Khan, Rascal, Cuzz, Bdd, PraY, GorillA, Kim Jeong-soo, Supreme | |
| 2017-04-02 | 7 | ₩10,000,000$ 8,900€ 8,400 | LCK 2017 Spring | 8 - 10 RR | Expession, Crash, Fly, PraY, GorillA, Hirai, SSONG, Kim Jeong-soo |
| 2016-11-21 | 3 - 4 | $10,000$ 10,000€ 9,400 | IEM Season 11 Oakland | Expession, Chaser, Crash, Frozen, Fury, Pure | |
| 2016-11-19 | 9 - 14 | KeSPA Cup 2016 | Expession, Crash, Frozen, Fury, Pure, Hirai, Lustboy | ||
| 2016-08-06 | 8 | ₩10,000,000$ 8,900€ 8,000 | LCK 2016 Summer | 7 - 11 RR | Expession, Chaser, Crash, Coco, Frozen, Fury, Emperor, Pure, Hirai, Lustboy, Supreme |
| 2016-04-09 | 7 | ₩10,000,000$ 8,600€ 7,600 | LCK 2016 Spring | 8 - 10 RR | Expession, Flame, Chaser, Crash, Coco, Frozen, Cpt Jack, Fury, Pure, Zzus, Hirai, Lustboy, Supreme |
| Total Prize: KRW 150,000,000 • USD 207,879 | |||||
Media[]
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- February 10, Piecing Together the Longzhu Puzzle by Emily Rand on The Score
- March 14, Longzhu still struggling with roster rotation by Colin "CD-Mangaka" Nimer on Slingshot Esports
- May 2, Liquid, Longzhu and the problems with 10-person rosters by Colin "CD-Mangaka" Nimer on Slingshot Esports
- December 28, Longzhu Gaming: The fire rises by Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
- January 7, Rand: A look back at Longzhu's failings and Korea in 2016 by Emily Rand on The Score
- February 18, LZ SSONG-Crash: "I suppose it is my lucky day." with , and on Inven Global
- May 30, Longzhu coach Hirai: “The atmosphere, practice, and team life are all very good.” with , and on Slingshot Esports
- May 30, Longzhu BDD on beating KT Rolster: “I don’t think it was an upset.” with , and on Slingshot Esports
- June 2, Longzhu Gaming coach “Although SKT lost to Samsung, I don’t think SKT was in its best condition due to the recent Mid Season Invitational schedule.” with , and on Slingshot Esports
- June 4, Longzhu's spring: The start of something good? by Rel1c on Esports Heaven
- June 13, Longzhu's double edged sword - Too much firepower by TrevorJ on Esports Heaven
- July 11, LZ Director, Hirai: "I think Longzhu has now become a top 3 team in the LCK." with , and on Inven Global
- August 22, SKT kkOma: "Right now, 'Longzhu' members are filled with vigor... but soon, they will be stricken with fear and pressure" with , and on Inven Global
- August 22, Faker to BDD: "Thanks for being a fan... but I won't go easy on you just because you are one" with , and on Inven Global
- August 23, Longzhu coach Hirai on playing SKT in LCK finals: “We have been in multiple promotional tournaments, which is an even higher stress situation.” with , and on Andrew Kim for Slingshot Esports
- August 26, LZ GorillA: "Instead of memeing how KT is the Summer team, say that PraY-GorillA is the Summer duo." with , and on Inven Global
- August 26, LZ PraY to the Tired Fans: "I'm sorry for dragging the series and not being able to win 3-0..." with , and on Inven Global
- August 26, Highlights of Longzhu Gaming’s LCK final press conference with , and on Slingshot Esports
- August 28, Stepping out from behind the shadow of the Tigers, a new Longzhu rises to the top of LCK by Emily Rand on Slingshot Esports
- August 28, PraY on his gut feeling about Game 4: “I had a strong feeling that Khan was going to carry us.” with Andrew Kim on Slingshot Esports
- August 28, Video Interview with LZ Khan: "Jayce is my signature pick even in a metagame for tanky toplaners" with Youii and Koth on Inven Global
- September 13, Worlds 2017 group B preview by Christian Marcale on The Game Haus
- October 10, Longzhu coach gets past initial concerns about team's worlds inexperience with , and on Andrew Kim for Slingshot Esports
- December 3, Peanut enhances Longzhu's strengths, but weaknesses remain by Kelsey Moser on ESPN
- December 12, The new Longzhu is not ROX Tigers by Emily Rand on ESPN
- July 18, 2017 LCK Worlds Qualifiers – Where Are They Now? by Thomas Baker on The Game Haus
Images[]
References[]
- ↑ '아듀 IM'...롱주-IM, 롱주로 팀명과 엠블렘 변경 (Korean) naver.com
- ↑ Longzhu sold to Chinese company Kingzone chhopsky.tv
- ↑ 롱주-IM, LCK 스프링 앞두고 팀명 및 앰블럼 변경 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 롱주-IM, LCK 스프링 앞두고 팀명 및 앰블럼 변경 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 롤챔스 코리아 스프링 2016 출전팀 로스터 (Korean) interest.me
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Removed Fomos Article Image imgur.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Longzhu Gaming's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 스포티비 LCK, 성승헌-강형우-신동진 조합으로 중계 (Korean) xportsnews.com
- ↑ [롤챔스 서머] 롱주 '플레임' 이호종-'프로즌' 김태일 로스터 제외 (Korean) dailyesports.com
- ↑ Longzhu switches to seven man roster, Flame and Frozen benched espn.go.com
- ↑ KeSPA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 2016 LoL KeSPA Cup 참가 팀 로스터 공개 (Korean) e-sports.or.kr
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 롱주 게이밍, 크래시-커즈 제외한 선수-코치진 계약 종료 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Longzhu Gaming's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Longzhu Gaming's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 '엑스페션' 구본택, 롱주 게이밍과 재계약…리빌딩 마무리 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 롱주 게이밍, 전 ROX 출신 '쏭' 김상수 코치 영입 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 KeSPA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 2017 리그 오브 레전드 챔피언스 코리아 스프링 2R 로스터 (Korean) dailyesports.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 '쏭' 김상수 코치, 롱주 게이밍과 결별 fomos.kr
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Coach SSONG leaves Longzhu Gaming invenglobal.com
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 롱주 게이밍, 전 삼성 출신 김정수 코치 영입 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 비시 게이밍, '벵기' 배성웅 대신 '크래시' 이동우 정글 영입 발표 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Ex-Longzhu Crash and ex-Snake Martin join Vici Gaming yahoo.com
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Global Contract Database imgur.com
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 KeSPA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ KeSPA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 Longzhu Gaming's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Longzhu Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Longzhu Gaming's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 2017년 제 7차 e스포츠 제재 안내 (Korean) leagueoflegends.co.kr
- ↑ Longzhu sold to Chinese company Kingzone chhopsky.tv
- ↑ 33.00 33.01 33.02 33.03 33.04 33.05 33.06 33.07 33.08 33.09 33.10 33.11 롱주 게이밍, 중국 e스포츠 업체 킹존에 인수... '킹존 드래곤X'로 팀명 변경 (Korean) fomos.kr