Lwx

Lwx
Lwx
Background Information
Name	Lin Wei-Xiang (林炜翔)
Country of Birth	; China
Birthday	October 24, 1998 (age 22)
Residency	CNChina
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠FunPlus Phoenix
Contract Expires	2022-11-22
Role	; Bot Laner
Favorite Champs	; ; ;
Soloqueue IDs	KR: wqnflqwnfoqw; EUW: dang qiu qian; maoxiandao
Social Media & Links

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
CN	⁠⁠Tan Chi Sa Gaming	≈Apr 2016≈2016-04-??	Aug 20162016-08-08	≈4mo 7d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Newbee	Dec 20162016-12-19^[2]	Dec 20172017-12-21^[1]	1yr 2d ejel
CN	⁠⁠FunPlus Phoenix	Dec 20172017-12-21^[5]	Present	3yr 9mo ej

	Team	Start	End
CN	⁠⁠Tan Chi Sa Gaming	≈Apr 2016≈2016-04-??	Aug 20162016-08-08	≈4mo 7d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Newbee	Dec 20162016-12-19^[2]	Dec 20172017-12-21^[1]	1yr 2d ejel
CN	⁠⁠FunPlus Phoenix	Dec 20172017-12-21^[5]	Present	3yr 9mo ej

News

2016

CN	⁠⁠TCS	April (approx.), ⁠⁠Tan Chi Sa Gaming is formed. Lz, Hx, Hc, Lwx, Lqs, and Dw (Founder) join. e
CN	⁠⁠TCS	August 8, Team disbands. Dw, Lz, Tld, Hx, Hc, Lwx, and Lqs leave. e
CN	⁠⁠NB	December 19, Coco, Lwx, and Lqs join. YuZhe (Head Coach) rejoins. BoriSal, Mortred, SoftRR, BanBazi (Head Coach), and Cammly (Coach) leave.^[2]^[3]^[4] e

2017

CN	⁠⁠NB	December 21, Lwx and Crisp leave.^[1] e
CN	⁠⁠FPX	December 21, Gimgoon, Y1HAN, bing, lwx, and Crisp join. Disappear joins as substitute.^[5]^[1] e

2018

CN

⁠

⁠FPX

November 14,
Lwx's contract is extended through 2019.^[6]
lwx's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.^[7]

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2019

CN

⁠

⁠FPX

October 8,
Lwx and
Crisp's contracts are extended until 16 November 2021.^[8]
Lwx and
Crisp's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.^[9]

e

2020

CN

⁠

⁠FPX

March 24,
lwx's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022.^[10]

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Biography[]

Lwx had a brief stint on Tan Chi Sa Gaming in 2016 but it wasn't successful. He joined Newbee in December of 2016. In the 2017 LPL Spring Season, Newbee finished 4th in their group with 6 wins and 10 losses. In their playoffs run although they defeated Invictus Gaming 3-1, team lost 0-3 to EDward Gaming in the Quarterfinals. In the 2017 Demacia Cup they finished 13th-20th after a 1-2 loss to Young Glory. Their summer season in the LPL went similar to their spring run. They placed 3rd in their group with 9 wins and 7 losses. In the playoffs they swept Snake Esports 3-0 in the first round but then got swept themselves 0-3 by Team WE in the Quarterfinals.

Trivia[]

His ID Lwx stands for his real name (Lin Wei-Xiang). On Tan Chi Sa Gaming, all of the players used their initials as their IDs.
Lwx is the first and only player in Worlds's history to not die a single time in the Final.
Took care of a stray cat that was wandering around FPX's training facility.^[11]
- It's been since added to FPX Vayne skin's recall animation.
- It's also been nicknamed Wutong by fans.
Reached 1000 kills in the LPL on July 24, 2019.
- The 20th player to reach 1000 kills in the LPL.
Reached 1500 kills in the LPL on 12 January, 2021.
- The 11th player to reach 1500 kills in the LPL.
- His 1500th kill was on Oh My God in the LPL 2021 Spring Split with
  Kai'Sa.
Reached 2000 assists in the LPL on 7 April, 2021.
- His 2000th assist was on Royal Never Give Up in the 2021 Spring Playoffs.

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2021-01-19	CN China	LPL 2021 Spring	Aphelios	Bot	W	9/2/4	Link	Link
2020-11-11	CN China	NEST 2020	Kai'Sa	Bot	W	10/1/4	Link	Link
2018-01-19	CN China	LPL 2018 Spring	Vayne	Bot	W	10/2/6	Link	Link

Click here for a full list of pentakills by all players.

Tournament Results[]

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Lwx Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2021-10-15	13 - 16	Worlds 2021	2 - 4⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FPX	Nuguri, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, Steak, REFRA1N
2021-09-02	2	LPL 2021 Summer Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠EDG	⁠⁠FPX	Nuguri, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, Steak, REFRA1N
2021-08-08	1	LPL 2021 Summer	13 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FPX	Nuguri, xiaolaohu, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, JingYi, Crisp, Shenyi, Steak, REFRA1N
2021-04-18	2	LPL 2021 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠RNG	⁠⁠FPX	Nuguri, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, Steak, REFRA1N
2021-03-28	5	LPL 2021 Spring	11 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FPX	Nuguri, Tian, Bo, Beichuan, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, Steak, REFRA1N
2020-12-24	5 - 8	Demacia Cup 2020	0 : 3⁠⁠TES	⁠⁠FPX	Xiaolaohu, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, Steak, REFRA1N
2020-11-21	4	NEST 2020	1 : 2⁠⁠EDG	⁠⁠FPX	xiao7, youxin, Insulator, Lwx, Crisp, Shenyi
2020-08-29	4	LPL 2020 Regional Finals	2 : 3⁠⁠iG	⁠⁠FPX	GimGoon, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, WarHorse, REFRA1N
2020-08-13	7 - 8	LPL 2020 Summer Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠V5	⁠⁠FPX	GimGoon, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, WarHorse, REFRA1N
2020-08-09	8	LPL 2020 Summer	9 - 7⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FPX	Khan, GimGoon, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, WarHorse, REFRA1N

Media[]

2019

October 24, LWX talks FPX's escape from group stage at Worlds 2019 with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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November 8, FPX press conference before facing G2 Esports at Worlds finals 2019 with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Korizon Esports
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November 10, [Worlds 2019] FPX Doinb: "We’ve been waiting for 40 days to say this on stage, and now we can finally say it. WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!" with Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
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November 10, FPX wins 2019 Worlds: Press conference after the finals against G2 Esports with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Korizon Esports
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-07-31	LPL 2021 Summer	JDG vs FPX	Link
2021-03-09	LPL 2021 Spring	FPX vs LGD	Link
2021-01-19	LPL 2021 Spring	RW vs FPX	Link
2020-12-21	Demacia Cup 2020	FPX vs RW	Link
2020-05-28	Mid-Season Cup 2020	FPX vs TES	Link
2019-11-10	Worlds 2019 Main Event	G2 vs FPX	Link
2019-09-06	LPL 2019 Summer Playoffs	FPX vs RNG	Link
2019-08-31	LPL 2019 Summer Playoffs	FPX vs BLG	Link