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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Zhao Zhi-Qiang (赵志强) | |
| Country of Birth | Italy | |
| Nationality | China | |
| Birthday | February 25, 2001 (age 23) | |
| Residency | China | |
| Prev Residencies | Europe | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  LNG Esports | |
| Role | Jungler | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Competitive IDs | Shadow | |
| Soloqueue IDs | EUW: The Qiaang CN: 在线中翻 KR: JZADfans | |
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Zhao "Shad0w" Zhi-Qiang (Hanzi: 赵志强) is a League of Legends esports player, currently substitute jungler for LNG Esports. His name was previously stylized Shadow.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Element Team 1 | ≈Oct 2016≈2016-10-?? | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-?? | ≈6mo 23d ejel | ||
 Outplayed | Feb 20172017-02-17[2] | May 20182018-05-10[1] | 1yr 2mo ejel | ||
 Team Atlantis | Sep 20182018-09-14[3] | ≈Oct 2018≈2018-10-?? | ≈1mo 3d ejel | ||
 mousesports | ≈May 2019≈2019-05-?? | Oct 20192019-10-01[4] | ≈5mo ejel | ||
 MAD Lions | Nov 20192019-11-29[6] | Dec 20202020-12-18[5] | 1yr 19d ejel | ||
 LGD Gaming | Jun 20212021-06-05[11] | Dec 20222022-12-12[8] | 1yr 6mo ejel | ||
 Ninjas in Pyjamas | Mar 20232023-03-08[19] | Dec 20232023-12-13[13] | 9mo 5d ejel | ||
| LNG Esports | May 20242024-05-25[20] | Present | 4mo 10d ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Element Team 1 | ≈Oct 2016≈2016-10-?? | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-?? | ≈6mo 23d ejel | ||
 Outplayed Black | Feb 20172017-02-17[2] | Jun 20172017-06-25[22] | 4mo 8d ejel | ||
| Outplayed WAR | Jun 20172017-06-25[22] | Dec 20172017-12-20 | 5mo 25d ejel | ||
| Outplayed | Dec 20172017-12-20 | May 20182018-05-10[1] | 4mo 21d ejel | ||
| Team Atlantis | Sep 20182018-09-14[3] | ≈Oct 2018≈2018-10-?? | ≈1mo 3d ejel | ||
| mousesports | ≈May 2019≈2019-05-?? | Oct 20192019-10-01[4] | ≈5mo ejel | ||
| MAD Lions | Nov 20192019-11-29[6] | Dec 20202020-12-18[5] | 1yr 19d ejel | ||
| LGD Gaming | Jun 20212021-06-05[11] | Dec 20222022-12-12[8] | 1yr 6mo ejel | ||
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | Mar 20232023-03-08[19] | Dec 20232023-12-13[13] | 9mo 5d ejel | ||
| LNG Esports | May 20242024-05-25[20] | Present | 4mo 10d ej |
News
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
 EMT1 | October (approx.), SaberMaster, Shadow, Gjjid, Rharesh, and 7 Prodigy 7 join. |
 OP.B | February 17, Shadow joins.[2] | |
| EMT1 | April (approx.), Forsaken, SaberMaster, Shadow, Phantom, Rharesh, and Lilyane leave. | |
| OP WAR | June 25, Outplayed Black partners with  Wind and Rain and renames to Outplayed WAR[22] | |
 OP | December 20, Outplayed WAR renames to Outplayed. |
| OP | May 10, Shadow leaves.[1] | |
 ATL | September 14, Shadow joins.[3] | |
| ATL | October (approx.), Shadow leaves. |
 F/A | February 25, Shadow changes residency from Europe to China. | |
 MOUZ | May (approx.), Shadow joins. Reeker leaves. | |
| MOUZ | October 1, Shadow leaves.[4] | |
 MAD | November 29, Orome, Shadow, Humanoid, Carzzy, and Gistick join.[6][7] | |
| MAD | December 6, Shadow and Carzzy's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[23] |
| MAD | March 20, Shadow renames to Shad0w.[24] | |
 DCTI | May 27, Roster for the EU Face-Off is announced to be Terenas, Shadow, KenRhen, Noodlez, Paolocannon, EddieNoise, and Moonboy.[25] | |
| MAD | December 18, Shad0w leaves.[5] |
 LGD | June 5, shad0w joins. Kui moves to substitute. Gossamer (Analyst) and Phoenix (Analyst) leave.[11][12] | |
| LGD | June 22, fearness and shad0w's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022. xiye, Kramer, Mark, Garvey, and Kui's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[26] |
 NIP | March 8, Shad0w joins. XLB and Pout move to substitutes.[19] | |
| NIP | May 25, Angel, Maizijian (Head Coach), and byg97 (Assistant Coach) join. shad0w's contract is extended. Dream leaves.[27][28][29][30] | |
| NIP | December 13, Photic and Zhuo's contracts are extended. Invincible, Shadow, Angel, and XLB leave.[13][14][15][16][17][18] |
Biography[]
Trivia[]
- Was born in Milan, Italy to a family of Chinese origin.
- Previously held Italian citizenship, however, as Chinese law does not recognize dual nationality for any adult Chinese national, he chose Chinese citizenship when he turned 18.
- Started playing in Season 3.
- Reached Challenger in Season 7, hitting EU West rank 1 in April 2018.
- Dropped out of high school at age 16 to become a pro player.
- Plays mid and bot in addition to jungle.
- Was offered a spot on EDward Gaming in 2019, but declined due to disliking how hands-on the team was with their players.
- He's the brother of Chinese streamer pigff.
Individual Awards[]
- 1x EU 1st All Pro Team (Summer 2020)
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[]
- 2020
- March 28, Shad0w's road to the LEC: dropping out of school to pursue esports stardom by Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- May 20, I’m Coming Up by Shad0w and Adel Chouadria on The Players' Lobby
- June 12, Shad0w: “We Need to Develop and Become Comfortable with More Playstyles” with Tom Matthiesen on Hotspawn
- June 29, MAD Lions Shad0w "G2 and us both experiment a lot, and enjoy the game", NA trashtalk with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- August 28, MAD Lions’ Shad0w: “I was happy and relieved to make [Worlds], because we messed up a lot of chances before” by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
- September 18, Rookies to watch at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship by Michael Kelly on Dot Esports
- September 26, [Worlds 2020] MAD Shad0w jokes about quarantine: "We played Among Us, and now nobody trusts each other." with Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- September 27, MAD Lions’ Shad0w: “If we fix our issues and just start playing like ourselves again, we are for sure the best team in play-ins” by Megan Kay on Dot Esports
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-14 | LPL 2022 Summer |  LGD vs  RNG | Link |
| 2021-12-19 | Demacia Cup 2021 |  WHG vs LGD | |
| 2020-08-28 | LEC 2020 Summer Playoffs |  MAD vs  S04 | Link |
| 2020-04-03 | LEC 2020 Spring Playoffs |  G2 vs MAD | Link |
| 2020-03-28 | LEC 2020 Spring |  OG vs MAD | Link |
Images[]
OP Shadow, PG Nationals 2018 Spring
MAD Shad0w, LEC 2020 Spring
MAD Shad0w, LEC 2020 Summer
LGD shad0w, LPL 2021 Summer
LGD shad0w, LPL 2022 Spring
NIP shad0w, LPL Spring 2023
NIP shad0w, LPL 2023 Summer
LNG Shad0w, LPL 2024 Summer
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Outplayed's Facebook Post (Italian) facebook.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gli Outplayed acquistano Zhi Qiang "Shadow" Zhao dagli Element Gaming (Italian) outplayed.it
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Team Atlantis' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Shadow's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 MAD Lions' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 MAD LIONS ENTER LEAGUE OF LEGENDS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS overactive-media-group.prezly.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 MAD Lions' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 LGD Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 LGD Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 LGD Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 LGD Gaming's Weibo post weibo.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 LGD Gaming's Weibo post weibo.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Ninjas in Pyjamas' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Ninjas in Pyjamas' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Ninjas in Pyjamas' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Ninjas in Pyjamas' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Ninjas in Pyjamas' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Ninjas in Pyjamas' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Ninjas in Pyjamas' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 LNG Esports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 LNG Esports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Outplayed si porta a livello europeo con i Wind and Rain (Italian) esports.thegamesmachine.it
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - EU - 2019-12-05; after change - EU - 2019-12-06
- ↑ MAD Lions' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ LEC's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - CN - 2021-06-21; after change - CN - 2021-06-22
- ↑ Ninjas in Pyjamas' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Ninjas in Pyjamas' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Ninjas in Pyjamas' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Ninjas in Pyjamas' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com