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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Zhao Zhi-Qiang (赵志强) | |
| Country of Birth | Italy | |
| Birthday | February 25, 2001 (age 24) | |
| Residency | China | |
| Prev Residencies | Europe | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team | | |
| Contract Expires | 2026-11-17 | |
| Role | Jungler | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Competitive IDs | Shadow | |
| Soloqueue IDs | EUW: The Qiaang#The CN: 在线中翻 KR: JZADfans#KR1 | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
Zhao "Shad0w" Zhi-Qiang (Hanzi: 赵志强) is a League of Legends esports player, currently jungler for CTBC Flying Oyster. His name was previously stylized Shadow.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ≈Oct 2016≈2016-10-?? | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-?? | ≈6mo 23d ejel | ||
| | Feb 20172017-02-17[2] | May 20182018-05-10[1] | 1yr 2mo ejel | ||
| | Sep 20182018-09-14[3] | ≈Oct 2018≈2018-10-?? | ≈1mo 3d ejel | ||
| | ≈May 2019≈2019-05-?? | Oct 20192019-10-01[4] | ≈5mo ejel | ||
| | Nov 20192019-11-29[6] | Dec 20202020-12-18[5] | 1yr 19d ejel | ||
| | Jun 20212021-06-05[11] | Dec 20222022-12-12[8] | 1yr 6mo ejel | ||
| | Mar 20232023-03-08[19] | Dec 20232023-12-13[13] | 9mo 5d ejel | ||
| | May 20242024-05-25[21] | Dec 20242024-12-04[20] | 6mo 10d ejel | ||
| | Dec 20242024-12-24[29] | Jul 20252025-07-17[23] | 6mo 24d ejel | ||
| | Jul 20252025-07-25[33] | Dec 20252025-12-08[30] | 4mo 14d ejel | ||
| | Dec 20252025-12-15[35] | Present | 1mo 2d ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ≈Oct 2016≈2016-10-?? | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-?? | ≈6mo 23d ejel | ||
| | Feb 20172017-02-17[2] | Jun 20172017-06-25[36] | 4mo 8d ejel | ||
| | Jun 20172017-06-25[36] | Dec 20172017-12-20 | 5mo 25d ejel | ||
| | Dec 20172017-12-20 | May 20182018-05-10[1] | 4mo 21d ejel | ||
| | Sep 20182018-09-14[3] | ≈Oct 2018≈2018-10-?? | ≈1mo 3d ejel | ||
| | ≈May 2019≈2019-05-?? | Oct 20192019-10-01[4] | ≈5mo ejel | ||
| | Nov 20192019-11-29[6] | Dec 20202020-12-18[5] | 1yr 19d ejel | ||
| | Jun 20212021-06-05[11] | Dec 20222022-12-12[8] | 1yr 6mo ejel | ||
| | Mar 20232023-03-08[19] | Dec 20232023-12-13[13] | 9mo 5d ejel | ||
| | May 20242024-05-25[21] | Dec 20242024-12-04[20] | 6mo 10d ejel | ||
| | Dec 20242024-12-24[29] | Jul 20252025-07-17[23] | 6mo 24d ejel | ||
| | Jul 20252025-07-25[33] | Dec 20252025-12-08[30] | 4mo 14d ejel | ||
| | Dec 20252025-12-15[35] | Present | 1mo 2d ej |
News
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
| | October (approx.), SaberMaster, Shadow, Gjjid, Rharesh, and 7 Prodigy 7 join. |
| | February 17, Shadow joins.[2] | |
| | April (approx.), Forsaken, SaberMaster, Shadow, Phantom, Rharesh, and Lilyane leave. | |
| | June 25, | |
| | December 20, |
| | May 10, Shadow leaves.[1] | |
| | September 14, Shadow joins.[3] | |
| | October (approx.), Shadow leaves. |
| | February 25, Shadow changes residency from Europe to China. | |
| | May (approx.), Shadow joins. Reeker leaves. | |
| | October 1, Shadow leaves.[4] | |
| | November 29, Orome, Shadow, Humanoid, Carzzy, and Gistick join.[6][7] | |
| | December 6, Shadow and Carzzy's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[37] |
| | March 20, Shadow renames to Shad0w.[38] | |
| | May 27, Roster for the EU Face-Off is announced to be Terenas, Shadow, KenRhen, Noodlez, Paolocannon, EddieNoise, and Moonboy.[39] | |
| | December 18, Shad0w leaves.[5] |
| | June 5, shad0w joins. Kui moves to substitute. Gossamer (Analyst) and Phoenix (Analyst) leave.[11][12] | |
| | 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.[40] |
| | March 8, Shad0w joins. XLB and Pout move to substitutes.[19] | |
| | May 25, Angel, Maizijian (Head Coach), and byg97 (Assistant Coach) join. shad0w's contract is extended. Dream leaves.[41][42][43][44] | |
| | December 13, Photic and Zhuo's contracts are extended. Invincible, Shadow, Angel, and XLB leave.[13][14][15][16][17][18] |
| | May 25, Shad0w joins as substitute. xiaoyu joins as substitute from academy roster.[21][22] | |
| | December 4, Shad0w leaves.[20] | |
| | December 24, Shad0w joins.[29] |
| | July 17, iyy, JiaQi, hanghang, and Mingzai (Head Coach) join. Yondaime (Coach) becomes active. Shad0w, Assum, and chengz (Head Coach) leave.[23][24][25][26][27][28] | |
| | July 25, Shad0w and KaKAO (Coach) join.[33][34] | |
| | December 8, Beichuan, Shad0w, and KaKAO (Coach) leave.[30][31][32] | |
| | December 15, Shad0w joins.[35] Shad0w's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2026.[45] |
Biography
Trivia
- Was born in Milan, Italy to a family of Chinese origin.
- 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.
- Is often remembered for his accidental
Evelynn R into micaO's
Ashe R during MAD Lions vs INTZ in Worlds 2020.[46] - Is the younger brother of Chinese streamer pigff.
- Matched the kill record for LPL junglers standing at 17, set by Karsa on
Viego in LPL 2022 Spring Playoffs vs JD Gaming, with a 17/0/10
Naafiri game in LPL 2025 Split 2 Placements vs Ninjas in Pyjamas - First and only European player to win the LPL.
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.
| Shad0w Showmatch Results | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
| 2020-05-30 | 5 - 6 | EU Face-Off 2020 | 0 - 2 | | Terenas, Shad0w, KenRhen, Noodlez, Paulcannon |
Media
- 2020
- 2025
- 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
- October 13, BLG Shad0w: Tôi muốn đè bẹp các đội Châu Âu (I want to crush the LEC teams) with Yên Châu, Sheepy, and Cieleta on Thời Báo LOL Esports (Facebook)
Post-Match Interviews
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2025
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-28 | LEC 2020 Spring | vs | Link |
| 2020-04-03 | LEC 2020 Spring Playoffs | vs | Link |
| 2020-08-28 | LEC 2020 Summer Playoffs | vs | Link |
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-19 | Demacia Cup 2021 | vs |
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-14 | LPL 2022 Summer | vs | Link |
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-29 | LPL 2025 Split 2 Placements | vs | |
| 2025-07-26 | LPL 2025 Split 3 | vs | |
| 2025-08-06 | LPL 2025 Split 3 | vs | |
| 2025-09-21 | LPL 2025 Grand Finals | vs | |
| 2025-10-16 | Worlds 2025 Main Event | vs | Link |
| 2025-10-24 | Worlds 2025 Main Event | vs | Link |
Images
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OP Shadow, PG Nationals 2018 Spring
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MAD Shad0w, LEC 2020 Spring
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MAD Shad0w, LEC 2020 Summer
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LGD shad0w, LPL 2021 Summer
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LGD shad0w, LPL 2022 Spring
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NIP shad0w, LPL Spring 2023
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NIP shad0w, LPL 2023 Summer
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LNG Shad0w, LPL 2024 Summer
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LNG shad0w, Worlds 2024
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FPX shad0w, LPL 2025 Split 1
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BLG Shad0w, LPL 2025 Split 3
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 LNG Esports' Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 FunPlus Phoenix's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Bilibili Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 Bilibili Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 Bilibili Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 Bilibili Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 Bilibili Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 CTBC Flying Oyster's Facebook Post (Chinese) facebook.com
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 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
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - APAC - 2025-12-14; after change - APAC - 2025-12-15
- ↑ Riot Games' X Post x.com











