Tian

Tian
Tian
Background Information
Name	Gao Tian-Liang (高天亮)
Country of Birth	; China
Birthday	July 24, 2000 (age 24)
Residency	CNChina
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠Weibo Gaming
Role	; Jungler
Favorite Champs	; ; ; ;
Soloqueue IDs	CN: Tian9999; xinnian09; KR: diming; EUW: G2SejuaniJankos; EU funny game; S11Tian
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Gao "Tian" (▶️ listen) Tian-Liang (Hanzi: 高天亮) is a League of Legends esports player, currently jungler for Weibo Gaming.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
CN	⁠⁠Young Miracles	≈May 2017≈2017-05-??	Dec 20172017-12-25^[1]	≈7mo 24d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Suning	Dec 20172017-12-25^[3]	Sep 20182018-09-20^[2]	8mo 26d ejel
CN	⁠⁠FunPlus Phoenix	Dec 20182018-12-17^[6]	Nov 20212021-11-17^[4]	2yr 11mo ejel
CN	⁠⁠Top Esports	Dec 20212021-12-14^[8]	Dec 20242024-12-03^[7]	3yr 20d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Weibo Gaming	Dec 20242024-12-03^[10]	Present	5mo 12d ej

	Team	Start	End		Notes
CN	⁠⁠Young Miracles	≈May 2017≈2017-05-??	Dec 20172017-12-25^[1]	≈7mo 24d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Suning	Dec 20172017-12-25^[3]	≈Feb 2018≈2018-02-??	≈1mo 7d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Suning	≈Feb 2018≈2018-02-??	Sep 20182018-09-20^[2]	≈7mo 19d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠FunPlus Phoenix	Dec 20182018-12-17^[6]	Jan 20212021-01-20^[12]	2yr 1mo	ejel
CN	⁠⁠FunPlus Phoenix	Jan 20212021-01-20^[12]	Mar 20212021-03-25	2mo 5d	Inactive ejel
CN	⁠⁠FunPlus Phoenix	Mar 20212021-03-25	Nov 20212021-11-17^[4]	7mo 23d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Top Esports	Dec 20212021-12-14^[8]	Dec 20242024-12-03^[7]	3yr 20d	ejel
CN	⁠⁠Weibo Gaming	Dec 20242024-12-03^[10]	Present	5mo 12d	ej

News

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2018
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2022
2023
2024

CN	⁠⁠YM	May (approx.), Tian joins. Medusa joins as substitute. e
CN	⁠⁠YM	December 25, Tian and Knight leave.^[1] e
CN	⁠⁠SN	December 25, Tian and Knight join. Fury rejoins. fenfen moves to substitute. Avoidless and Lz leave. dian and Bananafish leave for academy roster.^[3] e

CN	⁠⁠SN	February (approx.), Tian moves to substitute. e
CN	⁠⁠SN	June 27, H4cker and Brain's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019. Yoon, Tian, and fenfen's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2018. Proud's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.^[13] e
CN	⁠⁠SN	September 20, Tian is removed from the GCD.^[2] e
CN	⁠⁠SN	December 17, Bananafish and Brain leave. Tian's departure is confirmed.^[14] e
CN	⁠⁠FPX	December 17, Tian joins. Xiaoqi, mingjing, y, april, and ppgod leave.^[6] e
CN	⁠⁠FPX	December 21, Gimgoon's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2019. Tian's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021. Doinb's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.^[15] e

CN	⁠⁠FPX	January 20, Tian becomes inactive.^[12] e
CN	⁠⁠FPX	February 21, Tian becomes active. e
CN	⁠⁠FPX	February 23, Tian becomes inactive. e
CN	⁠⁠FPX	March 25, Tian becomes active. Beichuan moves to substitute. e
CN	⁠⁠FPX	November 17, Tian leaves.^[4]^[5] e
CN	⁠⁠TES	December 14, Tian and Xiaopeng join.^[8]^[9] e

CN	⁠⁠TES	February 22, Tian, knight, Zoom, and Xiaopeng's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022. Mark and Qingtian's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.^[16] e
CN	⁠⁠TES	December 8, Tian and JackeyLove's contracts are extended.^[17]^[18] e

CN	⁠⁠TES	February 17, Qingtian and JackeyLove's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025. Tian and Rookie's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.^[19] e
CN	⁠⁠TES	December 2, Creme joins. Tian's contract is extended.^[20]^[21] e

CN	⁠⁠TES	January 9, 369, Tian, Creme, and Meiko's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024. Niket's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2026.^[22] e
CN	⁠⁠TES	December 3, Tian leaves.^[7] e
CN	⁠⁠WBG	December 3, Tian and Hang join.^[10]^[11] e

Biography

Before Becoming a Pro

Tian was clearly a genius in League of Legends; at age of 13, he had already achieved Diamond 1 in Chinese super server. After witnessing Clearlove, his idol winning 2015 Mid-Season Invitational, he decided to become a pro. Noticed by PDD, the boss of Young Miracles, Tian received his first offer of joining Young Miracles as a young prospect.

2017 Season

in 2017, Tian joined Young Miracles, known as the "West Point" of LPL, as the substitute of Ning. After Ning left the team for Invictus Gaming, Tian eventually got his chance to play in the LDL games. That year, Young Miracles did not get promoted to LPL.

2018 Season

With the help of his boss, PDD, Tian and his teammate, Knight (Zhuo Ding) were both introduced to Suning. Nonetheless, while Knight soon won himself a place in the team, Tian struggled to compete with the other jungler in Suning, H4cker. In the end of the season, Tian left the team for FunPlus Phoenix.

2019 Season

Tian joined FunPlus Phoenix in 2019, a year that Tian finally grew and shined. Influenced and tutored by FPX's mid laner, Doinb, Tian soon formed great chemistry with the team and won LPL 2019 Summer Playoffs. Then, FunPlus Phoenix participated in 2019 World Championship as the first seed of LPL. Though struggled in group stage, Tian and his team dominated in the knockout stage, where they successfully defeated Fnatic and Invictus Gaming. In the final against G2 Esports, FunPlus Phoenix crashed their component with 3:0, with Tian's stellar performance in jungling. Tian was later chosen as the MVP of the final.

Trivia

Known for his Qiyana and Lee Sin.
His ID Tian is based on his given name (Tian-Liang).
Was the MVP of the Worlds 2019 Finals.
Is a huge anime fan.
Featured in "Take Over" - Worlds 2020 promotional music video as a side character.
In early 2021, he had to take a break from the competitive scene due to overwhelming stress.
Is nicknamed tortoise with garlic (蒜头王八), which is also a nickname for the pokemon Bulbasaur.

Statistics

Reached 1000 kills in the LPL on July 02, 2022.
- The 33rd player and 4th jungler (after Clearlove, SofM, and Karsa) to reach 1000 kills in the LPL.
Reached 1500 kills in the LPL on June 23, 2024.
- The 23rd player and 2nd jungler (after Kanavi) to reach 1500 kills in the LPL.
Reached 3000 assists in the LPL on February 28, 2023.
- Was the 19th player to reach 3000 assists in the LPL.
Reached 4000 assists in the LPL on April 20, 2024.
- The 14th player to reach 4000 assists in the LPL, after meiko, Pyl, Ming, xiaohu, Rookie, cold, Doinb, Crisp, LvMao, Missing, Scout, Flandre, and Yagao.
Reached 300 wins in the LPL on June 30, 2023.
- Was the 16th player to reach 300 wins in the LPL.
Reached 500 games in the LPL on February 26, 2024
- The 22nd player to reach 500 games in the LPL.

Individual Awards

Worlds Finals MVP (2019)
LPL MVP x2(Summer 2022, Summer 2024)
LPL 1st All Pro Team x4 (Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Summer 2022, Summer 2024)
LPL 2nd All Pro Team (Spring 2020)
LPL 3rd All Pro Team (Summer 2021)

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Team	Vs	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2024-02-26	CN China	LPL 2024 Spring			Rell	Jun	W	6/2/11	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.

Tian Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2025-03-26	Q	LPL 2025 Split 2 Placements	5 - 1⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠WBG	Breathe, Tian, Xiaohu, Light, Hang, Nofe, Tselin
2025-02-23	7 - 8	LPL 2025 Split 1 Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠BLG	⁠⁠WBG	Breathe, Tian, Xiaohu, Light, Hang, NoFe, Tselin
2025-02-16	2	LPL 2025 Split 1 - Group B	2 - 1⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠WBG	Breathe, Tian, Xiaohu, Light, Hang, NoFe, Tselin
2024-12-26	3 - 4	Demacia Cup 2024	1 : 3⁠⁠AL	⁠⁠WBG	Breathe, Tian, Xiaohu, Light, Hang, NoFe, Tselin
2024-10-19	5 - 8	Worlds 2024	0 : 3⁠⁠T1	⁠⁠TES	369, Tian, Creme, JackeyLove, Meiko, Maokai, Despa1r
2024-08-24	3	LPL 2024 Summer Playoffs	2 : 3⁠⁠WBG	⁠⁠TES	369, Tian, Creme, JackeyLove, Meiko, Maokai, Despa1r
2024-07-31	3	LPL 2024 Summer - Higher Group	6 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠TES	369, Tian, Creme, JackeyLove, Meiko, Maokai, Despa1r
2024-07-07	2	Esports World Cup 2024	1 : 3⁠⁠T1	⁠⁠TES	369, Tian, Creme, JackeyLove, Meiko, Maokai, Despa1r
2024-06-29	Q	LPL 2024 Summer Placements	6 - 0⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠TES	369, Tian, Creme, JackeyLove, Meiko, Maokai, Despa1r
2024-05-14	5 - 6	MSI 2024	0 : 3⁠⁠G2	⁠⁠TES	369, Tian, Creme, JackeyLove, Meiko, Despa1r, River

Tian 1v1 Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Prize	Team	Last Result
2019-12-07	9 - 16	All-Star 2019 Las Vegas		⁠⁠LPL	0 : 1 ⁠⁠ Jankos

Media

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

October 15, [Worlds 2019] FPX Tian: "I don't think our loss against J Team had anything to do with preparation. We lost because our AD was playing very badly. We had some mistakes in decision making as well." with Tom Matthiesen on Inven Global
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November 2, [Worlds 2019] FPX Tian on The Finals: "I’m not entirely confident at the moment, but we will try our absolute best to make this year’s finals exciting." with Quest on Inven Global
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November 8, FPX press conference before facing G2 Esports at Worlds finals 2019 with DrPuppet on YouTube
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November 10, FPX wins 2019 Worlds: Press conference after the finals against G2 Esports with DrPuppet on YouTube
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January 8, League of Dreams by Tian on The Players' Tribune
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October 13, Tian, de FunPlus Phoenix: "Hoy ha ido mejor, pero cometemos muchos errores." (Spanish) with ChinaGAP on YouTube
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December 31, [LPL Hot Topic] New Rosters and Demacia Cup Winner! by Patty on PentaQ
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August 31, INTERVIEWING THE LPL GOAT - TIAN by IWDominate on YouTube
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December 1, S1 EP10｜奪冠之後追逐下一個高峰 ft. Tian 小天｜GG私密答 with GG私密答 on YouTube
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October 19, Tian Is Blinder Than Lee Sin with DonJake on YouTube
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Post-Match Interviews

2019
2020
2021
2022
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2025

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2019-07-06	Rift Rivals 2019 LCK-LPL-LMS-VCS	FPX vs DBL	Link
2019-09-06	LPL 2019 Summer Playoffs	FPX vs RNG	Link
2019-11-02	Worlds 2019 Main Event	iG vs FPX	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2020-06-19	LPL 2020 Summer	FPX vs WE
2020-12-21	Demacia Cup 2020	FPX vs SDX	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-04-05	LPL 2021 Spring Playoffs	JDG vs FPX	Link
2021-04-11	LPL 2021 Spring Playoffs	FPX vs EDG	Link
2021-06-07	LPL 2021 Summer	FPX vs RW	Link
2021-06-26	LPL 2021 Summer	FPX vs RNG	Link
2021-08-04	LPL 2021 Summer	FPX vs V5	Link
2021-12-18	Demacia Cup 2021	JDG vs TES
2021-12-26	Demacia Cup 2021	FPX vs TES

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2022-02-16	LPL 2022 Spring	TT vs TES	Link
2022-08-05	LPL 2022 Summer	LGD vs TES	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2023-06-14	LPL 2023 Summer	TES vs FPX	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2024-05-07	MSI 2024	TL vs TES	Link
2024-10-03	Worlds 2024 Main Event	TES vs T1	Link
2024-10-10	Worlds 2024 Main Event	DK vs TES	Link

Date	Tournament	Match
2025-01-15	LPL 2025 Split 1	UP vs WBG
2025-03-22	LPL 2025 Split 2 Placements	WBG vs EDG
2025-03-26	LPL 2025 Split 2 Placements	EDG vs WBG
2025-04-10	LPL 2025 Split 2	TT vs WBG
2025-04-30	LPL 2025 Split 2	WBG vs iG