LinGan e-Sports, or simply LGE, is a Chinese esports organization founded in August 2016 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.[1] Based in Nanchang, China, it has fielded teams for video games such as Overwatch, League of Legends, and PUBG: Battlegrounds. In 2019, LGE partnered with the Chengdu Hunters of the Overwatch League (OWL) to play as an academy team in 2019 as LGE.Huya.
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| Founded | 2016 |
| Based in | Nanchang, China |
| Colors | Brown, black, white |
| Owner | Cao Hanlin |
| Affiliation(s) | LinGan e-Sports Institute |
| Website | www |
Overwatch
editLGE competed in the first season of Overwatch Contenders China, which occurred in 2018. The team made it to the playoffs in Season 1, but fell to LGD Gaming in the quarterfinals.[2] In Season 2, LGE, again, made it to the playoffs, only to get defeated in the quarterfinals by LGD.[2] Season 3 ended in the same manner, as LGE made it to the playoffs and lost in the quarterfinals to LGD for the third straight season.[3][4]
On January 27, LinGan e-Sports Club announced their partnership with the Chengdu Hunters and became their academy team, where they changed the name of their Overwatch team to LGE.Huya.[5]
In 2019 Season 1, LGE.Huya went a perfect 5–0 group stages, with only a single map loss, and qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season. In the playoffs, LGE defeated Triple Six Legend in the quarterfinals, defeated Hangzhou Spark’s academy team Bilibili Gaming in the semifinals, and swept The One Winner in the Grand Finals by a score of 4–0 to claim the Overwatch Contenders China title.[6] Due to their performance in Season 1, the team qualified for the 2019 Pacific Showdown – a double-elimination interregional tournament – with a first-round bye. After losing to O2 Blast in Round 1 of the winners' bracket, the team was eliminated by Talon Esports to place 5th in the tournament.[7][8] In 2019 Season 2, LGE finished second in their group to qualify for the regional playoffs, where they took down the Shanghai Dragons' academy Team CC in the finals to claim their second consecutive Contenders title.[9] Due to their regional title, the team qualified for The Gauntlet, an interregional, Contenders tournament, as the sole representative from the China region; however, they were eliminated in the group stages after getting swept by both Gen.G and Gladiators Legion.[10]
References
edit- ^ LinGan E-sports (February 2, 2017). "LGE Founded" (in Chinese). Retrieved July 26, 2019 – via Weibo.
- ^ a b Franco, Joseph (December 9, 2018). "Letters for the Future Fan - guxue". Esports Heaven. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "LGE.Huya unveil their new roster". Over.gg. March 14, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Chen Yaozong (January 29, 2019). "《鬥陣特攻》成都獵人學院隊成立 簽約霖感電競並改名LGE.Huya" ["Overwatch League" Chengdu Hunters Academy Team Signed a Contract with LinGan E-sports and Renamed LGE.Huya]. NewTalk (in Chinese). Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "LinGan e-Sports partners with Chengdu Hunters". Weibo (Chinese). Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ Weil, Katrina (May 24, 2019). "Contenders casters from around the world weigh in on the Pacific Showdown". Upcomer. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Amos, Andrew (May 26, 2019). "Element Mystic win Overwatch Pacific Showdown over O2 Blast". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Weil, Katrina (May 31, 2019). "Contenders casters from around the world weigh in on Atlantic Showdown". Upcomer. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Amos, Andrew (August 18, 2019). "Who has qualified for the 2019 Overwatch Contenders Gauntlet?". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ O'Dwyer, Samuel (October 10, 2019). "LGE Huya are the second team eliminated from the Overwatch Contenders Gauntlet". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 24, 2019.