65-441: Invictus Gaming ( IG , sometime stylized as iG , Chinese : iG电子竞技俱乐部 ; lit. 'iG Esports Club') is a Chinese multi-game esports organization founded in 2011 by businessman Wang Sicong . They are primarily known for their Dota 2 , League of Legends , and StarCraft II teams. IG's Dota team won The International 2012 , and its League of Legends team won the 2018 World Championship . Invictus Gaming
130-661: A US$ 5,028,308 payout at The International 4 (TI4) at the KeyArena , in Seattle , Washington. Newbee defeated ViCi Gaming three game to one. e-Sports Earnings estimates that Banana has won a total of US$ 1,192,049.89 individually from tournaments. As of April 14, 2015, after TI4 Wang "Banana" Jiao was the highest ranking player in terms of prize money won across all competitive video games. Banana joined Newbee in March 2014. This article related to an esports player
195-443: A component—either a character or a sub-component called a radical —usually involves either a reduction in its total number of strokes , or an apparent streamlining of which strokes are chosen in what places—for example, the ⼓ ' WRAP ' radical used in the traditional character 沒 is simplified to ⼏ ' TABLE ' to form the simplified character 没 . By systematically simplifying radicals, large swaths of
260-434: A conversion table. While exercising such derivation, the following rules should be observed: Sample Derivations : The Series One List of Variant Characters reduces the number of total standard characters. First, amongst each set of variant characters sharing identical pronunciation and meaning, one character (usually the simplest in form) is elevated to the standard character set, and the rest are made obsolete. Then amongst
325-407: A few revised forms, and was implemented for official use by China's State Council on 5 June 2013. In Chinese, simplified characters are referred to by their official name 简化字 ; jiǎnhuàzì , or colloquially as 简体字 ; jiǎntǐzì . The latter term refers broadly to all character variants featuring simplifications of character form or structure, a practice which has always been present as
390-610: A newly coined phono-semantic compound : Removing radicals Only retaining single radicals Replacing with ancient forms or variants : Adopting ancient vulgar variants : Readopting abandoned phonetic-loan characters : Copying and modifying another traditional character : Based on 132 characters and 14 components listed in Chart 2 of the Complete List , the 1,753 derived characters found in Chart 3 can be created by systematically simplifying components using Chart 2 as
455-573: A part of the Chinese writing system. The official name tends to refer to the specific, systematic set published by the Chinese government, which includes not only simplifications of individual characters, but also a substantial reduction in the total number of characters through the merger of formerly distinct forms. According to Chinese palaeographer Qiu Xigui , the broadest trend in the evolution of Chinese characters over their history has been simplification, both in graphical shape ( 字形 ; zìxíng ),
520-525: A record of 11 wins and 4 losses. In Spring playoffs, IG beat TES 3:1 in the semifinals and advanced to the Spring Split final. They won the final 3:0 against JD Gaming, making this their first split win. This qualified them for the annual 2019 Mid Season Invitational as the LPL representative. They finished their MSI Group Stage with a record of 9 wins and 1 loss, losing only one game to SKT. As they finished
585-448: A record of 14 wins and 2 losses. They were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round by Top Esports and then lost 0:3 to FunPlus Phoenix in the third place match. In the 2020 LPL Summer Split, IG finished 3rd place with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses. They lost 0:3 to LGD Gaming in the first round of summer playoffs. In the first round of the regional qualifier they beat FunPlus Phoenix 3:2. They then lost 1:3 to LGD Gaming in
650-549: A tactical analyst. Then IG got the champion of Major All Stars Season 1 . On 7 August, the predecessor of Invictus Gaming, Catastrophic Cruel Memory won the title of 2011 WCG China Regional Finals. In the same month, iG bought the line-up of CCM. Sun "XiaoXiao" Yalong, Zong "Luffy" Yuan, Wong "Tabe" Pak Kan, Lo "Wh1t3zZ" Pun Wai and Siu "ChrIs" Keung formed the Invictus Gaming's LoL squad. In November of this year, Chen "illuSioN" Xin-Lin and Yang "BlackWeapon" Ao joined
715-440: Is actually more complex than eliminated ones. An example is the character 搾 which is eliminated in favor of the variant form 榨 . The 扌 'HAND' with three strokes on the left of the eliminated 搾 is now seen as more complex, appearing as the ⽊ 'TREE' radical 木 , with four strokes, in the chosen variant 榨 . Not all characters standardised in the simplified set consist of fewer strokes. For instance,
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#1732794189572780-454: Is derived. Merging homophonous characters: Adapting cursive shapes ( 草書楷化 ): Replacing a component with a simple arbitrary symbol (such as 又 and 乂 ): Omitting entire components : Omitting components, then applying further alterations : Structural changes that preserve the basic shape Replacing the phonetic component of phono-semantic compounds : Replacing an uncommon phonetic component : Replacing entirely with
845-813: Is now discouraged. A State Language Commission official cited "oversimplification" as the reason for restoring some characters. The language authority declared an open comment period until 31 August 2009, for feedback from the public. In 2013, the List of Commonly Used Standard Chinese Characters was published as a revision of the 1988 lists; it included a total of 8105 characters. It included 45 newly recognized standard characters that were previously considered variant forms, as well as official approval of 226 characters that had been simplified by analogy and had seen wide use but were not explicitly given in previous lists or documents. Singapore underwent three successive rounds of character simplification , eventually arriving at
910-623: Is referred to as the " big seal script ". The traditional narrative, as also attested in the Shuowen Jiezi dictionary ( c. 100 AD ), is that the Qin small seal script that would later be imposed across China was originally derived from the Zhou big seal script with few modifications. However, the body of epigraphic evidence comparing the character forms used by scribes gives no indication of any real consolidation in character forms prior to
975-547: Is used instead of 叠 in regions using traditional characters. The Chinese government stated that it wished to keep Chinese orthography stable. The Chart of Generally Utilized Characters of Modern Chinese was published in 1988 and included 7000 simplified and unsimplified characters. Of these, half were also included in the revised List of Commonly Used Characters in Modern Chinese , which specified 2500 common characters and 1000 less common characters. In 2009,
1040-670: The Chinese language , with the other being traditional characters . Their mass standardization during the 20th century was part of an initiative by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to promote literacy, and their use in ordinary circumstances on the mainland has been encouraged by the Chinese government since the 1950s. They are the official forms used in mainland China and Singapore , while traditional characters are officially used in Hong Kong , Macau , and Taiwan . Simplification of
1105-659: The Overwatch project. In the 2018 LPL Spring, the IG team advanced to the playoffs, defeated the RNG team 1:3 in the playoffs, and then lost to the RW team in the third place, stopping the semi-finals. In the 2018 LPL Summer Tournament, the IG team successfully reached the final of the summer competition. In the final, they lost to the RNG team 2:3 and won the runner-up. At the same time, they won
1170-586: The Starcraft II portion of WCG 2012. Wang "XiGua" Le was the silver medalist of WCG 2011 . Wu "Coffee" Yishen got the third in DH SC2 Masters 2022 Valencia: China. Latest roster transaction: 22 August 2022. Zhu "Loong" Xiao-long Luo "Rashomon" Bin Simplified Chinese characters Simplified Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets widely used to write
1235-458: The "Dot" stroke : The traditional components ⺥ and 爫 become ⺈ : The traditional component 奐 becomes 奂 : Wang %22Banana%22 Jiao Wang Jiao ( Chinese : 王蛟 ), known by his tag Banana , is a Chinese Dota 2 player who is currently the coach for Newbee . He was part of the Newbee team that won what was then the single largest money prize in video game history,
1300-459: The "external appearances of individual graphs", and in graphical form ( 字体 ; 字體 ; zìtǐ ), "overall changes in the distinguishing features of graphic[al] shape and calligraphic style, [...] in most cases refer[ring] to rather obvious and rather substantial changes". The initiatives following the founding of the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) to universalize the use of their small seal script across
1365-482: The 1986 General List of Simplified Chinese Characters , hereafter the General List . All characters simplified this way are enumerated in Chart 1 and Chart 2 in the 1986 Complete List . Characters in both charts are structurally simplified based on similar set of principles. They are separated into two charts to clearly mark those in Chart 2 as 'usable as simplified character components', based on which Chart 3
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#17327941895721430-520: The 1986 mainland China revisions. Unlike in mainland China, Singapore parents have the option of registering their children's names in traditional characters. Malaysia also promulgated a set of simplified characters in 1981, though completely identical to the mainland Chinese set. They are used in Chinese-language schools. All characters simplified this way are enumerated in Charts 1 and 2 of
1495-470: The Chinese government published a major revision to the list which included a total of 8300 characters. No new simplifications were introduced. In addition, slight modifications to the orthography of 44 characters to fit traditional calligraphic rules were initially proposed, but were not implemented due to negative public response. Also, the practice of unrestricted simplification of rare and archaic characters by analogy using simplified radicals or components
1560-627: The Degasia Cup Suzhou team lost to the IM team and lost to the semi-finals. In the 2017 LPL Summer Playoffs, the IG defeated the WE team to win the third place, and then lost the WE team 2:3 in the S7 trials, losing the opportunity to participate in the global finals. In June 2017, the IG team CS:GO division was established. On 8 September 2017, IG Club announced the official suspension of the operation of
1625-681: The IG team watched the Pioneer Division to form the iG.Ice team and the iG.Fire team. In the 2017 IG team DOTA2 Division DAC Asia Invitational Tournament , the IG team won the DAC Asia Invitational Championship with a 3–0 victory over OG. In the 2017 IG Team League of Legends division in the LPL Spring, the IG team advanced into the playoffs and defeated the NewBee team 1:3 in the playoffs. In 2017,
1690-487: The Regional Qualifier. At Worlds, IG finished second in their group with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses, qualifying them for the knockout stages. They drew Griffin as their first opponent and managed to win the series 3:1, advancing them to the semifinals. They met FunPlus Phoenix in the semifinals and lost 1:3, ending their worlds run. Invictus Gaming finished first in the 2020 LPL Spring regular season with
1755-707: The S8 Global Finals with the highest team of the year. On 3 November, IG defeated Fnatic 3–0 in the 2018 League of Legends World Championship finals to become 2018 world champions. In December of the same year in the Demacia Cup Winter Games in Xi'an , defeated the TOP team 3:1 to win the Demacia Cup . In the 2019 LPL Spring Split Invictus Gaming finished the regular season in second place with
1820-584: The Season 2 Regionals Finals, held in Shanghai with 2012 China Joy, and thus earned themselves a ticket to the S2 World Finals. Their world journey on October was stopped by Moscow 5, 0–2 in the final eight. Invictus Gaming's LoL squad were the runner-up of World e-Sports Masters and became champions of CPL from September to December of this year. Then Yang "BlackWeapon" Ao left. In 2013, they were
1885-437: The champion of ESL One Frankfurt by beating Evil Geniuses in the grand final with a perfect score 22:0 in the final game. In August, YYF retired and Faith left IG. The replacements were Lin "June" Shiyang and old time veteran Li "CHisbug" Chen after two years of inactivity. In March 2015, Xu "BurNIng" Zhilei joined the team and Zeng "Faith" Hongda returned to the team. Lin "June" Shiyang left and Li "CHisbug" Chen transferred to
1950-577: The champions and won the $ 1,000,000 prize at The International 2012 defeating Natus Vincere in four games in a best of five series of the finals. The Grand Finals of The International 2 tournament took place in the Seattle, US. In the same year, Invictus Gaming's Dota 2 quad became the World Cyber Games 2012 world champions. Since Chuan is from Malaysia, the rules of World Cyber Games 2012 restricted him from playing alongside his team in
2015-474: The chance to get mentioned when they were nominated in the GosuAwards for the categories of best players and teams in 2012. All 5 members of their team were nominated. Moreover, they won the top places with three players (Wong "Chuan" Hock Chuan, Jiang "YYF" Cen, Luo "Ferrari 430" Feichi) from their squad in the top five and also the prize for best team in 2012. Except GosuAwards, Invictus Gaming's Dota 2 squad
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2080-428: The character set are altered. Some simplifications were based on popular cursive forms that embody graphic or phonetic simplifications of the traditional forms. In addition, variant characters with identical pronunciation and meaning were reduced to a single standardized character, usually the simplest among all variants in form. Finally, many characters were left untouched by simplification and are thus identical between
2145-407: The chosen variants, those that appear in the "Complete List of Simplified Characters" are also simplified in character structure accordingly. Some examples follow: Sample reduction of equivalent variants : Ancient variants with simple structure are preferred : Simpler vulgar forms are also chosen : The chosen variant was already simplified in Chart 1 : In some instances, the chosen variant
2210-473: The country's writing system as a serious impediment to its modernization. In 1916, a multi-part English-language article entitled "The Problem of the Chinese Language" co-authored by the Chinese linguist Yuen Ren Chao (1892–1982) and poet Hu Shih (1891–1962) has been identified as a turning point in the history of the Chinese script—as it was one of the first clear calls for China to move away from
2275-476: The early 20th century. In 1909, the educator and linguist Lufei Kui formally proposed the use of simplified characters in education for the first time. Over the following years—marked by the 1911 Xinhai Revolution that toppled the Qing dynasty , followed by growing social and political discontent that further erupted into the 1919 May Fourth Movement —many anti-imperialist intellectuals throughout China began to see
2340-622: The event. Therefore, Invictus Gaming's dota 2 team found Li "chisbug(CH)" Chen to replace him. It was another impressive performance by iG and DK where they finished the group stages with an undefeated record. They finally met each other in the finals where Invictus Gaming would end the winning streak of DK and later on ending their run with a 2–0 record and take the tournament without dropping a single game. Invictus Gaming's Dota 2 squad won multiple tournaments in 2012, including ACE Dota Pro-league 2012, G League 2012 Season 1, G League 2012 Season 2, The International 2012 and WCG 2012. They didn't miss
2405-472: The finals, rendering them unable to participate at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship . Invictus Gaming's Crossfire squad were the World Cyber Games champions in 2012 . The Crossfire competition at the World Cyber Games 2012 was composed of 13 teams and the $ 25,000 cash prize. Invictus Gaming's CF squad won the grand finals of WCG. Hu "MacSed" Xiang got the bronze medal in
2470-634: The first official list of simplified forms was published, consisting of 324 characters collated by Peking University professor Qian Xuantong . However, fierce opposition within the KMT resulted in the list being rescinded in 1936. Work throughout the 1950s resulted in the 1956 promulgation of the Chinese Character Simplification Scheme , a draft of 515 simplified characters and 54 simplified components, whose simplifications would be present in most compound characters. Over
2535-563: The first round but then again crushed by Edward Gaming 3–0 in semifinals. On 27 April, with Kid's Pentakill Invictus Gaming won the third place of LPL Spring after beating Snake 3–0. On 29 April, in the finals of International Esports Tournament Invictus Gaming defeated, World Elite, and won their first title of the year. In 2016, the IG Team League of Legends team was in the LPL Spring Championships . The IG team
2600-463: The first round—but was massively unpopular and never saw consistent use. The second round of simplifications was ultimately retracted officially in 1986, well after they had largely ceased to be used due to their unpopularity and the confusion they caused. In August 2009, China began collecting public comments for a revised list of simplified characters; the resulting List of Commonly Used Standard Chinese Characters lists 8,105 characters, including
2665-475: The following decade, the Script Reform Committee deliberated on characters in the 1956 scheme, collecting public input regarding the recognizability of variants, and often approving forms in small batches. Parallel to simplification, there were also initiatives aimed at eliminating the use of characters entirely and replacing them with pinyin as an official Chinese alphabet, but this possibility
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2730-511: The founding of the Qin. The Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) that inherited the Qin administration coincided with the perfection of clerical script through the process of libian . Eastward spread of Western learning Though most closely associated with the People's Republic, the idea of a mass simplification of character forms first gained traction in China during
2795-434: The group stage in 1st, they chose Team Liquid to be their semifinal opponent. They lost 1:3 in an upset to Team Liquid during the semifinals and ended their MSI run. They finished their 2019 LPL Summer Split run in sixth place with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses. They lost to LNG 3:0 in the first round of summer playoffs. They managed to make it to Worlds as the LPL's third seed after 3:2's against JD Gaming and Top Esports in
2860-466: The increased usage of 朙 was followed by proliferation of a third variant: 眀 , with 目 'eye' on the left—likely derived as a contraction of 朙 . Ultimately, 明 became the character's standard form. The Book of Han (111 AD) describes an earlier attempt made by King Xuan of Zhou ( d. 782 BC ) to unify character forms across the states of ancient China , with his chief chronicler having "[written] fifteen chapters describing" what
2925-465: The left, with the 月 'Moon' component on the right. Li Si ( d. 208 BC ), the Chancellor of Qin, attempted to universalize the Qin small seal script across China following the wars that had politically unified the country for the first time. Li prescribed the 朙 form of the word for 'bright', but some scribes ignored this and continued to write the character as 明 . However,
2990-402: The most prominent Chinese authors of the 20th century, stated that "if Chinese characters are not destroyed, then China will die" ( 漢字不滅，中國必亡 ). During the 1930s and 1940s, discussions regarding simplification took place within the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party. Many members of the Chinese intelligentsia maintained that simplification would increase literacy rates throughout the country. In 1935,
3055-430: The public and quickly fell out of official use. It was ultimately formally rescinded in 1986. The second-round simplifications were unpopular in large part because most of the forms were completely new, in contrast to the familiar variants comprising the majority of the first round. With the rescission of the second round, work toward further character simplification largely came to an end. In 1986, authorities retracted
3120-465: The recently conquered parts of the empire is generally seen as being the first real attempt at script reform in Chinese history. Before the 20th century, variation in character shape on the part of scribes, which would continue with the later invention of woodblock printing , was ubiquitous. For example, prior to the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) the character meaning 'bright' was written as either 明 or 朙 —with either 日 'Sun' or 囧 'window' on
3185-481: The same set of simplified characters as mainland China. The first round was promulgated by the Ministry of Education in 1969, consisting of 498 simplified characters derived from 502 traditional characters. A second round of 2287 simplified characters was promulgated in 1974. The second set contained 49 differences from the mainland China system; these were removed in the final round in 1976. In 1993, Singapore adopted
3250-446: The second place of LPL Spring. PDD's amazing performance with Kyle helped them triumph over team Oh My God 2–1 in semifinals, but in finals they lost to Edward Gaming 0–3. In December 2014, 2 former core players of KT Rolster organizations, Lee "KaKAO" Byung-kwon and Song "RooKie" Eui-jin, joined as new players of Invictus Gaming after 3 months of ordeal. Won "MaFa" Sang-yeon and Lee "PoohManDu" Jeong-hyeon joined as Coaches. Invictus Gaming
3315-467: The second round completely, though they had been largely fallen out of use within a year of their initial introduction. That year, the authorities also promulgated a final version of the General List of Simplified Chinese Characters . It was identical to the 1964 list save for 6 changes—including the restoration of 3 characters that had been simplified in the first round: 叠 , 覆 , 像 ; the form 疊
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#17327941895723380-550: The strongest teams in China, came days after the purchase of CCM. The team is now also known as iG.Z ( Zhou , SanSheng, Ferrari 430, Xiao8, DDC). iG.Y got the 3rd place in World DotA Championship 2011. iG.Z was the champion of CPL 2011. Having moved into the DotA scene with the new players, the two iG teams represented what appeared to be the two strongest teams in the scene. In November 2011, iG decided to combine
3445-529: The team while Zong "Luffy" Yuan left. In January 2012, they got the silver medal at the World GameMaster Tournament 2012. From March to June, Invictus Gaming completed a reform of the team. Wong "Tabe" Pak Kan, Lo "Wh1t3zZ" Pun Wai and Siu "ChrIs" Keung left the team while former Ehome player Liu "PDD" Mou, Liu "Zzitai" Zhi-Hao and former HanGong Clan player Ge "Kid" Yan joined the team to replace them. On 28 July they took first place in
3510-465: The third place of 2013 LPL Spring, the runner-up of G-League 2012 Season 2 and IEM Season VIII - Shanghai. On 4 April, after three long games with their rival, team World Elite, Invictus Gaming finally came back with 2-1 and won the gold medal of GIGABYTE StarWar League Season 2. After the game several players were enraged because some fans of World Elite threw water bottles at them. However at Season 3 China Regional Finals on 8 September, Invictus Gaming
3575-497: The traditional and simplified Chinese orthographies. The Chinese government has never officially announced the completion of the simplification process after the bulk of characters were introduced by the 1960s. In the wake of the Cultural Revolution , a second round of simplified characters was promulgated in 1977—largely composed of entirely new variants intended to artificially lower the stroke count, in contrast to
3640-833: The traditional character 強 , with 11 strokes is standardised as 强 , with 12 strokes, which is a variant character. Such characters do not constitute simplified characters. The new standardized character forms shown in the Characters for Publishing and revised through the Common Modern Characters list tend to adopt vulgar variant character forms. Since the new forms take vulgar variants, many characters now appear slightly simpler compared to old forms, and as such are often mistaken as structurally simplified characters. Some examples follow: The traditional component 釆 becomes 米 : The traditional component 囚 becomes 日 : The traditional "Break" stroke becomes
3705-839: The two teams and have the team with the best Chinese DotA players. The team was composed of Chen "Zhou" Yao, Jiang "YYF" Cen, Luo "Ferrari 430" Feichi, Wong "Chuan" Hock Chuan and Zeng "Faith" Hongda, in which Chen "Zhou" Yao was the captain. After re-shuffling the roster of the combined IG, they have won the SMM Grand National DotA Tournament world championship. In 2012, Ig won the ACE Dota Pro-league 2012 and G-League 2012 Season 1 In late 2011, Invictus Gaming's Dota squad started to transition to Dota 2 . The team kept on their roster Chen "Zhou" Yao, Jiang "YYF" Cen, Luo "Ferrari 430" Feichi , Wong "Chuan" Hock Chuan and Zeng "Faith" Hongda. They became
3770-522: The use of characters entirely. Instead, Chao proposed that the language be written with an alphabet, which he saw as more logical and efficient. The alphabetization and simplification campaigns would exist alongside one another among the Republican intelligentsia for the next several decades. Recent commentators have echoed some contemporary claims that Chinese characters were blamed for the economic problems in China during that time. Lu Xun , one of
3835-464: Was abandoned, confirmed by a speech given by Zhou Enlai in 1958. In 1965, the PRC published the List of Commonly Used Characters for Printing [ zh ] (hereafter Characters for Printing ), which included standard printed forms for 6196 characters, including all of the forms from the 1956 scheme. A second round of simplified characters was promulgated in 1977, but was poorly received by
3900-487: Was also the team of the year in Liquid's Dota 2 Awards 2012. For Liquid's Dota 2 Awards, Chen "Zhou" Yao got the best Carry, Zeng "Faith" Hongda got the best support and Luo "Ferrari 430" Feichi got the best ganker. On 2 September 2013, Zhou was removed from the iG roster after two years of playing for them. On 4 September 2013, TongFu and Invictus Gaming made a swap. Hao was sent to Invictus Gaming's direction, while Zhou
3965-509: Was close to the playoffs and lost to the Snake team in the playoffs with a 0:3 loss. In the 2016 LPL Summer Tournament , the IG team constantly replaced the players on the road, and finally got tough in the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the IM team. In the 2016 National E-sports Contest, the IG team won the championship with a 2–0 victory over the LGD team. In June 2016,
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#17327941895724030-566: Was considered big winner of the Korea imports. Invictus Gaming attended the Demacia Cup in March and made it to the final. However, on 29 March they were knocked from defending the title, swepted 3-0 by Edward Gaming, the team which dominated the series with no loss, thus having place second. In April, Invictus Gaming finished LPL Spring regular season with in 5th place. In the playoffs, Invictus Gaming advanced 3–0 with wins over VICI Gaming in
4095-469: Was founded in 2011 by Wang Sicong , son of Wang Jianlin , one of the wealthiest men in China and Asia, who bought the team formerly known as Catastrophic Cruel Memory (CCM) at about US$ 6 million, in order to promote and ameliorate the professional esports scene in China. Now Invictus Gaming consist of squads for Dota 2 , League of Legends , Crossfire , and StarCraft II . The creation of iG.Y after poaching YYF, Chuan, 830 and CH of LGD, historically one of
4160-533: Was introduced as a new TongFu player. On 9 September, Banana was introduced as a new player of Invictus Gaming.The captain position was taken up by Zeng "Faith" Hongda. They won the ECL 2013 and became the runner-up of G-League 2013 Season 1 and 2013 WPC ACE Dota 2 League. In 2014, Chen "Hao" Zhihao and Wang "Banana" Jiao left IG. Wong "Chuan" Hock Chuan returned to IG and Luo "Luo" Yinqi joined as new carry player. After that, IG won WPC 2014. In June, Invictus Gaming became
4225-547: Was successively defeated by team Oh My God and Royal, which was led by their former players Wong "Tabe" Pak Kan and Lo "Wh1t3zZ" Pun Wai, thus losing the opportunity to S3 World Finals. In December, Liu "Kitties" Hong-Jun joined team as new support. They beat the Korean team CJ Entus Frost and became the champions of Intel Extreme Masters Singapore. After months of rumors, Sun "XiaoXiao" Yalong finally announced his formal retirement on 20 January. In May 2014, Invictus Gaming won
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