Founded | 2018 | ||||||
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Folded | 2023 | ||||||
League | Overwatch League | ||||||
Region | East | ||||||
Team history | Chengdu Hunters (2018–present) | ||||||
Based in | Chengdu, China | ||||||
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Owner | Huya, Inc. | ||||||
Head coach | Zhang "yaoxie" Jihang | ||||||
General manager | Chen "Cc" Jiancheng | ||||||
Affiliation(s) | Team Chaser | ||||||
Main sponsor | Huya | ||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 成都猎人 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 成都獵人 | ||||||
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Chengdu Hunters (simplified Chinese: 成都猎人; traditional Chinese: 成都獵人; pinyin: Chéngdū Lièrén) were a Chinese professional Overwatch esports team based in Chengdu, China. The Hunters competed in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's East region. The team was owned by Huya, Inc., a Chinese interactive broadcast platform and was operated by Royal Never Give Up (RNG) throughout the 2019 and 2020 OWL seasons. The Hunters also formerly had partnership with Overwatch Contenders the team LGE.Huya to act as the team's academy team. Founded in 2018, Chengdu Hunters began play as one of eight expansion teams in 2019 and was one of four professional Overwatch teams in China. Since inception, the Hunters had qualified for the season playoffs once, in 2021. The team disbanded in 2023.