Uzi (gamer)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jian.

Uzi
Jian in 2022
Current team
TeamEdward Gaming
RoleBot Laner
GameLeague of Legends
LeagueLPL
Personal information
Name简自豪
(Jian Zihao)
Born (1997-04-05) April 5, 1997 (age 27)
Yichang, Hubei, China[1]
NationalityChinese
Career information
Playing career2012–present
RoleBot Laner
Team history
2012–2014Royal Club
2014Star Horn Royal Club
2014–2015OMG
2015–2016Qiao Gu
2016Newbee
2016–2020Royal Never Give Up
2021–2022Bilibili Gaming
2023–2023Edward Gaming
Career highlights and awards
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese簡自豪
Simplified Chinese简自豪
Transcriptions
Southern Min
Hokkien POJJiǎn Zìháo
Medal record
Esports
Representing  China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Indonesia

Jian Zihao (Chinese: 简自豪, born April 5, 1997), better known as Uzi, is a former Chinese professional League of Legends player. Uzi is renowned for his mechanical prowess on champions such as Vayne, Kai'Sa, Ezreal and Kog'Maw.[2][3][4][5] He was well known as the franchise player for Royal Never Give Up and its predecessors, although he also played briefly for OMG[6] and Newbee.[7]

Uzi has played in the World Championship grand finals twice, both times with Royal Club. He won his first international title at the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational with his team Royal Never Give Up, after defeating the LCK champions Kingzone DragonX.[8]

Uzi officially announced his retirement from professional play on Weibo on 3 June 2020.[9] Uzi ended his career due to personal health issues.[10]

Uzi would sign with Edward Gaming on June 10th, 2023 to play competitively again during the summer split, but the team would place 8th and fail to qualify for worlds. November 22nd, after worlds ended, Uzi would announce his retirement once more on stream, stating that he felt defeated by reality, and that he had lost the desire to play competitively.[11]

  1. ^ Chen, Hongyu (10 February 2020). "The Esports Story of Wuhan: The City Before China's Coronavirus Outbreak". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ Rand, Emily (3 June 2020). "LoL star bot laner 'Uzi' retires, citing injuries". ESPN. Retrieved 9 June 2020. He is considered the greatest bot laner of all time, not only in China's LoL Pro League but in all of League of Legends.
  3. ^ "Rekkles Ranks ADC Players Worldwide From Best To Worst". Inven Global. [Interviewer:] 'Could you rank these players from best to worst?' Rekkles: 'I haven't played against everyone here, but I have definitely seen them play. Uzi is for sure the best.'
  4. ^ "TL Doublelift: "We don't have too much to lose now, so we were able to play like ourselves"". Both Doublelift and Olleh had shown stellar performance against Uzi, a renowned ADC player that is regarded as the best by many.
  5. ^ "RNG Head Coach Kezman: "Uzi would've been the best ADC player, regardless of which region he was born in"".
  6. ^ Lingle, Samuel (11 December 2014). "Uzi joins OMG, creating Chinese super superteam". Dot Esports. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ Isaakov, Emil (25 December 2015). "Uzi joins Qiao Gu, now owned by eSports organization Newbee". Dot Esports. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Uzi finally met his destiny by claiming the MSI crown with RNG". Dot Esports.
  9. ^ "LoL star bot laner 'Uzi' retires, citing injuries". ESPN.com. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  10. ^ Cogley, M. (2020, June 5). Esports 'icon' retires at 23 due to health concerns - Diabetes and shoulder pain are among the problems that have brought League of Legends player Uzi's career to an early close. The Daily Telegraph/The Sunday Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (London, England). Available from NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.proxy.library.nyu.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/17B6B153F65D05D0.
  11. ^ "EDG正式官宣签约《英雄联盟》传奇选手Uzi" [EDG officially announced the signing of legendary "League of Legends" player Uzi]. IFENG (in Chinese). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2024.