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| Short name | JDG | ||||||
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| Founded | April 2017 | ||||||
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| Based in | Beijing, China | ||||||
| Stadium | JDG Esports Centre | ||||||
| CEO | Shao "Choice" Xiao-Hang | ||||||
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| Parent group | JD.com | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 京东电子竞技俱乐部 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 京東電子競技俱樂部 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Jingdong Esports Club | ||||||
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JD Gaming (JDG) is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Beijing.
It has two League of Legends teams: a main roster, officially Beijing JDG Intel Esports Club,[1] that competes in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China, and an academy roster named Joy Dream that competes in the League of Legends Developmental League (LDL), China's secondary league. Both teams were formed on 20 May 2017 after e-commerce company JD.com acquired the LPL spot of the QG Reapers[2] and the LSPL (now LDL) spot of Now or Never.
JD Gaming is also a Valorant's franchising partner and competing in VCT China. It had an all-female League of Legends team and an Overwatch team, both of which saw only minor success and were disbanded.[2]
- ^ Fudge, James (6 June 2021). "JDG Gaming Signs Two Year Naming Rights Deal With Intel". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b Moser, Kelsey (20 May 2017). "Major Chinese e-commerce site JingDong buys LPL team QG Reapers and LSPL team Now Or Never". Yahoo Esports. Retrieved 21 April 2019.