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| Short name | WBG, WBG FAW Audi (League of Legends division) | ||||||
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| Founded | 21 November 2021 | ||||||
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| Parent group | Weibo Corporation | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 微博电子竞技俱乐部 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 微博電子競技俱樂部 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Weibo Esports Club | ||||||
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Weibo Gaming[n 1] is a Chinese esports organization owned by the Weibo Corporation.[1]
Its League of Legends team competes in the LPL, the top-level league for the game in China.[2][3] It was owned by e-commerce company Suning.com for most of its history and was previously known as Suning.[4]
Weibo are also members of the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program, funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which gives teams monetary rewards for painting the Esports World Cup tournament series in a positive light and driving engagement to the tournament, which is seen to some as a sportswashing tool that Saudi Arabia is using to distract the public from their poor human rights record.[5]
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- ^ Kelly, Michael (22 November 2021). "Suning officially renamed Weibo Gaming with LPL slot ownership purchase". Dot Esports. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ Lupasco, Cristian (15 August 2020). "Suning eliminate Victory Five from LPL playoffs". Dot Esports. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Suning wins eighth straight at LPL Summer Split". Field Level Media via Reuters. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Chen, Hongyu (12 June 2020). "League of Legends Pro League Partners With Chinese E-commerce Company Suning". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Fudge, James (6 May 2024). "30 Teams Selected for the Esports World Cup Club Support Program". The Esports Advocate. Retrieved 9 May 2024.