2019 LPL Spring Split Primer and Power Rankings

#14 – Vici Gaming

Roster:

🇨🇳 Zhao “Aodi” Ao-Di (Top)
🇨🇳 Xia “Chelizi” Han-Xi (Top)
🇨🇳 Li “Aix” Yang (Jungler)
🇨🇳 Zeng “Youdang” Xian-Xin (Jungler)
🇰🇷 Choo “Firerain” Hwa-woo (Middle)
🇨🇳 Chen “Jay” Bo (Middle)
🇨🇳 Ding “Puff” Wang (ADC)
🇨🇳 Wu “Snow” Hao-Shun (ADC)
🇨🇳 Duan “Caveman” De-Liang (Support)
🇨🇳 Su “Southwind” Zhi-Lin (Support)

Week 1 Games:
vs Suning Gaming (16th of January) (Shanghai)

Vici have also completely filled out their roster for the upcoming split. They have been an awful team for quite a while and with this roster, it doesn’t look like things will change any time soon. They did win the National Electronic Sports Open 2018 but the only other LPL roster playing in that tournament was OMG who are even worse than Vici somehow.

The top laner they used in NESO was Chelizi so he is presumably their starter. He previously played for Victory Song Gaming who was a mediocre LDL team. He won’t set the world on fire but from what we’ve seen from NESO he’s a competent player and may be able to punch above his weight in the LPL. Aodi was a substitute player for Bilibili last season but he didn’t see any game time. It’s been years since we’ve seen him on stage for EDG so he’s pretty much an unknown quantity.

Youdang will most likely be their go-to jungler this split. He played a few games for Vici last split to poor effect but it’s hard to look good on Vici to be fair. Aix is a complete rookie so we don’t know what to expect from him.

Vici Gaming had a myriad of mid laners last split but Firerain was the one who played most of their games. He had a poor time of it but as I mentioned earlier the roster was such a mess that these players that have been retained may be able to get a fresh start this split. Jay is a rookie who has only been playing competitively for under a year.

Snow has also been kept on. He is another holdover from Vici’s atrocious 2018, looking at his performances during that season you would have to admit that he’s a poor player. Puff played in the LDL for People’s Red Wolf Gaming during 2018, he’s another rookie that Vici have picked up their bolster their squad.

Snow’s partner in crime, Caveman, has also been retained. Judging from his past performances he looked about as good as Snow but the fact that Vici retained a lot of their roster may mean they have found a formula that works for them. SouthWind was a package deal with Puff as they both played for PRW.

Suning will absolutely crush Vici in their week one game unless something goes catastrophically wrong for SNG.