Head coach Homme will work with world-class names on a mission to combine them with 369, Hope and Missing.
After half a month of confusing silence, the LPL’s 2023 pre-season transfer market is now exciting. And to heat up the number one League of Legends tournament in China, defending champion JD Gaming has announced two long-rumored signings of ADC Ruler and mid laner knight. While Ruler plays the official sniper, the knight is the replacement for the former captain Yagao – who parted ways with the organization after five years. Not too much about the name and class of the two new rookies recruited by JDG because they are simply top names in their respective positions.
Ruler used to win the 2017 World Championship with Samsung Galaxy. More recently, the ADC born in 1998 has just won his first domestic title with Gen.G and was elected MVP LCK Summer 2022 after beating T1 3 -0 in the Finals. Although considered a good candidate, GEN lost to DRX in the semifinals of Worlds 2022, causing the organization to make many changes in personnel. On the other hand, the knight is no longer a Top Esports person after four close years. wing. After being the runner-up of the LPL 2022 twice, TES was unable to continue what it did two years ago because it could not make it past the Group Stage of Worlds 2022.
Yagao hasn’t revealed the future destination yet
Thus, JDG is possessing powerful soldiers to be ready to successfully defend the Chinese League of Legends throne. They have successfully retained head coach Homme, renewing contracts with top laners 369 (2023), Kanavi (unknown) and bot lane duo Hope (2023) and Missing (2024). Despite the new regulations on salary limits in the LPL, JDG is determined to play all the way for the 2023 season with the ultimate goal of winning all possible titles from the third/fourth LPL cup, the Mid-Season Invitational and of course Worlds. In the immediate future, the team will have to focus on the 2023 LPL Spring to get tickets to MSI for the first time.