Berjaya Dragons

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Berjaya Dragons
Berjaya Dragons logo.png
Short nameBJD
Divisions
Founded17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)
Folded16 November 2021 (2021-11-16)
Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ManagerLin Shinn-yeu
Parent group Berjaya Corporation
Motto"Pride of Malaysia"

Berjaya Dragons was a Malaysian esports organisation which had teams competing in League of Legends and League of Legends: Wild Rift . Its League of Legends team competed in the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), the top-level league for the game in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia.

Contents

Berjaya Dragons was acquired by rival esports organisation SEM9 on 16 November 2021. Their League of Legends and League of Legends: Wild Rift rosters were subsequently merged. [1]

League of Legends

History

Berjaya Dragons was announced as the tenth and final team to join the PCS on 17 January 2020. [2] On 1 February, the team revealed their ten-man roster, [3] although only six players—Azhi, Enso, Maoan, Minji, K2, and Kagame—participated in their inaugural split.

Berjaya Dragons finished fourth in the 2020 PCS Spring regular season, qualifying for the first round of playoffs in the winners' bracket. [4] The team defeated Alpha Esports in the first round but lost to Machi Esports in the second, bumping them down to the losers' bracket, where they were eliminated from playoffs by Hong Kong Attitude.

Final roster

Berjaya Dragons League of Legends roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationality
TopAzhiHuang Shang-chihTaiwan
JungleEnsoLiang En-shuoTaiwan
MidMinjiLu Po-weiTaiwan
BotK2Law Chi-kitHong Kong
BotYijieKhor Yih JietMalaysia
SupportFeliaLim Alvin Ming SangMalaysia
JungleArashi Emojione BW 1F503.svgBeckham Ang Jing EnMalaysia
TopShine (T)Tam See KheingMalaysia
BotRayz (T)Raymond CheongMalaysia
Head coach

Huang "Axin" Teng-hsin


Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (T) Trainee
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Tournament results

PlacementEventFinal result (W–L)

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