List of Chengdu Hunters players

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The Chengdu Hunters are a Chinese esports team founded in 2018 that compete in the Overwatch League (OWL). The Hunters began playing competitive Overwatch in the 2019 season.

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All rostered players during the OWL season (including the playoffs) are included, even if they did not make an appearance.

All-time roster

Kong "Kyo" Chunting and Li "Yveltal" Xianyao walking to the stage for a match in 2019. Chengdu Hunters walk on stage.jpg
Kong "Kyo" Chunting and Li "Yveltal" Xianyao walking to the stage for a match in 2019.
As of December 14, 2021
HandleNameRoleCountrySeasonsRef.
AmengMenghan DingTankFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2019–2021 [1] [2]
ATingShaohua ChenTankFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2020 [3] [4]
BaconjackTzu-Heng LoDamageFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2019–2020 [1] [4]
ElsaWenjie LuoTankFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2019–2021 [1] [5]
Farway1987Jiale CaoSupportFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2021–present [6]
GA9AJiaxin QiuTankFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2021–present [6]
GarryLi GuanSupportFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2019 [1] [3]
JimmyYujia LeiDamageFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2021–present [7]
JinMuHu YiDamageFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2019–present [1]
JiqirenYansong WeiTankFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2019 [8] [9]
KanekiNian LiuDamageFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2021 [7] [10]
KyoChunting KongSupportFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2019–2020 [1] [11]
LateYoungTianbin MaTankFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2019–2021 [1] [12]
Leave Xin Huang DamageFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2020–present [13]
LengsaJingyi ChenSupportFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2020 [3] [11]
MmonkXiang ZhouSupportFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2021–present [14]
MollyChengzhi HeSupportFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2020 [3] [15]
NishaLi TanSupportFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2021–present [16]
TAROCOOK1EZhong YunlongDamageFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2021–present [10]
YangXiaoLongZhihao ZhangDamageFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2019 [1] [9]
YveltalXianyao LiSupportFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2019–present [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Torres, Xander (December 2, 2018). "Chengdu Hunters announce full lineup for 2019". VPEsports. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ Chengdu Hunters [@ChengduHunters] (October 2, 2021). "AMENG "Menghan Ding "will leave Chengdu Hunters and become a free agent" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Twitter.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Hunters officially add Leave in revealing 2020 roster". Reuters. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Richardson, Liz (October 16, 2020). "Baconjack and ATing released from Chengdu Hunters". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ Robertson, Scott (July 1, 2021). "Elsa retires from pro Overwatch, parts ways with Chengdu Hunters". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Czar, Michael (November 27, 2020). "Farway1987, GA9A join Chengdu Hunters". Daily Esports. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Michael, Cale (November 19, 2020). "Chengdu Hunters signs JIMMY, Kaneki". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ Rodriguez, Veronika (January 16, 2019). "Chengdu Hunters Sign Jiqiren Ahead of Overwatch League Season 2". DBLTAP. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  9. 1 2 Samples, Rachel (December 27, 2019). "Chengdu Hunters part ways with YangXiaoLong and Jiqiren ahead of 2020 Overwatch League season". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  10. 1 2 O'Dwyer, Samuel (June 17, 2021). "Chengdu Hunters calls up TAROCOOK1E from academy, drops Kaneki from main roster". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  11. 1 2 Heinisch, Sascha (November 18, 2020). "Chengdu Part Ways With Lengsa and Kyo, Move Yveltal And LateYoung To Two-Way". GGRecon. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ Chengdu Hunters [@ChengduHunters] (October 8, 2021). "Today we part way with our number 64 player LATEYOUNG" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Chengdu Hunters add DPS prospect Leave". ESPN. Reuters. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  14. ↑ Richardson, Liz (March 25, 2021). "Chengdu Hunters promote flex support Mmonk". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  15. ↑ Shanghai Dragons [@ShanghaiDragons] (November 24, 2020). "Welcome to the party! Our newest pickup Molly is here!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 17, 2021– via Twitter.
  16. ↑ Alford, Aaron (November 25, 2020). "Overwatch League 2020 Postseason Roster Moves". Hotspawn. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
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