Guangzhou Charge is a Chinese esports team founded in 2018 that competes in the Overwatch League (OWL). The Charge began playing competitive Overwatch in the 2019 season.
All rostered players during the OWL season (including the playoffs) are included, even if they did not make an appearance.
Handle | Name | Role | Country | Seasons | Ref. |
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Bischu | Hyungseok Kim | Tank | South Korea | 2019 | [1] [2] |
Chara | Jungyeon Kim | Support | South Korea | 2019–2020 | [3] [4] |
ChoiSehwan | Sehwan Choi | Damage | South Korea | 2021–present | [5] |
Cr0ng | Kicheol Nam | Tank | South Korea | 2020–present | [6] |
Develop | Rakhoon Chae | Damage | South Korea | 2022–present | [7] |
Eileen | Yiliang Ou | Damage | China | 2019–present | [3] |
fragi | Joona Laine | Tank | Finland | 2019 | [1] [2] |
Happy | Jungwoo Lee | Damage | South Korea | 2019–2020 | [3] [4] |
HOTBA | Hongjun Choi | Tank | South Korea | 2019 | [8] [2] |
Jihun | Jihun Kim | Tank | South Korea | 2021 | [9] [10] |
KariV | Youngseo Bak | Support | South Korea | 2021 | [11] [10] |
Krystal | Shilong Cai | Damage | China | 2020 | [12] [4] |
Kyb | Finley Adisi | Damage | United Kingdom | 2019 | [3] [1] |
Mandu | Chanhee Kim | Support | South Korea | 2021 | [11] [10] |
MYKaylee | Zijie Zou | Damage | China | 2021 | [5] [10] |
nero | Charlie Zwarg | Damage | United States | 2019–2020 | [3] [4] |
neptuNo | Alberto González | Support | Spain | 2020 | [6] [4] |
OnlyWish | Lizhen Chen | Support | China | 2019 | [3] [2] |
Rio | Seungpyo Oh | Tank | South Korea | 2019–present | [3] |
Rise | Wonjae Lee | Support | South Korea | 2019 | [3] [2] |
Shu | Jinseo Kim | Support | South Korea | 2019–2020 | [3] [4] |
Unique | Donghyun Yoo | Support | South Korea | 2022–present | [13] |
Wya | Qi Haomiao | Support | China | 2020 | [6] [4] |
Guangzhou Charge is a Chinese professional Overwatch esports team based in Guangzhou, China. The Charge compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's East region. Founded in 2018, Guangzhou Charge began play as one of eight expansion teams in 2019 and is one of four professional Overwatch teams based in China. The team is owned by Nenking Group and is managed by the esports brand of Nenking, Ultra Prime Esports.
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