List of Shanghai Dragons players

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The Shanghai Dragons are a Chinese esports team founded in 2017 that compete in the Overwatch League (OWL). The Dragons began playing competitive Overwatch in the 2018 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

Shanghai Dragons players during a match in 2019. Shanghai Dragons on stage 2019.jpg
Shanghai Dragons players during a match in 2019.
As of December 16, 2021
HandleNameRoleCountrySeasonsRef.
AdoGihyeon ChonDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018 [1] [2]
AlteringYage ChengSupportFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2018 [3] [2]
CoMaKyungwoo SonSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019 [4] [5]
DaeminDaemin KimDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018 [6] [2]
DDingJinhyeok YangDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019–2020 [4] [7]
DevelopChae Rak-hoonDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021 [8] [9]
diemMinseong BaeDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019–2021 [4] [10]
DiyaWeida LuDamageFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2018–2020 [3] [7]
envyLee Kang-jaeTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019 [11] [12]
ErsterJoon JeongDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021 [13] [14]
FatePan-seung KooTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021–present [15]
Fearless Euiseok LeeTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018–2019, 2020 [1] [16] [12] [17]
FivekingZhaoyu ChenSupportFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2018 [3] [2]
Fleta Kim Byung-sunDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020–present [18]
FreefeelPeixuan XuSupportFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2018 [3] [2]
Gamsu Noh Yeong-Jin TankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019 [19] [20]
Geguri Kim Se-yeon TankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018–2020 [1] [7]
GuardiaNJunhwan JoTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019 [4] [21]
IzayakiKim Min-chulSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019–present [22]
LeeJaeGonLee Jae-gonSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020–present [23]
LIPLee Jae-wonDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020–present [23]
LuffySeonghyeon YangSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019–2020 [4] [7]
MGDongjian WuTankFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2018 [3] [24]
MollyChengzhi HeSupportFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2021–present [25]
RoshanWenhao JingTankFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2018 [3] [2]
SkyJunjian HeSupportFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2018 [1] [2]
Stand1Seo Ji-wonTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020 [23] [26]
UndeadChao FangDamageFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2018 [3] [27]
VoidKang Jun-wooTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020–present [23]
WhoRUSeungjun LeeDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021–present [28]
XushuJunjie LiuTankFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2018 [3] [2]
YOUNGJINYoungjin JinDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019 [4] [29]

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