Nova Esports

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Nova Esports
Nova Esports logo.png
Divisions League of Legends: Wild Rift
Game for Peace
Call of Duty: Mobile
Clash Royale
Brawl Stars
FIFA 20 [1]
Founded2016 (2016) [2]
Location Hong Kong [3]
PresidentZheng Dinggang [4]
CEOOktay Olcen
Ms. Ritina (China) [4]
PartnersDXRacer
Trovo
Huya Live
Website Official website

Nova Esports is a professional esports organisation based in Hong Kong. [3] It was founded in September 2016. [2] Nova Esports currently fields players in League of Legends: Wild Rift , Game for Peace, Call of Duty: Mobile , Clash Royale , Brawl Stars, Honor of Kings, and FIFA 20.

Contents

Both the 2020 and 2021 PUBG Mobile Global Championships (PMGC) were won by Nova Esports' PUBG Mobile / Game for Peace squad, and they also won the Peace Eite Championship (PEC) twice.

RoyaleClan (video games)|clan]] created in May 2016 by Anthony Yeung and his management team of Francis, Trevor, Jack, Niro and Richard. Later Oktay, Matthew and Steven joined the team. In September 2016 Nova was established as an esports organisation. [2]

In 2020 Nova Esports International Limited was acquired by the Hong Kong listed company Imperium Group Global Holdings Limited. [5] [1]

In October 2019, Nova Esports won the first-ever Clash of Clans World Championships held in Hamburg, Germany. The team earned $250,000 as their winning prize. [6]

Nova Esports became the first Brawl Stars world champion in November 2019. Nova Esports won the Brawl Stars World Finals 2019 held in Busan, South Korea. [7]

In January 2021 Nova Esports' Game for Peace (Chinese version of PUBG Mobile) team won the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2020, held in Dubai, UAE in online mode. The team won a total prize of $700,000. [8]

In August 2023, Nova Esports' Pubg Mobile Team disbanded on behalf of players switching to PEL (Chinese version of Pubg Mobile's League) or switching or leaving to join another team. For example, a player like Xifan, who switched to the Chinese esports team, but then switched to a Singaporean esports team, known as N Hyper Esports.

Current divisions

League of Legends: Wild Rift

Before the global release of the game, Nova Esports, on 6 November 2020, announced that they will be hiring a League of Legends: Wild Rift roster which will be based in China and Europe. [9]

On 9 July 2022, Nova Esports was crowned the first Wild Rift Global Icons Championship 2022 champions. Nova Esports defeated J Team by a score of 4-0 in Best of 7. The team won a total prize of $640,000. [10]

Roster

Nova Esports League of Legends roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationality
BaronY1zeZhang yizeChina
JungleLongAn XulongChina
MidNianWei HaojinChina
DragonRemakeMa zhengyueChina
SupportYamiTang ZhiqangChina
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated 11 July 2023.

Game for Peace

On 9 July 2020, Nova Esports, in partnership with Chinese team X-Quest F, revealed their roster for Game for Peace, the Chinese version of PUBG Mobile, named Nova XQF. [11]

On 23 August 2020, Nova XQF won the Peacekeeper Elite League (PEL) Season 2 and won over $140,000. [12]

On 26 January 2021, Nova XQF won the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2020. The team won a total prize of $700,000. [8] Nova's Order (56 Kills) and Paraboy (44 Kills) were the second and third-highest fraggers of the tournament respectively. [13]

On 23 January 2022 Nova Esports won the PUBG Mobile Global Championship(PMGC) 2021. Team won a total prize of $1.53 Million. [14]

Roster

Nova Esports Nova XQF Game for Peace roster
PlayersCoaches
HandleNameNationality
CoolboyRonghua, ZengChina
LoongskrAng, YongMalaysia
OrderZehai, ChengChina
梦杨Yang, ChengChina
qcJiajun, XuChina
FrozenYuchao, ZhouChina
Head coach

Xiaorong

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

Roster updated 1 October 2024.

Call of Duty: Mobile

Nova Esports also has a Call of Duty: Mobile roster. [10] This roster is based in Europe and consists of European players.

Roster

Nova Esports Call of Duty: Mobile roster
PlayersCoaches
HandleNameNationality
NeilRae Dacanay, GeneilPhilippines
SaTuRnZzNavarro, SamuelSpain
vereCamgöz, FaithGermany
CreedAtilla, SerhatNetherlands
cZSpyKarásek, PetrCzech Republic
InfernoShah, IkraamUnited Kingdom
Head coach

Anissa

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

Roster updated 5 May 2022.

Clash Royale

Chenghui "Lciop" Huang represents Nova Esports in Clash Royale competitions. [15] Lciop is Chinese. [16]

On 1 November 2020, Nova Esports have won the Clash Royale League (CRL) East fall season 2020 and won prize $120,000. [17] Lciop bagged the award for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament. [17]

Former divisions

PUBG Mobile

In June 2020, Nova Esports partnered with Indian eSports organisation GodLike's PUBG Mobile team. The team was named "Nova × GodLike" and participated in PUBG Mobile World League (PMWL) Eastern Division under this banner. [3]

The partnership ended in September 2020 when PUBG Mobile was banned in India by the Government of India. [18]

Alongside Game for Peace, Nova Esports also revealed their PUBG Mobile roster consisting of players from different countries although the team disbanded about 2 years after. [11]

Nova Esports placed second in the league stage of PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) North America with a total of 497 points. [19]

This roster is no longer available because of the team disbanding.

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  15. ↑ "Clash Royale". Nova Esports. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Nova Esports se ha convertido en el primer campeón de la historia". Red Bull (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  17. 1 2 Ahmed, Wasif (2 November 2020). "Nova Esports crowned CRL East fall season 2020 champions". Dot Esports. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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