League of Legends LPL Summer Split 2023 Viewer Guide

The LPL is the Chinese professional League of Legends league. It currently includes 17 teams that play 14 Bo3s over 7 weeks. The LPL has already begun its Summer Split since the 31st of May and is set to run until the 17th of July. The top 10 teams from the regular season will receive qualification to Playoffs.

This comprehensive viewer guide will list each team’s placement at the latest Worlds (in lieu of absence, it will be noted), placement in their domestic league for the previous split and any roster changes done during the off-season.

 

Where To Watch?

The LPL live-streams all the games and can be watched on Twitch, YouTube, Huya, and Bilibili in English. Here is a full list for streams in other languages.

 

The LPL Teams/Rosters

Anyone’s Legends

Finished 16th place in the Spring Split, did not qualify for Spring Playoffs. Lu “Betty” Yu-Hung and Hu “SwordArt” Shuo-Chieh leave the roster. Hu “iBoy” Xian-Zhao, Chen “zhiqiuyi” Yu-Ji, and Yang “Zorah” Chong-Jiang are brought in to replace them. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Zhu “Zdz” De-Zhang [朱德彰](Top)
• Peng “Xiaohao” Hao [彭浩] (Jungler)
• Lin “pinz” Li-Pin [林立品] (Mid)
• Hu “iBoy” Xian-Zhao [胡显昭] (Bot)
• Chen “zhiqiuyi” Yu-Ji [陈玉吉] (Bot)
• Yang “Zorah” Chong-Jiang [杨重江] (Support)

 

Bilibili Gaming

Finished 5th place in the Spring Split and placed 2nd in Spring Playoffs. No roster changes in the off-season. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Chen “Bin” Ze-Bin [陈泽彬] (Top)
• Peng “XUN” Li-Xun [彭立勋] (Jungler)
• Zeng “Yagao” Qi [曾奇] (Mid)
• Zhao “Elk” Jia-Hao [赵嘉豪] (Bot)
• Luo “ON” Wen-Jun [骆文俊] (Support)

 

EDward Gaming

Finished 2nd place in the Spring Split and 3rd place in the Spring Playoffs. No roster changes in the off-season. Placed 5th-8th place at Worlds 2022.

• Hu “Ale” Jia-Le [胡嘉乐] (Top)
• Zhao “Jiejie” Li-Jie [赵礼杰] (Jungler)
• Chu “FoFo” Chun-Lan [朱駿嵐] (Mid)
• Hu “Leave” Hong-Chao [胡洪超] (Bot)
• Tian “Meiko” Ye [田野] (Support)

 

FunPlus Phoenix

Finished 15th place in the Spring Split, did not qualify for Spring Playoffs. Lee “Bonnie” Gwang-su joins the roster. Chen “fearness” Guo-Ji leaves the roster. Qian “Xingye” Ze is re-promoted to the main team from academy. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Ping “Xiaolaohu” Xiao-Hu [平小虎] (Top)
• Lee “Bonnie” Gwang-su [이광수] (Jungler)
• Yang “H4cker” Zhi-Hao [杨志浩] (Jungler)
• Yang “Care” Jie [阳杰] (Mid)
• Lin “Lwx” Wei-Xiang [林炜翔] (Bot)
• Qian “Xingye” Ze [钱泽] (Bot)
• Zhang “QiuWiu” Ming [张明] (Support)

 

Invictus Gaming

Finished 11th place in the Spring Split, did not qualify for Spring Playoffs. Kim “gideon” Min-seong leaves the roster, is replaced by Guo “Tianzhen” Qi-Fan from academy. Kim “Dove” Jae-yeon moves to substitute spot, Yuan “Cryin” Cheng-Wei joins to take over. Luo “xiaoyueji” Shi-Hao is promoted from academy to the main roster. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Chau “YSKM” Shu Tak [鄒樹德] (Top)
• Guo “Tianzhen” Qi-Fan [(郭棋凡] (Jungler)
• Yuen “Cryin” Cheng-Wei [袁成伟] (Mid)
• An “Ahn” Shan-Ye [安善业] (Bot)
• Luo “xiaoyueji” Shi-Hao [骆世豪] (Bot)
• Zhang “Wink” Rui [张锐] (Support)

 

JD Gaming

Finished 1st place in the Spring Split and 1st place in the Spring Playoffs. No roster changes in the off-season. Placed 3rd-4th place at Worlds 2022.

• Bai “369” Jia-Hao [白家浩] (Top)
• Seo “Kanavi” Jin-hyeok [서진혁] (Jungler)
• Zhuo “knight” Ding [卓定] (Mid)
• Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk [박재혁] (Bot)
• Lou “Missing” Yun-Feng [娄运峰] (Support)

 

LGD Gaming

Finished 14th place in the Spring Split, did not qualify for Spring Playoffs. Xu “Xiaoxu” Xing-Zu leaves the roster and is replaced by Chen “fearness” Guo-Ji (who rejoins the roster). Lee “Envyy” Myeong-joon joins the roster. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Chen “fearness” Guo-Ji [陈国基] (Top)
• Zeng “Meteor” Guo-Hao [曾国豪] (Jungler)
• Zhang “haichao” Hai-Chao [张海超] (Mid)
• Lee “Envyy” Myeong-joon [이명준] (Bot)
• Huang “Lpc” Hao [黄浩] (Bot)
• Xie “Jinjiao” Jin-Shan [谢金山] (Support)

 

LNG Esports

Finished 3rd place in the Spring Split and 5th-6th place in Spring Playoffs. Li “LP” Fei left the roster and was replaced by Chen “GALA” Wei. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Tang “Zika” Hua-yu [唐华钰] (Top)
• Lee “Tarzan” Seung-yong [이승용] (Jungler)
• Lee “Scout” Ye-chan [이예찬] (Mid)
• Chen “GALA” Wei [陈伟] (Bot)
• Fu “Hang” Ming-Hang [付明航] (Support)

 

Ninjas in Pyjamas

Finished 13th in the Spring Split, did not qualify for Spring Playoffs. Xiang “Angel” Tao joins, replacing Tan “Dream” Wen-Xiang on the roster. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Li “Invincible” Xiao-Bing [(李晓兵] (Top)
• Zhao “shad0w” Zhi-Qiang [赵志强] (Jungle)
• Li “XLB” Xiao-Long [李小龙] (Jungler)
• Xiang “Angel” Tao [向涛] (Mid)
• Han “Pout” In-woong [한인웅] (Mid)
• Ying “Photic” Qi-Shen [应祺燊] (Bot)
• Wang “Zhuo” Xu-Zhou [王旭卓] (Support)

 

Oh My God

Finished 6th place in the Spring Split and finished 4th place in the Spring Playoffs. No roster changes in the off-season. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Deng “shanji” Zi-Jian [邓子健] (Top)
• Mao “Aki” An [毛安] (Jungler)
• Lin “Crème” Jian [林坚] (Mid)
• Dai “Able” Zhi-Chun [戴志春] (Bot)
• Guo “ppgod” Peng [郭鹏] (Support)

 

Rare Atom

Finished 12th place in the Spring Split, did not qualify for Spring Playoffs. Su “Southwind” Zhu-Lin and Dai “Cube” Yi leave the roster. Wang “Baolan” Liu-Yi, Xu “Xiaoxu” Xing-Zu, Li “Mole” Hao-Yan, and Wang “Feather” Tian-Ci-Fu joins the roster. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Xu “Xiaoxu” Xing-Zu [徐兴祖] (Top)
• Lu “Leyan” Jue [卢崛] (Jungle)
• Li “Mole” Hao-Yan [李昊炎] (Mid)
• Chen “Strive” Liang [陈良] (Mid)
• Zou “Assum” Wei [邹维] (Bot)
• Wang “Baolan” Liu-Yi [王柳羿] (Support)
• Wang “Feather” Tian-Ci-Fu [王天赐福] (Support)

 

RNG

Finished 9th place in the Spring Split and 7th-8th place in Spring Playoffs. Xiang “Angel” Tao, Shi “Ming” Sen-Ming, and Chen “GALA” Wei leave the roster. Li “LP” Fei and Zuo “LvMao” Ming-Hao joins the roster. Dang “Lele” Bo-Lin rejoins the roster. Placed 5th-8th at Worlds 2022.

• Chen “Breathe” Chen [陈晨] (Top)
• Yan “Wei” Yang-Wei [闫扬威] (Jungler)
• Lin “Tangyuan” Yu-Hong [林宇鸿] (Mid)
• Li “LP” Fei [李飞] (Bot)
• Dang “Lele” Bo-Lin [党博霖] (Support)
• Zuo “LvMao” Ming-Hao [左名豪] (Support)

 

Team WE

Finished 10th place in the Spring Split and 9th-10th place in Spring Playoffs. Yu “Biubiu” Lei-Xin leaves the roster and is replaced by Dai “Cube” Yi. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Dai “Cube” Yi [戴逸] (Top)
• Yang “Heng” Cui-Heng [杨翠衡] (Jungler)
• Cui “Shanks” Xiao-Jun [崔校军] (Mid)
• Wang “Hope” Jie [王杰] (Bot)
• Liao “Iwandy” Ding-Yang [廖顶洋] (Support)

 

Top Esports

Finished 7th place in the Spring Split and 7th-8th place in Spring Playoffs. No roster changes in the off-season. Placed 9th-10th at Worlds 2022.

• Huang “Wayward” Ren-Xing [黄任行] (Top)
• Gao “Tian” Tian-Liang [高天亮] (Jungler)
• Song “Rookie” Eui-jin [송의진] (Mid)
• Yu “JackeyLove” Wen-Bo [喻文波] (Bot)
• Ling “Mark” Xu [凌旭] (Support)

 

TT Gaming

Finished 8th place in the Spring Split and 9th-10th place in Spring Playoffs. Li “1xn” Xiu-Nan and Liang “yuyanjia” Jia-Yuan join the roster. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Yoon “HOYA” Yong-ho [윤용호] (Top)
• Yang “Beichuan” Ling [杨陵] (Jungler)
• Son “ucal” Woo-hyeon [손우현] (Mid)
• Tang “huanfeng” Huan-Feng [李修楠] (Bot)
• Li “1xn” Xiu-Nan [唐焕烽] (Bot)
• Bi “yaoyao” Hao-Tian [毕浩天] (Support)
• Liang “yuyanjia” Jia-Yuan [梁家源] (Support)

 

Ultra Prime

Finished 17th place in the Spring Split, did not qualify for Spring Playoffs. Wang “Baolan” Liu-Yi leaves the roster. Hu “SwordArt” Shuo-Chieh and Cai “Hook” Xiong-Zhi joins the roster, the latter from academy. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Wang “Hery” He-Yong [王赫永] (Top)
• Cai “Hook” Xiong-Zhi [蔡雄志] (Jungler)
• Gao “Ning” Zhen-Ning [高振宁] (Jungler)
• Deng “Forge” Jie [邓杰] (Mid)
• Chiu “Doggo” Tzu-Chuan [邱梓銓] (Bot)
• Hu “SwordArt” Shuo-Chieh [胡碩傑] (Support)

 

Weibo Gaming

Finished 4th place in the Spring Split and 5th-6th place in Spring Playoffs. Wei “Weiwei” Bo-Han joins the roster. Did not attend Worlds 2022.

• Kang “TheShy” Seung-lok [강승록] (Top)
• Hung “Karsa” Hao-Hsuan [洪浩軒] (Jungler)
• Wei “Weiwei” Bo-Han [魏博涵] (Jungler)
• Li “Xiaohu” Yuan-Hao [李元浩] (Mid)
• Wang “Light” Guang-Yu [王光宇] (Bot)
• Liu “Crisp” Qing-Song [刘青松] (Support)

 

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