Former Royal Never Give Up legendary AD carry Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao, who retired from professional League of Legends last year, is now co-owner of a brand new esports organization, UFG Esports Club.
He co-founded it alongside 21 year old Chinese celebrity Fan Chengcheng, a Mandarin singer, rapper, and actor who is part of boy group “Nine Percent”, as well as Yuehua Enteratinment’s “NEX7”.
- Legendary AD carry Uzi retires at 23 due to serious health concerns
- Chinese LoL esports league LPL just adopted a giant panda
Uzi and Fan Chengcheng founded UFG Esports Club together, and is recruiting players for League of Legends: Wild Rift pro team
The announcement was made on UFG Esports Club’s official Weibo account, accompanied by a recruitment exercise for League of Legends: Wild Rift.
UFG Esports Club is currently looking for professional Wild Rift players to form a brand new team, and is here to “give you the opportunity to make your dreams a reality”, it wrote on Weibo.
According to the poster, they are accepting applications from players with achievements across three different games based on these requirements:
- League of Legends: 300 points and above in Challenger on the Chinese super server or South Korean server with a deep understanding and knowledge of the game
- Honor of Kings: Top 300 before the Q-zone top competition with good mechanics
- Wild Rift: Top 100 on the server, unlimited champion pool, with a high proficiency
In addition, applicants should be at least 16 years old, and be prepared to adapt to a high pressure esports environment and lifestyle which will include livestreaming.
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