Nova Esports
DivisionsLeague of Legends: Wild Rift
Game for Peace
PUBG Mobile
Call of Duty: Mobile
Clash Royale
Brawl Stars
Fifa2020 [1]
Founded2016 (2016)[2]
LocationHong Kong [3]
PresidentZheng Dinggang [4]
CEOMs. Ritina (China)
Oktay Olcen (Rest of the world) [4]
PartnersDXRacer
Trovo
Huya Live
Websitenovaesports.com

Nova Esports is a professional esports organization 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, PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty: Mobile, Clash Royale, Brawl Stars, and Fifa2020.

Nova Esports' PUBG Mobile/Game for Peace team, Nova XQF, had won the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020[5], the biggest tournament of the game till now.

History

Nova was initially a Clash Royale clan created in May, 2016 by Anthony Yeung and his management team of Francis, Trevor and Richard. Later Oktay, Matthew and Steven joined the team. In September, 2016 Nova was established as an esports organization.[2]

In 2020 Nova Esports International Limited was acquired by the Hong Kong listed company Imperium Group Global Holdings Limited.[6][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.[7]

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. [8]

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.[5]

Current Divisions

League of Legends: Wild Rift

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

Roster

Nova Esports League of Legends roster
Players Coaches
Role Handle Name Nationality
Dragon POSEIDON Vladyslav Maksymchuk Ukraine
Jungle KNIGHT Öztürk, Halil Berke Germany
Baron CLEMARES Lopez, Miguel Spain
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: November 18, 2020.

[10]

Game for Peace

On July 9, 2020 Nova Esports, in partnership with Chinese team, X-Quest F, revealed their Game for Peace, Chinese version of PUBG Mobile, roster, named Nova XQF.[4]

On August 23, 2020 Nova XQF won the Peackeeper Elite League (PEL) Season 2 and won over $140,000.[11]

On January 26, 2021 Nova XQF won the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2020. The team woh a total prize of $700,000.[5] Nova's Order (56 Kills) and Paraboy (44 Kills) were the second and third highest fraggers of the tournament respectively.[12]

Roster

Nova Esports Nova XQF Game for Peace roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Paraboy Bojun, Zhu China
Coolboy Ronghua, Zeng China
Jimmy Yinjun, Xu China
Order Zehai, Cheng China
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: July 09, 2020.

[13]

PUBG Mobile

Alongside Game for Peace, Nova Esports also revealed their PUBG Mobile roster consisting of players from different countries.[4]

Nova Esports placed second in the league stage of PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) North America with a total of 497 points.[14]

Roster

Nova Esports PUBG Mobile roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Xifan Wu, Zifan Canada
Memory Yujie, Zhang China
Rinn Li, King Liang China
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: July 09, 2020.

[15]

Call of Duty: Mobile

Nova Esports also has a Call of Duty: Mobile roster.[9] This roster is based in Europe and consists of European players.

Roster

Nova Esports Call of Duty: Mobile roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Yahya Koyenyi, Jonathan United Kingdom
Saturnzz Navarro, Samuel Spain
Marki Santana, Marcos Román Spain
Turulele Vila, Ricard Ballesté Spain
Kxrma Rojas, Marcos Spain
Head coach

Clout

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Roster

[16]

Clash Royale

Chenghui "Lciop" Huang represents Nova Esports in Clash Royale competitions.[17] Lciop is Chinese.[18]

On November 1, 2020 Nova Esports have won the Clash Royale League (CRL) East fall season 2020 and won prize $120,000.[19] Lciop bagged the award for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.[19]

Former Divisions

Nova Esports Indian PUBG Mobile team

In June 2020, Nova Esports partnered with Indian eSports organization 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.

Roster

Nova Esports Nova × GodLike PUBG Mobile roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Hastar Gajanand Sarda, Gopal India
Xz1st Raingaim, Chisin India
Smxkie Patil, Shekhar India
Vampire Raj, Eleen
Ryed Shah, Syed India
Kronten Sanjay Chandgude, Chetan India
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nova Esports". Nova Esports. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "About". Nova Esports. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Ahmed, Wasif (June 26, 2020). "Nova Esports is partnering with PUBG Mobile team GodLike". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Leadership". Nova Esports. Retrieved September 10, 2021. Cite error: The named reference ":0" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c Ahmed, Wasif (January 26, 2021). "Nova XQF win PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Investor". Nova Esports. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  7. ^ Partleton, Kayleigh; Writer, Staff. "Nova Esports scoops $250,000 winning the first Clash of Clans World Championships". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Ahmed, Wasif (November 16, 2019). "Nova Esports wins Brawl Stars World Finals 2019". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Ahmed, Wasif (November 6, 2020). "Ahead of global release, esports orgs are already entering Wild Rift". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  10. ^ "League of Legends Wild Rift". Nova Esports. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  11. ^ Ahmed, Wasif (August 23, 2020). "Nova Esports win Peacekeeper Elite League season 2". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  12. ^ Ahmed, Wasif (January 27, 2021). "Top 10 fraggers of the PMGC 2020 Finals". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  13. ^ "Game For Peace". Nova Esports. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  14. ^ Ahmed, Wasif (April 12, 2021). "Ghost Gaming win PMPL North America league stage, 16 teams qualify for the finals". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  15. ^ "PUBG Mobile West". Nova Esports. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "Call of Duty Mobile EU". Nova Esports. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  17. ^ "Clash Royale". Nova Esports. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  18. ^ "Nova Esports se ha convertido en el primer campeón de la historia". Red Bull (in Spanish). Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  19. ^ a b Ahmed, Wasif (November 2, 2020). "Nova Esports crowned CRL East fall season 2020 champions". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 12, 2021.

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