xNova
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xNova
Player Information
Name:
叶建暐
Romanized Name:
Yap Jian Wei
Nationality:
Born:
October 1, 1997 (age 24)
Years Active (Player):
2013,
2015 - Present
2015 - Present
Current Role:
Team:
Alternate IDs:
xNova-
Approx. Total Winnings:
$1,942,725
Signature Hero:
Links
History
2015-01-01 — 2016-03-20
2016-03-20 — 2016-08-19
2016-09-17 — 2017-03-05
2017-03-05 — 2017-03-27
2017-03-27 — 2017-08-21
2017-09-21 — 2017-12-09
2018-01-01 — 2020-09-16
2020-09-16 — 2021-07-31
2021-07-31 — 2021-08-01
EHOME (Inactive)
2021-11-11 — Present
Upcoming Matches
No Upcoming Matches
Upcoming Tournaments
No upcoming tournaments
Yap "xNova" Jian Wei is a Malaysian professional Dota 2 player who is currently playing for Royal Never Give Up.
Biography[edit]
xNova first entered the local Dota 2 scene by joining Lowyat E-Sport with 343. Later in 2013, he joined "Nara Stacks" as a mid player with JoHnNy before his departure to China joining team Rattlesnake. Few months later, xNova joined GeNySis but left in less than half a year. Back to "Nara Stacks", the team reformed and was named Who2Bet. He took the captain role in the team, and made transition from mid to a support role. The team has won several local tournaments, with the peak achievement of winning 2nd Place in South East Asia Dota 2 Championship.
In early 2016 xNova joined Mineski-X and set aim to qualify for The Manila Major 2016 and The International 2016. He joined WarriorsGaming.Unity during the fall shuffle and made his first international impact by qualifying for The Boston Major 2016 where WG.U placed 5-8th.
xNova left WarriorsGaming.Unity after the team failed to qualify for The International 2017. He rejoined the team featuring a new multinational lineup, including Feero and Velo.
In early 2018, LGD Gaming announced that xNova would be joining the squad as position five, replacing Yao who intended to take a break from the competitive scene. The team found immediate success by qualifying for two DPC events consecutively.
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-31 | 1st | Tier 2 |  | China Dota2 Professional League Season 2 |  | 3 : 1 |   | $116,991 |
| 2020-03-29 | 1st | Tier 2 | | China Dota2 Professional League Season 1 | | 3 : 2 |  | $113,269 |
| 2019-08-25 | 3rd | Tier 1 |  | The International 2019 | | 1 : 2 |   | $3,089,706 |
| 2019-01-27 | 4th | Tier 1 |  | The Chongqing Major | | 0 : 2 |   | $80,000 |
| 2018-08-25 | 2nd | Tier 1 | | The International 2018 | | 2 : 3 |  | $4,085,148 |
| 2018-06-10 | 3rd | Tier 1 |  | China Dota2 Supermajor | | 1 : 2 |  | $150,000 |
| 2018-05-20 | 1st | Tier 1 |  | MDL Changsha Major | | 3 : 0 |  | $400,000 |
| 2018-05-06 | 1st | Tier 1 |  | EPICENTER XL | | 3 : 1 | | $500,000 |
| 2018-04-07 | 2nd | Tier 1 |  | Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 |  | 2 : 3 |  | $135,000 |
| 2016-12-09 | 5 - 8th | Tier 1 |  | The Boston Major 2016 |  | 1 : 2 |  | $125,000 |
| Complete list of results in any tournament | ||||||||
Gallery[edit]
xNova- at SL i-League Invitational Season 4, 2018.
Additional Content[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 2018-08-19 | xNova at TI8: "VP have the same problem as us: struggling in the laning phase." by Jesper "Julmust" Bergeskans of cybersport.com at The International 2018
- 2018-08-22 | TI8 xNova Interview: “I wouldn’t say this meta is suitable for PSG.LGD” by Gopya of vpesports.com at The International 2018
- 2018-05-32 | xNova Interview before the Supermajor: “I Wouldn’t Say Losing in the Grand Finals of DAC 2018 was a Bad Thing for Us” by Gopya of vpesports.com
- 2018-05-07 | xNova EPICENTER post-finals interview: "Most of the Chinese teams need time to improve." by Jesper "Julmust" Bergeskans of cybersport.com at EPICENTER XL
- 2018-05-06 | PSG LGD's xNova interview after group stage at EPICENTER XL by TorteDeLini of cybersport.com at EPICENTER XL
- 2021-12-26 | DOTA 2 PODCAST - RNG.xNova - Connecting the Dotes #9 by Arthur
References[edit]
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