xNova

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xNova

Player Information

Name:

叶建暐

Romanized Name:

Yap Jian Wei

Birth:

October 1, 1997 (age 21)

Country:

Malaysia

Status:

Active

Team:

LGD Gaming

Alternate IDs:

xNova-

Role(s):

Support

Signature Hero:

Approx. Total Earnings:

$1,124,994

Pro Circuit Rank:

#14 (2377 points)

Links

History

2015-01-01 — 2016-03-20

Who2Bet

2016-03-20 — 2016-08-19

Mineski-X

2016-09-17 — 2017-03-05

WarriorsGaming.Unity

2017-03-05 — 2017-03-27

Team Bazaar

2017-03-27 — 2017-08-21

WarriorsGaming.Unity

2017-09-21 — 2017-12-09

WarriorsGaming.Unity

2017-12-09 — 2018-01-01

Clutch Gamers (Stand-in)

2018-01-01 — Present

LGD Gaming

Jian Wei "xNova" Yap is a Malaysian professional Dota 2 player who is currently playing for LGD Gaming.

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. In September 2015, he reunited with his ex-teammate JoHnNy with him joining the team. He first made into the international scene with WarriorsGaming.Unity at The Boston Major 2016.

At early 2018, LGD Gaming announced that xNova will be joining the squad as position five, replacing Yao as he intends to take a break from competitive scene.

Dota 2[edit]

2015[edit]

xNova joined Who2Bet as captain at the beginning of the year. The team has won several local tournaments, with the peak achievement of winning 2nd Place in [[South East Asia Dota 2 Championship]. After The International 2015, JoHnNy from Fnatic joined the team and set aim to participate in the upcoming majors.

2016[edit]

xNova joined Mineski-X and set aim to qualify to the The Manila Major 2016 and The International 2016. He joined WarriorsGaming.Unity after fall shuffle.

2017[edit]

xNova left WarriorsGaming.Unity after the team failed to qualify for The International 2017. He rejoined the team with the new multinational lineup, featuring Feero and Velo.

2018[edit]

xNova joins LGD Gaming at the beginning of the year. The team found immediate success with the new line up by qualifying to two DPC events consecutively.

Achievements[edit]

Date	Placement	LP Tier	Tournament	Results	Prize
2018-11-172018-11-17	A55 - 6th	A1Premier	The Kuala Lumpur Major	0 : 2	$60,000
2018-10-062018-10-06	A33 - 4th	A2Major	PVP Esports Championship	0 : 2	$20,000
2018-08-252018-08-25	A22nd	A1Premier	The International 2018	2 : 3	$4,085,148
2018-06-102018-06-10	A33rd	A1Premier	China Dota2 Supermajor	1 : 2	$150,000
2018-05-202018-05-20	A11st	A1Premier	MDL Changsha Major	3 : 0	$400,000
2018-05-062018-05-06	A11st	A1Premier	EPICENTER XL	3 : 1	$500,000
2018-04-072018-04-07	A22nd	A1Premier	Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018	2 : 3	$135,000
2018-02-042018-02-04	A22nd	A2Major	StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 4	1 : 3	$60,000
2017-12-092017-12-09	A33 - 4th	A2Major	ROG MASTERS 2017	0 : 2	$21,350
2016-12-092016-12-09	A55 - 8th	A1Premier	The Boston Major 2016	1 : 2	$125,000
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