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xNova

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[e][h]BOOM EsportsBOOM Esports xNova
Player Information
Name:
叶建暐
Romanized Name:
Yap Jian Wei
Nationality:
Born:
October 1, 1997 (age 25)
Region:
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia
Years Active (Player):
2013,
2015 - Present
Current Role:
Alternate IDs:
xNova-
Approx. Total Winnings:
$2,053,837
Signature Hero:
Disruptor Witch Doctor Bane
Links
History
2015-09-02 — 2015-??-??Who2Bet
2016-03-20 — 2016-08-19Mineski-X
2016-09-17 — 2017-03-05WarriorsGaming.Unity
2017-03-05 — 2017-03-27Team Bazaar
2017-03-27 — 2017-08-21WarriorsGaming.Unity
2017-09-21 — 2017-12-09WarriorsGaming.Unity
2017-12-09 — 2018-01-01Clutch Gamers(Stand-in)
2018-01-01 — 2020-09-16PSG.LGD
2020-09-16 — 2021-07-31EHOME
2021-07-31 — 2021-08-01EHOME(Inactive)
2021-11-20 — 2022-11-25Royal Never Give Up
2022-11-25 — PresentBOOM Esports
Upcoming Matches
No Upcoming Matches

Upcoming Tournaments
No upcoming tournaments

Yap "xNova" Jian Wei (born October 1, 1997) is a Malaysian Dota 2 player who is currently playing for BOOM Esports.

Trivia[edit]

  • Reached 10,000 MMR on September 19th, 2022.[1]

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]

DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamResultPrize
2022-07-235th - 6thTier 1Riyadh Masters 2022Riyadh Masters 2022
Royal Never Give UpRoyal Never Give Up
1 : 2
Team SpiritTeam Spirit
$200,000
2020-05-311stTier 2China Dota2 Professional League Season 2China Dota2 Professional League Season 2
PSG.LGDPSG.LGD
3 : 1
Invictus GamingInvictus Gaming
$116,991
2020-03-291stTier 2China Dota2 Professional League Season 1China Dota2 Professional League Season 1
PSG.LGDPSG.LGD
3 : 2
Vici GamingVici Gaming
$113,269
2019-08-253rdTier 1The International 2019The International 2019
PSG.LGDPSG.LGD
1 : 2
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
$3,089,706
2018-08-252ndTier 1The International 2018The International 2018
PSG.LGDPSG.LGD
2 : 3
OGOG
$4,085,148
2018-06-103rdTier 1China Dota2 SupermajorChina Dota2 Supermajor
PSG.LGDPSG.LGD
1 : 2
Virtus.proVirtus.pro
$150,000
2018-05-201stTier 1MDL Changsha MajorMDL Changsha Major
PSG.LGDPSG.LGD
3 : 0
VGJ.StormVGJ.Storm
$400,000
2018-05-061stTier 1EPICENTER XLEPICENTER XL
PSG.LGDPSG.LGD
3 : 2
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
$500,000
2018-04-072ndTier 1Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018
LGD GamingLGD Gaming
2 : 3
MineskiMineski
$135,000
2016-12-095th - 8thTier 1The Boston Major 2016The Boston Major 2016
WarriorsGaming.UnityWarriorsGaming.Unity
1 : 2
OGOG
$125,000
Extended list of results

Gallery[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Interviews[edit]

References[edit]

  1. xNovadota (2022-09-19). "Nothing special". Twitter.