Yao

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Player Information

Name:

姚铮铮

Romanized Name:

Yao Zhengzheng

Nationality:

China

Born:

December 23, 1990 (age 32)

Region:

East Asia

Years Active (Player):

2011 - 2019

Current Role:

Coach
Support

Alternate IDs:

XiaoD

Approx. Total Winnings:

$1,192,932

Signature Hero:

Links

History

2011-??-?? — 2011-08-09

Online Kingdom

2011-08-09 — 2016-03-20

LGD Gaming

2016-03-20 — 2016-08-29

CDEC Gaming

2016-09-17 — 2017-01-05

LGD.Forever Young

2017-01-05 — 2018-01-01

LGD Gaming

2018-01-01 — 2018-02-05

LGD Gaming (Inactive)

2018-02-05 — 2018-09-11

LGD.Forever Young

2018-09-11 — 2019-03-27

Team Root

2019-03-27 — 2020-09-16

PSG.LGD (C.)

2020-09-16 — 2021-02-23

EHOME (C.)

Upcoming Matches

No Upcoming Matches

Upcoming Tournaments

No upcoming tournaments

Yao "Yao" Zhengzheng is a Chinese Dota 2 player who last coached EHOME.

Biography[edit]

Yao (previously known as XiaoD) began his professional career in September 2010 playing with Dream alongside DD, Xiao8, Li and Crystal.^[1] In early 2011 he took a break from competitive gaming due to study commitments, but later returned for a short period with Nirvana.cn.^[1] During his time with Nirvana.cn he rotated between both a ganker and a support role.^[2]

Dota 2[edit]

In August 2011 Yao joined LGD Gaming alongside Xiao8, DDC and DD.^[3] Prior to and during The International 2012 Yao played the solo mid position often as Invoker, Queen of Pain and Dragon Knight. Following TI2 he transitioned into the solo hardlane position, with Xiao8 taking over the solo mid. Occasionally Yao will return to the solo mid position, notably on Brewmaster.

Statistics[edit]

Had the highest average KDA (10.58) at The International 2012.
Had the highest average assists per game (12.42) at The International 2015.

Achievements[edit]

As Player
As Coach
As Broadcast Talent
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Date	Place	Tier		Result	Prize
2017-08-11	4th	Tier 1	The International 2017	0 : 2	$1,728,154
2017-07-09	1st	Tier 1	Mars Dota 2 League 2017	3 : 2	$112,500
2016-12-09	5th - 8th	Tier 1	The Boston Major 2016	1 : 2	$125,000
2015-08-08	3rd	Tier 1	The International 2015	0 : 2	$2,211,554
2015-05-23	1st	Tier 1	i-League Season 3	3 : 0	$213,360
2015-01-10	1st	Tier 1	i-League Season 2	3 : 0	$64,630
2014-07-20	5th - 6th	Tier 1	The International 2014	1 : 2	$655,439
2014-01-08	1st	Tier 1	Dota 2 League Season 4	3 : 1	$25,000
2012-11-18	1st	Tier 1	G-1 Champions League Season 4	2 : 0	$28,843
2012-09-02	3rd	Tier 1	The International 2012	1 : 2	$150,000
Extended list of results

Date	Place	Tier		Result		Prize
2021-03-14	6th	Tier 2	DPC 2021: Season 1 - China Upper Division	2/-/5	Grp S.	$24,000
2020-11-29	3rd	Tier 2	China Dota2 Pro Cup Season 2	1 : 2		$15,205
2020-10-03	2nd	Tier 2	China Dota2 Pro Cup Season 1	0 : 3		$15,000
2019-12-18	9th - 10th	Tier 1	ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore	0/3/2	Grp S.	$5,000
Extended list of results

Date	Tier		Position	Partner List
2016-08-13	Tier 1	The International 2016	Analyst	AA Ams Kabu Lin
2016-03-06	Tier 1	The Shanghai Major 2016	Caster	2009 78 LavenderAA ams Cold CuoJue DC Danche FreeAgain Miao Sansheng xiao8 XiaoFeiJi
About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament

Interviews[edit]

2012
2015
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2012-11-04 | LGD.TaoBao.Yao: "I think TI2 is the best tournament hosted in history" by Mali of It's Gosu

2015-05-23 | LGD i-League S3 winners’ interview excerpts by i-League at i-League Season 3 (trans. by Dotaland.net)

References[edit]

[I_think_TI2_is_the_best_tournament_hosted_in_history-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://www.itsgosu.com/game/dota2/articles/lgd-taobao-yao-i-think-ti2-is-the-best-tournament-hosted-in-history_746

[2] ttp://www.joindota.com/en/news/3918-the-international-2012-teams-lgd

[3] ttp://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/news/16462/50

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