Dominus Esports

Dominus Esports, formerly known as SinoDragon Gaming,[1][2] is a professional League of Legends team competing in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top level of professional League of Legends in China. It was founded in 2017 and was one of two teams (the other being Victory Five) accepted into the LPL on 30 November 2018 as part of the league's expansion.[3]

Dominus Esports
Short nameDMO
GameLeague of Legends
Founded25 December 2017 (2017-12-25)
(as SinoDragon)
22 May 2019
(as Dominus Esports)
LeagueLeague of Legends Pro League
LocationChina
Head coachKuang "Ye" Xiao-Ye
ManagerZhang "GolanZhang" Sheng
General managerLi "Ray" Zhuo

History

Dominus Esports, then known as SinoDragon Gaming, was accepted into the LPL on 30 November 2018.[4] Prior to their entry into the LPL, the team competed in the League of Legends Developmental League (LDL), China's secondary league. The team's inaugural LPL roster consisted of top laners Jiang "Changhong" Changhong and Yang "Memory" Jubao, jungler Wang "Xiaopeng" Peng, mid laner Huang "Twila" Tingwei, bot laner Chen "GALA" Wei, and support Ling "Mark" Xu, with Ouyang "Iceman" Yiqiang as head coach.[4] The team finished 6th in the 2019 LPL Spring Split with a 9–6 record, qualifying them for playoffs,[5] where they defeated Edward Gaming 3–0 in the first round and lost to Topsports Gaming 0–3 in the quarterfinals.[6]

Roster
Dominus Esports roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationalityPrevious team
Top Chelizi  Xia Hanxi  China  VG Potential 
Top Natural  Hu Jiale  China  OMG 
Jungle Xiaopeng  Wang Peng  China  SinoDragon Club 
Jungle bless   Xiang Yitong  China  Dominus Esports Young 
Mid Twila  Huang Tingwei  China  SinoDragon Club 
Bot xubin  Xu Qingbin  China  Dominus Esports Young 
Support Yui  Yang Enjian  China  Bilibili Gaming Junior 
Head coach

Yin "Aqua" Weizhe

Legend
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: 1 July 2020.

Tournament results
Placement Event Final result (W–L)
1st 2018 LDL Spring Split (North) 12–2
3rd–4th 2018 LDL Spring Playoffs 1–2 (against Shadow Cream)
1st 2018 LDL Summer Split (North) 14–0
1st 2018 LDL Summer Grand Finals 3–1 (against Unlimited Potential)
7th–8th 2018 Demacia Cup 1–2 (against Suning)
3rd 2018 National Electronic Sports Open 2–1 (against OMG)
6th 2019 LPL Spring Split 9–6
5th–6th 2019 LPL Spring Playoffs 0–3 (against Topsports Gaming)

References
  1. Rand, Emily; Erzberger, Tyler; Torres, Xander; Chouadria, Adel (11 June 2019). "League of Legends global power rankings through June 11". ESPN. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. Chen, Hongyu (30 May 2019). "Chinese The International 2019 Tickets Sell Out in '53 Seconds,' Tencent Unveils Game for Peace Esports Plans". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. "SDG和V5战队确定加入LPL 联盟扩军至16支战队-其他-玩加电竞". WanPlus (in Chinese). 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. "LPL adds SinoDragon, Victory Five franchises". ESPN. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. "LPL/2019 Season/Spring Season". Leaguepedia. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  6. "LPL/2019 Season/Spring Playoffs". Leaguepedia. Retrieved 24 May 2019.


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