LGD Gaming have announced via Twitter that they have finally put together a Counter-Strike team.

The Chinese organisation had announced at the end of 2015 that they planned on expanding into Counter-Strike with hopes of building on the success that they have achieved in the Dota 2 and League of Legends scenes.

After conducting several trials over the last months, LGD have finally unveiled their roster, which will be led by veteran Xi "⁠karl⁠" Wang, who was part of the TyLoo team that competed at several international events between 2009 and 2011.



karl leading LGD's team

Joining the 27-year-old are four up-and-coming Chinese talents, including Yida "⁠9/S/⁠" Qiao, formerly of Born of Fire, and KaiTian "⁠traceFIRE⁠" Tang, who was a teammate of karl in GANK in SL i-League StarSeries XIV and at the league's Chinese finals.

LGD's team will be competing in the Chinese qualifiers for WCA, as well as in the Starladder i-League Invitational and in the CS:GO Super League. The roster looks as follows: