Both support players from XG are going to inactive. Dy announced his retirement on Weibo today, and XinQ left his return date unknown.
The top Chinese Dota 2 team, Xtreme Gaming, will have roster changes. Hard support player Ding "Dy" Cong officially announced his retirement on Weibo on October 3, 2024. Meanwhile, their another support player Zhao "XinQ" Zixing mentioned in a recent stream that he will be taking a 3-4 month break after TI. Whether he will return to the pro scene remains uncertain.
Not a bad year for XG Dota
XG performed well during the 2024 season, achieving multiple top-three finishes in most tier one events. They won Elite League Season 1 by defeating Falcons 3-1, and also took first place at Snow Ruyi by beating two-time TI champions Team Spirit. Despite their 5th-6th place finish at TI2024, XG’s overall season performance was strong.
XG's roster for The International 2024 is as follows:
- Wang "Ame" Chunyu
- Guo "Xm" Hongcheng
- Lin "Xxs" Jing
- Zhao "XinQ" Zixing
- Ding "Dy" Cong
- Wang "Maps" Yutian (Coach)
Dy retires and begins streaming career
On October 3, 2024, Dy announced his retirement from pro Dota on Weibo. Dy first made noisy in 2018 and won two Major championships during his time with Vici Gaming. Although his results fluctuated during his early years with XG, he returned to form in 2024, showing consistent performances in tier one events.
He’s not disappearing from the public eye though. Starting from October 4, Dy will begin streaming on the Chinese platform Huya, where he plans to cover upcoming PGL events.
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XinQ takes a break with uncertain future
In addition to Dy's retirement, XinQ, XG's position 4 player, announced on stream that he will be taking a break for at least 3-4 months. He didn’t confirm retirement but left his return date unknown.
XinQ first appeared at TI in 2018 as an offlaner. He later switched to support role with EHOME before moving to LGD, where he hit the peak of his career. In his first season with LGD, he won the WePlay AniMajor, and at TI10, LGD narrowly lost 2-3 to Team Spirit in the finals.
In 2023, he brought victory back home in ESL One Kuala Lumpur with Azure Ray, defeating Gaimin Gladiators 3-2 with a reverse sweep in the grand finals.
XG's future
It’s still unclear if XG will make further roster changes, but the team has already accepted a direct invite to DreamLeague Season 24, which will be held at the end of this month. Any roster updates should be announced soon.
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