Its League of Legends team competes in the LPL, the top-level league for the game in China.[2][3] It was owned by e-commerce company Suning.com for most of its history and was previously known as Suning.[4]
Weibo are also members of the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program, funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which gives teams monetary rewards for painting the Esports World Cup tournament series in a positive light and driving engagement to the tournament, which is seen to some as a sportswashing tool that Saudi Arabia is using to distract the public from their poor human rights record.[5]
The League of Legends team was founded as Suning Gaming on 28 December 2016, following Suning.com's acquisition of the League of Legends team T.Bear Gaming. A roster was formed to compete in the LSPL, China's secondary pro league; it consisted of XiaoAL (now Langx), Avoidless, dian, Fury, and Yoon. Suning placed second in the 2017 LSPL spring regular season and later swept Young Miracles in the spring finals to qualify for the LPL.[6]On June 20, 2017, Suning Corporation filed a trademark application for "SN GAMING" with the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, which was rejected. The court ruled that "GAMING" carries connotations of gambling and could have a negative impact on teenagers; therefore, Suning Esports Club could only compete under the name "Suning".[7]On January 8, 2020, Suning eSports Club announced that Kwon Young-jae (ID: Helper), who had previously played for CJ Entus, Samsung and Ever8, had joined the club as an assistant coach for the League of Legends division.[8]On October 31, 2020, Suning Gaming Club won the runner-up title in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship.
On November 22, 2021, WBG Esports Club's League of Legends division officially announced that the former Suning Esports Club (SUNING) has been officially renamed WBG League of Legends Division (WEIBO GAMING, abbreviated as WBG).[9]
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