FunPlus Phoenix is a popular China-based esports association that was founded in the year 2017. The game development group, FunPlus, owns the esports organization. The jungler Gao “Tian” Tian-Liang is a legendary esports player that joined the FunPlus Phoenix platform in 2019.
Although recently, the esports association announced its intention to part ways with the esports player “Tian” Tian-Liang. The FunPlus Phoenix made the shocking revelation just a day after breaking ties with their star top laner Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon.
The esports player Tian has been very favorable for the FPX and China as it supported the LPL roster becoming a significant asset for China to achieve international recognition at Worlds 2019. The esports player was a key player for China while competing in the League of Legends teams for the previous three years.
Tian-Liang represented China in World 2020 anthem “Take Over” as Lee Sin, fighting atop a mountain Beating Europe’s G2 Esports in the finals in Paris and earning MVP of the series.
Although esports players could not perform adequately in the event of 2021, that rose significant physical health. The player could not function properly because of his ongoing wrist injury, which led to many benched moments throughout the LPL season. In the end, FunPlus Phoenix has to replace him with the substitute Yang “Beichuan” Ling.
The Esports player Tian made a registered commitment to the team FunPlus Phoenix for the Worlds 2021 tournament’s group stage. Unfortunately, the player could not perform well if it was held in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Because of that scenario, the FPX was turned down from Group A after losing in a tiebreaker situation from Europe’s Rogue and North America’s Cloud9, although being a fan favorite.
The only question remains: What would be Tian’s step to stabilize his career? There’s a word in the market that steadily working on his physical health scenario is the only card the 21-year-old player esports player can use right now.
In a statement, one of the FPX announced, “Today, the journey of FPX. Tian has come to an end.” They also stated, “But the story of Gao Tianliang is still waiting for you to write.”
