FunPlus Phoenix

FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) is a Chinese Organization owned by FunPlus, a Chinese Video Game Developer.

2018
FunPlus Phoenix was formed as an expansion team for the 2018 Spring Season. The roster of GimGoon, Pepper, Cool, Lwx, and Crisp finished with a 9-10 series record and a 21-24 game record, just missing the playoffs in their debut split. Summer Season saw the addition of Xinyi in the Jungle, the team went 8-11 in series and 20-26 in games, qualifying for the playoffs as the 4th seed from the West Region. They would win 1 game against JD Gaming, but were eliminated after the 3-1 series loss.

Spring Season
FPX was seen as one of the up and coming teams of the 2019 season, after there additions of Tian in the Jungle and Doinb in the Mid Lane. While the team was branded as up and coming, they jumped out of the gate, starting the season 8-0 in series, and ending 13-2 in series and 28-10 in games, earning them the number 1 seed heading into playoffs. They would once again run into JD Gaming, after this time securing a bye into the Semifinals. JDG's Cindarella playoff run would continue as FPX lost 3-2. Even though they beat TOP 3-1 to secure 3rd place, the playoffs were seen as a disappointment for the #1 seed, and brought back the sentiment of 'Doinb's teams failing in the playoffs.'

Summer Season
FPX, now seen as a favorite to win the split, once again started out 8-0, en route to a 14-1 season going an amazing 29-4 in individual games, and earning them another #1 seed in the playoffs. Once again starting in the Semifinals, this time they dispatched BLG 3-1, before beating RNG 3-1 and booking their ticket to Worlds as China's #1 Seed.

Current Roster
Top - GimGoon

Jungle - Tian

Mid - Doinb

ADC - Lwx

Support - Crisp

Substitute - Xinyi (Jungle)

Fantasy Outlook
As the #1 seed from China, widely considered the strongest overall region, expectations are high for FPX. FPX plays relatively bloody games, leading to high fantasy points. Unfortunately, this team is very inexperienced, as none of their players have played a game at Worlds before, and they are known to be unreliable under pressure, out of all the top teams, FPX is the most likely to crash and burn, but if they play to expectations, they could easily be the top scorers in each role.

Regular Season
GimGoon - 18.85

Tian - 21.59

Doinb - 22.95

Lwx - 23.95

Crisp - 19.94

Xinyi - 0.00

Playoffs
GimGoon - 17.75

Tian - 18.89

Doinb - 19.43

Lwx - 20.17

Crisp - 12.62

Xinyi - 0.00