Gori was the third member to part ways with LPL team FunPlus Phoenix following the conclusion of the 2022 LPL Spring Playoffs after Yang "Beichuan" Ling and Luo "jiang" Bai-Jiang — the jungler and AD carry for FunPlus Phoenix Blaze, respectively — parted ways with the organization.
A rumor circulating through the Chinese League of Legends esports scene points towards seven to eight teams from multiple regions around the globe are currently in conversations regarding an interest to buyout FunPlus Phoenix Academy jungler Zhou "Bo" Yang-Bo from FPX Esports.
It's been less than a week since FunPlus Phoenix's shocking exit from the group stage of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, but a recent stream by professional player and former FPX top laner Kim "GimGoon" Han-saem may have provided valuable context to the #2 League of Legends Professional League representative's historic underperformance on the international stage.
FunPlus Phoenix has defeated Team WE 3-0 to qualify for the finals of the 2021 League of Legends Professional League Summer Playoffs and in doing so has become the first LPL team to qualify for the World Championship this fall.
Esports organization FunPlus Phoenix has unveiled its rebrand to FPX Esports. The org made its rebrand public via Twitter on December 28, 2020 with a short digital cinematic showing a phoenix sweeping across the screen to reveal the new FPX Esports logo. This time around, the phoenix logo has disappeared with the flames, and in its place is a sleek, scarlet stylization of the organization's acronym across a black and grey background.
