JD Gaming sign Xiaofang with JunJia still in the roster

The move lands with JDG at 4-4 in the Ascend group, a record that falls well short of what the club managed in Split 1, when they finished in the top two. xiaofang is expected to take the starting spot for now, with the club looking for a reaction over the second half of the split.

His signing raises the question of how much longer the JunJia–HongQ axis survives. The two arrived together after their 2025 season as CFO's mid-jungle pairing, and their partnership has been one of the fixed points of the JDG roster since. Splitting the duo would mark a clear break from the structure the team built around them.