League of Legends player

Uzi: two world finals as a teenager, no title at the end

Uzi reached the world championship final at sixteen and again at seventeen, lost both, and spent the rest of his career being the best bot laner in the world without getting a third chance at the trophy. He is China's most important player historically and its most cited what-if.

His career also crosses more organisation names than almost anyone's, several of which are the same team rebranded.

Real name
Jian Zihao
Country
China
Game
League of Legends
Role
Bot lane

Career timeline

Uzi career timeline
TeamYears
Royal Club2013–2014
Star Horn Royal Club2014
Oh My God2015
Qiao Gu Reapers2016
Royal Never Give Up2016–2019
EDward Gaming2023

2018

The best season of his career: the domestic title, the Mid-Season Invitational, the Asian Games gold, and a quarter-final exit at Worlds against G2 that ended the year China expected to win. His individual awards from that season are still used as the standard for the position.

The rebrand trap

Royal Club, Star Horn Royal Club and Royal Never Give Up are one lineage; Oh My God and Qiao Gu Reapers are separate one-season moves. That sequence of six names in seven years makes him one of the highest-value Who Am I? answers in our League of Legends pool.

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Compiled from public tournament and roster records. Last reviewed: September 2026.