EDward Gaming turned to Masters Bangkok–winning coach Yoon “Autumn” Eu-teum to lead their team in 2026.
CHINA – EDward Gaming have officially announced the addition of Yoon “Autumn” Eu-teum and Shao “24K” Yubo to their revamped coaching staff.
Autumn’s move to EDward Gaming is the headline signing. The Korean coach joins the VCT CN league after winning VALORANT Masters Bangkok with T1 and making five international appearances over the past three seasons. Before his run with T1, Autumn worked with Cloud9 in both their Korea and North America divisions, where he helped the latter qualify for VALORANT Champions 2021.
While EDG have not confirmed whether Autumn will assume the head coach role, a previous report from Tanmay of Sheep Esports suggests he is expected to take charge.
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His arrival marks the first time EDG have added a foreign member to their VALORANT roster. How the team will navigate any language challenges remains to be seen, as Autumn is fluent in Korean and has working English, but does not speak Mandarin.
This move also comes with the recent hiring of the team’s new manager, Jin “Hibari” Xingyu, who previously worked with EDG’s LPL division and has experience handling Korean players, which may help bridge the gap.
As for 24K, he previously served as a coach for Nova Esports before being promoted to head coach in 2024. His move to EDG will also reunite him with his former player Wang “cb” Qingchuan, who officially joined the team last weekend.
EDward Gaming are undergoing their biggest overhaul yet following their fall from dynasty status. After winning VALORANT Champions 2024 in Seoul and securing a third-place finish at VALORANT Masters Bangkok, the team’s results dipped sharply. They failed to qualify for an international event for the first time ever in Toronto, then exited VALORANT Champions Paris in last place despite entering as the reigning world champions. Domestically, the struggles continued as they slipped to fourth place in Stage 2.
EDward Gaming have:
- Wan “CHICHOO” Shunzhi
- Wang “nobody” Senxu
- Zheng “ZmjjKK” Yongkang
- Zhang “Smoggy” Zhao
- Zhang “Jieni7” Juntai
- Zhang “zjc” Juncheng
- Wang “cb” Qingchuan
- Yoon “Autumn” Eu-teum (Coach)
- Shao “24K” Yubo (Coach)
- Chen “heav1n” Wang (Coach)
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Cover photo courtesy of Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games
