Hao Wen «somebody» Xu, who has been a member of TYLOO for the past seven years, announced his retirement from professional cybersports on Tuesday. Over the years, the player, now 26 years old, has become one of the key members of the Chinese organization and has played for it at numerous LAN events on different continents.
Even before he was invited to TYLOO in early 2015, somebody had already made a name for himself in regional Chinese competitions. In the following years he never changed his team, which became the best in its region for long periods of time, but sometimes suffered unexpected defeats.
One of the most notable episodes in his career – was his performance at IEM Shanghai in 2018. TYLOO then managed to defeat Virtus.pro and Gambit to advance to the grand finals. This was a notable achievement for her despite losing to NRG in her final match.
Thus, with the departure of somebody, it became clear whose place will be taken by the recently joined TYLOO Indonesian cyber athlete Hansel «BnTeT» Ferdinand. He returned to the lineup earlier this month after playing in Europe and North America for two years, and will now take on the role of in-game leader once again.