There is trouble in a top team of League of Legends. During the training of the Chinese LoL team FunPlus Phoenix (FPX)
, a dispute between the manager and top laner escalated to the point where the player wanted to quit.
Who is this about? The LPL player Ping Xiaolaohu
Xiaohu, known for his outstanding skills on the top lane, almost left his team FunPlus Phoenix (FPX). Since 2020, he has been part of the Chinese super team FPX, which dominated the Worlds in 2019 and took the victory. Xiaolaohu has won the LPL multiple times with FPX, the highest professional league for LoL in China.
However, during training, Xiaohu recently got into a dispute with his assistant coach and manager, which even escalated to physical confrontations.
Dispute between Xiaolaohu and manager escalates to physical confrontations
What was the dispute about? During training, Xiaohu had a disagreement with the assistant coach of his team, Chen Mouse
Yuhao, after he questioned one of his actions in the game. The discussion escalated when the team manager, Cao Denny
Feng, intervened.
According to Xiaohuh (via Dexerto), Denny intervened when Xiaoluhu told him to shut up
. Denny supposedly pushed him and yelled at him. Denny is said to have pointed a finger at his face and told him to leave.
Here you can see the shared and translated Weibo post (Weibo is a popular social media platform in China) from Xiaolaohu on X:
I was afraid he might hit me, so I warned him to watch his hand. He then dropped his hand but started yelling at my face, repeating, ‘Who do you demand to shut up?’ and ordered me to leave
. Xiaoluhu then left the FPX building and requested to terminate his contract.
Teammates support Xiaolaohu
What happened next? The management of FPX contacted the rest of the team to clarify the incident. A teammate of Xiaolaohu made serious accusations, claiming that the management had tried to manipulate them emotionally
. It was even alleged that the management wanted to take legal action against Xiaolaohu for breach of contract.
Amidst these tensions, two of his teammates, Yang Care
Jie and Cai Milkyway
Zijun, showed solidarity with Xiaolaohu. Milkyway even emphasized that Xiaolaohu would not play if he were punished, offering him his full support.
Here you can see an X post that compiled the whole situation:
Xiaolaohu stays with the team
Hours later, FPX finally released an official statement (via X), stating that the matter between Xiaolaohu and Denny had been resolved. Xiaolaohu remains with the team. It is emphasized that Xiaolaohu, as a player, should not have insulted his direct superiors
, while Denny, as a manager, should not have used physical violence
and that the decision to send the player home was also inappropriate. Did you already know? The face of the most important e-sport award in gaming is throwing everything away: “I am so disappointed in the people above”
