xNova

Player Information

Name:

叶建暐

Romanized Name:

Yap Jian Wei

Nationality:

Malaysia

Born:

October 1, 1997 (age 28)

Region:

Southeast Asia

Years Active (Player):

2013,
2015 - Present

Role:

Support

Team:

Xtreme Gaming

Alternate IDs:

xNova-

Approx. Total Winnings:

$2,331,212

Signature Hero:

Links

History

2015-09-02 — 2015-??-??	Who2Bet
2016-03-20 — 2016-08-19	Mineski-X
2016-09-17 — 2017-03-05	WG.Unity
2017-03-05 — 2017-03-27	Team Bazaar
2017-03-27 — 2017-08-21	WG.Unity
2017-09-21 — 2017-12-09	WG.Unity
2017-12-09 — 2018-01-01	CG(Stand-in)
2018-01-01 — 2020-09-16	PSG.LGD
2020-09-16 — 2021-07-31	EHOME
2021-07-31 — 2021-08-01	EHOME(Inactive)
2021-11-20 — 2022-11-25	RNG
2022-11-25 — 2023-11-03	BOOM Esports
2023-11-11 — 2023-12-08	Invictus Gaming
2023-12-08 — 2024-10-08	G2 x iG
2024-10-19 — 2025-01-03	OG(Trial)
2025-01-03 — 2025-03-26	OG
2025-03-26 — 2025-05-26	OG(Inactive)
2025-05-28 — 2025-06-11	Azure Ray
2025-06-11 — 2025-10-01	AR(Inactive)
2025-10-01 — Present	Xtreme Gaming

Recent Matches

XG	0:1 (Bo1)	Aurora
May 29, 2026 - 15:30 CEST BLAST SLAM VII

XG	0:1 (Bo1)	LGD
May 29, 2026 - 12:10 CEST BLAST SLAM VII

XG	1:0 (Bo1)	GLYPH
May 28, 2026 - 18:40 CEST BLAST SLAM VII

XG	1:0 (Bo1)	TSpirit
May 28, 2026 - 14:30 CEST BLAST SLAM VII

XG	0:1 (Bo1)	BB
May 28, 2026 - 12:25 CEST BLAST SLAM VII

Upcoming Tournaments

TI2026

Tier 1

Aug 13–23

Yap "xNova" Jian Wei (born October 1, 1997) is a Malaysian player who is currently playing for Xtreme Gaming.

Biography

xNova first played DotA: Allstars. In 2011, he made a now-famous post on Lowyat.net (a popular online forum for Malaysians) looking for a team to join, having played DotA: Allstars for 3 years.

He first entered the local Dota 2 scene by joining Lowyat E-Sport with 343. Later in 2013, he joined "Nara Stacks" as a mid player with JoHnNy before his departure to China joining team Rattlesnake. Few months later, xNova joined GeNySis but left in less than half a year. Back to "Nara Stacks", the team reformed and was named Who2Bet. He took the captain role in the team, and made transition from mid to a support role. The team has won several local tournaments, with the peak achievement of winning 2nd Place in South East Asia Dota 2 Championship.

In early 2016 xNova joined Mineski-X and set aim to qualify for The Manila Major 2016 and The International 2016. He joined WarriorsGaming.Unity during the fall shuffle and made his first international impact by qualifying for The Boston Major 2016 where WG.U placed 5-8th.

xNova left WarriorsGaming.Unity after the team failed to qualify for The International 2017. He rejoined the team featuring a new multinational lineup, including Feero and Velo.

In early 2018, LGD Gaming announced that xNova would be joining the squad as position five, replacing Yao who intended to take a break from the competitive scene. The team found immediate success by qualifying for two DPC events consecutively.

Trivia

Reached 10,000 MMR on September 19, 2022.^[1]

Reached 12,000 MMR on June 9, 2024.^[2]
Reached 14,000 MMR on April 2, 2025.^[3]
Reached 15,000 MMR on September 8, 2025.^[4]

Toggle MMR milestones

Achievements

Date	Place	Tier		Result	Prize

2026-02-01	1st	Tier 2	ESL Challenger China Season 2	3 : 1	$80,000
2025-09-14	2nd	Tier 1	The International 2025	2 : 3	$374,676
2020-05-31	1st	Tier 2	China Dota2 Professional League Season 2	3 : 1	$116,991
2020-03-29	1st	Tier 2	China Dota2 Professional League Season 1	3 : 2	$113,269
2019-08-25	3rd	Tier 1	The International 2019	1 : 2	$3,089,706
2018-08-25	2nd	Tier 1	The International 2018	2 : 3	$4,085,148
2018-06-10	3rd	Tier 1	China Dota2 Supermajor	1 : 2	$150,000
2018-05-20	1st	Tier 1	MDL Changsha Major	3 : 0	$400,000
2018-05-06	1st	Tier 1	EPICENTER XL	3 : 1	$500,000
2018-04-07	2nd	Tier 1	Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018	2 : 3	$135,000