League of Legends: Former TSM Chinese-American jungler Lu Mingyi (ID: Spica) is about to join NRG..

Sheep Esports exclusively reported on Sunday that former TSM Chinese-American jungler Lu Mingyi (ID: Spica) is about to join NRG.

According to the report, negotiations between Spica and NRG are nearing completion, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he could be officially announced as the team's new starting jungler soon.

This also means that Spica will be returning to the NACL after a six-month hiatus.

Spica last participated in the Split 1 of the NACL last year. At that time, he joined Near Airport, an all-Asian team composed of eight-time LCS champion Peng Yiliang (ID: Doublelift).

Near Airport finished fourth in that tournament, losing to Conviction.

About Spica

Lu Mingyi (ID: Spica), 23 years old, was born on February 17, 2002, in the United States to a Chinese immigrant family. He began playing professional League of Legends esports as a jungler in 2018.

Spica's professional career began with the Echo Fox academy team, and he joined TSM the following May.

During his time with TSM, Spica won the 2021 LCS Summer Split MVP award and was selected to the All-Pro First Team.

In late 2022, Spica joined FlyQuest. During this time, he helped the team achieve a third-place finish in the 2023 LCS Spring Split.

In the latter half of 2024, Spica played for Dignitas.

From January to June 2025, Spica played for Near Airport, a team comprised of Doublelift and former Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) ace mid-laner Pobelter.

Despite the team's good performances, they disbanded after finishing fourth in the the 2025 NACL Split 1. After that, Spica became a freelance game streamer for six months.

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