League of Legends: JDG officially parted ways with its support player Zhang Rui..

JD Gaming (JDG) League of Legends division announced on its official Weibo account on Wednesday that the club has parted ways with its support player Zhang Rui (ID: Wink).

According to JDG's official statement, the club is very grateful for Zhang Rui's past hard work and unwavering dedication, and wishes him all the best for the future.

Currently, there are no rumours regarding which player JDG will sign to replace Zhang Rui.

On the other hand, former Hanhwa Life Esport (HLE) bot laner Viper is widely rumored to be JDG's top target to replace Peyz.

However, this rumour regarding Viper has not yet been confirmed by any major authoritative media outlet.

JDG recently announced that their foreign player Peyz will leave the team and return to Korea.

Shortly afterward, rumours that the player would join Worlds champions and LCK powerhouse T1 to replace their ace ADC player Gumayusi were confirmed.

Gumayusi has been confirmed by Sheep Esports to be highly likely to return to HLE after a six-year hiatus, and is expected to not be joining JDG.

About Zhang Rui

Zhang Rui, 26 years old, whose ID is Wink, was born on November 2, 1999, in Shantou, Guangdong Province. He began playing professional League of Legends esports in 2017, primarily as a support player, but can also play as ADC.

Zhang Rui previously played for RNG (Royal Never Give Up) under the ID kiyomi, officially changing his ID to Wink at the end of 2018. During this time, he helped the team reach the LPL Spring Split playoffs as a substitute.

In December 2019, Zhang Rui transferred to eStar.

During his time there, he was named LPL Spring Split MVP six times, LPL Summer Split MVP seven times, and was selected to the 2020 LPL Spring Split All-ADC Third Team.

One year later, Zhang Rui joined iG.

During his three-and-a-half-year spell with iG, Zhang Rui helped the team achieve a third-place finish at the 2023 Shanghai Esports Masters and was named LPL Spring Split MVP three times and LPL Summer Split MVP once.

In May 2024, Zhang Rui transferred to EDG.

During this spell, he was selected for the 2025 LPL Split 2 Group Nirvana All-Pro Team.

This July, Zhang Rui transferred to JDG.

During this spell, he participated in LPL Split 3 with the team, but only achieved a fourth place finish after losing to AL.