League of Legends icon Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao has officially been inducted into Riot Games’ Hall of Legends, cementing his legacy as one of the greatest players in the game’s history.
Known for his explosive performances and widely regarded as one of the best AD carries of all time in the domestic and regional tournaments, Uzi became the first player from LPL to get this award. He joins Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok in the Hall of Legends to honor their achievements within League esports and overall influence on the fans.
According to Riot, the selection criteria for the players to get into the Hall of Legends is performed by an independent voting panel of esports industry veterans and experts from every region. They choose players based on several criteria, including international and regional titles, role-specific stats, and overall contribution to esports.
The LPL veteran’s career is defined by his incredible mechanical skill, fierce drive, and a legacy that showed the real definition of carry in the bot lane to become a role model for many upcoming players. He rose to prominence at just 15 years old and became the face of Royal Never Give Up, leading the team to multiple domestic titles and two Worlds finals.
While he didn’t win the Worlds trophy during his career, he came very close to it during RNG’s back-to-back Worlds finals appearances in 2013 and 2014. His dominance was most apparent in the 2018 season, which saw RNG win the LPL Spring and Summer splits, along with the Mid-Season Invitational, which was his only international achievement back in the day. Uzi also won in the Jakarta 2018 Asian Games esports event with China.
He has eight pentakills in his career, and three of them came with Vayne, who has been a stable Uzi champion. Apart from that, he was the first player to get 2,500 kills in LPL, which is a gargantuan achievement showing his dominance.
Similar to last year, the annual Hall of Legends celebration, in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz, will present Uzi a custom art piece celebrating his legacy. Moreover, a personalized Mercedes-Benz G-Class with EQ Technology will also be given to the veteran for his contributions to the game.
While Uzi retired later in 2020, he did make a comeback with Bilibili Gaming and EDward Gaming before finally moving away from the professional esports scene in 2023.
