Angel (Xiang Tao)

Angel
Angel
Background Information
Name	Xiang Tao (向涛)
Country of Birth	; China
Birthday	September 16, 2000 (age 25)
Residency	CNChina
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠EDward Gaming
Contract Expires	2026-11-17
Role	; Mid Laner
Competitive IDs	Angelo
Soloqueue IDs	CN: Ange1z; 浮生若欧鞋竖兴怀品; 114759; KR: zhong men dui ju
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Xiang "Angel" (▶️ listen) Tao (Hanzi: 向涛) is a League of Legends esports player, currently mid laner for EDward Gaming. He was previously known as Angelo.

There is a disambiguation page associated with the name Angel. Five other players share this ID.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
CN	⁠⁠TyLoo	≈Dec 2017≈2017-12-??^[1]	Jun 20182018-06-29	≈6mo 7d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Suning	Jul 20182018-07-09^[3]	Nov 20212021-11-21^[2]	3yr 4mo ejel
CN	⁠⁠Weibo Gaming	Nov 20212021-11-21^[2]	Dec 20222022-12-15^[4]	1yr 24d ejel
CN	⁠⁠RNG	Jan 20232023-01-11^[8]	Apr 20232023-04-18^[6]	3mo 7d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Ninjas in Pyjamas	May 20232023-05-25^[16]	Dec 20232023-12-13^[10]	6mo 19d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Oh My God	Dec 20232023-12-13^[23]	Dec 20242024-12-09^[20]	1yr 27d ejel
CN	⁠⁠EDward Gaming	Dec 20242024-12-12^[33]	Present	1yr 5mo ej

	Team	Start	End
CN	⁠⁠TyLoo	≈Dec 2017≈2017-12-??^[1]	Jun 20182018-06-29	≈6mo 7d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Suning	Jul 20182018-07-09^[3]	Dec 20182018-12-05	4mo 27d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Suning	Dec 20182018-12-05	Jul 20192019-07-20	7mo 15d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Suning	Jul 20192019-07-20	Dec 20192019-12-17^[38]	4mo 28d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Suning	Dec 20192019-12-17^[38]	Nov 20212021-11-21^[2]	1yr 11mo ejel
CN	⁠⁠Weibo Gaming	Nov 20212021-11-21^[2]	Dec 20222022-12-15^[4]	1yr 24d ejel
CN	⁠⁠RNG	Jan 20232023-01-11^[8]	Apr 20232023-04-18^[6]	3mo 7d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Ninjas in Pyjamas	May 20232023-05-25^[16]	Dec 20232023-12-13^[10]	6mo 19d ejel
CN	⁠⁠Oh My God	Dec 20232023-12-13^[23]	Dec 20242024-12-09^[20]	1yr 27d ejel
CN	⁠⁠EDward Gaming	Dec 20242024-12-12^[33]	Present	1yr 5mo ej

News

2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024
2026

CN

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⁠TL

December (approx.), TyLoo acquires the LDL spot of DS Gaming.
MaxPower,
HX,
Angelo,
Marge, and
ZhuangZhou join.^[1]

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CN	⁠⁠TL	June 29, h1rd and enjoy join. Sameal joins as substitute. JayOvO moves to starting roster. ZIV moves to substitute. Mianju, Angelo, and Marge leave. e
CN	⁠⁠SN	July 9, Angelo joins. fenfen moves to substitute.^[3] Angelo renames to Angel. e
CN	⁠⁠SUNN	September 20, Angel's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2018.^[39] e
CN	⁠⁠SN	December 5, Angel moves to substitute. e
CN	⁠⁠SN	December 21, Angel's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021. Smlz's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2019. SwordArT's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.^[40] e

CN	⁠⁠SN	July 20, Angel (Sub/Mid to Top) changes position. Biubiu moves to substitute. e
CN	⁠⁠SN	December 17, Angel (Top to Mid) and Weiwei (Jungle to Bot) change positions. Easyhoon (Assistant Coach) leaves.^[38] e

CN	⁠⁠SN	June 22, Bin, SofM, Angel, and Assum's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022. ON and View's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.^[41] e
CN	⁠⁠WBG	November 21, ⁠⁠Suning rebrands as ⁠⁠Weibo Gaming.^[2] SofM, Angel, and huanfeng's contracts are transferred to ⁠⁠Weibo Gaming in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022. ON's contract is transferred to ⁠⁠Weibo Gaming in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023. e

CN

⁠

⁠WBG

December 15,
Crisp joins.
Angel leaves.^[4]^[5]

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CN	⁠⁠RNG	January 11, Angel joins. Tangyuan and Bunny join from academy roster. ziyou joins as substitute from academy roster. Ming leaves.^[8]^[9] e
CN	⁠⁠RNG	February 17, Breathe, GALA, and Ming's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023. Wei's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025. Angel's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.^[42] e
CN	⁠⁠RNG	April 18, Angel and Xiaobai (Analyst) leave.^[6]^[7] e
CN	⁠⁠NIP	May 25, Angel, Maizijian (Head Coach), and byg97 (Assistant Coach) join. shad0w's contract is extended. Dream leaves.^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19] e
CN	⁠⁠NIP	December 13, Photic and Zhuo's contracts are extended. Invincible, Shadow, Angel, and XLB leave.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15] e
CN	⁠⁠OMG	December 13, Cube, Xiaofang, Angel, and Khonsu (Assistant Manager) join. Noname (Head Coach) rejoins. geitang (Assistant Coach) joins from academy roster. Starry joins as substitute from academy roster. Able's contract is extended. ppgod, Li Jian (Manager), and Zhang Pan (Leader) will remain with the team for 2024. shanji, Aki, Jerry, and River (Coach) leave.^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32] e

CN	⁠⁠OMG	January 9, Cube, xiaofang, Angel, and Able's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024. Starry's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2026.^[43] e
CN	⁠⁠OMG	December 9, Tianzhen, Angel, and ppgod leave.^[20]^[21]^[22] e
CN	⁠⁠EDG	December 12, Zdz, Xiaohao, Angel, and Assum join. Wink's contract is extended.^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37] e

CN

⁠

⁠EDG

January 15,
Zdz,
Xiaohao, and
Angel's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2026.
Leave's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2027.
Parukia's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2028.^[44]

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Biography

Trivia

First reached challenger on the Chinese server at the age of 12.
Is the son of Xiang Ben-Mi (向本密), one of the founders and shareholder of the restaurant chain Hutaoli Music Restaurant & Bar in China.

Statistics

Reached 1000 kills in the LPL on June 10, 2022.
- The 31st player to reach 1000 kills in the LPL.
Reached 1500 kills in the LPL on July 15, 2024.
- The 24th player to reach 1500 kills in the LPL.
Reached 500 games in the LPL on February 11, 2025
- The 27th player to reach 500 games in the LPL.
Reached 3000 assists in the LPL on May 10, 2025.
- Was the 37th player to reach 3000 assists in the LPL.

Individual Awards

LPL 3rd All-Pro Team x1 (Spring 2024)

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Team	Vs	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2021-01-28	CN China	LPL 2021 Spring			Azir	Mid	W	11/0/1	Link	Link
2018-07-18	CN China	LPL 2018 Summer			Irelia	Mid	W	9/2/6	Link	Link

Click here for a full list of pentakills by all players.

Tournament Results

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Angel (Xiang Tao) Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2026-05-17	4	LPL 2026 Split 2 - Group Nirvana	3 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠EDG	Zdz, Xiaohao, Angel, sinian, Leave, Jwei, Clearlove, Mni
2026-03-27	NQ	Esports World Cup 2026 Online Qualifier: China	1 : 2⁠⁠UP	⁠⁠EDG	Zdz, Xiaohao, Angel, Leave, Parukia, Clearlove, Mni
2026-02-10	11 - 12	LPL 2026 Split 1 Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠OMG	⁠⁠EDG	Zdz, Xiaohao, Angel, Leave, Parukia, Clearlove, Mni
2026-02-07	3	LPL 2026 Split 1 - Group Perseverance	4 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠EDG	Zdz, Xiaohao, Angel, Leave, Parukia, Clearlove, Mni
2025-12-27	5 - 8	Demacia Cup 2025	1 : 3⁠⁠JDG	⁠⁠EDG	Zdz, Xiaohao, Angel, Leave, Parukia, Mni, Liet
2025-09-11	7 - 8	LPL 2025 Grand Finals	2 : 3⁠⁠JDG	⁠⁠EDG	Zdz, Xiaohao, Angel, Ahn, Parukia, Mni, Liet
2025-08-28	2	LPL 2025 Split 3 - Group Nirvana	8 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠EDG	Zdz, Xiaohao, Angel, Ahn, Parukia, Mni, Liet
2025-05-24	9 - 12	LPL 2025 Split 2 Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠iG	⁠⁠EDG	Zdz, Xiaohao, Angel, Ahn, Wink, Poppy, Mni
2025-05-22	2	LPL 2025 Split 2 - Group Nirvana	4 - 1⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠EDG	Zdz, Xiaohao, Angel, Ahn, Wink, Poppy, Mni
2025-03-26	NQ	LPL 2025 Split 2 Placements	1 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠EDG	Zdz, Xiaohao, Angel, Ahn, Wink, Poppy, Mni

Media

2022

December 24, Angel: "TheShy is a very stubborn person" - Weibo Gaming documentary (2022) by LPL Andy on YouTube
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Post-Match Interviews

2019
2021
2022
2023
2025
2026

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2019-12-21	Demacia Cup 2019	SN vs LGE	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-01-09	LPL 2021 Spring	TES vs SN	Link
2021-03-02	LPL 2021 Spring	SN vs TT	Link
2021-04-02	LPL 2021 Spring Playoffs	SN vs LNG	Link
2021-07-18	LPL 2021 Summer	JDG vs SN	Link
2021-12-17	Demacia Cup 2021	WBG vs OMG