Player LaNm from from Azure Ray Dota 2
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Zhang LaNm Zhicheng is a Chinese professional Dota 2 player and coach.
LaNm's first Dota 2 tournament was The International 2011, where he participated with EHOME and finished second. At The International 2012 EHOME also received an invitational, but finished 5th-6th in the tournament. The following season LaNm played in a new organization called RattleSnake. The most significant achievement of the team was the passage to The International 2013. The next team for Zhang was Team DK. The Chinese tag team won almost all of the dash-1 tournaments, but took fourth place at The International 2014. After that, as a member of Big God LaNm played at the Dota 2 Asia Championships 2015, thereby earning himself an invite to EHOME. Zhang played in the Chinese organization for more than two years. During that time, LaNm won at MarsTV Dota 2 League 2015 Winter, as well as finishing fourth at Frankfurt Major 2015 and 5-6 at The International 2015. After missing The International 2017 as a player, LaNm decided to play for Vici Gaming for the 2017-2018 season. During the year, VG finished second at ESL One Katowice 2018 and third at MDL Changsha Major guaranteeing themselves a slot at The International 2018, where they placed 9-12.
In the winter of 2019, LaNm moved to Royal Never Give Up. The team was able to make it to The International 2019 through qualifications. At the tournament itself, Royal Never Give Up finished in 9th-12th place. After Zhang took a short break from cybersport, but in March 2020 he became the coach of Team Aster. Throughout the online era, LaNm tried to stabilize the team, but in September 2020 he assembled a new squad. After becoming a playing coach, LaNm reunited with Monet, White丶Album_白学家, Xxs, and Borax. When Valve announced a new DPC season in 2021, Team Aster qualified for The International 2021, finishing second at Dota Pro Circuit 2021: Season 1 - China Upper Division and first at Dota Pro Circuit 2021: Season 2 - China: Upper Division. At The International 2021 itself, the team finished in 13th to 16th place.
