Tidebound—a Chinese Dota 2 team formed in early 2025 following major roster shakeups among Chinese teams after The International 2024.

In just one season, the team rose to become one of China’s strongest, won its first Tier 1 tournament, and qualified for The International 2025.

2025

In January 2025, the first roster of Team Tidebound was formed, consisting of Guo shiro Huanan, Cheng NothingToSay Jin Xiang, Zhang Bach Zhuida, Lin planet Hao, and Zhang y Yiping, under the guidance of experienced coach Zhou bLink Yang, who had previously won The International 2016 and, during his coaching career, had worked with Xtreme Gaming and Team Zero.

In its first few months, the team successfully qualified for a number of Tier 1 tournaments. At its first championship, FISSURE Universe: Episode 4, the team finished in the top three, and then took fourth place at PGL Wallachia Season 4.

In May, the organization All Gamers signed the entire roster, which was set to compete under the name All Gamers Global. However, the roster did not play a single official match under the new name and reverted to Team Tidebound as early as that summer.

In the second half of the season, the team won the Chinese LAN tournament Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi, defeating Tundra Esports in the grand final. Thanks to its successful performances, Tidebound received a direct invite to The International 2025, where it finished in the top 8.

Almost immediately after the year’s biggest tournament, NothingToSay, Bach, and coach bLink left the team, which became one of the key factors in the team’s decline in performance.

The club’s new players were Shu EchoZz Ziliang and Li niu Kongbo, and Yao Yao Zhengzheng — who spent most of his career at LGD, first as a player and then as a coach—was invited to take on the role of head coach.

Despite winning the DreamLeague Division 2 Season 2 qualifier, Tidebound began finishing at the bottom of the standings at major international championships.

Due to unsatisfactory results, in December 2025 the organization announced the suspension of its Dota 2 activities and the disbandment of the roster.