Weibo Gaming has entered Rainbow Six: Siege (R6) esports with its first R6 roster, featuring former Bleed Esports and Elevate players.
The Chinese esports organisation also announced a partnership with R6 developer Ubisoft, securing an Affiliate Team spot in the Asia Division of the game’s Asia Pacific League.
An announcement from March 8th on Weibo’s official X (formerly Twitter) account confirmed former Bleed Esports members Aldi ‘Hovenherst’ Firmansyah and Wu ‘Reeps96’ Weichen have signed as active players, then Patrick ‘MentalistC’ Fan will be taking the roles of Manager and Assistant Coach for the new lineup.
“The past five months have been one hell of a struggle, but I am glad we finally found a new home, along with some new talents,” shared Mentalist C on X after Weibo’s announcement. “For me personally, it’s time to take a step back and let the young guns cook while [meepeY] and I guide them the best we can from the background…”
Following the non-payment accusations against Bleed Esports, Hovenherst, Weichen and MentalistC had departed the organisation to compete for TEAM JOEL, an R6 team without organisational support. As part of Weibo’s first R6 roster, the trio is now reunited with former Bleed Esports teammate Taylor ‘Terdsta’ Ching.
They are joined by Yunos ‘SpeakEasy’ Mohamed and Razaan ‘Ape’ Adiprakasa, who won the Asia League 2024 – Stage 2 Grand Final against Bleed last year with their former organisation Elevate. R6 veteran and former coach for Rogue, KOI and Wildcard, Matthew ‘meepeY’ Sharples, will support the team as its Head Coach.
Weibo Gaming’s Esports Expansion in 2025
Founded in 2021, Chinese esports organisation Weibo Gaming is primarily known for its activity in League of Legends (LoL). Its LoL roster has consistently ranked highly within the LPL, the game’s Chinese league. Moreover, Weibo placed 2nd and 3rd at the LoL World Championships in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Most recently, the organisation signed Street Fighter 6 champion Saul Leonardo ‘MenaRD’ Mena II ahead of the Capcom Cup 11.
Although R6’s 2024/25 season concluded last month with the Six Invitational 2025 in Boston, U.S., Weibo Gaming will most likely compete in Ubisoft’s Asia League next season.
