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Team Secret have announced a joint venture with Vietnamese esports organisation Team Whales to create a new League of Legends team, Secret Whales, which will debut in the LoL Championship Pacific (LCP) 2025 season.
According to Secret’s release, the new partnership will combine Secret’s competitive excellence with Team Whales’ regional prowess to create a team which will make waves in the Asia-Pacific LoL esports region.
“This partnership is a monumental step forward for both organisations. By joining forces, we aim to not only dominate the LCP but also inspire and engage the broader League of Legends community in the Asia-Pacific region,” said Team Secret CEO John Yao.
Time to make waves in the Pacific region! 🏴🏳️
We're joining forces with Team Whales for the LCP 2025: the road to Worlds 2025 starts here 🐳
🔗 https://t.co/iXwdxUnjzI pic.twitter.com/1b5JdDnuCz
— Team Secret (@teamsecret) December 6, 2024
“We are excited to partner with Team Secret, whose legacy and vision align perfectly with our ambition. Together, we will bring a new level of excitement and competitiveness to the LCP,” added Team Whales CEO Phạm Anh Tuấn.
Set to compete in the revamped league, Secret Whales will be one of four invited guest teams for the LCP 2025 season, joining MGN Vikings Esports (formerly Vikings Esports), DetonatioN FocusMe, and Chiefs Esports Club.
The rest of the LCP slots will be filled in by partner teams, including well-known names from Pacific Championship Series (PCS), CTBC Flying Oysters, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, PSG Talon, and Vietnam Championship Series (VCS), GAM Esports.
The league follows Riot Games’ new competitive structure for the 2025 season and beyond, featuring LoL esports teams from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, Oceania, South-east Asia, and Vietnam.
As a new Asia-Pacific tier-one league from 2025 onwards, the LCP replaces PCS, which will, along with the VCS and LJL, become LCP’s secondary leagues with a path to promotion to the top flight.
With no set launch date yet – but expected to begin alongside other LoL leagues around the world in early January 2025 – the LCP will be an eight-team league, with most of the participating squads having yet to reveal their rosters.
The new joint venture between Secret and Whales currently has six players listed on their active lineup, including three ex-Secret players, top laner Trần “Hiro02” Lê Trung Hậu, support Đinh “Taki” Anh Tài, and ADC Hoàng “Eddie” Công Nghĩa.
The trio will link up with rookie top laner Lê “Steller” Quang Bình, and two ex-Baby Whales players, jungler Lê “Hizto” Văn Hoàng Hả and mid laner Trần “Tire” Duy Đức.
Secret Whales LoL 2025 Roster
- Trần “Hiro02” Lê Trung Hậu – top lane
- Lê “Steller” Quang Bình – top lane
- Lê “Hizto” Văn Hoàng Hả – jungle
- Trần “Tire” Duy Đức – mid lane
- Đinh “Taki” Anh Tài – support
- Hoàng “Eddie” Công Nghĩa – ADC
