Panda (James Ding)

Retired
Panda
Background Information
Name	James Ding
Country of Birth	Australia
Birthday	May 28, 1996 (age 28)
Residency	NA North America
Competitive
Role	Jungler
Competitive IDs	Obese Panda
Soloqueue IDs	NA: Pandissimo
Social Media & Links

James "Panda" (▶️ listen) Ding is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously jungler for 100 Thieves Next. He was previously known as Obese Panda.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team		Start	End		Notes
NA	⁠⁠UC San Diego		≈Aug 2016≈2016-08-??	≈May 2018≈2018-05-??	≈1yr 9mo	ejel
NA	⁠⁠No Clue		Nov 20172017-11-18	Nov 20172017-11-24	6d	Pickup Team ejel
NA	⁠⁠Zenith Esports		≈Jun 2018≈2018-06-12	≈Jul 2018≈2018-07-26	≈1mo 14d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠AZIO eSports		Sep 20182018-09-09[1]	Dec 20182018-12-14	3mo 5d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠FOX Academy		Dec 20182018-12-14[3]	Aug 20192019-08-16[2]	8mo 2d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Echo Fox		Mar 20192019-03-02	Mar 20192019-03-14	12d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Echo Fox		Jun 20192019-06-22[4]	Jun 20192019-06-30	8d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Sam's Yams		Dec 20192019-12-14	Dec 20192019-12-21	7d	Pickup Team ejel
NA	⁠⁠Orgless		Mar 20202020-03-21[5]	Apr 20202020-04-14	24d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Full Spectrum		Apr 20202020-04-27	Jun 20202020-06-16[6]	1mo 19d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Simplicity Esports		Jun 20202020-06-16[7]	Jul 20202020-07-25	1mo 9d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Wildcard Gaming		Feb 20212021-02-04	May 20212021-05-14[8]	3mo 10d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Revival		Jun 20212021-06-17[9]	≈Jun 2021≈2021-06-19	≈2d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠OQ		Jul 20212021-07-06[10]	Aug 20212021-08-11	1mo 5d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠100 Next		Aug 20212021-08-30[12]	Oct 20212021-10-16[11]	1mo 17d	ejel

	Team		Start	End		Notes
NA	⁠⁠UC San Diego		≈Aug 2016≈2016-08-??	≈May 2018≈2018-05-??	≈1yr 9mo	ejel
NA	⁠⁠No Clue		Nov 20172017-11-18	Nov 20172017-11-24	6d	Pickup Team ejel
NA	⁠⁠Zenith Esports		≈Jun 2018≈2018-06-12	≈Jul 2018≈2018-07-26	≈1mo 14d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠AZIO eSports		Sep 20182018-09-09[1]	Dec 20182018-12-14	3mo 5d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠FOX Academy		Dec 20182018-12-14[3]	Aug 20192019-08-16[2]	8mo 2d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Echo Fox		Mar 20192019-03-02	Mar 20192019-03-14	12d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Echo Fox		Jun 20192019-06-22[4]	Jun 20192019-06-30	8d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Sam's Yams		Dec 20192019-12-14	Dec 20192019-12-21	7d	Pickup Team ejel
NA	⁠⁠Orgless		Mar 20202020-03-21[5]	Apr 20202020-04-14	24d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Full Spectrum		Apr 20202020-04-27	Jun 20202020-06-16[6]	1mo 19d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Simplicity Esports		Jun 20202020-06-16[7]	Jul 20202020-07-25	1mo 9d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Wildcard Gaming		Feb 20212021-02-04	May 20212021-05-14[8]	3mo 10d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠Revival		Jun 20212021-06-17[9]	≈Jun 2021≈2021-06-19	≈2d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠OQ		Jul 20212021-07-06[10]	Aug 20212021-08-11	1mo 5d	ejel
NA	⁠⁠100 Next		Aug 20212021-08-30[12]	Oct 20212021-10-16[11]	1mo 17d	ejel

News

• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021

NA

⁠⁠UCSD

August (approx.), Ixenbay, An Obese Panda, Ahri, seemackzee, LimitedExtent, and Shopping join. e

NA	⁠⁠NO C	November 18, Dhokla, An Obese Panda, Peridot, Johnsun, and IronPyrite join as a pick-up team for Tyler1 Championship Series 2017. The team will be considered disbanded at the tournament's conclusion on November 24. e
NA	⁠⁠NO C	November 24, Team is disbanded following the conclusion of Tyler1 Championship Series 2017. Dhokla, An Obese Panda, Peridot, Johnsun, and IronPyrite leave. e

NA	⁠⁠UCSD	May (approx.), Eiyo, An Obese Panda, Pransie, Evexus, and snap leave. e
NA	⁠⁠ZEN	June 12 (approx.), An Obese Panda joins as substitute. e
NA	⁠⁠ZEN	July 26 (approx.), An Obese Panda leaves. e
NA	⁠⁠AZIO	September 9, AZIO Black and AZIO White combine to form AZIO eSports. Charming, An Obese Panda, 5fire, Oriku, snap, and Spiritbr8ker (Head Coach) join.[1] e
NA	⁠⁠AZIO	December 14, Obese Panda leaves. e
NA	⁠⁠FOX.A	December 14, Obese Panda joins.[3] e

NA	⁠⁠FOX	January 7, Panda's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2019.[13] e
NA	⁠⁠FOX	March 2, Panda joins from academy roster. e
NA	⁠⁠FOX	March 14, Panda leaves for academy roster. e
NA	⁠⁠FOX	June 22, Lourlo and Panda rejoin from academy roster.[4] e
NA	⁠⁠FOX	June 30, Panda leaves for academy roster. e
NA	⁠⁠FOX.A	August 16, Lourlo, Solo, Panda, Yusui, Lost, Fill, and Mabrey (Head Coach) leave.[2] e
NA	⁠⁠SAM'	December 14, Lourlo, Panda, Insanity, Shoryu, and Joey join as a pick-up team for Tyler1 Championship Series 2019. The team will be considered disbanded at the tournament's conclusion on December 21. e
NA	⁠⁠SAM'	December 21, Team is disbanded following the conclusion of Tyler1 Championship Series 2019. Lourlo, Panda, Insanity, Shoryu, and Joey leave. e

NA	⁠⁠ORGL	March 21, Panda, Aki no Ki, Joey, and Moon (Coach) join. Siddywiddy, Vex, Cat Ears, and Kitzuo leave.[5] e
NA	⁠⁠ORGL	April 14, Team disbands. 3in1warrior, Lawrence, Panda, Siddywiddy, Young Mid, Joey, and Moon (Coach) leave. Lutano and Vex (temporary substitutes) leave. e
NA	⁠⁠FS	April 27, Panda joins. e
NA	⁠⁠FS	June 16, BMD, Panda, Sudzzi, Vex, Lutano, Salvatore (Head Coach), ADFX-01 (Head Analyst), Gidd (General Manager), Shikoro (Manager), and Mystik (Assistant Analyst) leave.[6] e
NA	⁠⁠SMP	June 16, BMD, Panda, Sudzzi, Vex, Lutano, Salvatore (Head Coach), Crazylegs (Assistant Coach), ADFX-01 (Head Analyst), Gidd (General Manager), Shikoro (Manager), and Mystik (Assistant Analyst) join.[7] e
NA	⁠⁠SMP	July 25, BMD, Panda, Sudzzi, vilas, JohnathanForLong, Salvatore (Head Coach), Crazylegs (Assistant Coach), Gidd (General Manager), Shikoro (Manager), and Mystik (Assistant Analyst) leave. e

NA	⁠⁠WC	February 4, Panda joins. TeamLuke rejoins. Jozy and Bmfx leave. e
NA	⁠⁠WC	May 14, Qwacker, Panda, Daption, and Yasin leave.[8] e
NA	⁠⁠RVL	June 17, HyBriDZz, Panda, and Call Lin join. CloudNguyen joins as substitute. Concept, Plux, and 3in1warrior leave.[9] e
NA	⁠⁠RVL	June 19 (approx.), HyBriDZz, Panda, Sudzzi, Scoooped, Call Lin, CloudNguyen, Crazylegs (Head Coach), Shikoro (Assistant Coach), and Rast (Analyst) leave. e
NA	⁠⁠OQ	July 6, Distelfinks, Panda, Ariendel, Kacha, and Call Lin join. Youngbin joins as substitute.[10] e
NA	⁠⁠OQ	August 11, Distelfinks, Panda, Ariendel, Kacha, Call Lin, and Youngbin leave. e
NA	⁠⁠100X	August 30, Dinka and Panda are added to the GCD. Gamsu and Chad leave for sister team ⁠⁠100 Academy.[12] Dinka and Panda's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 27 September 2021.[12] e
NA	⁠⁠100X	October 16, Panda and Gweiss are removed from the GCD.[11] e

Biography[]

Panda was born in Adelaide, Australia. When he was 1 year old, he moved to Singapore, and in first grade, he moved to the United States.

Trivia[]

Tournament Results[]

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

Panda (James Ding) Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2021-09-09	13 - 16	LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Summer	0 : 2⁠⁠C9.A	⁠⁠100X	Dinka,  Panda,  Young,  Instinct,  Gweiss,  FallenBandit
2021-08-11	9 - 12	Unified Grand Prix 2021 Summer	0 : 2⁠⁠GG.A	⁠⁠OQ	Distelfinks,  Panda,  Ariendel,  Kacha,  Call Lin,  Hermes
2021-07-19	3	EGL Summer Showdown - Group B	1 - 2⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠OQ	Distelfinks,  Panda,  Ariendel,  Kacha,  Call Lin,  Hermes
2021-07-07	3 - 4	EGL Summer Showdown Open Qualifier	0 : 1⁠⁠SN	⁠⁠OQ	Distelfinks,  Panda,  Ariendel,  Kacha,  Call Lin,  Hermes
2021-04-09	13 - 16	LCS Proving Grounds 2021 Spring	1 : 2⁠⁠IMT.A	⁠⁠WC	Qwacker,  Panda,  Xeno,  TeamLukee,  Daption,  Yasin,  ADFX
2021-03-16	4	Giant Slayer Gauntlet 2021 Spring	1 : 2⁠⁠GG.A	⁠⁠WC	Qwacker,  Panda,  Xeno,  Teamlukee,  Daption,  ADFX
2021-02-15	9	Challengers Uprising Season 2	2 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠WC	Qwacker,  Panda,  Xeno,  TeamLuke,  Daption,  ADFX
2021-02-05	Q	Challengers Uprising Season 2 Qualifiers	2 : 0⁠⁠AOE	⁠⁠WC	Qwacker,  Panda,  Xeno,  TeamLuke,  Daption,  ADFX
2020-07-25	9	Legends Weekend League 2020	W - FF⁠⁠LFS	⁠⁠SMP	BMD,  Panda,  Sudzzi,  Vex,  vilas,  Lutano,  JohnathanForLong,  Salvatore
2020-07-16	5 - 8	Challengers Uprising Season 1 Playoffs	1 - 2⁠⁠PA	⁠⁠SMP	BMD,  Panda,  Sudzzi,  vilas,  JohnathanForLong,  Salvatore

Media[]

Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-03-09	Giant Slayer Gauntlet 2021 Spring	C9.Am vs WC	Link

Images[]

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  CLD Obese Panda, NASG 2018

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  FOX.A Panda, NA Academy 2019 Spring

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  FOX Panda, LCS 2019 Summer

Name Pronunciation

Redirects

The following pages redirect here:

• An Obese Panda
• Obese Panda

References