Player profile

Shao

Team Natus Vincere
Role Initiator
Region EMEA
Active 2021–2026
Last map 2026-02-06

Shao is a professional Valorant (VCT) initiator player with 272 career maps — a 1.10 K/D, 197.0 ACS, 1.11 rating across 2021–2026, most-played on Fade. Shao was named to the All-VCT Third Team in 2023.

Rating by event

Event average (3+ rated maps)Season median, all players with 20+ maps

Series 108

Maps 272

Rounds 5,846

Rating 1.04 ▼ −0.06 Career 1.11

ACS 187.0 ▼ −10.0 Career 197.0

K/D 1.04 ▼ −0.07 Career 1.10

KAST 74.5% ▼ −0.7 Career 75.2%

ADR 125.2 ▼ −6.8 Career 132.0

Opening duel % 55.4% ▲ +0.4 Career 55.0%

Headshot % 32.5% ▲ +0.4 Career 32.1%

Scouting report

Season2025Peers82 InitiatorsScopeAll leaguesSample20+ maps each

Overall

Rating 1.04 78

ACS 187.0 59

KAST 74.5% 85

ADR 125.2 62

Fragging

Kills / round 0.66 64

K/D 1.04 80

Headshot % 32.5% 85

Multi-kill rounds 14.8% 45

Opening duels

First kills / round 0.070 52

First deaths / round 0.057 87

Opening duel win % 55.4% 94

Support & clutch

Assists / round 0.29 42

Clutch pts / 100 rds 4.40 98

By side

Attack kills / round 0.69 86

Defense kills / round 0.63 28

Percentile among peerslow high/tick = 50th percentile

Shao vs 82 Initiators · 2025 · 20+ maps each vct-reference.com

Rating by event

Event average (3+ rated maps)Season median, all players with 20+ maps

All-VCT Honors

2023 All-VCT Third Team Flex · All-Role

2022 All-VCT First Team Initiator · All-Role

Event Awards

Season	Event	Award
2024	EMEA Stage 1	Best Controller
2023	EMEA LCQ	Best Initiator
2022	Masters Copenhagen	Finals MVP Best Initiator
	EMEA Stage 1 Challengers	Finals MVP
2021	Europe Stage 1 Masters	Best Initiator

Pro Valorant career stats · VCT 2021–2026 · last played 2026-02-06

Season by Season

Season	Team	Maps	Rds	K	D	A	+/−	K/D	ACS	ADR	KAST	HS%	FK	FD	Rating	Clutch
Career		272	5,846	4,078	3,701	1,923	+377	1.10	197.0	132.0	75.2%	32.1%	418	342	1.11	250
2026	Natus Vincere	12	261	132	186	73	-54	0.71	149.7	101.6	67.2%	34.4%	20	20	0.78	4
2025	Natus Vincere	49	1,023	675	652	295	+23	1.04	187.0	125.2	74.5%	32.5%	72	58	1.04	45
2024	Natus Vincere	37	760	519	516	278	+3	1.01	191.8	129.0	73.8%	32.4%	57	58	1.04	30
2023	Natus Vincere	59	1,335	925	803	432	+122	1.15	194.0	129.5	76.9%	35.1%	87	70	1.15	74
2022	FunPlus Phoenix	95	2,019	1,466	1,269	696	+197	1.16	205.7	138.8	76.4%	30.5%	139	110	1.17	85
2021	FunPlus Phoenix	20	448	361	275	149	+86	1.31	226.7	148.1	71.8%	28.2%	43	26	1.23	12

Coverage: FK, FD and Clutch totals in this table are recorded on only part of China's maps (57.9%; opening duels 65.7%), so totals read low for players who competed there. Coverage by league →

Recent maps

The last 10 maps in the data, newest first. Result is the map score from this player’s side.

Date	Map	Opponent	Result	Agent	K	D	A	ACS	Rating	Event
Feb 6	Breeze	Team Heretics	L 4–13	Astra	7	15	3	108	0.43	VCT 2026: EMEA Kickoff
Feb 6	Haven	Team Heretics	L 5–13	Sova	11	17	7	179	0.72	VCT 2026: EMEA Kickoff
Feb 4	Bind	FNATIC	L 15–17	Brimstone	10	25	11	117	0.52	VCT 2026: EMEA Kickoff
Feb 4	Breeze	FNATIC	W 13–6	Astra	7	9	1	97	0.78	VCT 2026: EMEA Kickoff
Feb 4	Split	FNATIC	L 10–13	Omen	5	19	6	61	0.24	VCT 2026: EMEA Kickoff
Jan 29	Bind	Gentle Mates	L 9–13	Brimstone	16	18	6	201	0.86	VCT 2026: EMEA Kickoff
Jan 29	Abyss	Gentle Mates	L 7–13	Astra	15	14	1	219	1.16	VCT 2026: EMEA Kickoff
Jan 22	Split	Team Heretics	W 13–6	Omen	8	10	11	121	0.89	VCT 2026: EMEA Kickoff
Jan 22	Haven	Team Heretics	L 11–13	Sova	10	16	7	143	0.83	VCT 2026: EMEA Kickoff
Jan 22	Bind	Team Heretics	W 13–10	Brimstone	17	15	11	219	1.14	VCT 2026: EMEA Kickoff

Career by Agent

Agent	Role	Maps	Rds	K	D	K/D	ACS	ADR	Rating
Fade	Initiator	67	1,430	1,001	864	1.16	197.5	133.8	1.16
Sova	Initiator	56	1,150	821	735	1.12	204.6	141.2	1.11
Omen	Controller	36	781	566	528	1.07	201.2	130.0	1.08
Astra	Controller	34	729	505	452	1.12	194.3	129.2	1.12
Sage	Sentinel	26	569	380	357	1.06	189.3	124.9	1.10
Brimstone	Controller	15	334	216	223	0.97	185.9	124.7	1.02
Skye	Initiator	6	148	101	97	1.04	186.7	125.5	1.07
Breach	Initiator	6	140	82	88	0.93	157.3	100.0	0.92
Gekko	Initiator	6	147	85	98	0.87	156.5	109.2	0.85
Jett	Duelist	5	103	105	65	1.62	278.4	173.4	1.42
Killjoy	Sentinel	5	108	62	61	1.02	160.2	110.4	0.99
Tejo	Initiator	5	108	87	68	1.28	232.4	161.6	1.28
Viper	Controller	4	77	46	51	0.90	175.5	110.8	0.92
KAY/O	Initiator	1	22	21	14	1.50	270.0	169.0	1.33
Astra	Controller	3	56	29	38	0.76	141.3	93.3	0.79
Brimstone	Controller	3	77	43	58	0.74	179.0	121.7	0.84
Omen	Controller	3	66	30	45	0.67	127.7	82.3	0.72
Sova	Initiator	3	62	30	45	0.67	150.7	109.0	0.77
Fade	Initiator	9	202	132	123	1.07	182.9	122.3	1.12
Sova	Initiator	9	175	109	113	0.96	182.6	130.1	1.01
Astra	Controller	7	133	108	91	1.19	217.1	140.6	1.13
Breach	Initiator	5	118	67	74	0.91	158.6	101.6	0.93
Sage	Sentinel	5	98	50	62	0.81	152.2	98.8	0.87
Tejo	Initiator	5	108	87	68	1.28	232.4	161.6	1.28
Gekko	Initiator	4	89	46	55	0.84	142.3	101.5	0.81
Omen	Controller	4	78	55	52	1.06	200.0	123.5	1.01
KAY/O	Initiator	1	22	21	14	1.50	270.0	169.0	1.33
Omen	Controller	18	380	277	264	1.05	205.2	136.1	1.08
Brimstone	Controller	9	183	120	119	1.01	183.9	123.0	1.06
Sova	Initiator	4	78	61	51	1.20	212.0	148.3	1.17
Viper	Controller	3	56	29	35	0.83	150.0	102.7	0.87
Astra	Controller	2	42	24	29	0.83	164.5	107.0	0.87
Fade	Initiator	1	21	8	18	0.44	120.0	102.0	0.48
Fade	Initiator	15	321	212	183	1.16	189.1	125.8	1.16
Astra	Controller	12	272	194	146	1.33	204.1	138.2	1.33
Omen	Controller	8	172	121	115	1.05	197.6	124.9	1.10
Sova	Initiator	6	125	105	81	1.30	234.2	161.7	1.27
Killjoy	Sentinel	5	108	62	61	1.02	160.2	110.4	0.99
Skye	Initiator	5	130	83	83	1.00	170.4	116.4	0.98
Brimstone	Controller	3	74	53	46	1.15	198.7	133.0	1.07
Gekko	Initiator	2	58	39	43	0.91	185.0	124.5	0.94
Sage	Sentinel	2	53	41	31	1.32	208.0	130.0	1.19
Breach	Initiator	1	22	15	14	1.07	151.0	92.0	0.91
Fade	Initiator	42	886	649	540	1.20	205.5	139.9	1.18
Sova	Initiator	22	453	310	296	1.05	198.0	134.7	1.12
Sage	Sentinel	16	349	246	217	1.13	200.2	133.0	1.18
Astra	Controller	10	226	150	148	1.01	189.3	126.6	1.03
Jett	Duelist	4	86	90	56	1.61	294.0	188.8	1.49
Omen	Controller	1	19	21	12	1.75	280.0	193.0	1.52
Sova	Initiator	12	257	206	149	1.38	229.3	156.9	1.20
Sage	Sentinel	3	69	43	47	0.91	181.0	121.7	0.89
Omen	Controller	2	66	62	40	1.55	252.0	148.0	1.47
Jett	Duelist	1	17	15	9	1.67	216.0	112.0	1.13
Skye	Initiator	1	18	18	14	1.29	268.0	171.0	1.51
Viper	Controller	1	21	17	16	1.06	252.0	135.0	1.08

Vs. Every Team

Rating against each team faced on 2+ maps, next to this player’s rating in every other map, most-played first.

Team	Maps	Series Win %	Rtg vs	Usual	Δ	ACS vs	ACS Δ
FNATIC	35	23.1%	0.98	1.13	-0.15	176	-24
Team Liquid	25	63.6%	1.14	1.10	+0.04	204	+9
Karmine Corp	18	85.7%	1.09	1.11	-0.02	179	-19
Team Heretics	18	37.5%	1.06	1.11	-0.05	200	+3
KIWOOM DRX	12	20.0%	1.18	1.10	+0.07	205	+9
Movistar KOI	12	40.0%	1.03	1.11	-0.08	182	-15
Team Vitality	11	80.0%	1.07	1.11	-0.04	183	-14
GIANTX	11	25.0%	1.01	1.11	-0.10	189	-8
BBL Esports	10	50.0%	1.16	1.10	+0.06	200	+4
Giants Gaming	8	66.7%	1.04	1.11	-0.07	188	-8

Kills vs Every Opponent

Career kills and deaths against each of the 194 players faced, best +/− first. Click a header to sort. China league maps rarely record this, so China-only matchups are thin.

Player	Maps	K	D	+/−
Redgar	18	84	47	+37
AvovA	15	52	28	+24
Cloud	22	70	49	+21
Mixwell	9	37	19	+18
zeek	9	32	14	+18
reazy	6	26	9	+17
Jamppi	22	69	55	+14
Zest	12	41	27	+14
ceNder	7	27	13	+14
NagZ	6	22	8	+14

Clutched Against Most

Player	Clutches	Pts	By size
nukkye	6	12	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×4 · 1v1 ×1
Elite	6	11	1v2 ×5 · 1v1 ×1
nAts	5	11	1v3 ×2 · 1v2 ×2 · 1v1 ×1
Cloud	7	10	1v2 ×3 · 1v1 ×4
hoody	6	10	1v3 ×2 · 1v1 ×4
Boaster	5	10	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×3 · 1v1 ×1
Redgar	5	10	1v3 ×2 · 1v2 ×1 · 1v1 ×2
Fit1nho	4	10	1v3 ×2 · 1v2 ×2
soulcas	5	9	1v4 ×1 · 1v2 ×1 · 1v1 ×3
Chronicle	5	8	1v2 ×3 · 1v1 ×2

Clutched By Most

Player	Clutches	Pts	By size
sheydos	8	15	1v3 ×2 · 1v2 ×3 · 1v1 ×3
trexx	4	11	1v5 ×1 · 1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×1 · 1v1 ×1
Chronicle	4	10	1v4 ×1 · 1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×1 · 1v1 ×1
nAts	5	9	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×2 · 1v1 ×2
Mistic	5	9	1v2 ×4 · 1v1 ×1
Sayf	4	9	1v3 ×2 · 1v2 ×1 · 1v1 ×1
koldamenta	4	8	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×2 · 1v1 ×1
Redgar	3	8	1v4 ×1 · 1v3 ×1 · 1v1 ×1
Leo	6	7	1v2 ×1 · 1v1 ×5
nukkye	4	7	1v3 ×1 · 1v2 ×1 · 1v1 ×2

Clutches won with that player on the losing side (2+). Points weight by size: 1vN = N.

Series Stomps Dealt

Opponent	K	D	+/−	±/rd	Date
reazy	17	3	+14	0.22	2024-04-25	↗
ceNder	14	3	+11	0.19	2024-07-15	↗
sh1n	15	5	+10	0.17	2023-07-21	↗
DubsteP	10	0	+10	0.26	2023-02-25	↗
Zest	14	4	+10	0.17	2022-07-12	↗
zeek	15	5	+10	0.18	2022-06-19	↗
Redgar	16	6	+10	0.13	2022-02-18	↗

Series Stomps Taken

Opponent	K	D	+/−	±/rd	Date
Derke	4	17	-13	-0.33	2022-07-14	↗
Wo0t	1	12	-11	-0.32	2024-06-19	↗
ardiis	3	14	-11	-0.17	2023-06-12	↗

Series where this player out-killed one opponent by 10+ (left) or was out-killed by 10+ (right). K and D are this player’s.

Map Stomps Dealt

Opponent	K	D	+/−	Map	Score	Date
sheydos	9	1	+8	Split	13–11	2026-01-20	↗
Art1st	12	4	+8	Bind	22–24	2021-08-14	↗
nobody	10	3	+7	Pearl	15–17	2023-06-13	↗
zekken	7	0	+7	Ascent	13–11	2022-09-13	↗
Redgar	9	2	+7	Ascent	13–11	2022-06-24	↗
SUYGETSU	11	4	+7	Bind	22–24	2021-08-14	↗

Map Stomps Taken

Opponent	K	D	+/−	Map	Score	Date
Fit1nho	2	11	-9	Icebox	15–17	2023-03-29	↗
ScreaM	1	10	-9	Icebox	8–13	2022-06-17	↗
Less	0	8	-8	Bind	11–13	2023-08-12	↗
Veqaj	0	7	-7	Bind	15–17	2026-02-04	↗
Derke	0	7	-7	Haven	4–13	2022-07-14	↗

Single maps where this player out-killed one opponent by 7+ (left) or was out-killed by 7+ (right). Score is this player’s team first.

Frequently Asked

How many kills does Shao have in VCT?

Shao has 4,078 kills across 272 VCT maps (2021–2026), against 3,701 deaths — a 1.10 career K/D.

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What is Shao's K/D and rating in VCT?

Shao holds a 1.10 career K/D in VCT, with 197.0 ACS, 1.11 rating, 75.2% KAST, over 272 maps since 2021.

What agents does Shao play in VCT?

Shao is an Initiator whose most-played VCT agents are Fade (67 maps), Sova (56 maps), Omen (36 maps).

How long has Shao played in VCT?

Shao has competed in VCT from 2021 to 2026, playing 272 maps and 5,846 rounds; last active 2026-02-06.

What teams has Shao played for in VCT?

Shao has played VCT for 2 teams: FunPlus Phoenix (2021–2022) and Natus Vincere (2023–2026).

What was Shao's best VCT season?

By rating, Shao's best VCT season was 2021 with FunPlus Phoenix: a 1.23 rating, 226.7 ACS and a 1.31 K/D over 20 maps.

2021 season leaders →

Which team does Shao play best against?

Shao plays best against KRÜ Esports: a 1.36 rating over 6 maps against them, 0.26 above their usual 1.10.

Has Shao won any All-VCT awards?

Yes — Shao was named to the All-VCT Third Team in 2023, one of 4 All-VCT / All-Role honors.

All-VCT awards by season →