Liyue Varsity Teams

The Liyue Varsity Teams are an array of teams that competed in national competitions in China for the Liyue Dorm and Class.
They consist of a wide array of teams for various sports, including fencing, archery, martial arts, basketball, netball, and football - among others. While officially called the Liyue Varsity Teams, they are commonly known to the student populace as the Adepti - this is also the name used by the teams in competitions.
In the Liyue Dorm and Class there is only one team. There is a sub-unit of the group called the Yaksha, but the Yaksha is merely the name that the team of the Adepti that compete in Shaolin Kung Fu use and is therefore not considered a second team. It was also common for members of the Adepti to be given nicknames that were used amongst them.
For the purposes of competitions, Teyvat Academy is included in the Hepingli Subdistrict of Beijing.

Competitions

In China, there are 5 competitions:

Qualifiers

The Qualifiers are an individual sport competition only. For individual sports, schools are counted separately from teams and schools can enter multiple teams into the qualifiers. Each team will then enter forty competitors into the competition. Each school holds its qualifiers on their own grounds and results are submitted to the National School Sports Agency.
During the qualifiers, the forty competitors on each team will compete against one another so that, in the end, only twenty competitors from each team the school enters into the national competition will remain. The twenty winning competitors from each team will then go on to compete in the Counties.

Counties

For individual sports, the twenty competitors of a team that passed the qualifers will then go on to compete against the teams of other schools in their county. Individual sports that consist of one-on-one matches (fencing, martial arts, etc) will not have competitors compete against those from the same team, but they may compete against other teams from the same school. All competitors are ranked individually, not as a team. The top eighty competitors in each county will proceed to the Prefecturals. All competitors who pass receive a small trophy, and a medal for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
For sports consisting of one-on-one matches, no medals are awarded. Ranking for one-on-one sports is merely determined by the order of which competitor came out as the victor of their final match first. Matches are timed and the times of each match are added up, with the winning competitors being ranked in order of shortest to longest time. The top eighty of these competitors pass on to the Prefecturals.
For team-based sports (football, netball, basketball, etc), the Counties are the first competition and each team will compete against the other schools in their county. Teams may compete against other teams from the same school, and the top forty teams in a county will proceed to the Prefecturals. All teams who pass into the Prefecturals will receive a small trophy.
Ranking for team sports is merely determined by the order of which team came out as the victor of their final match first. Matches are timed and the times of each match are added up, with the winning competitors being ranked in order of shortest to longest time. The top forty of these competitors pass on to the Prefecturals.
For schools from Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjian, and Chongqing, competitors compete in the Counties against the teams of other schools in the same subdistrict as them.

Prefecturals

For individual sports, the top eighty competitors from each county (from each subdistrict for Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, and Tianjian) will compete against the teams of other counties in the same prefecture. Unlike in the Counties, competitors may compete with others from the same team if the sport is a one-on-one sport. All competitors are ranked individually, not as a team. The top forty competitors in each prefecture will proceed to the Provincials. All competitors who pass receive a small trophy, and a medal for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
For sports consisting of one-on-one matches, no medals are awarded. Ranking for one-on-one sports is merely determined by the order of which competitor came out as the victor of their final match first. Matches are timed and the times of each match are added up, with the winning competitors being ranked in order of shortest to longest time. The top forty of these competitors pass on to the Provincials.
For team-based sports, the top forty teams from each county will compete against the teams from the other municipalities in the same prefecture. Similarly to the Counties, competitors may compete against other teams from the same school if multiple teams from the same school make it into the Prefecturals. The top twenty teams from each prefecture will proceed to the Provincials. All teams who pass into the Provincials will receive a small trophy.
Ranking for team sports is merely determined by the order of which team came out as the victor of their final match first. Matches are timed and the times of each match are added up, with the winning competitors being ranked in order of shortest to longest time. The top twenty of these competitors pass on to the Provincials.
For schools from Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjian, and Chongqing, competitors compete in the Prefecturals against the other subdistricts in the same district.

Provincials

For individual sports, the top forty competitors from each prefecture will compete against the teams of other prefectures in the same province. Like in the Prefecturals, competitors may compete with others from the same team if the sport is a one-on-one sport. All competitors are ranked individually, not as a team. The top twenty competitors in each province will proceed to the Nationals. All competitors who pass receive a small trophy, and a medal for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
For sports consisting of one-on-one matches, no medals are awarded. Ranking for one-on-one sports is merely determined by the order of which competitor came out as the victor of their final match first. Matches are timed and the times of each match are added up, with the winning competitors being ranked in order of shortest to longest time. The top twenty of these competitors pass on to the Nationals.
For team-based sports, the top twenty teams from each prefecture will compete against the teams from the other prefectures in the same province. Similarly to the Prefecturals, competitors may compete against other teams from the same school if multiple teams from the same school make it into the Provincials. The top ten teams from each province will proceed to the Nationals. All teams who pass into the Nationals will receive a small trophy.
Ranking for team sports is merely determined by the order of which team came out as the victor of their final match first. Matches are timed and the times of each match are added up, with the winning competitors being ranked in order of shortest to longest time. The top ten of these competitors pass on to the Nationals.
The cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjian, and Chongqing are counted as provinces for the competitions, and the top forty competitors and top twenty teams of each district that competed in the Prefecturals will compete against the other districts in the same city.

Nationals

For individual sports, the top twenty competitors from each province compete against the other provinces. Same as in the Provincials, competitors may compete against others from the same team as them. Competitors are ranked individually and the competitors ranked 4th to 10th will receive a small trophy, while the 1st, 2nd and 3rd will receive larger trophies and a medal. For sports consisting of one-on-one matches, only competitors who rank 1st, 2nd, and 3rd receive trophies or medals.
For team sports, the top ten teams from each province compete against the other provinces. Same as in the other competitions, teams may compete against other teams from the same school. Teams ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd will receive large trophies as well as medals and small trophies for each individual team member.

Members of the Adepti

• Xue Guizhong (sport unknown)
• Hai Xiulan (sport unknown) (nickname: Cloud Retainer)
• Ling Jiahao (sport unknown) (nickname: Moon Carver)
• Hai Yijun (sport unknown) (nickname: Mountain Shaper)
• Ping Aifang (sport unknown) (nickname: Madam Ping) (Captain)
• Nie Qiqi (sport unknown)
• Ouyang Shenhe (sport unknown)
• Piu Yanfei (sport unknown)

Stick-Fighting

• Lin Zhongli (Captain from September 2026 to July 2028) (nickname: Morax)

Shaolin Kung Fu

The Yakshas

• Jin Xiao (nickname: Alatus) (joined October 2026)
• Xiang Tongque (nickname: Pervases)
• Jin Fushe (until April 2026)
• Jin Fanan (until April 2026)
• Jin Yingda (until April 2026)
• Jin Minu (until April 2026)

Awards

Stick-Fighting

2026-2027 Season

• China Schools' Stick-Fighting Competition - Counties: 32nd place (Lin Zhongli)
• China Schools' Stick-Fighting Competition - Prefecturals: 17th place (Lin Zhongli)
• China Schools' Stick-Fighting Competition - Provincials: 18th place (Lin Zhongli)
• China Schools' Stick-Fighting Competition - Nationals: 3rd place (Lin Zhongli)

2027-2028 Season

• China Schools' Stick-Fighting Competition - Counties: 52nd place (Lin Zhongli)
• China Schools' Stick-Fighting Competition - Prefecturals: 6th place (Lin Zhongli)
• China Schools' Stick-Fighting Competition - Provincials: 8th place (Lin Zhongli)

Shaolin Kung Fu

2027-2028 Season

• China Schools' Shaolin Wushu Competition - Counties: 76th place (Jin Xiao)
• China Schools' Shaolin Wushu Competition - Counties: 5th place (Xiang Tongque)
• China Schools' Shaolin Wushu Competition - Prefecturals: 32nd place (Jin Xiao)
• China Schools' Shaolin Wushu Competition - Prefecturals: 38th place (Xiang Tongque)
• China Schools' Shaolin Wushu Competition - Provincials: 18th place (Jin Xiao)
• China Schools' Shaolin Wushu Competition - Provincials: 6th place (Xiang Tongque)

Contents

Type

Entertainment, Sports team

Alternative Names

The Adepti
The Yaksha

Demonym

Adeptus
Yaksha

Parent Organization

Liyue Dorm and Class

Location

United States of America

Related Ethnicities

• Chinese