India, June 17 -- The world No 1 and world No 2 on the same side, a 56-year-old five-time world champion and a 12-year-old Argentinian prodigy sharing a team and an all-Chinese outfit, led by Ding Liren, named 'Dragon Chilling' - a nod to the viral 'Ding Chilling' meme, that takes the prize for the wackiest team name at the World Team Rapid and Blitz Championship.

The name was inspired by the 2024 World Championship match meme, where camera feeds from the players' lounge frequently showed former world champion Ding Liren sitting motionless on a chair with his hands tucked by his sides.

'Dragon Chilling' team member Lei Tingjie spoke about them finding the 'Ding Chilling' episode funny and the name being picked by team captain Ni Hua, wh...