UPDATE May. 18: Golden Guardians only had one change on their LCS roster with Stixxay taking the place of Lost as starting AD carry, but GG Academy's mid-season has been much more active.
Golden Guardians top laner Eric "Licorice" Ritchie spoke to Inven Global about his team's elimination at the hands of Cloud9, GG's improvements since he joined the team last summer, and his 0-10 career record against C9.
Golden Guardians mid laner Nick "Ablazeolive" Abbott spoke to Inven Global after the win about how his team was able to dismantle Evil Geniuses, the mad dash to the 2022 LCS Spring Playoffs, and leading the league amongst LCS mid laners in two very different statistics.
There are only three days left in the 2022 LCS Spring Split, and while Cloud9, Team Liquid, and 100 Thieves have already qualified for the Spring Playoffs, the seven other LCS teams are all still in contention for the final three spots spots in the post-season.
Pridestalker established himself as one of the best ERL junglers throughout 2021, nothing could have prepared him for how his negotiations with Golden Guardians began.
Mere minutes after the best game of his LCS career, Ablazeolive sat down with Inven Global to discuss his incredible Ryze performance against Team Liquid, finally facing off against his old mentor Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg, and his growth as a player since his LCS debut in 2021.
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After Golden Guardians' first loss of the season to Cloud9, GG AD carry Lawrence "Lost" Hui spoke to Inven Global about how he joined his new team, his time on TSM in 2021, and how Hu "SwordArt" Shuo-Chieh helped him grow as a player last season.
Nearing the end of 2021, Golden Guardians signed veteran support, Kim “Olleh” Joo-sung. Not many had thought that Olleh would return, but those who have been following Olleh knew that he h
After CLG's win over FlyQuest, Golden Guardians AD carry Trevor "Stixxay" Hayes, spoke to Gabriella “LeTigress” Devia-Allen on the LCS broadcast about his team's outlook and playoff goals following narrowly qualifying for the post-season.
CLG may be out of the post-season, but if GG can finish strong and win its last match of the split against IMT, then CLG has a chance to play spoiler and deny FlyQuest the post-season with a win to finish 2021.
One spot in the post-season remains, and throughout the final week of the Summer Split, FlyQuest, Golden Guardians and Counter Logic Gaming will fight for a chance to extend their respective seasons beyond this Sunday.
After defeating Dignitas, Licorice spoke to Inven Global about Golden Guardians debuting post-rework Tahm Kench in the LCS, the team's current power level relative to its competition, and how his experiences on FlyQuest are contributing to his recent success.
"One day I woke up on FlyQuest and I had no plans of moving," Licorice told Inven Global the evening after his transfer. "The next day, I woke up and went to scrim at the Golden Guardians office."
Mid laner Nick "Ablazeolive" Abbott will retain his starting position alongside jungler Ethan "Iconic" Wilkinson and AD carry Trevor "Stixxay" Hayes, but two new faces will be joining the LCS roster for the Summer Split.
Stixxay sat down with Inven Global to talk about his 2020 season on Counter Logic Gaming, his reasons for joining Golden Guardians, and the various nuances of the team and its performance throughout the 2021 LCS Lock In.
This off-season, 100 is reportedly keeping only one player, their star top laner, Kim "Ssumday" Chan-ho. Beyond him, they're rumored to fill the rest of the team with the four Golden Guardians players from each role. Here is their current rumored roster, based on reports and official announcements from the team and players.
After the NASG Finals came the Scouting Grounds Draft. The draft allows each team to pick up one NASG talent for exclusive negotiation rights for that player for ten days after getting drafted. This allows them a decent period of time to negotiate a contract with that player before they hit free agency (which starts Monday, November 16 otherwise). Teams get draft pi
Two splits in a row, FlyQuest have advanced to the League Championship Series Finals. Last spring, they climbed through the lower bracket after losing early in their playoff run, but this Summer Split
After a few shaky openings dictated by Golden Guardians' explosive early games, Team Liquid closed out all three games of the series to win in a clean 3-0, becoming the second NA team to qualify for W
