Counter Logic Gaming support Andy "Smoothie" Ta spoke to Inven Global about the team finding its style, his current level of play in context of his career, and the importance of having a player who is not afraid to be direct about feedback for the sake of progress.
Roughly a week before the LCS 2021 Lock-In, Counter Logic Gaming had multiple members on its professional League team catch COVID. CLG is also experiencing visa slowdowns. They've signed two temporary subs, here is their new roster:
CLG has had a rough few years since their 2016 MSI Finals appearance. They performed well in NA in 2017, but barring a 2019 Summer Split third-place finish, they've been seventh or lower for the other five splits. In 2020, CLG finished 10th in spring and ninth in summer. With that in mind, the org is in need of some rejuvenation to find their return to glory. They've officially signed three new pl
With only two games left before Playoffs, CLG is reportedly benching their League Championship Series Mid Laner, Pobelter, who re-joined the team partway through Spring Split. Read on his benching here:
Take a look at the big - and not so big - scorers from Week 2 of the LCS and LEC 2020 Summer Split. These players either gave the most bang for their buck or the least. Here are the E1 Fantasy Week 2 Booms and Busts:
CLG Support Andy "Smoothie" Ta joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie after the team's win over TL to shed light on the team's struggles, how Pobelter has changed the team for the better, and issues an apology to the CLG fanbase.
CLG had their best split since 2017 this past Summer, but it wasn't enough to send them to Worlds. As is NA tradition, they looked to make some upgrades this off-season, signing Crown and Smoothie so far! Here's a look at the new squad.
TSM failed to make Worlds for a second year in a row, and after re-signing Bjergsen this October, they've looked to rebuild their roster for a stronger 2020 season. TSM has already made some big moves, here is their current roster:
According to a recent report by ESPN's Jacob Wolf, Vincent "Biofrost" Wang is returning to TSM in a transfer, sending Andy "Smoothie" Ta to CLG. Read more about the story here:
TSM and Team Liquid will play in the 2019 LCS Spring Finals this Saturday afternoon at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. Ahead of the series, TSM Bot Laner Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen and Support Andy "Smoothie" Ta spoke with InvenGlobal about the team's growth, Bot Lane matchups, and facing Team Liquid in a best of five series.
Smoothie joined Inven Global to discuss his experience on Echo Fox in 2018, his new teammates, and TSM's culture.
TSM announced that they have acquired Andy “Smoothie” Ta and Sergen “Broken Blade” Çelik.After their announcement of acquiring support Smoothie on the 24th, TSM signed
Team Liquid's second straight NA LCS championship solidified its status as North America's best team. Team Liquid also secured the first seed to represent NA at the 2018 World Championship, and in
The 2018 NA LCS Summer Playoff bracket has been set. A full day of tiebreakers followed the conclusion of the regular split, with Echo Fox taking the 4th seed. Echo Fox will play 5th seed TSM on
Last week, big news hit the fans of the NA LCS. Smoothie was traded from Cloud9 to Echo Fox.It was a big change for Smoothie since he had played for Cloud9 for more than two years. It seemed that he
While there is a multitude of things to talk about for this Summer Split of the NA LCS, it is safe to say that C9 is one of the hottest topics of conversation.This is all due to roster fluctuations. C
