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CLG Dhokla on his growth: "Honestly, I wouldn't say it had much to do with playing League."
After Counter Logic Gaming's first win of the 2022 LCS Summer Split over Dignitas, Dhokla spoke to Inven Global about his return to the LCS, his growth since his last starting LCS job with OpTic Gaming, and the top laner he's looking forward to playing against the most this split.
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CLG Academy roster will start for Counter Logic Gaming in final match of 2022 LCS Spring Split
There are no stakes regarding post-season qualification for CLG in their final match against Evil Geniuses and the organization is looking to give the Counter Logic Gaming Academy roster, who finished 1st in the 2022 LCS Academy League Spring Split, a chance at some experience at the highest level of North American League of Legends esports competition.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 2022 LCS Spring Playoffs likelihood of qualification
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.
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Luger on the CLG vs TSM rivalry in 2022: "It's still hype for me to be on CLG and play against TSM."
After the match, Counter Logic Gaming AD carry Fatih "Luger" Güven spoke to Inven Global about the match, his individual proficiency as an AD carry, and his own relation to the rivalry between CLG and TSM.
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Palafox on win over C9, CLG's identity: "I think our team is just about playing the game slow."
After Counter Logic Gaming won their first match of the 2022 LCS Spring Split, mid laner Cristian "Palafox" Palafox spoke to Inven Global about his own individual level of play, CLG's identity as a team, and what he learned in his rookie LCS season last year on FlyQuest.
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Contractz on why CLG appealed to him for LCS 2022: "They weren't scared of getting more NA players."
After Counter Logic Gaming's first games in the 2022 LCS Lock In, Contractz joined Inven Global to discuss his growth on Evil Geniuses, why he joined CLG, and the dynamic between LCS players and LCS Academy players.
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Inven Global Awards: The biggest controversy of 2021 (nominees)
While we do like for Awards to be generally positive, we can't bypass the dark side of the scene. Today in the Inven Global Awards, we acknowledge the latter: the controversies that negatively shook the scene or tainted it to a bigger or smaller extent.
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[UPDATED Dec. 16] Counter Logic Gaming confirm rosters & staff for 2022 LCS & LCS Academy seasons
After finalizing the rosters for the Counter Logic Gaming LCS roster and CLG Academy, as well as the staff for CLG's LCS team, the organization has confirmed the staff for CLG Academy heading into the 2022 season.
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CLG's season ends tomorrow, but its final game may decide the 8th seed of the LCS Championship
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.
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CLG Damonte on loss to Immortals: "It felt like there was too much focus on the outcome."
A few days after his first matches with Counter Logic Gaming, Damonte spoke to Inven Global about his friendship with Dignitas jungler Matthew "Akaadian" Higginbotham and reflected upon his first week with his new team.
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[LCS Summer Split] CLG Damonte: "There is no easy way to tell someone they are getting benched."
After making his CLG debut, Damonte spoke to the media about playing for 100 Thieves in the 2021 LCS Spring Split, his feelings on joining Counter Logic Gaming in the middle of the Summer Split, and what he feels his role is on his new team.
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CLG publicly airs "private team meeting" where players are told they might be losing their job
As the team continues to struggle within the LCS, CLG is having additional problems with public relations. In a now-deleted tweet, the organization shared a look “behind the scenes of a private team meeting", in which General Manager Daniel "Tafokints" Lee warns the players of upcoming roster changes.
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CLG Smoothie: "I don't think it's bad to have a 'toxic' player, per se, on your team."
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.
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CLG Broxah: "I think the jungle role is a lot easier to play this year than it was 2-3 years ago."
During the first week of the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split, Counter Logic Gaming jungler Mads "Broxah" Brock-Pedersen sat down with Inven Global to discuss the current state of the jungle meta and how the role has evolved in a competitive setting due to these changes.
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[LCS Spring Split] Counter Logic Gaming sets global record for fastest First Blood in history
Counter Logic Gaming's First Blood streak may have ended earlier in the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split, but the First Blood kings of North America made one last impression in the early stages of its final match of the spring against Evil Geniuses.
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[UPDATED 3/7] Team Liquid ends Counter Logic Gaming's 14-game First Blood streak
Counter Logic Gaming ended up winning the game against Team Liquid, but the sacrifice was the demise of its 100% First Blood rate in the 2021 LCS Spring Split, which lasted for the first 14 games of the 18 game split.
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[LCS Spring Split] CLG joins Golden Guardians in elimination from Mid-Season Showdown qualification
After its most recent loss to FlyQuest, Counter Logic Gaming's record through 14 games of the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split has fallen to 3-11. At 11 losses, CLG has become the second team after Golden Guardians to be mathematically eliminated from qualifying for the 2021 LCS Mid-Season Showdown, which is the post-season tournament taking the place of the Spring Playoffs.
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[LCS Spring Split] CLG Pobelter: "It wasn't guaranteed that I'd return to the LCS roster."
CLG mid laner Eugene "Pobelter" Park joined Inven Global for a brief interview to discuss the win against Immortals, the context of his return to CLG's roster following the arrival of jungler Mads "Broxah" Brock-Pedersen, and how and why CLG has improved upon its shoddy mid and late game to go along with a surprisingly strong early game.
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CLG Broxah: "I think everything is fixable, but we do kind of have our backs against the wall."
There's no doubt that CLG has been snakebit this season, but Broxah is maintaining an optimistic perspective now that he's made it through his visa issues. Broxah spoke to Inven Global after CLG lost to 100 Thieves about how his visa issues on Team Liquid in 2020 are providing him with a different perspective on his current situation, what he thinks CLG does well and needs to improve on, and how he feels the new LCS format affects CLG's chances of turning its season around.
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[LCS Spring Split] CLG Griffin on 11.3 jungle meta: "Udyr just does everything a little too well."
Griffin spoke to Inven Global after the match about Counter Logic Gaming's mood after its first win of the 2021 LCS Spring Split, his dynamic within CLG's current roster, and how Patch 11.3 has affected the current competitive jungle meta.
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CLG rjs to make mid lane LCS debut in place of Pobelter against Dignitas
Counter Logic Gaming has announced an adjustment to its roster for the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split. CLG Academy mid laner Alexey "rjs" Zatorski will be starting in the mid lane against Dignitas in place of Eugene "Pobelter" Park, who started for CLG Academy this week.
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Stixxay talks 2020 with Counter Logic Gaming, joining Golden Guardians, and 2021 LCS Lock In
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.
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[BREAKING] Multiple CLG members catch COVID, team experiencing visa slowdowns. Here is their updated LCS Lock In roster
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:
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[UPDATED 11/23] Broxah, Finn, WildTurtle to CLG, here is the official 2021 CLG 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
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[NASG 2020] The results of the 2020 Scouting Grounds Draft
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
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Dignitas Johnsun: "I'd like to thank my boys at FlyQuest and Cloud9 for beating CLG."
Johnsun secured his first-ever professional post-season, and he's in the running for Rookie of the Year. We spoke with him about his growth, the inner workings of Dignitas, and who he thinks deserves that award. Read his thoughts here:
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The LCS Playoff Bracket is set, with Dignitas securing the 8th seed over CLG
Coming into Week 9 of the LCS Summer Split, not a single team was eliminated from the Playoffs, with 100 Thieves, CLG, Dignitas, and Immortals all vying for the final two spots. Dignitas secured it with a tiebreaker victory, and complete the playoff bracket. Read more on the LCS playoffs here:
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Deus to make LCS debut in Counter Logic Gaming's match vs Team Liquid
Counter Logic Gaming is changing things up for week 5 of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split. CLG Academy Top Laner Alexey "Deus" Zatorski will be making his LCS debut in place of Kim "Ruin" Hyeong-min.
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Counter Logic Gaming ties 2020 LCS Spring Split win total in first 2-0 week of season
Counter Logic Gaming's 2-0 finish in week 2 of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split was its first undefeated week of the entire season. CLG's 3 wins in its first four games of summer have already tied the win total of its 10th place finish in the Spring Split.
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Jatt on his casting: "I want to make the game as enjoyable as possible in any way that I can."
Jatt breaks down his casting style and how he understands his role as a caster. He then goes in detail about how to understand and utilize stats, and how to work around stats that don't tell the full story. Read more on his recent growth here:
