Clutch Gaming

Clutch Gaming (CG) was an American esports team started by the Houston Rockets in 2017. It had a professional League of Legends team that played in North America's League of Legends Championship Series (LCS).

In 2019, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment bought most of Clutch Gaming and combined it with another team called Dignitas. During its time, Clutch Gaming had some good moments and some tough moments. They never reached the LCS finals, but they did get to the 2019 World Championship by winning their regional qualifier.

At the World Championship, Clutch Gaming moved to the main group stage. However, they were eliminated because they didn’t win any matches in a very tough group that fans called a "group of death".

History

Riot Games, the company behind League of Legends, announced in 2017 that the North American League of Legends Championship Series would change its rules. The Houston Rockets, a famous basketball team, helped create a new team called Clutch Gaming.

Clutch Gaming started with players like Solo, Lira, Febiven, Apollo, and Hakuho. In 2018, they played well but did not rank very high. They surprised everyone by beating a top team called Team SoloMid but did not go far after that. In 2019, they changed their team members and made it to a big international tournament called Worlds. Later in 2019, Clutch Gaming joined another team called Dignitas.

Season-by-season records

Accomplishments and awards

Clutch Gaming had some great moments in their League of Legends journey. Vulcan was named Second-Place Rookie in Spring 2019. In Spring 2018, Febiven and Hakuho were part of the LCS All-Pro Third Team. Cody Sun also made it to the All-Pro Third Team in Summer 2019.