Golden Guardians
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Golden Guardians
Team Information
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Coaches:
Inero, Swip3rR
Manager:
Danan, Jonathon, dGon
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History
Created:
: 2017-11-20
Golden Guardians is an American esports organization founded by NBA team Golden State Warriors.
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History[edit]
Golden Guardians is a franchised NA LCS organization, created by the Golden State Warriors. After placing 10th twice in their debut year, the team restructured and has gone on a stable climb to make playoffs 3 times since then. In December 2019, the team rebranded, removed the blue from their branding and changed their logo to the one we know today.
- See also: History of Golden Guardians
Timeline[edit]
- January 10th - C Real joins as assistant coach. [3]
- February 2nd - C Locodoco leaves the team, C Akiri is promoted to head coach. [4]
- April 23rd - Golden Guardians announce their roster for NA LCS Summer.
Hai leaves, Mickey joins from Team Liquid Academy. C Xpecial joins as assistant coach.[5] - August 6th - C Mango joins the team as an Interim Head Coach from the academy team. S Inero joins as a consultant and C Tyler leaves the coaching role.[6]
- August 21st - C Real and C Xpecial leave the coaching staff team.[7][8]
- September 10th - According to the League of Legends Esports League-Recognized Contract Database, C Mango leaves the team upon contract expiration.
- October 17th - M Danan joins as a general manager, and C Inero becomes the Head Coach.[9]
- October 27th - Mickey leaves the team.[10]
- November 29th -
Hauntzer joins the team.[11] - November 29th -
Olleh joins the team.[12] - December 6th - Froggen joins the team. Lourlo leaves to join Echo Fox Academy. Matt leaves to join Team Liquid Academy.[13]
- December 18th - C Jimmy Harrison joins as a Two-Way Player Coach and M Jonathon joins as the Assistant General Manager.[14]
- May 28th - C Jimmy Harrison becomes a Head Coach, moving C Inero to an Assistant Coach position, C Potluck joins as a Two Way player coach.[15]
- July 17th -
Deftly leaves to join Cloud9 Academy.[16] - November 20th -
Closer and Goldenglue join the team.[17][18] - November 22nd - FBI and Keith are promoted from Golden Guardians Academy. Keith roleswaps to support. C Inero moves to Head Coach.[19]
- December 2nd - Contractz leaves the team. [20]
- December 9th - Froggen leaves to join Dignitas.[21]
- January 8th - Olleh leaves the team. [22]
- March 6th - huhi is promoted to the Golden Guardians main roster. Keith is moved to the academy team. [23]
- June 5th - Damonte joins from Dignitas Academy[24]. Goldenglue is moved to the Golden Guardians Academy roster. [25] C Olleh rejoins GG as a positional coach. [26]
- June 24th - C Olleh leaves the team. [27]
- November 16th - Hauntzer and huhi leave the team upon contract expiration, Closer and FBI are transferred to 100 Thieves. [28][29]
- November 19th - Damonte leaves to join 100 Thieves. [30]
- November 23rd - Golden Guardians announce their roster for the 2021 spring split. Niles, Ic0nic, Ablazeolive, Stixxay and Newbie join the team. [31]
- November 24th - C Jimmy leaves the team. [32]
- December 22nd - A Bubbadub joins as analyst, C Swip3rR joins as two-way player coach. [33]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
Golden Guardians Academy[edit]
Former[edit]
| Former Players | ||||||
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| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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Lourlo | Samson Jackson | Top | 2017-12-14 [2] | 2018-12-06 [13] |  Echo Fox
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Matt | Matthew Elento | Support | 2017-12-14 [2] | 2018-12-06 [13] |  Team Liquid Academy
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Mickey | Son Young-min (손영민) | Mid | 2018-04-23 [5] | 2018-10-27 [10] |  APK Prince
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Hai 
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Hai Lam | Mid | 2017-12-14 [2] | 2018-04-23 [5] | Retired
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| Former Players | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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Damonte | Tanner Damonte | Mid | 2019-11-22 [24] | 2020-11-19 [29] |  100 Thieves
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Hauntzer | Kevin Yarnell | Top | 2018-11-29 [11] | 2020-11-16 [28] |  TSM Academy
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Closer | Can Çelik | Jungle | 2020-06-05 [17] | 2020-11-16 [29] | 100 Thieves
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FBI | Victor Huang | Bot | 2019-11-22 [19] | 2020-11-16 [29] | 100 Thieves
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huhi | Choi Jae-hyun (최재현) | Support | 2020-03-06 [23] | 2020-11-16 [29] | 100 Thieves
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Goldenglue | Greyson Gilmer | Mid | 2019-11-20 [18] | 2020-06-05 [25] | Golden Guardians Academy
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Keith | Yuri Jew | Support | 2020-05-29 [12] | 2020-03-06 [23] | Golden Guardians Academy
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Olleh | Kim Joo-sung (김주성) | Support | 2018-11-30 [12] | 2020-01-08 [22] |  Dignitas Academy
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| Former Players | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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Niles | Aiden Tidwell | Top | 2020-11-23 [31] | 2021-05-16 [34] | Golden Guardians Academy
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Newbie | Leandro Marcos | Support | 2020-11-23 [31] | 2021-05-16 [34] | Golden Guardians Academy
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Organization[edit]
Active[edit]
| Organization | ||||||
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| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |||
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Hunter Leigh | Head of Esports | 2017-11-20 | |||
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Spellsy | Daniel Biery | Director of Operations | 2018-01-13 | ||
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Danan | Danan Flander | General Manager | 2018-10-17 [9] | ||
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Jonathon | Jonathon McDaniel | Assistant General Manager | 2018-12-18 [14] | ||
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dGon | Daniel Gonzales | Manager | 2017-11-20 | ||
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Inero | Nick Smith | Head Coach | 2018-08-06 [6][15][19] | ||
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Swip3rR | Brandon Holland | Two-Way Player Coach | 2020-12-22 [33] | ||
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Bubbadub | Royce Newcomb | Analyst | 2020-12-22 [33] | ||
Former[edit]
| Former Organization | ||||||
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| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | |
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Jimmy | Jimmy Harrison | Player Performance Coach | 2018-12-18 [14][15][19] | 2020-11-24 [32] | Dignitas
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Olleh | Kim Joo-sung | Positional Coach | 2020-06-05 [26] | 2020-06-24 [27] | |
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Potluck | Nicholas James Joseph Pollock | Two-Way Player Coach | 2019-05-28 [15] | 2020-01-01 |  Immortals Academy
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Mango | Daniel Morissette | Interim Head Coach | 2018-08-06 [6] | 2018-09-10 |  Golden Guardians Academy
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Real | Sam Joy | Assistant Coach | 2018-01-10 [3] | 2018-08-21 [7] | |
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Xpecial | Alex Chu (朱啓恩) | Assistant Coach | 2018-04-23 [5] | 2018-08-21 [8] |  Harrisburg University
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Tyler | Tyler Perron | Head Coach | 2017-12-14 [2] | 2018-08-06 [6] | Echo Fox
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Locodoco | Choi Yoon-seop (최윤섭) | Head Coach | 2017-12-14 [2] | 2018-02-02 | |
Results[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Tournament | Results | Prize | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-14 | 10th | Premier | 
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LCS Spring 2021 | 3/-/15 | Grp. S. | $0 | ||
| 2021-01-24 | 5 - 8th | Major |
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LCS Lock-In 2021 | 0 : 2 | 
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$0 | ||
| 2020-08-23 | 5 - 6th | Premier | 
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LCS Summer 2020 | 2 : 3 | 
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$0 | ||
| 2020-04-07 | 5 - 6th | Premier |
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LCS Spring 2020 | 0 : 3 | 
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$0 | ||
| 2019-08-04 | 7th | Premier |
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LCS Summer 2019 | 8/-/10 | Grp. S. | $0 | ||
| 2019-03-30 | 5 - 6th | Premier |
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LCS Spring 2019 | 2 : 3 |
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$0 | ||
| 2018-08-19 | 10th | Premier | 
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NA LCS Summer 2018 | 5/-/13 | Grp. S. | $0 | ||
| 2018-03-19 | 10th | Premier |
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NA LCS Spring 2018 | 4/-/14 | Grp. S. | $0 | ||
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | |||||||||
| Date | Time | Tier | Tournament | Score | Vs. Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-13 | 20:00 UTC | Premier | | LCS Summer 2021 - Week 2 | 1 : 0 |  FLY | |
| 2021-06-12 | 21:00 UTC | Premier | | LCS Summer 2021 - Week 2 | 0 : 1 | 100 | |
| 2021-06-12 | 01:00 UTC | Premier | | LCS Summer 2021 - Week 2 | 0 : 1 |  CLG | |
| 2021-06-06 | 23:00 UTC | Premier | | LCS Summer 2021 - Week 1 | 0 : 1 | TSM | |
| 2021-06-06 | 01:00 UTC | Premier | | LCS Summer 2021 - Week 1 | 0 : 1 |  IMT | |
| Complete list of matches in any tournament | |||||||
Awards[edit]
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Player | Award | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-14 | Premier | LCS Summer 2020 |
FBI |
3rd All-Pro Team | $0 |
| 2020-08-14 | Premier | LCS Summer 2020 |
Closer |
3rd All-Pro Team | $0 |
| 2020-04-04 | Premier | LCS Spring 2020 |
Closer |
2nd All-Pro Team | $0 |
Gallery[edit]
Original Golden Guardians logo prior to December 2019
References[edit]
- ↑ "A NEW ERA BEGINS" (in
English). LoL Esports. 2017-11-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Golden Guardians (2017-12-13). "Golden Guardians Announce North American League of Legends Championship Series Roster" (in English). Golden State Warriors.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Real (2018-01-10). "Real joins" (in English).
- ↑ Golden Guardians (2018-02-02). "Locodoco leaves" (in English).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Golden Guardians (2018-04-23). "Golden Guardians Announce 2018 Summer Split Roster" (in English).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Golden Guardians (2018-08-06). "To ensure we are at our best as we fight for playoffs" (in English).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Real (2018-08-21). "Parted ways with Golden Guardians and now officially a free agent." (in ).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Xpecial (2018-08-21). "I have been released from the Golden Guardians as an assistant coach." (in English).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Golden Guardians (2018-10-17). "GGS Name Danan Flander Team's First-Ever General Manager and Nick “Inero” Smith to Coach Golden Guardians in Team’s Second Season of Competition" (in English).
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mickey (2018-10-27). "My current Status is FA and i am looking for the team." (in English).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Golden Guardians (2018-11-29). "We're excited to welcome @lolHauntzer to the Golden Guardians! #GGSWIN" (in English).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Golden Guardians (2018-11-30). "Because we're welcoming Olleh to the Golden Guardians!" (in English).
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Golden Guardians (2018-12-06). "This is your Golden Guardians 2019 #NALCS roster!!! #GGSWIN" (in English).
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Golden Guardians (2018-12-18). "Today we are parting ways" (in English).
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Golden Guardians (2019-05-28). "Golden Guardians Announce Academy Team Roster for 2019 Summer Split" (in English).
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "LE TOUCAN HAS... Departed 😭" (in English). Cloud9. 2019-07-17.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Golden Guardians (2019-09-20). "An overseas champion comes to the LCS. Welcome TCL MVP @closerlol1 to the Golden Guardians!" (in English).
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Golden Guardians (2019-09-21). "It’s time for @goldenglue to prove himself on the LCS stage. Welcome to the Golden Guardians." (in English).
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Golden Guardians (2019-09-22). "Golden Role Swap Roster Announcement Golden Age" (in English).
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 100 Thieves (2019-12-02). "Welcome @Contractz & @Breezyyylol to our LoL Academy team!".
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Dignitas (2019-12-09). "Welcome the legendary @Froggen to DIG 2020!" (in English).
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Golden Guardians (2020-01-08). "Farewell to the goodest boy." (in English).
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Golden Guardians (2020-03-06). "The coaching staff has determined that we’re making adjustments to the LCS lineup to improve the team’s communication." (in English).
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Golden Guardians (2020-06-05). "To strengthen our LCS team in the Mid lane, we are excited to announce that former Worlds competitor, @Damonte will be joining the Golden Guardians as our starting LCS Mid for the 2020 Summer Split!" (in English).
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Golden Guardians (2020-06-05). "Golden Guardians Announce League of LCS Roster for 2020 Summer Split" (in English).
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Golden Guardians (2020-06-05). "We're thrilled to welcome back @Olleh!" (in English).
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Olleh (2020-06-24). "I decide to go back to Korea. I got everything I wanted in USA. Thank you for everything." (in English).
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Hauntzer (2020-11-16). "Hey guys, I'm offically becoming a free agent tomorrow." (in English).
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 Golden Guardians (2020-11-16). "Thank You" (in English).
- ↑ 100 Thieves (2020-11-19). "Welcome @Damonte to 100 Thieves as our starting mid-laner for the 2021 LCS season!" (in English).
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 Golden Guardians (2020-11-23). "We're hoping to set the standard for what a reset and what a developmental team looks like" (in ).
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Golden Guardians (2020-11-24). "We would like to thank our Player Performance Coach @jimmyharrison" (in ).
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 Golden Guardians (2020-12-22). "Announcing our entire 2021 competitive staff to support our LCS and Academy teams #GGWIN" (in ).
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 Golden Guardians (2021-05-16). "Your Summer 2021 GG Starting LCS Roster." (in English). Twitter.
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