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Invictus Gaming
Team Information
Location:
Coaches:
Wu "Edison" Jun
Captain:
Hu "MacSed" Xiang
Sponsored by:
Team Earnings:
$45,248.65
Links
Achievements
Player Breakdown
Number of players:
7
3
2
2History
Created:
2011-08-02
Invictus Gaming, often shortened to iG, is a Chinese eSport organization with headquarters in Shanghai, China. Invictus was founded in August 2011, when Wang Sicong, son of the Dalian Wanda Group chairman Wang Jianlin, ranked as the third richest person in China according to Forbes[1]) purchased the entirety of the Catastrophic Cruel Memory team, including the team's StarCraft II, Dota 2 and League of Legends squads for a reputed sum of $6 Million.[2]
The organization has its own team house in Shanghai. In February 2012, Invictus sent XiGua and MacSed, together with the team's coach, Edison to compete and practice in South Korea at the Prime team house.[3]
Contents
Timeline[edit]
- Jan 18, Coffee joins.
- Before Round 3 of 2015 Proleague, Jim, XY and MacSed were loaned to Prime.[6]
- Rushcrazy joined the team's academy squad on May 1.
- According to Courage's and others' words, before November, the SC2 part of iG has lost its own teamhouse. Jim and MacSed will go to the teamhouse of Dota2 and the others become online players. Later, it is said that Jim will return home, too.[7]
- Cloudy was promoted to the first team in June.[8]
- XluoS left and joined a team playing Heroes of the Storm, Brave Heart on Nov.15, 2014. Later, he didn't participate in matches of SC2, which was thought to be retired.
- XluoS decided to go back to university to study.[9]
- August 3rd, SteelSeries sponsors iG.[10]
- October, Tea retires.[Citation needed]
- December 1st, Cloudy and iAsonu join the team's academy squad.[Citation needed]
- August 2nd, Wang SiCong acquires Catastrophic Cruel Memory and establishes Invictus Gaming.[13]
- October 9th, Former World Elite coach, Edison joins as coach and captain. Former Brood War player, XY also joins.[Citation needed]
- December 15th, Coach Edison reveals that he intends to create a Chinese expedition to participate in GSTL. It's unknown what teams and players that are currently involved.[14]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
| Active Squad | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Join Date | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
 | | Coffee | Wu Yishen (吴奕棽) | 2019-01-18 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 - 16th  |  5 - 8th  | - | 9 - 12th | 7 - 8th  | 3rd |
| | MacSed  | Hu Xiang (胡翔) | 2011-08-02 | 9 - 16th  | 3rd |  5 - 8th  | 7 - 8th  | 9 - 12th  | 3 - 4th | 25 - 32nd | 9 - 12th | 13 - 16th | 3rd | 7 - 8th |
| | XY | Xiang Yao (向瑶) | 2011-10-09 | - | 13 - 16th | 17 - 24th | - | 5 - 8th  | 17 - 32nd | 5 - 8th  | 25 - 32nd | 9 - 12th | 2nd | 5 - 6th |
Inactive[edit]
| Inactive Players | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Join Date | Inactive Date | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
| | iAsonu | Zhou Hang (周航) | 2013-12-01 | 2020-07-02[15] | - | - | - | 25 - 48th | 13 - 16th | 5 - 6th  | 5 - 8th | 9 - 12th | 3rd | - |
| | Jim | Cao Jinhui (曹晋珲) | 2012-03-30 | 9 - 12th | 5 - 8th | 4th | 3 - 4th | 9 - 12th | 9 - 16th | 9 - 12th | 5 - 8th | 5 - 8th | - | |
| | Rushcrazy | Qu Tianchi (瞿天驰) | 2015-05-01 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 - 8th | 4th | 49 - 64th | 13 - 16th | - | |
| | XiGua | Wang Lei (王磊) | 2011-08-02 | 2nd | 13 - 16th  | 13 - 16th | 9 - 12th | 13 - 16th | 13 - 16th | 9 - 12th | 25 - 30th | 5 - 8th | 4th | |
Former[edit]
| Former Players | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||
| | Cloudy | Gao Yuan (高源) | 2013-12-01 | 2016-02-22 |  X-Team |
| | Comm | Shen Hui (沈辉) | 2011-08-02 | 2012-06-08 |  Wayi Spider |
| | GoMax | Wang Jing (王晶) | 2011-08-02 | 2012-04-19 |  Retirement |
| | Tea | Yin Weifeng (殷炜峰) | 201?-??-?? | 2013-08-01 | Retirement |
| | TooDming | Huang Huiming (黄惠明) | 2012-04-26 | 2012-06-?? |  Zenith of Origin |
| | Way | Zhu Xingbiao (朱星彪) | 2011-05-23 | 2011-08-02 |  AgFox |
| | xiaOt | Sun Liwei (孙力伟) | 2011-08-02 | 2011-??-?? | Retirement |
| | XluoS | Song Ying (宋迎) | 201?-??-?? | 2014-11-15 | Retirement |
| | YW | Yang Wen (杨文) | 201?-??-?? | 201?-??-?? | Retirement |
Organization[edit]
Current[edit]
| Staff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | |
| Principal Wang | Wang Sicong (王思聪) | Team Owner |
| MacSed | Hu Xiang (胡翔) | Leader |
Former[edit]
| Former Staff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | |
| Edison | Wu Jun (吴军) | Coach/Manager |
| Efeng | Liu Yuan (刘源) | CEO |
Team Achievements[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Result | Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-13 | 11th | Premier |  | World Team League 2021 Summer | 1-10 | Grp S. | $938 | |
| 2020-09-29 | 8th | Premier |  | Gold Series Team Championship 2020 Fall | 1-6 | Grp S. | $1,468 | |
| 2020-06-28 | 6th | Premier | | Gold Series Team Championship 2020 Spring | 2-6 | Grp S. | $2,121 | |
| 2019-06-02 | 8th | Premier | | China Team Championship 2019 Season 1 | 2-5 | Grp S. | $1,491 | |
| 2017-12-30 | 1st | Premier | | NEO Star League 2017 | 3 : 1 |  | $8,850 | |
| 2017-06-04 | 1st | Premier | | NEO Star League 2016 | 3 : 2 | | $14,513 | |
| 2015-12-27 | 2nd | Major |  | Starcraft League 2015 | 2 : 3 | | $3,200 | |
| 2014-06-15 | 1st | Minor | Esports Champion League 2014: Spring | 3 : 2 |  | $4,831 | ||
| 2012-07-21 | 1st | Undefined | PLU Starcraft II Team League Season 3 | $3,137 | ||||
| 2012-07-21 | 3rd | Major | Asia StarCraft II Invitational Tournament | 5 : 5 |  | $4,000 | ||
| Complete list of results in any tournament | ||||||||
Statistics[edit]
Earnings Statistics
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References[edit]
- ↑ Ned Levin (10th July 2013). "Wang Sicong’s uncensored microblogging highlights succession challenges at Dalian Wanda". www.ft.com.
- ↑ kellymilkies (3rd August 2011). "China DoTA team CCM bought for $6million". tl.net.
- ↑ Dattish (13th February 2012). "Team iG in Korea, stays at Prime house.". tl.net.
- ↑ https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/504412-cloudy-leaves-ig-and-joins-x-team
- ↑ http://bbs.neotv.cn/thread-2280316-1-1.html
- ↑ TL: . 5th May 2015. https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/484872-macsed-jim-and-xy-joins-prime-for-pl.
- ↑ http://bbs.neotv.cn/thread-2241965-1-1.html
- ↑ Xiaose said so during Kungfu Cup Broadcast.
- ↑ . niuyou.com. 30th June 2013. http://bbs.neotv.cnthread-1227720-1-1.html.
- ↑ Heyoka (2nd August 2013). "iG & SteelSeries Announce Sponsorship". tl.net.
- ↑ Dattish (13th February 2012). "Team iG in Korea, stays at Prime house.". tl.net.
- ↑ digmouse (26th April 2012). "Toodming joins Invictus Gaming". tl.net.
- ↑ Dexter "kurtcos" F. (2nd August 2011). "Catastrophic Cruel Memories is now Invictus Gaming". www.gosugamers.net.
- ↑ swordboy (15th December 2011). "China Union Team to attend GSTL?". tl.net.
- ↑ https://www.scboy.com/?thread-130888.htm
