Golden Guardians - Wikipedia

Golden Guardians ; Short name, GG (formerly GGS) ; Divisions, Apex Legends · League of Legends · Super Smash Bros. Melee · Teamfight Tactics · World of Warcraft. GoldenGuardians FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch GoldenGuardiansShortnameGG(formerlyGGS)[1]DivisionsApexLegendsLeagueofLegendsSuperSmashBros.MeleeTeamfightTacticsWorldofWarcraftFoundedNovember 20, 2017 (2017-11-20)LeagueLCSBasedinOakland,CaliforniaLocationUnitedStatesParentgroupGoldenStateWarriorsWebsitewww.goldenguardians.com TheGoldenGuardians(GG)areanAmericanesportsorganizationownedbytheGoldenStateWarriors.[2][3]TheorganizationwasoneoffourthatjoinedtheLeagueofLegendsChampionshipSeries(LCS)in2018aftertheleaguebeganfranchising,theothersbeing100Thieves,ClutchGamingandOpTicGaming.[4][5]OnDecember18,2019,theGoldenGuardiansannouncedtheirexpansionintotheprofessionalscenesofApexLegends,TeamfightTacticsandWorldofWarcraft.[6] SuperSmashBros.MeleeplayerZain"Zain"NaghmiandTeamfightTacticsplayerDavid"DogDog"CaeroweresignedbytheGoldenGuardiansonFebruary6,2020.[7]OnApril2,2021,theorganizationannouncedthesigningsofSuperSmashBros.MeleeplayerEdgard"n0ne"L.Sheleby,inactiveplayerandstreamerKevin"PPMD"NanneyandcommentatorKris"Toph"Aldenderfer.[8] Contents 1LeagueofLegends 1.1LCSteam 1.1.1History 1.1.2Currentroster 1.1.3Tournamentresults 1.2Academyteam 1.2.1Currentroster 1.2.2Tournamentresults 2SuperSmashBros.Melee 2.1History 2.2Currentroster 3References 4Externallinks LeagueofLegends[edit] LCSteam[edit] History[edit] TheGoldenGuardiansfinalizedtheirrosterforthe2018NALCSSpringSplitonDecember13,2017,[citationneeded]signingtoplanerSamson"Lourlo"Jackson,junglerJuan"Contractz"ArturoGarcia,midlanerHai"Hai"DuLam,botlanerMatthew"Deftly"ChenandsupportMatthew"Matt"Elento,withChoi"Locodoco"Yoon-seopasheadcoachfortheteam.OnFebruary4,2018,LocodocowasfiredaftermakinginappropriateremarkstowardsafemalememberofRiotGames'esportsstaff.ThefinaldecisionwasmadebytheGoldenStateWarriors,theparentcompanyoftheGoldenGuardians,whocitedtheirstrictzerotolerancepolicy.[9]AssistantcoachTylerPerronwassubsequentlypromotedtointerimheadcoachtofillthevacantposition.Theteamfinishedtheregularseasonofthe2018NALCSSpringSplitintenthplacewitha4–14record.[10] OnApril23,2018,theGoldenGuardiansacquiredmidlanerYoung-min"Mickey"SonfromTeamLiquid,inpreparationforthe2018NALCSSummerSplit.[11][12]Shortlyafterwards,Haiannouncedhisretirementfromcompetitiveplayforthesecondtimeandlefttheteam.[13][14] TheGoldenGuardiansendedthe2018NALCSSummerSplitintenthplace,witha5–13record,becomingthefirstteamintheleague'shistorytofinishlasttwosplitsinarow.[15] Inpreparationforthe2019LCSSpringSplit(whichhadrecentlyrenamedtoexclude"NA"fromitstitle),theGoldenGuardiansacquiredKevin"Hauntzer"YarnellandKim"Olleh"Joo-sungfromTeamSoloMidandTeamLiquidrespectively.[16][17]VeteranplayerHenrik"Froggen"Hansenlaterjoinedtheteamtocompletetheroster.[18][19]TheGoldenGuardiansalsohiredNick"Inero"SmithastheGoldenGuardians'newheadcoachandDananFlander,formerCloud9seniorgeneralmanager,astheteam'sfirstgeneralmanager.[20] Despiteadisappointingstarttothe2019LCSSpringSplit,theGoldenGuardiansmanagedtoendtheregularseasoninfifthplaceafterlosingatiebreakermatchtoFlyQuest,witha9–9record.Thissecuredtheteamtheirfirstappearanceinplayoffs,[21]wheretheynarrowlylost2–3toFlyQuestinthequarterfinals.[22]DuringthefirsthalfofthesummersplittheGoldenGuardianskeptthesamestartinglineupfromthespringsplit,butlateroptedtopromotebotlanerVictor"FBI"HuangandsupportChoi"Huhi"Jae-hyunfromtheacademyteam.[23]DeftlywaslatertradedtoCloud9AcademyforYuri"Keith"Jew.[24]TheGoldenGuardiansendedthesummersplittiedforsixthwith100ThievesandOpTicGaming.AfterlosingtheirtiebreakermatchtoOpTicGaming,theGoldenGuardianswerelockedoutofplayoffs.[25] Currentroster[edit] GoldenGuardiansLeagueofLegendsroster Players Coaches Role Handle Name Nationality Top  Licorice  Ritchie,Eric  Canada  Jungle  Pridestalker  Wehnes,Milo  Netherlands  Mid  Ablazeolive  Abbott,Nicholas  Canada  Bot  Stixxay  Hayes,Trevor  UnitedStates  Support  Olleh  KimJoo-sung  SouthKorea  Headcoach Nick"Inero"Smith Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury/Illness    RosterupdatedMay17,2022. Tournamentresults[edit] Placement Event Finalresult(W–L) 10th 2018NALCSSpringSplit 4–14 10th 2018NALCSSummerSplit 5–13 5th 2019LCSSpringSplit 9–9 5th–6th 2019LCSSpringPlayoffs 2–3(againstFlyQuest) 7th 2019LCSSummerSplit 8–10 6th 2020LCSSpringSplit 8–10 5th–6th 2020LCSSpringPlayoffs 0–3(againstFlyQuest) 5th 2020LCSSummerSplit 9–9 5th–6th 2020LCSSummerPlayoffs 2–3(againstTeamSoloMid) Academyteam[edit] Currentroster[edit] GoldenGuardiansAcademyLeagueofLegendsroster Players Coaches Role Handle Name Nationality Top  Concept  Su,Michael  UnitedStates  Jungle  Akaadian  Higginbotham,Matthew  UnitedStates  Mid  LIDER  Ilyasov,Adam  Norway  Bot  Array  Moldenhauer,Jackson  UnitedStates  Support  Chime  Pomponio,Jonathan  Canada  Headcoach Jonathan"Westrice"Nguyen Assistantcoach(es) Jonathan"Jido"Do Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury/Illness    RosterupdatedMay23,2022. Tournamentresults[edit] Placement Event Finalresult(W–L) 10th 2018NAAcademySpringSplit 2–16 9th 2018NAAcademySummerSplit 4–14 8th 2019NAAcademySpringSplit 7–11 2nd 2019NAAcademySummerSplit 14–4 2nd 2019NAAcademySummerPlayoffs 1–3(against100TAcademy) 7th 2020NAAcademySpringSplit 8–10 4th 2020NAAcademySummerSplit 10–8 5th–6th 2020NAAcademySummerPlayoffs 2–3(againstCLGAcademy) SuperSmashBros.Melee[edit] History[edit] SuperSmashBros.MeleeplayerZain"Zain"NaghmiwassignedbytheGoldenGuardiansonFebruary6,2020.[26]During2020,ZainhaswonPoundOnline,[27]theLudwigAhgrenChampionshipSeries2,[28]andSmashSummit10,[29]allthreeofwhichtookplaceonlineduetotheCOVID-19pandemic.OnJune20,2020,GoldenGuardianshosted"TheOctagon",aone-nightshowcaseofsomeofMelee'stopplayerscompetinginafirst-to-fivewinsmatchupwiththemaineventbeingZainvsJoseph"Mang0"ManuelMarquez,whichZainwon5–2. OnApril2,2021,theorganizationannouncedthesigningsofSuperSmashBros.MeleeplayerEdgard"n0ne"L.Sheleby,inactiveplayerandstreamerKevin"PPMD"NanneyandcommentatorKris"Toph"Aldenderfer.[30] Currentroster[edit] GoldenGuardiansSuperSmashBros.Meleeroster Players Coaches Handle Name Nationality Zain  Naghmi,Zain  UnitedStates  PPMD  Nanney,Kevin  UnitedStates  n0ne  Sheleby,Edgard  Canada  Toph  Aldenderfer,Kris  UnitedStates  Headcoach Vacant Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury/Illness    Roster References[edit] ^@GoldenGuardians(December18,2019)."Withournewbranding,wewillalsobechangingourtricode.GoodbyeGGS,welcomeGG.#GGWIN"(Tweet).RetrievedJanuary4,2020–viaTwitter. ^"GoldenGuardians".www.lolesports.com.RetrievedFebruary21,2018. ^"Sources:Warriors-ownedLeagueofLegendsteamtobecalledGoldenGuardians".ESPN.com.RetrievedFebruary21,2018. ^"GoldenGuardiansAnnounceNorthAmericanLeagueofLegendsChampionshipSeriesRoster".GoldenStateWarriors.RetrievedFebruary21,2018. ^"Sources:NALCSteamrosterfinalizedwithRockets".ESPN.com.RetrievedFebruary5,2018. ^Esguerra,Tyler(December18,2019)."GoldenGuardiansexpandstocompeteinApexLegends,TeamfightTactics,andWorldofWarcraft".DotEsports.RetrievedDecember31,2019. ^"GoldenGuardiansaddDogDogandZaintotheiresportsroster".ESPN.February6,2020.RetrievedFebruary6,2020. ^"GoldenGuardiansContinueExpansionIntoSuperSmashBros.Melee|GoldenGuardians".www.goldenguardians.com.RetrievedApril3,2021. ^Wolf,Jacob(February4,2018)."Sources:GoldenGuardiansfiredLocodocoafterinappropriateremark".ESPN.RetrievedMarch28,2019. ^"NALCS2018SpringSplit|TeamsandStandings".www.lolesports.com.LoLEsports.RetrievedMarch25,2018. ^"FarewellMickey".TeamLiquid.RetrievedAugust26,2018. ^Goslin,Austen."GoldenGuardiansannouncechangesforSummerSplitroster".TheRiftHerald.RetrievedAugust26,2018. ^Li,Xing(April23,2018)."HairetiresfromcompetitiveLeague".DotEsports.RetrievedAugust26,2018. ^Goslin,Austen(April24,2018)."HaiLamretiresafter6yearsofprofessionalplay".TheRiftHerald.RetrievedAugust26,2018. ^"NALCS2018SummerSplit|TeamsandStandings".www.lolesports.com.LoLEsports.RetrievedAugust26,2018. ^Wolf,Jacob(November26,2018)."Sources:Haunzter,OllehtojoinGoldenGuardians".ESPN.RetrievedJanuary12,2019. ^Abbas,Malcolm(November26,2018)."Report:GoldenGuardianstosignHauntzerandOlleh".DotEsports.RetrievedJanuary12,2019. ^Wolf,Jacob(November24,2018)."Sources:GoldenGuardiansexpectedtosignFroggen".ESPN.RetrievedJanuary12,2019. ^Li,Xing(November24,2018)."Report:Froggenisback,tosignwithGoldenGuardians".DotEsports.RetrievedJanuary12,2019. ^Abbas,Malcolm(October18,2018)."IneronamedGoldenGuardians'newheadcoach".DotEsports.RetrievedMarch28,2019. ^Esguerra,Tyler(March23,2019)."Froggen,GoldenGuardiansqualifyforthe2019LCSSpringSplitplayoffswithawinoverOpTicGaming".DotEsports.RetrievedMarch28,2019. ^Esguerra,Tyler(March31,2019)."FlyQuestbeatGoldenGuardianstoadvancetothe2019LCSSpringSplitsemifinals".DotEsports.RetrievedApril7,2019. ^Li,Xing(July6,2019)."HuhiandFBItostartforGoldenGuardiansinthebotlaneforweek5ofthe2019LCSSummerSplit".DotEsports.RetrievedJuly23,2019. ^Esguerra,Tyler(July17,2019)."GoldenGuardianstradeDeftlytoCloud9forKEITH".DotEsports.RetrievedJuly23,2019. ^Geracie,Nick(August4,2019)."LeagueofLegends:OpTicGamingtriumphsoverGoldenGuardiansintiebreakertoqualifyforLCSSummerPlayoffs".InvenGlobal.RetrievedAugust12,2019. ^"GoldenGuardiansaddDogDogandZaintotheiresportsroster".ESPN.February6,2020.RetrievedFebruary6,2020. ^Robertson,Scott."PoundOnline-MeleeSingles".Smash.gg.Smash.gg.RetrievedSeptember7,2020. ^Collier,Brandon."LudwigAhgrenChampionshipSeries2-MeleeSingles".Smash.gg.smash.gg.RetrievedSeptember7,2020. ^"SmashSummit10Online".smash.gg.RetrievedFebruary1,2021. ^"GoldenGuardiansContinueExpansionIntoSuperSmashBros.Melee|GoldenGuardians".www.goldenguardians.com.RetrievedApril3,2021. 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