The e-sports industry has grown significantly in recent years. However, 2023 has marked the “e-sport winter.” The crisis has hit League of Legends. According to reports, “Counter Logic Gaming” (CLG) is set to cease its operations and sell the team. Players learned about this partly through Twitter.
This is the news: E-sport journalist Travis Gafford reports (via youtube):
- The parent company of CLG, The Madison Square Garden Company, plans to abandon the entire e-sports sector.
- It is said that all employees have been informed that they will be let go by Saturday, including the president George “HotshotGG” Georgallidis, a legendary League of Legends player from the early days.
- The spot in the LCS will be sold to NRG “very soon” – It is currently still uncertain whether the entire team will be sold or just the spot.
- Players were informed via Twitter that their jobs are at stake.
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Players are taken by surprise by the decision
What kind of team is this? CLG – Counter Logic Gaming – has been a mid-tier team in the LCS for the past years. They are currently in 4th place.
Their heyday was in the summer of 2015 and spring of 2016, when they won 2 championships, both against TSM in the finals.
Players like HotshotGG, “Everyone except me is trash”-Doublelift and Pobelter are associated with that time.
What do the players think about it? After the management announced that the marketing team would comment on this in the coming days, several players spoke out. “CLG mle” is a Valorant player at CLG and said that cuddling would resolve many issues she was currently feeling:
But that’s not the only comment. When content creator “Void” learned about it, he had just returned from a 6-hour flight and expressed his sadness (via Twitter). However, he will not be the only surprised player.
In particular, LoL player “Contractz” is surprised by the topic. He also commented on Twitter and even asked for new job offers.
A CS:GO professional keeps it short. He says it is a damn hard “shit day.” His heart is broken:
What will happen to the players in the future and whether they will be retained remains to be seen in the coming days. The marketing department will comment on the next steps on Thursday, April 6, 2023. You will learn how it continues here on MeinMMO.
