We now have our first full roster affirmation that may compete in LCS.
Within the midst of roster rumors and speculations, Golden Guardians didn’t get an excessive amount of consideration from both the reporters or the followers. Regardless of making playoffs in 5 of the final six LCS splits, Golden Guardians by no means had an excessive amount of impression within the post-season. Possibly except their 3-0 win towards TSM throughout the LCS 2020 Summer season Playoffs, however even then they nonetheless received knocked out by TSM throughout their Decrease Bracket run to victory.
So the group determined to make some adjustments coming into the 2023 LCS Season, beginning with the long-time head coach of the staff Nick “Inero” Smith’s promotion to Normal Supervisor. Inero has been with Golden Guardians since August 2018 and held a number of different positions like advisor and assistant coach. And in a video the group shared on their Twitter yesterday, Inero introduced the five-man roster for the 2023 season:
- Eric “Licorice” Ritchie
- Kim “River” Dong-woo
- Kim “Gori” Tae-woo
- Trevor “Stixxay” Hayes
- Choi “huhi” Jae-hyun
New path, new Guardians, identical will to win.@inero introduces our 2023 Golden Guardians LCS roster! #GGWIN
High – @Licorice
Jungle – @lolRiver
Mid – @lol_GGGori
ADC – @Stixxay
Help – @huhi*Pending Riot Approval* pic.twitter.com/YyhCFUioYL
— Golden Guardians (@GoldenGuardians) November 23, 2022
The roster consists of three gamers from final yr, Licorice, River and Stixxay, with two new additions. Licorice and Stixxay have been on the staff from the beginning of the 2022 Summer season Break up, with River becoming a member of later within the Break up for a heavy playoff push. Sadly, the veteran jungler couldn’t discover the impression he was in search of in his quick first stint with the Guardians. However River was apparently seeking to run it again for higher outcomes, as we realized from Inero that signing Korean mid laner Gori was his suggestion. Gori beforehand performed on groups like EDG, FPX and Nongshim RedForce. He spend the Summer season Break up with PSG Talon in PCS and regardless of not making it to Worlds, PSG Talon was first within the common season, with Gori successful the PCS MVP award.
Golden Guardians rounded out their new roster with a well-recognized face. Huhi was the help of the earlier Golden Guardians core, which joined 100 Thieves and received the LCS 2021 Summer season Break up. Huhi additionally has earlier synergy along with his lane companion Stixxay, as they have been on the Counter Logic Gaming staff that made it to the MSI Finals in 2016, albeit with huhi within the mid lane. Inori talked about huhi within the video the place he launched the squad by saying, “[he] naturally brings a shotcalling presence to the staff. And with [huhi’s] potential to talk in each Korean and English ought to assist to attach our mid-jungle duo with the remainder of the staff.”
On the identical time Golden Guardians additionally introduced their new coaching staff and Academy staff. The brand new head coach who will likely be Inero’s assistant coach, Samuel “Spookz” Broadley, with Brandon “Swip3rR” Holland because the Academy head coach. Golden Guardians new Academy roster could have 5 native gamers and can compete within the newly shaped North American Challengers League. Full roster:
- Michael “Idea” Su
- Tae-ho “RoseThorn” Kim
- Younger Ho “Younger” Choi
- Jackson “Array” Moldenhauer
- Jacob “Prismal” Feinstein
