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| Short name | CLG |
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| Founded | April 2010 |
| Folded | April 2023 |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| President | George Georgallidis |
| Partners | Bud Light MTN Dew Amp Game Fuel OMEN by HP Twitch Squarespace Spectrum FLEXFIT Logitech Samsung SSD Govee |
| Parent group | Madison Square Garden Sports |
| Website | www |
Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) was an American esports organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in April 2010 by George "HotshotGG" Georgallidis and Alexander "Vodoo" Beutel as a League of Legends team, and branched out into other games.
CLG fielded the oldest League of Legends team active at the time, having competed in every split of the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) since it began in Spring 2013.[1] CLG won two NA LCS splits, the 2015 Summer NA LCS and 2016 Spring NA LCS. The team also attended the 2012, 2015 and 2016 League of Legends World Championships, and was eliminated in the group stage on each occasion.
The organization also fielded Smite, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), Super Smash Bros., Fortnite, H1Z1, Valorant, Dota 2, Overwatch, Hearthstone, Rocket League, Halo, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, and Call of Duty teams.[2][3] The organization was also one of the first in North America to implement a multi-team gaming house, and the current residence is able to house all their major divisions and the management staff on a permanent basis.[4]
On July 31, 2017, Madison Square Garden Sports acquired a controlling stake in CLG.[5]
On April 6, 2023, NRG Esports acquired CLG.[6] The terms of the sale included only CLG's flagship League of Legends team, with all other players and staff being laid off. The CLG brand was officially shuttered post-acquisition. Consequently, Madison Square Garden Sports now owns a major stake in NRG.
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- ^ "The Madison Square Garden Company x CLG". clgaming.net. July 31, 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Esguerra, Tyler (April 6, 2023). "NRG officially acquires CLG, rejoins the LCS". DOT Esports.