CG Archives - Proving Grounds

Marksmen are Niche Now: NA LCS Bot Laners and the New Meta

June 21, 2018

Strange times have come to competitive League of Legends. Signs and wonders populate regions across the world, with new strategies testing the boundaries of play. Champions have broken out of their traditional ... More

Clutch Gaming’s Febiven on beating Team SoloMid: “We showed up today, and they had no chance”

Miles Yim

March 28, 2018

After their stunning quarterfinal upset over Team SoloMid, I spoke with Clutch Gaming’s mid laner Fabian "Febiven" Diepstraten about Swain, Thresh, and the failings of TSM’s bot lane. Miles Yim: Febiven, yo... More

Clutch Gaming’s Apollo: “I’m constantly thinking about the game differently now.”

Miles Yim

February 24, 2018

After their win over Counter Logic Gaming, I spoke with Clutch Gaming’s AD carry Apollo "Apollo" Price about early game struggles, the Houston Rockets, and listening to Nam "LirA" Tae-yoo. Miles Yim: This w... More

Clutch Gaming’s Solo: “We can contend against anyone”

Miles Yim

February 12, 2018

After their win over Team SoloMid, I chatted with Clutch Gaming’s top laner Colin "Solo" Earnest about the Gnar/Gangplank meta, his relationship with fellow rookie top laner Eric "Licorice" Ritchie, and K-pop d... More

Clutch Gaming’s Hakuho on Analytics: “The idea that our team is built on analytics is overstated.”

Miles Yim

January 28, 2018

After their win over Counter Logic Gaming this weekend, I caught up with Clutch Gaming support Nickolas "Hakuho" Surgent to talk about reconstituting Team EnVyUs, his love of Morgana, and what role analytics ha... More

NA LCS Spring Split Preview: Clutch Gaming

Miles Yim

January 19, 2018

Welcome to my 2018 NA LCS Spring Split Preview Series! I’ll be releasing my thoughts on each team during the 10 days before the season opener on Saturday, January 20th. Now, Daryl Morey brings his analytics... More

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