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Dignitas is an international esports team headquartered in Great Britain. It was founded on September 9, 2003 as a fusion of the Battlefield 1942 clans Legion Condor and Sweden Kompanix. Later on, more teams were added to the organization, and in July 2004 Team Dignitas was registered as a company - Team Dignitas Ltd. In addition to their League of Legends team, Dignitas also sponsors teams and players for Battlefield 3, Counter Strike, Fifa, various fighting games, Quake Live, racing games, and StarCraft II.
History[]
Pre Season 2[]
Team Dignitas acquired the roster of Rock Solid in September 2011.[1] At the time, the roster included Voyboy, Jatt, scarra, imaqtpie, and L0cust, and they had recently had several strong online finishes.
The first event that the roster competed in under their new organization was IPL 3[2] Defeating Curse Gaming, Counter Logic Gaming, and then Epik Gamer, the team took home the championship and 200 circuit points. Due to their participation in the IEM New York Qualifier #1 as Rock Solid, Dignitas had an opportunity to qualify for IEM New York. They were successful and attended the tournament but did not advance from the group stage and finished tied for fifth, earning 25 Riot-circuit points.
Dignitas's next LAN was MLG Providence, where they placed third.[3] After a quarterfinal finish at WCG 2011, Jatt stepped down from the team, stating that he could "no longer put up the required time to stay at the top level and he does not want to hold his teammates back".[4] Jatt went on to join Riot Games and eventually became a caster for them.[5]
Season 2[]
Jatt's replacement IWillDominate joined the team in January 2012, the day before IEM Kiev.[6] Dignitas placed third there, after a semifinal loss to Team SoloMid and a third-place victory over SK Gaming.[7][8][9][10][11] That performance along with their other IEM results was enough to qualify Dignitas for the IEM Season VI World Championship in Hanover, where they placed second behind Moscow Five.[12][13]
After a third-place finish at IPL 4 in April, top laner Voyboy left the team to join CLG, while Curse's jungler Crumbzz joined the Dignitas lineup, moving to top lane; the three-way roster swap was completed by CLG Saintvicious leaving to join Curse. With only three weeks of practice before the MLG Spring Championship, Dignitas were not expected to perform well. However, they defeated Team Green Forest, Team Dynamic, and CLG Prime in the winners' bracket before finally falling to Team SoloMid and then CLG, taking home third.[14]
Along with Western teams CLG.EU and CLG Prime, Dignitas temporarily moved to South Korea to participate in Azubu The Champions Summer 2012. Unfortunately, IWillDominate suffered from many health issues and had to go to the emergency room twice. The team finished third in their group, just out of playoff contention.[15] Shortly after the event, they returned to North America. L0cust left the team, replaced Patoy.
After returning home, Dignitas competed in the 2012 MLG Summer Championship in Raleigh, an event that top North American teams TSM and CLG had notably decided not to attend in order to better prepare for the Season 2 Regional Finals and not show anyone what they were preparing. As a result, Dignitas and Curse were considered the favorites to win the entire tournament. Both teams reached the finals, but instead of playing out the series normally, they decided to play All-Random All-Mid (ARAM) in the first game. After that first game, the teams played the remainder of the series out seriously, and Curse won the series 3-2.[16] However, the teams' mutual decision to play ARAM was ruled to be collusion, and so both teams were disqualified from the tournament.[17]
The team's next LAN was the Season 2 Regional Finals, held at PAX Prime in Seattle. They placed second, beating Team Dynamic and CLG before losing to TSM in the finals. This finish gave them a seed to the Season 2 World Championship.[18] At Worlds, Dignitas was placed into Group B, along with NaJin Sword, CLG EU, and the Saigon Jokers. They lost all three of their group-stage games, with Saigon Jokers's victory considered the biggest upset of the group stage.[19]
Preseason 3[]
In the offseason, IWillDominate was suspended from competitive play for a year as a result of violating the Summoners Code.[20] Instead of the team looking for a new jungler, Crumbzz moved to jungle, and Dignitas picked up KiWiKiD as their new top laner.
Season 3[]
Due to their participation at Season 2 Worlds, Dignitas were automatically given a slot in the NA LCS Season 3 Spring Split, the first season of Riot's fully-professional league. They started out the series going 16-5 in their first 21 games before going 1-6 in their last 7. This performance was enough to secure themselves a playoff slot, where they lost immediately to Good Game University, which forced them to requalify for the summer split by beating Team Summon in a best-of-five series, which they did.
During the summer split, Dignitas performed more inconsistently than they had in the spring but still finished in fifth place with a 13-15 record, once again making it to the playoffs. This time, they showed better results in the playoffs and finished in fourth - out of Worlds contention, but safely in the 2014 Spring Split.
2014 Preseason[]
During the offseason, Dignitas took Patoy off the starting roster and moved top laner KiWiKiD to support. After holding tryouts to find a new toplaner, they settled on Cruzerthebruzer.[21]
2014 Season[]
Dignitas placed fourth in the spring round robin, with a 12-16 record. In March, long-time mid laner scarra stepped down from the team and was replaced by goldenglue for the last two weeks of the regular season. However, scarra returned for the playoffs, where they placed fifth. After the playoffs, scarra once again left the starting roster to coach the team, while Shiphtur and ZionSpartan joined from the recently-relegated Team Coast to play mid lane and top lane, respectively. Cruzerthebruzer and goldenglue both became substitutes. Team owner Michael "Odee" O'Dell was fined $1,000 USD for using offensive and vulgar language on a popular online streaming platform in June.[22]
In the summer split, despite sitting at a 6-2 record at the end of the third week, they ended the round robin in sixth place, with a 13-15 record. However, in the playoffs they managed to avoid relegation by defeating CLG in the fifth-place match.
2015 Preseason[]
After the conclusion of the season, scarra left the team completely, resigning his position as coach. Additionally, ZionSpartan and Imaqtpie departed; with Imaqtpie's departure, the last member of the original Rock Solid lineup was gone. When Team Curse declined their invitation to IEM Cologne, Dignitas were invited to participate in the tournament instead.[23] They tied for third with Team ROCCAT, using new acquisitions Core JJ and Gamsu for the first time, confirming long-standing rumors that those would be the team's new AD carry and top laner, respectively. The complete roster going into the 2015 season included Core JJ, Crumbzz, Shiphtur, Gamsu, and KiWiKiD.[24]
2015 Season[]
After the first two weeks of the spring split, Crumbzz stepped down from the team, and CloudNguyen played as Dignitas's jungler in week's 3-5; Azingy joined for week 6 and stayed for the remainder of the split. The team ended the round robin with a 6-12 record in 9th place. Winterfox, the 8th-place team, chose to play against Team Dragon Knights in relegations, leaving Dignitas to play against Team Fusion. However, while Winterfox was relegated, Dignitas stayed in the LCS for the summer season.
Two weeks into the Summer Season, Helios joined Dignitas and replaced Azingy. Despite being tied for first with a 7-2 record halfway through the season, the team struggled throughout the last half and finished sixth at 10-8. In the quarterfinals of the summer playoffs, Dignitas was swept by Team Impulse and finished 2015 with only 20 Championship Points, failing to qualify for the regional finals and eliminating them from contention for the Season 5 World Championship.
2016 Preseason[]
Faced with the need to sell one of their LCS teams, Dignitas sold their European team in October 2015. Brokenshard, formerly head coach of that squad, moved to their North American staff as head coach, and former Gamers2 manager InnerFlame joined as team manager.[25][26] Dignitas also revamped their roster: Smittyj and Kirei from the European Challenger team joined the team as top laner and jungler, and former Team Impulse AD carry Apollo replaced CoreJJ. With Jesse substituting in place of KiWiKiD, the new lineup debuted at IEM Cologne, where they were eliminated in the first round, losing 2-1 to China's Qiao Gu.
2016 Season[]
Following two 1-1 weeks in the season's spring split, Smittyj was removed from the team's starting roster and replaced by BillyBoss, due to "behavioural issues".[27] The team's worst-ever split unfolded following this change, as they saw only two further wins and – after playing the longest game of the split – finished 10th place with a 4-14 record. The same roster played in the Summer Promotion tournament, where they lost 0-3 to Team Dragon Knights, resulting in their elimination from the LCS. This made Dignitas the first of the three original North American LCS invitee teams to be relegated from the competition.
In May, Dignitas transferred its NACS Summer Season seed to Apex Gaming.[28] After Apex finished the split in seventh place, both Dignitas and Apex were acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers in September 2016, to play under the Dignitas name.[29]
2017 Season[]
Following the merger, the new Dignitas team made significant roster changes, parting ways with coaches Saintvicious and Cop, top laner Ray, jungler Shrimp and ADC Apollo. To replace them, Dignitas acquired two Korean imports, former KT Rolster star top laner Ssumday and former Longzhu jungler Chaser, as well as former Team EnVyUs ADC LOD, with new coach Kim Jeong-soo. This new lineup failed to gel initially, going 2-6 over the first four weeks of the Spring Split, prompting the team to rehire Cop as head coach. This move paid immediate dividends, as Dignitas went 7-3 over the remainder of the split, beating Immortals in their final game of the season to take 6th place and a playoff berth. Unfortunately, they were matched up against eventual 3rd place team Phoenix1 in the quarterfinals, and proceeded to get swept.
In the midseason, the team also rehired Saintvicious and added former Echo and Delta Fox support BIG, citing his increased team communication. Additionally, after winning their first two series of the Summer Split, Chaser was replaced by their former Apex Gaming jungler Shrimp, who had returned to the team after spending the spring with DetonatioN FocusMe of the LJL. Chaser would only play in one other game for Dignitas, and eventually left the team in July. This move seemed to pay off initially, as Dignitas finished the first three weeks of the split 5-1 and in a three way tie for first, with praise going to their newfound skill in playing around Baron. However, the team then proceeded to reverse that record, losing their next four series and falling into 5th place, despite LOD being replaced by former FlyQuest ADC Altec. Making yet another move, BIG was moved to substitute and was replaced by veteran support Adrian, who had been acquired at the same time as Altec. This duo, who had played together in solo queue, immediately clicked, and Dignitas pulled off yet another late season run, going 6-2 over the remaining weeks, with Altec carrying multiple games and Adrian playing well on a variety of supports.
The team took 5th and were matched up against 4th place Cloud9 in the quarterfinals, who despite having a rather disappointing split of their own were favored to win, due to having finished second in the Spring with the exact same roster. However, Dignitas took the first two games, and after dropping the third, managed to come back in the fourth game after a clutch Taliyah ultimate by Keane prevented C9 from reaching the nexus despite all three Dignitas inhibitors being down. After dropping a 3-1 semifinals set to eventual champions TSM, Dignitas moved to the third place match, this time as favorites against CLG, who had struggled in the quarterfinals and were playing rookie jungler OmarGod. However, CLG made short work of Dignitas in a 3-0 sweep, in large part due to Shrimp getting caught out in the jungle early all three games. Due to making the playoffs in both splits, Dignitas still had the third seed in the Regional Finals and a chance to make Worlds, but seeming defeated, the team dropped 3-0 to seventh place FlyQuest, ending their season.
Dignitas was not selected to be a part of the NA LCS 2018 Season, and the team disbanded before the end of 2017.
2019 Season[]
After more than a year of absence from the League of Legends scene, ESPN reported in April 2019 that Dignitas had agreed to buy a controlling share of Clutch Gaming, one of the new franchises that had joined after their departure, from the NBA's Houston Rockets. The article also reported that the team would rebrand to Dignitas after Worlds 2019. In June of the same year, the deal was officially announced. As reported, the team would not rebrand until after the season ended, although Dignitas immediately began to provide administrative and social media support, and the team's jerseys were redesigned to use the Dignitas colors.
2020 Season[]
Despite Clutch's successful Worlds run, the newly rebranded Dignitas elected to only retain Huni from their 2019 roster, signing him to a massive two-year, $2.3 million dollar contract. After reportedly struggling to sign other players due to the size of that contract, DIG eventually filled out the roster with veteran mid laner Froggen and veteran support Aphromoo, along with rookie bot laner Johnsun and former TSM jungler Grig. The team started the spring split strong, going 3-1 over the first two weeks, including an upset of defending champions Team Liquid. Struggles set in after that, and they managed only 3 additional wins over the next six weeks of play and looked out of playoff contention going into the final week. However, a 0-2 collapse by Immortals coupled with a 2-0 surge by both Dignitas and Golden Guardians landed them in a three-way tie with the aforementioned teams for the final playoff spot. DIG was seeded into the first round of the tiebreaker bracket, where they defeated Immortals, only to fall short in the final round against Golden Guardians, ending their season in seventh place.
Timeline[]
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- January 1,
IWDominate joins.[32] - April 12,
wingsofdeathx joins as substitute.[33] - April 24,
wingsofdeathx leaves. - May 19,
Crumbzz joins.
Voyboy leaves.[34] - July 18,
L0cust leaves.[35] - July 20,
Patoy joins.[36] - December 6,
I Will Dominate leaves.[37] - December 7, Crumbzz (Top to Jungle) changes position.[38]
- December 18,
KiWiKiD joins.[39]
- February 3,
Dignitas acquires the roster of 
Pulse Esports as their Challenger Circuit team.
zig,
Onionbagel,
Kenace,
SnEaKyCaStRoO, and
Evaniskus join as substitutes.[40] - February 25,
Evaniskus leaves.[41] - March 15,
Daydreamin joins as temporary substitute for 2013 MLG Winter Championship Summer Promotion Qualifier. - March 17,
Daydreamin (temporary substitute) leaves. - April 6,
zig,
Onionbagel,
Kenace, and
SnEaKyCaStRoO leave.[42] - April 11,
DJ LAMBO joins as temporary substitute for Week 9 of NA LCS 2013 Spring, replacing Crumbzz. - April 12,
DJ LAMBO (temporary substitute) leaves. - June 21,
Zamphira and
Heartbeat join as substitutes.[43] - September (approx.),
Zamphira leaves. - October 12,
TheRealKiWiKiD moves to substitute.[44] - October 31, Vlanitak (Analyst) joins.[45]
- November 11,
Cruzerthebruzer joins.[46] - November 17,
Patoy moves to substitute.[47] - December 17, KiWiKiD (Sub/Top to Support) changes position.[48]
- February 10,
Azingy joins as substitute.[49] - March 4,
Flappy Bearfish joins as substitute.[50] - March 25,
Goldenglue joins. scarra (Mid to Coach/Sub/Mid) changes position.[51] - May 2,
ZionSpartan and
Shiphtur join.
Cruzerthebruzer and
Goldenglue move to substitutes.[52] - May 20,
goldenglue and
Patoy leave.[53] - October 2,
scarra (Coach) leaves.[54] - October 17, Mylixia (NA Regional Manager) joins.[55]
- October 20,
ZionSpartan leaves.[56] - October 21,
Imaqtpie leaves.[57] - November (approx.), JoyLuck (Analyst) joins.
- December 4,
Gamsu and
CoreJJ join.[58]
- January 9,
Lattman joins as substitute.
Cruzerthebruzer,
Azingy,
Flappy Bearfish, and
Heartbeat leave.[59] - January 24 (approx.),
Inori joins as substitute.
Heartbeat rejoins as substitute. - February 3,
Crumbz leaves.[60] - February 4,
CloudNguyen joins.[61] - February 6, TP-LINK becomes a sponsor.[62]
- February 25,
Azingy joins.
CloudNguyen leaves.[63] - March 5, Rico (Head Coach) joins.[64]
- April 24, AKRacing becomes a sponsor.[65]
- May (approx.),
Lattman leaves. - June 9,
Helios joins.[66] - August 6, Mylixia (NA Regional Manager) leaves.
- September 18, Rico (Head Coach) leaves.[67]
- October 30, Brokenshard (Head Coach) joins.[68] InnerFlame (Team Manager) joins.[69]
- November (approx.), JoyLuck (Analyst) leaves.
- November 6, Raz (Analyst) joins.[70]
- November 16,
Azingy,
Inori, and
Heartbeat leave. - November 18,
Smittyj,
Kirei, and
Apollo join.
Gamsu,
Helios, and
CoreJJ leave.[71] - December 13,
Jesiz joins as temporary substitute for IEM Season 10 Cologne, replacing KiWiKiD.[72] - December 20,
Jesiz (temporary substitute) leaves. - December 29, Jesiz (Strategist) joins. Raz (Analyst to Head Coach) changes position. Brokenshard (Head Coach) leaves.[73]
- January 5,
BillyBoss joins as substitute.
Inori rejoins as substitute.[74] - January 25,
BillyBoss moves to starting roster.
Smittyj moves to substitute.[75] - February 29,
Smittyj leaves.[76] - March 8,
Flaxxish joins as substitute. - April 17,
BillyBoss leaves.[77] - April 26,
KiWiKiD leaves.[78] - May (approx.), Raz (Head Coach) leaves.
- May 17,
Dignitas transfers its NACS spot to 
Apex Pride.
Shiphtur and
Apollo leave.[79] - May 18, Jesse (Strategist) leaves.[80]
- May 26,
Inori leaves.[81] - June 1,
Flaxxish leaves.[82] - June 3,
Kirei leaves. - September 26, Dignitas is acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers and merges with Apex Gaming under the Dignitas brand.
Ray,
ShrimP,
Keane,
Xpecial, Cop (Coach), and Saintvicious (Coach) join.
Apollo rejoins.
Cris joins as substitute.[83] - October 17, Jonathan Kemp (Chief Executive Officer) joins.[84]
- December 1,
Ray leaves.[85] - December 8, Cop (Coach) and Saintvicious (Coach) leave.[86][87]
- December 15,
Ssumday and
Chaser join.[88] - December 16,
LOD and Kim Jeong-soo (Coach) join.[89] - December (approx.),
Apollo leaves. - December 20, Park Jae-seok (Head Coach) joins.[90]
- January 5,
Stunt joins as substitute.
ShrimP becomes inactive. - January 30,
ShrimP leaves.[91] - February 17, Cop (Head Coach) rejoins. Park Jae-seok (Head Coach) leaves.[92]
- March 1, Kim Jeong-soo (Coach) leaves.[93]
- March 8,
Swifte joins as substitute.
Stunt leaves.[94] - May 1, InnerFlame (Team Manager) leaves.[95]
- May 19, Saintvicious (Coach) rejoins.[96]
- May 26 (approx.), baby renames to Big.
- May 26,
Big joins.
Shrimp rejoins as substitute. - May 29,
Cris leaves.[97] - June 7,
Swifte leaves. - June 10,
Shrimp moves to starting roster. - June 15,
Altec and
Adrian join.
Xpecial leaves. - June 17,
Chaser moves to substitute. - July 2,
LOD moves to substitute. - July 15,
Big moves to substitute.
Chaser leaves. - November 2,
LOD leaves.[98] - November 20,
Ssumday leaves.[99] - November 21,
Shrimp,
Big, and Cop (Head Coach) leave.[100][101][102] - November 23,
Keane leaves.[103] - December (approx.), Saintvicious (Coach) leaves.
- December 8,
Altec and
Adrian leave.[104]
- February (approx.), Jonathan Kemp (Chief Executive Officer) leaves.
- May 22, Michael Prindiville (Chief Executive Officer) joins.[105]
- October 31, Team Dignitas rebrands to Dignitas.[106][107]
- June 6, Dignitas merges with
Clutch Gaming. The LCS team is set to rebrand at the beginning of the 2020 season.[108][109] - July 3, ODEE (President & General Manager) leaves.[110]
- September 5, Andrew Barton (General Manager) joins.[111]
- October (approx.), Rigby (Assistant Coach) joins.
- October 9, Bakery (Business Development Manager to Assistant General Manager) changes position.[112]
- October 28, Clutch Gaming rebrands as Dignitas.
Huni,
Lira,
Damonte,
Cody Sun,
Vulcan, Thinkcard (Head Coach), and Artemis (Assistant Coach) are added to the GCD.[113] - October 30, Andrew Barton (General Manager) leaves.[114]
- November 4, Spiher (Director of Partnerships) joins.[115]
- November 11, Rigby (Assistant Coach) leaves.[116]
- November 15,
Damonte is set to leave on 18 November 2024.[117] - November 16,
Chime is drafted at NA 2019 Scouting Grounds with exclusivity window ending on 26 November 2019.[118] - November 18,
Damonte leaves.[117] - November 19,
Vulcan leaves.[119] - November 20,
Lira leaves.[120] - November 26,
Cody Sun leaves.[121][122]
Huni's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[123] - November 27,
Johnsun joins.[124] Artemis (Assistant Coach) leaves.[125]
Chime's draft window expires.[126] - November 29, Empyre (Head of Scouting and Analysis) leaves.[127]
- December 5,
aphromoo joins.[128] - December 6,
Grig joins.[129] - December 9,
Froggen joins.[130] - December 11,
Grig,
Froggen,
Johnsun, and
Aphromoo's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[131]
Fenix's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[132]
- January 8, Invert (Assistant Coach) joins.[133] Invert (Assistant Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[134]
- January 26, Jim (Head Analyst) joins.[135]
- March 5,
Akaadian joins from academy roster.[136] - April 23,
Grig is removed from the GCD.[137] - April 27,
Huni is removed from the GCD.[138] - May 26,
Dardoch joins.[139]
Dardoch's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[140] - May 27,
V1per joins.[141]
V1per's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[142] - June 26,
Lourlo joins from academy roster.[143] - July 2,
Akaadian and
Froggen leave for academy roster.[144] - July 3,
Fenix joins from academy roster.[145] - July 8, JDempe (Director of Content) joins.[146]
- July 18,
Lourlo leaves for academy roster. - July 28, TYPO (Creative Director) joins.[147]
- July 30, Sean Finnegan (Senior Producer of Branded Video) joins.[148]
- September 17, Christopher Mann (VP, Partnerships) leaves.[149]
- September 25, Bakery (Assistant General Manager to Director of Esports), Fifflaren (CS:GO Head Coach & General Manager to VP of Esports), and sapphiRe (VP of Marketing to VP of Talent) change positions.[150][151][152][153][154]
- October 22,
Dardoch's contract is extended.[155]
Dardoch's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[156] - October 27, Thinkcard (Head Coach) leaves.[157]
- November 14,
Copy is drafted at LCS Scouting Grounds 2020 with exclusivity window ending on 24 November 2020.[158] - November 16,
V1per and
Fenix leave.[159][160]
Dardoch's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.[161] - November 18,
Johnsun leaves.[162] - November 22,
Copy's draft window is ended early without any signing.[163] - November 24, Jimmy (Division Coach) joins.[164] Jimmy (Division Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.[165]
- November 25,
Soligo joins.[166]
FakeGod joins.[167] - November 26,
FakeGod and
Soligo's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.[168] - December (approx.), Pete Szilagyi (VP, Finance and Operations to SVP, Finance and Operations) changes position.
- December 7,
Neo joins from academy roster.[169] - December 8,
aphromoo will remain with the team for 2021.[170] - December 9,
Neo's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022.[171] - December 15, Ryan Friedman (Chief of Staff) leaves.[172]
- January 5, Mel (Partnerships Activation Manager to Senior Team Operations Manager) changes position.[173]
- January 22, Starsmitten (Content Creator) joins.[174]
- February 8, Mabrey (Strategic Coach) joins.[175]
- February 10, Mabrey (Strategic Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 November 2021.[176]
- June 4, Lenny Wiersma (Sports Psychologist) joins.[177]
- June 9,
Yusui joins from academy roster.
Soligo leaves for academy roster.[178] - June 19,
Akaadian rejoins from academy roster.[179] - June 25,
Dardoch leaves.[180] - November 12, Mel (Senior Team Operations Manager) leaves.[181]
- November 15,
aphromoo leaves.[182]
Yusui and Invert (Assistant Coach) leave.[183] Jimmy (Division Coach) leaves.[184]
Akaadian leaves.[185] - November 16,
FakeGod and
Neo will remain with the team for 2022.[186][187] Enatron (Head Coach) joins. Lenny Wiersma (Sports Psychologist to Director of Performance) and Vynarian (Head Analyst to Senior Manager of Team Operations) change positions.[188] Enatron (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[189] - November 17,
Biofrost joins.[190]
Biofrost's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[191] - November 21,
River joins.[192]
River's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[193] - November 29,
FakeGod's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022.
River,
Biofrost, and Enatron (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2023.[194] - December 10,
Blue joins.[195]
Blue's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2023.[196]
- January 11, Alejandro (Analyst) and Carlos (Analyst) join.[197]
- April 28,
FakeGod leaves.[198] - May 18,
Gamsu rejoins.[199]
Gamsu's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2023.[200] - May 27,
Gamsu's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2022.[201] - July 21,
Spawn joins from academy roster.
Neo leaves for academy roster.[202] - July 26,
River leaves.[203] - July 28,
Hoon and
eXyu join from academy roster.
Gamsu leaves for academy roster.[204] - November 7, Mabrey (Strategic Coach) leaves.[205]
- November 14,
Blue leaves.[206] - November 18, Enatron changes residency from Europe to EMEA.
- December 16,
IgNar is added to the GCD.[207]
IgNar's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2023.[207] - December 20,
Armut,
Santorin, and
Jensen join.
IgNar's joining is confirmed.[208]
Armut's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 22 November 2023.
Santorin and
Jensen's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[209] - December 21,
Hoon and
eXyu leave for academy roster.[210]
- January 16,
Armut,
Spawn,
Biofrost, and
IgNar's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[211] - January 26, Yariet (Head Analyst), Invokid (Positional Coach), and POILK (Assistant Analyst) join.[212]
- February 23,
Tomo joins from academy roster.
Spawn leaves for academy roster.[213] - March 14,
Biofrost is removed from the GCD.[214] - April 17, Biofrost (Content Creator) rejoins.[215]
- May 2,
Rich joins.[216] - May 3,
Armut is removed from the GCD.[217]
Rich's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2025.[217] - May 17,
eXyu and
Diamond join from academy roster.[218] - May 27,
IgNar leaves.[219] - June 9, Svenskeren (Strategic Coach) joins.[220] Svenskeren (Strategic Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 October 2023.[221]
- July 10,
Poome is added to the GCD.[222]
Poome's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[222] - July 11,
Poome's joining is confirmed.[223] - October 8,
Santorin retires.[224] - October 22,
Tomo,
Diamond, and
Poome are removed from the GCD. Enatron (Head Coach) is removed from the GCD but is still part of the organization.[225] - October 30,
Tomo's departure is confirmed.[226] - October 31,
Diamond's departure is confirmed.[227] - November 20, Svenskeren (Strategic Coach) leaves.[228]
- November 21,
Jensen is removed from the GCD.[229]
Rich's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025.[229] - November 29,
Rich will remain with the team for 2024.[230] - November 30,
Dove joins.
eXyu will remain with the team for 2024.[231][232] - December 1,
Tomo rejoins.[233]
Dove's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[234] - December 4,
Isles joins.[235] Zero (Coach) is added to the GCD.[236]
Tomo and
Isles' contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[236] - December 12, Zero (Coach) is removed from the GCD.[237]
- January 2, SuDal (Strategic Coach) is added to the GCD.
Mabrey (Strategic Coach) is added to the GCD as substitute.[238]
Mabrey (Strategic Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 31 March 2024.[238] - January 6, Invokid (Positional Coach) leaves.[239]
- April 25,
Rich leaves.[240] - May 1, Enatron (Head Coach) leaves.[241]
- May 7,
Licorice joins.[242]
Licorice's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025.[243] - May 24,
Zven joins.[244] Treatz (Coach) is added to the GCD.
Tomo is removed from the GCD.
Mabrey (Strategic Coach) is removed from the GCD but is still part of the organization.[245]
Zven's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025.[245] - May 31,
eXyu is removed from the GCD.[246] - June 3, SuDal (Strategic Coach) is removed from the GCD.[247]
- June 4,
Spica and
Jensen are added to the GCD. Mabrey (Strategic Coach/Sub/Bot to Strategic Coach)'s position is changed in the GCD.[248]
Spica and
Jensen's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2024.[248] - June 5,
Spica's joining is confirmed.[249] - June 7,
Jensen's joining is confirmed.[250] - June 10, Treatz (Coach)'s joining is confirmed. Mabrey (Strategic Coach) will remain with the team.[251]
- June 18, Treatz (Coach to Coach/Sub/Support)'s position is changed in the GCD.[252]
Treatz (Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2025.[252] - June 26,
Dove is removed from the GCD.[253]
Player Roster[]
Active[]
| Player | Name | Role | Contract Ends | Joined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licorice | Eric Ritchie | Top Laner | 2025-11-18 | May 20242024-05-07 | ||
| Spica | Mingyi Lu (卢明义) | Jungler | 2024-11-19 | Jun 20242024-06-04 | ||
| Jensen | Nicolaj Jensen | Mid Laner | 2024-11-19 | Jun 20242024-06-04 | ||
| Zven | Jesper Svenningsen | Bot Laner | 2025-11-18 | May 20242024-05-24 | ||
| Isles | Jonah Rosario | Support | 2024-11-19 | Dec 20232023-12-04 | ||
| Treatz | Erik Wessén | Sub/Sup | 2025-11-18 | Jun 20242024-06-18 |
Former[]
Players are shown for the entire duration of their tenure on the team, with the role and substitute/trainee status they had upon their departure.
| Player | Name | Role | Joined | Left | Next Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dove | Kim Jae-yeon (김재연) | Mid Laner | Nov 20232023-11-30 | Jun 20242024-06-26 |  TW | ||
| Mabrey | Joshua Alan Mabrey | Sub/Bot | Jan 20242024-01-02 | Jun 20242024-06-04 |  DIG | ||
| eXyu | Lawrence Lin Xu | Jungler | May 20232023-05-17 | May 20242024-05-31 |  FXS | ||
| Tomo | Frank Lam | Bot Laner | Dec 20232023-12-01 | May 20242024-05-24 |  DSG | ||
| Rich | Lee Jae-won (이재원) | Top Laner | May 20232023-05-02 | Apr 20242024-04-25 |  Riot | ||
| Jensen | Nicolaj Jensen | Mid Laner | Dec 20222022-12-20 | Nov 20232023-11-21 |  FLY | ||
| Tomo | Frank Lam | Bot Laner | Feb 20232023-02-23 | Oct 20232023-10-22 | DIG | ||
| Diamond | David Bérubé | Support | May 20232023-05-17 | Oct 20232023-10-22 |  SN | ||
| Poome | Philippe Lavoie-Giguere | Support | Jul 20232023-07-10 | Oct 20232023-10-22 |  FC | ||
| Santorin | Lucas Tao Kilmer Larsen | Jungler | Dec 20222022-12-20 | Oct 20232023-10-08 |  Retired | ||
| IgNar | Lee Dong-geun (이동근) | Support | Dec 20222022-12-16 | May 20232023-05-27 |  NRG | ||
| Armut | İrfan Berk Tükek | Top Laner | Dec 20222022-12-20 | May 20232023-05-03 |  SUP | ||
| Biofrost | Vincent Wang | Support | Nov 20212021-11-17 | Mar 20232023-03-14 | DIG | ||
| Spawn | Trevor Kerr-Taylor | Bot Laner | Jul 20222022-07-21 | Feb 20232023-02-23 | DIGC | ||
| Hoon | Lee Jang-hoon (이장훈) | Top Laner | Jul 20222022-07-28 | Dec 20222022-12-21 | DIG.A | ||
| eXyu | Lawrence Lin Xu | Jungler | Jul 20222022-07-28 | Dec 20222022-12-21 | DIG.A | ||
| Blue | Ersin Gören | Mid Laner | Dec 20212021-12-10 | Nov 20222022-11-14 | SUP | ||
| Gamsu | Noh Yeong-jin (노영진) | Top Laner | May 20222022-05-18 | Jul 20222022-07-28 | DIG.A | ||
| River | Kim Dong-woo (김동우) | Jungler | Nov 20212021-11-21 | Jul 20222022-07-26 |  GG | ||
| Neo | Trần Sư Toàn | Bot Laner | Dec 20202020-12-07 | Jul 20222022-07-21 | DIG.A | ||
| FakeGod | Aaron Lee | Top Laner | Nov 20202020-11-25 | Apr 20222022-04-28 |  C9.A | ||
| Akaadian | Matthew Higginbotham | Jungler | Jun 20212021-06-19 | Nov 20212021-11-15 | GG.A | ||
| Yusui | David Bloomquist | Mid Laner | Jun 20212021-06-09 | Nov 20212021-11-15 |  IMTC | ||
| aphromoo | Zaqueri Black | Support | Dec 20192019-12-05 | Nov 20212021-11-15 | FLY | ||
| Dardoch | Joshua Hartnett | Jungler | May 20202020-05-26 | Jun 20212021-06-25 | IMT | ||
| Soligo | Max Soong | Mid Laner | Nov 20202020-11-25 | Jun 20212021-06-09 | DIG.A | ||
| Copy | Jouhan Pathmanathan | Mid Laner (+) (–) Draft Pick | Nov 20202020-11-14 | Nov 20202020-11-22 | C9.A | ||
| Johnsun | Johnson Nguyen | Bot Laner | Nov 20192019-11-27 | Nov 20202020-11-18 | FLY | ||
| V1per | Omran Shoura | Top Laner | May 20202020-05-27 | Nov 20202020-11-16 |  ANW | ||
| Fenix | Kim Jae-hun (김재훈) | Mid Laner | Jul 20202020-07-03 | Nov 20202020-11-16 |  TSM | ||
| Lourlo | Samson Jackson | Top Laner | Jun 20202020-06-26 | Jul 20202020-07-18 |  TL | ||
| Akaadian | Matthew Higginbotham | Jungler | Mar 20202020-03-05 | Jul 20202020-07-02 | DIG | ||
| Froggen | Henrik Hansen | Mid Laner | Dec 20192019-12-09 | Jul 20202020-07-02 | DIG.A | ||
| Huni | Heo Seung-hoon (허승훈) | Top Laner | Oct 20192019-10-28 | Apr 20202020-04-27 |  EG.A | ||
| Grig | Jonathan Armao | Jungler | Dec 20192019-12-06 | Apr 20202020-04-23 | TL.A | ||
| Chime | Jonathan Pomponio | Support (+) (–) Draft Pick | Nov 20192019-11-16 | Nov 20192019-11-27 | SN | ||
| Cody Sun | Liyu "Cody" Sun | Bot Laner | Oct 20192019-10-28 | Nov 20192019-11-26 |  100 | ||
| Lira | Nam Tae-yoo (남태유) | Jungler | Oct 20192019-10-28 | Nov 20192019-11-20 |  SRB | ||
| Vulcan | Philippe Laflamme | Support | Oct 20192019-10-28 | Nov 20192019-11-19 | C9 | ||
| Damonte | Tanner Damonte | Mid Laner | Oct 20192019-10-28 | Nov 20192019-11-18 | DIG.A | ||
| Altec | Johnny Ru | Bot Laner | Jun 20172017-06-15 | Dec 20172017-12-08 |  FOX | ||
| Adrian | Adrian Ma | Support | Jun 20172017-06-15 | Dec 20172017-12-08 | FOX | ||
| Keane | Jang Lae-young (장래영) | Mid Laner | Sep 20162016-09-26 Dignitas is acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers and merges with Apex Gaming under the Dignitas brand. Ray, ShrimP, Keane, Xpecial, Cop (Coach), and Saintvicious (Coach) join. Apollo rejoins. Cris joins as substitute.[83] | Nov 20172017-11-23 | FLY.A | ||
| Shrimp | Lee Byeong-hoon (이병훈) | Jungler | May 20172017-05-26 | Nov 20172017-11-21 | FLY.A | ||
| Big | Terry Chuong | Sub/Sup | May 20172017-05-26 | Nov 20172017-11-21 |  OPT | ||
| Ssumday | Kim Chan-ho (김찬호) | Top Laner | Dec 20162016-12-15 | Nov 20172017-11-20 | 100 | ||
| LOD | Benjamin deMunck | Sub/Bot | Dec 20162016-12-16 | Nov 20172017-11-02 | GG.A | ||
| Chaser | Lee Sang-hyun (이상현) | Sub/Jun | Dec 20162016-12-15 | Jul 20172017-07-15 |  FB | ||
| Xpecial | Alex Chu (朱啓恩) | Support | Sep 20162016-09-26 Dignitas is acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers and merges with Apex Gaming under the Dignitas brand. Ray, ShrimP, Keane, Xpecial, Cop (Coach), and Saintvicious (Coach) join. Apollo rejoins. Cris joins as substitute.[83] | Jun 20172017-06-15 |  P1 | ||
| Swifte | Johnny Ngo | Sub/Sup | Mar 20172017-03-08 | Jun 20172017-06-07 | TSM | ||
| Cris | Cristian Rosales | Sub/Top | Sep 20162016-09-26 Dignitas is acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers and merges with Apex Gaming under the Dignitas brand. Ray, ShrimP, Keane, Xpecial, Cop (Coach), and Saintvicious (Coach) join. Apollo rejoins. Cris joins as substitute.[83] | May 20172017-05-29 |  BGJ | ||
| Stunt | William Chen | Sub/Sup | Jan 20172017-01-05 | Mar 20172017-03-08 | P1 | ||
| ShrimP | Lee Byeong-hoon (이병훈) | Jungler (+) (–) Inactive | Sep 20162016-09-26 Dignitas is acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers and merges with Apex Gaming under the Dignitas brand. Ray, ShrimP, Keane, Xpecial, Cop (Coach), and Saintvicious (Coach) join. Apollo rejoins. Cris joins as substitute.[83] | Jan 20172017-01-30 |  DFM | ||
| Apollo | Apollo Price | Bot Laner | Sep 20162016-09-26 Dignitas is acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers and merges with Apex Gaming under the Dignitas brand. Ray, ShrimP, Keane, Xpecial, Cop (Coach), and Saintvicious (Coach) join. Apollo rejoins. Cris joins as substitute.[83] | ≈Dec 2016≈2016-12-?? |  NV | ||
| Ray | Jeon Ji-won (전지원) | Top Laner | Sep 20162016-09-26 Dignitas is acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers and merges with Apex Gaming under the Dignitas brand. Ray, ShrimP, Keane, Xpecial, Cop (Coach), and Saintvicious (Coach) join. Apollo rejoins. Cris joins as substitute.[83] | Dec 20162016-12-01 | C9 | ||
| Kirei | Thomas Yuen | Jungler | Nov 20152015-11-18 | Jun 20162016-06-03 |  DP | ||
| Flaxxish | Olof Hagberg Medin | Sub/Top | Mar 20162016-03-08 | Jun 20162016-06-01 |  NVA | ||
| Inori | Rami Charagh (رامی چاراغ) | Sub/Jun | Jan 20162016-01-05 | May 20162016-05-26 | P1 | ||
| Shiphtur | Danny Le | Mid Laner | May 20142014-05-02 | May 20162016-05-17 |  APX | ||
| Apollo | Apollo Price | Bot Laner | Nov 20152015-11-18 | May 20162016-05-17 | APX | ||
| KiWiKiD | Alan Kieu | Support | Dec 20122012-12-18 | Apr 20162016-04-26 |  NRG | ||
| BillyBoss | Billy Yu | Top Laner | Jan 20162016-01-05 | Apr 20162016-04-17 |  RU | ||
| Smittyj | Lennart Warkus | Sub/Top | Nov 20152015-11-18 | Feb 20162016-02-29 |  GIA | ||
| Jesiz | Jesse Le | Support (+) (–) Temp Sub | Dec 20152015-12-13 | Dec 20152015-12-20 | DIG | ||
| Gamsu | Noh Yeong-jin (노영진) | Top Laner | Dec 20142014-12-04 | Nov 20152015-11-18 |  FNC | ||
| Helios | Shin Dong-jin (신동진) | Jungler | Jun 20152015-06-09 | Nov 20152015-11-18 |  LCK | ||
| CoreJJ | Jo Yong-in (조용인) | Bot Laner | Dec 20142014-12-04 | Nov 20152015-11-18 |  SSG | ||
| Azingy | Andrew Zamarripa | Jungler | Feb 20152015-02-25 | Nov 20152015-11-16 |  KUSO | ||
| Inori | Rami Charagh (رامی چاراغ) | Sub/Jun | ≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-24 | Nov 20152015-11-16 | DIG | ||
| Heartbeat | Lim "Peter" Sung-moo (임성무) | Sub/Sup | ≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-24 | Nov 20152015-11-16 | Retired | ||
| Lattman | James Lattman | Sub/Bot | Jan 20152015-01-09 | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? |  TDK | ||
| CloudNguyen | Stephen Nguyen | Jungler | Feb 20152015-02-04 | Feb 20152015-02-25 |  TAR | ||
| Crumbz | Alberto Rengifo | Jungler | May 20122012-05-19 | Feb 20152015-02-03 |  MSF | ||
| Cruzerthebruzer | Cruz Ogden | Sub/Top | Nov 20132013-11-11 | Jan 20152015-01-09 | Retired | ||
| Azingy | Andrew Zamarripa | Sub/Jun | Feb 20142014-02-10 | Jan 20152015-01-09 | CONF | ||
| Flappy Bearfish | Tony Pham | Sub/Bot | Mar 20142014-03-04 | Jan 20152015-01-09 | Retired | ||
| Heartbeat | Lim "Peter" Sung-moo (임성무) | Sub/Sup | Jun 20132013-06-21 | Jan 20152015-01-09 | DIG | ||
| Imaqtpie | Michael Santana | Bot Laner | Sep 20112011-09-22 | Oct 20142014-10-21 |  DFX | ||
| ZionSpartan | Darshan Upadhyaya | Top Laner | May 20142014-05-02 | Oct 20142014-10-20 |  CLG | ||
| scarra | William Li | Sub/Mid | Sep 20112011-09-22 | Oct 20142014-10-02 | CLG | ||
| goldenglue | Greyson Gregory Gilmer | Sub/Mid | Mar 20142014-03-25 | May 20142014-05-20 |  CST | ||
| Patoy | Jordan Blackburn | Sub/Sup | Jul 20122012-07-20 | May 20142014-05-20 |  PRO | ||
| Zamphira | François Boucher | Sub/Mid | Jun 20132013-06-21 | ≈Sep 2013≈2013-09-?? | LES | ||
| DJ LAMBO | David Jeong | Jungler (+) (–) Temp Sub | Apr 20132013-04-11 | Apr 20132013-04-12 |  IO | ||
| zig | Derek Shao | Sub/Top | Feb 20132013-02-03 Dignitas acquires the roster of Pulse Esports as their Challenger Circuit team. zig, Onionbagel, Kenace, SnEaKyCaStRoO, and Evaniskus join as substitutes.[40] | Apr 20132013-04-06 |  NEX | ||
| Onionbagel | Sub/Jun | Feb 20132013-02-03 Dignitas acquires the roster of Pulse Esports as their Challenger Circuit team. zig, Onionbagel, Kenace, SnEaKyCaStRoO, and Evaniskus join as substitutes.[40] | Apr 20132013-04-06 | Retired | |||
| Kenace | Nam Truong | Sub/Mid | Feb 20132013-02-03 Dignitas acquires the roster of Pulse Esports as their Challenger Circuit team. zig, Onionbagel, Kenace, SnEaKyCaStRoO, and Evaniskus join as substitutes.[40] | Apr 20132013-04-06 | Retired | ||
| SnEaKyCaStRoO | Zachary Scuderi | Sub/Bot | Feb 20132013-02-03 Dignitas acquires the roster of Pulse Esports as their Challenger Circuit team. zig, Onionbagel, Kenace, SnEaKyCaStRoO, and Evaniskus join as substitutes.[40] | Apr 20132013-04-06 |  QTC | ||
| Daydreamin | Miles Hoard | Support (+) (–) Temp Sub | Mar 20132013-03-15 | Mar 20132013-03-17 |  GGU | ||
| Evaniskus | Evan Stevens | Sub/Sup | Feb 20132013-02-03 Dignitas acquires the roster of Pulse Esports as their Challenger Circuit team. zig, Onionbagel, Kenace, SnEaKyCaStRoO, and Evaniskus join as substitutes.[40] | Feb 20132013-02-25 |  VES | ||
| I Will Dominate | Christian Rivera | Jungler | Jan 20122012-01-01 | Dec 20122012-12-06 |  CA | ||
| L0cust | Patrick Miller | Support | Sep 20112011-09-22 | Jul 20122012-07-18 | SQUA | ||
| Voyboy | Joedat Esfahani | Top Laner | Sep 20112011-09-22 | May 20122012-05-19 | CLG | ||
| wingsofdeathx | Daryl Hennegan | Sub/Top | Apr 20122012-04-12 | Apr 20122012-04-24 |  EPIK | ||
| Jatt | Joshua Leesman | Jungler | Sep 20112011-09-22 | Dec 20112011-12-21 | Riot | ||
| LoCicero | Adam Carriere | Mid Laner (+) (–) Temp Sub | Oct 20112011-10-06 | Oct 20112011-10-09 | Retired |
Player League Participation[]
LCK
| Player | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Games | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Split 1 | ||
| IWDominate | | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCS
| Player | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Games | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | ||
| Patoy | | | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goldenglue | |  |  |  | |  | |  |  | 116 | |||||||||||||||
| Darshan |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||