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| Sponsor | LOUD COMMUNICATIONS Douyu CORSAIR SUITSUIT | ||||
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Griffin is a Korean League of Legends esports team. They are owned by LOUD COMMUNICATIONS.
History[]
Griffin was founded in November 2016 as NOT BAD, and started playing as Griffin in January 2017.
2017 Season[]
They formed a young roster with Sword, Yonghun, Rather, Force, and Shield. During the Spring Split they had a decent 3-2 start but could not keep it up losing the rest of the splits series despite signing two new junglers. This meant a 9th place finish and dropping into the promotion tournament where they surprisingly clearly fought off REVERSE Gaming in a 3-0 sweep with new support Jin.
For the Summer Split they kept the roster from the promotion tournament but started the split like spring ended. After week 5 they signed former pro player cvMax as new coach and with him went on a tear winning 5 of their last 6 series as well as the tiebreaker to finish the split in 3rd place. In playoffs however they were surprisingly beaten by APK Prince 1-3.
A few months later they got the chance to take revenge against them at the 2017 LoL KeSPA Cup with their new botlane signings Viper and Lehends. They swept past them as well as LCK team Afreeca and even managed to gain international attention when they nearly managed to beat SK Telecom T1 who lost the world championship finals a few weeks before.
2018 Season[]
They continued their good showings during the Spring Split dominating the league with a start of 8 clean sweeps. After those they started to give talented rookie Chovy who just became old enough to be allowed to play some game time and despite losing two games continued to win the rest of the series which meant they placed 1st and got a direct place at the promotion tournament to LCK. In the promotion tournament they swept past Kongdoo and also won the first qualifying round against MVP convincingly to qualify for the LCK.
Due to their dominating qualification and keeping their roster there were hopes that finally a competitive team came up from CK again. Griffin fulfilled these hopes with a very dominant 8-1 start and a Summer Split finish in 2nd place. Going as second seed into playoffs they closely fought off Afreeca in semifinals after being down 1-2 and went up twice in finals against KT Rolster but could not close it out. The lack of championship points from spring split meant they went as 2nd seed but still as favorites into the Regional Finals. In round 2 they faced the after a bad season reinvigorated world championship roster on Gen.G and lost the series 2-3.
In the 2018 LoL KeSPA Cup they got seeded in quarterfinals of playoffs where Afreeca were their first opponents. They swept their new roster 2-0 before sweeping past newly to LCK promoted team DAMWON Gaming and the new roster of Gen.G to win their first title.
2019 Season[]
In November, "e-sportainment" company STILL8, previously owners of Kongdoo Monster, purchased Griffin.[1][2]
They carried this forward and stomped their competition in the first 6 weeks of Spring Split. After SK Telecom T1 showed to the rest of the league in week 7 that Griffin are absolutely beatable despite losing their rematch 1-2 in extremely close fashion Griffin lost a couple of series towards the end of the split. According to their coach they were trying new things out and managed to hold on to first place and therefore first seed going into playoffs. In the highly anticipated finals match against SKT Griffin did not manage to perform as well as expected and were clean swept.
Griffin handled this disappointment well and had a good start into Summer Split. They went into Rift Rivals in first place with a 7-1 record. There they also showed good performances similarly to the rest of the league and despite losing their game in the final against FunPlus Phoenix LCK managed to beat LPL for the first time. Shortly after Rift Rivals the coaches decided to try out Doran in the top lane and after a rough first few matches he showed good synergy towards the end of regular season where Griffin secured first place on the last matchday again with a 13-5 record to wait in playoff finals for their opponent whilst already being qualified for their first World Championship due to KingZone missing playoffs. In playoff finals they once again had to face SKT who looked pretty strong on their way to the final and proved to be too big of an obstacle for Griffin to overcome as they lost clearly 1-3. With this disappointment Griffin went into Worlds as 2nd seed but without their coach cvMax as he left the team after disagreements with the owners shortly before the start of the tournament.
Griffin were drawn into Group A with LEC 1st seed and MSI champion G2 Esports, LCS 2nd seed Cloud 9 and LMS 3rd seed Hong Kong Attitude. Going back to Sword in top lane after the removal of their coach they went 2-1 in week 1 and after a 2-0 start to Day 6 they were able to also defeat G2 Esports twice in back-to-back games for 1st place in their group. They were drawn against LPL 3rd seed Invictus Gaming in the Quarterfinals but were defeated with a clear 3-1.
During Worlds cvMax as well as players and owner released their perspectives on the situation in the organization which lead to an investigation by Riot Games Korea. In the aftermath of this Doran, Chovy and Lehends chose to leave the team as well while Sword, Tarzan and Viper chose to stay. At the beginning of december head coach H Dragon, top laner Untara and former KZ mid laner Naehyun joined. Additionally Kabbie was promoted to starting roster.
2020 Season[]
At 2019 LoL KeSPA Cup their first opponent was Sandbox with their updated roster and after a close game 1 they stood no chance in game 2.
Before the start of Spring Split they also signed former Afreeca mid laner Ucal and Naehyun moved to substitute. They recovered from a horrible first week with 2 close victories in week 2 but lost their remaining 5 series in the first half despite taking games of all their direct opposition. Following the break due to the 2019–20 Coronavirus Pandemic and the move to online play they tried out Untara and trainee Hoya in top lane but kept losing their matches until the end of week 7 often closely. Already on the edge they needed to win all remaining matches to have a chance at avoiding dropping into promotion tournament but after a win against Damwon a loss to Afreeca sealed their fate.
For the promotion tournament they signed Wadid as support but were reverse swept by Seorabeol Gaming in Round 1 nonetheless. In Elimination Round they got completely destroyed by Sandbox sending them back into Challenger scene just as franchising was announced for the next season of LCK.
Trivia[]
Struggles in BO5 Series[]
- After reaching the LCK, Griffin was one of the best regular-season teams in the LCK, but infamously always faltered in best of five series.
- As of 2020, Griffin has a 1-6 series record and a 9-20 game record in best of five series, excluding the KESPA Cup.
2018
- Finished second in the LCK 2018 Summer, their first-ever LCK split, and defeated Afreeca Freecs 3-2 in the third round of the playoffs to make the finals, but lost 3-2 to KT Rolster.
- Lost 3-2 to Gen.G in the regional finals as well and failed to make Worlds 2018.
2019
- Finished first in both splits of 2019, seeding them directly into the finals, but lost both times to SKT by 3-0 and 3-1 scores respectively.
- Still qualified for Worlds 2019 based on regular-season performance and placed first in their group, but lost to Invictus Gaming 3-1 in the knockout stage.
Timeline[]
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- January 10,
NOT BAD renames to 
Griffin.[4]
Fencer,
Shield, Kang Dae-hee (Head Coach), and Cho Gyu-nam (CEO) join.
Greed and
Build move to substitutes. Fencer renames to Sword. - February 10,
Bin joins. - March 11,
Tarzan joins.
Bin and
Yonghun move to substitutes. - May 4,
Jin joins.
Shield leaves. - June 2, Build (Sub/Support to Coach) changes position.
Greed and
Bin leave. - July 2, cvMax (Coach) joins.[5]
- November 19,
Viper and
Lehends join. cvMax (Coach to Head Coach) and Kang Dae-hee (Head Coach to Coach) change positions.
Jin moves to substitute. Build (Coach) leaves.[6]
- January 17,
Force leaves. Yonghun renames to Gankster. Jin renames to Newt. - March 7,
Chovy joins. - April 15,
Gankster leaves.[7] - May 29, TINO (General Manager) joins.[8]
- May 30,
Newt is removed from the GCD.[9]
Sword,
Tarzan,
Chovy,
Rather,
Viper,
Lehends, and cvMax (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[10] - May 31,
Newt's departure is confirmed.[11] - June 7, Kang Dae-hee (Coach) leaves.[12]
- July 9, Byun Young-sub (Coach) joins.[13]
- November 21, Griffin is acquired by STILL8 but will not rename.[14][15] Shark (Owner) joins.
- December 10,
Kabbie joins as substitute.[16] - December 14,
Rather is loaned to Flash Wolves.[17] - December (approx.),
Doran and
Plex join as trainees.
- January 25,
Sword,
Tarzan,
Chovy,
Rather,
Viper,
Lehends, and
Kabbie's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[18] - February 18,
Kanavi joins.[19] - February 26, Dakgo (Manager) joins.
- March 6,
Kanavi's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.[20] - May 22,
Kanavi is loaned to JD Gaming.[21][22] - May 23,
Plex leaves.[23] - May 28,
Doran moves to starting roster.[24] - July 10, Chaos (Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.[25]
- July 30,
Doran's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[26] - September (approx.),
Hoya joins as trainee. - September 25, cvMax (Head Coach) leaves.[27]
- October 4, Chico (Trainee Coach) joins.
GIDEON and
jjun join as trainees.[28] - October 7, Chaos (Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[29]
- October 23,
Kanavi returns from loan to JD Gaming.[30] - October 30, Dakgo (Manager) leaves.[31]
- November 6,
Rather returns from loan to Flash Wolves.[32] - November 11, Cho Gyu-nam (CEO) leaves.[33]
- November 14, Doran is suspended for 1 game due to toxic behavior in ranked matches.[34]
- November 19, Cho Gyu-nam and cvMax are suspended indefinitely from all Riot competitions as a result of the Griffin - Kanavi Incident. Team is fined 100,000,000 won.[35]
- November 25, STILL8 announce that they will revise existing contracts to "remove unfair clauses" or allow players to become free agents.
Doran,
Chovy, and
Lehends leave.[36][37][38] - November 27, Team's management must be replaced to a new management of Griffin until the end of 2019. They also must be liquidated all remaining share in Griffin and STILL8 until one day before the start of the Promotion after the LCK 2020 Spring Split. If they fail to perform it, Team's LCK and CK eligibility to participate will be automatically forfeited.[39]
Kanavi leaves.[40] - December 5,
Untara and H Dragon (Head Coach) join.
Naehyun joins as substitute.[41]
Untara,
Naehyun, and H-Dragon (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[42] - December 16, GBM (Coach) joins.[43] GBM (Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[44]
- December 26, TINO (General Manager), Shark (Owner), Choi Seong-ho (Outside Director), and Kang Han-seung (Head of Chinese Branch) leave.[45] January (CEO,General Manager) joins.[46][47][48]
- December 29,
Kabbie moves to starting roster.[49]
- January 13,
Ucal joins.[50] - January 15,
Ucal's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[51] - January 17, Kabbie renames to Irove.[52]
- January 20, Rather (Mid to Coach) changes position.
Untara moves to substitute.[53][54] Jaceyoung (Analyst) joins.[55] - January (approx.),
Wayne joins as trainee. jjun renames to zzun. - February 26,
Hoya moves to starting roster.[56] - March 10,
Yusin joins as trainee.[57] - March 12,
Hoya's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.[58] - March 19,
Untara moves to starting roster.[59] - April 17,
Wadid joins.[60] - April 26, Wadid renames to WADID.[61]
- April 28,
WADID's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[62] - May 17,
Untara,
Ucal, and
Viper leave.[63] - May 18, H Dragon (Head Coach) and GBM (Coach) leave.[64]
- May 21,
Tarzan and
WADID leave.[65] - May 25,
Irove leaves.[66] - June 8,
Citrus joins. Chaos (Coach to Interim Head Coach) and Chico (Trainee Coach to Coach) change positions.
Naehyun,
Wayne, and
Yusin move to starting roster.
zzun moves to substitute.
Sword becomes inactive.[67] zzun renames to Bay.[68] - June 15, January (CEO,General Manager) leaves.[69]
- July 22,
GIDEON moves to substitute. - November 17,
Citrus,
Naehyun, and
Yusin leave.[70] - November 20,
Hoya leaves.[71] - November 27,
Bay leaves.[72] - December 2,
GIDEON leaves.[73] - December 14, Rather (Coach) leaves.[74]
Wayne leaves.[75] - December 29, Chaos (Interim Head Coach) and Chico (Coach) leave.[76]
Player Roster[]
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sword | Choi Sung-won (최성원) | Top Laner (+) (–) Inactive | Jan 20172017-01-10 | Jan 20212021-01-05 |  BRO | ||
| Wayne | Hwang Seo-hyeon (황서현) | Bot Laner | ≈Jan 2020≈2020-01-?? | Dec 20202020-12-14 |  NS | ||
| GIDEON | Kim Min-seong (김민성) | Sub/Jun | Oct 20192019-10-04 | Dec 20202020-12-02 |  KT | ||
| Bay | Park Jun-byeong (박준병) | Sub/Mid | Oct 20192019-10-04 | Nov 20202020-11-27 |  DYN | ||
| Hoya | Yoon Yong-ho (윤용호) | Top Laner | ≈Sep 2019≈2019-09-?? | Nov 20202020-11-20 |  BRB | ||
| Citrus | Byeon Ji-woong (변지웅) | Jungler | Jun 20202020-06-08 | Nov 20202020-11-17 |  AF.C | ||
| Naehyun | Yoo Nae-hyun (유내현) | Mid Laner | Dec 20192019-12-05 | Nov 20202020-11-17 |  CGA | ||
| Yusin | Kwak Yu-sin (곽유신) | Support | Mar 20202020-03-10 | Nov 20202020-11-17 | NS.C | ||
| Irove | Jeong Sang-hyeon (정상현) | Support | Dec 20182018-12-10 | May 20202020-05-25 |  SB | ||
| Tarzan | Lee Seung-yong (이승용) | Jungler | Mar 20172017-03-11 | May 20202020-05-21 |  LNG | ||
| WADID | Kim Bae-in (김배인) | Support | Apr 20202020-04-17 | May 20202020-05-21 |  Riot | ||
| Untara | Park Ui-jin (박의진) | Top Laner | Dec 20192019-12-05 | May 20202020-05-17 |  T1.R | ||
| Ucal | Son Woo-hyeon (손우현) | Mid Laner | Jan 20202020-01-13 | May 20202020-05-17 | KT | ||
| Viper | Park Do-hyeon (박도현) | Bot Laner | Nov 20172017-11-19 | May 20202020-05-17 |  HLE | ||
| Rather | Shin Hyeong-seop (신형섭) | Mid Laner | Nov 20162016-11-15 | Jan 20202020-01-20 |  GRF | ||
| Kanavi | Seo Jin-hyeok (서진혁) | Jungler | Feb 20192019-02-18 | Nov 20192019-11-27 |  JDG | ||
| Doran | Choi Hyeon-joon (최현준) | Top Laner | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? | Nov 20192019-11-25 |  DRX | ||
| Chovy | Jeong Ji-hoon (정지훈) | Mid Laner | Mar 20182018-03-07 | Nov 20192019-11-25 | DRX | ||
| Lehends | Son Si-woo (손시우) | Support | Nov 20172017-11-19 | Nov 20192019-11-25 | HLE | ||
| Plex | Bae Ho-young (배호영) | Trn/Mid | ≈Dec 2018≈2018-12-?? | May 20192019-05-23 | LNG | ||
| Newt | Kim Jin (김진) | Sub/Sup | May 20172017-05-04 | May 20182018-05-30 |  LGD | ||
| Gankster | Song Yong-hoon (송용훈) | Sub/Jun | Nov 20162016-11-15 | Apr 20182018-04-15 | LGD | ||
| Force | Han Sang-woo (한상우) | Bot Laner | Nov 20162016-11-15 | Jan 20182018-01-17 |  Retired | ||
| Bin | Lee Seung-bin (이승빈) | Sub/Jun | Feb 20172017-02-10 | Jun 20172017-06-02 | Retired | ||
| Build | Son Beom-jin (손범진) | Sub/Sup | Nov 20162016-11-15 | Jun 20172017-06-02 | GRF | ||
| Shield | Song Ju-yeong (송주영) | Support | Jan 20172017-01-10 | May 20172017-05-04 | CGA |
Player League Participation[]
LCK
| Player | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Games | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| Lehends | | | |  | |  | |  | |  | | | | 533 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chovy | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | 525 | ||||||||||||||||
| Viper | | | | | | | | | | 377 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarzan | | | | | 167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sw0rd | | | | |  | | 143 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rather | | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doran | | | | | | | | | | | | 438 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ucal | | | | | | | | | 213 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Untara |  | |  | | | 129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HOYA | | | |  | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Naehyun |  | | | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kabbie | |  | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CK
| Player | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Games | |||||||
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| Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | ||
| Rather |  | | | | 112 | |||||||||
| ReGank | | | | |  | | | 110 | ||||||
| Sw0rd | | | | 101 | ||||||||||
| Tarzan | | | | 76 | ||||||||||
| Shield |  | | 44 | |||||||||||
| Newt | | | 39 | |||||||||||
| Lehends |  |  | | 75 | ||||||||||
| Viper | | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Chovy | | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Naehyun |  | | 49 | |||||||||||
| Citrus | | 36 | ||||||||||||
| HOYA | | 35 | ||||||||||||
| Wayne | | 35 | ||||||||||||
| Yusin | | 35 | ||||||||||||
Organization[]
Current[]
| C | ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heo Ho-jin (허호진) | CEO |
Former[]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaceyoung | Yang Jun-yeong (양준영) | Analyst | None | |
| Chaos | Byun Young-sub (변영섭) | Interim Head Coach | Afreeca Freecs
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| Chico | Park Yong-sub (박용섭) | Coach |  Nongshim RedForce Challengers
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| Rather | Shin Hyeong-seop (신형섭) | Coach |  LNG Esports
| |
| January | Kim Ka-eul (김가을) | CEO & General Manager | None | |
| H Dragon | Han Sang-yong (한상용) | Head Coach | None | |
| GBM | Lee Chang-seok (이창석) | Coach |  Papara SuperMassive
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| Shark | Seo Kyung-jong (서경종) | Owner | None | |
| TINO | Kim Dong-woo (김동우) | General Manager | None | |
| Kang Han-seung (강한승) | Head of Chinese Branch | None | ||
| Choi Seong-ho (최성호) | Outside Director | None | ||
| Cho Gyu-nam (조규남) | CEO |  Suspended
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| Dakgo | Lee Kyung-ha (이경하) | Manager | None | |
| cvMax | Kim Dae-ho (김대호) | Head Coach | DragonX
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| Kang Dae-hee (강대희) | Coach | ASURA
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| Build | Son Beom-jin (손범진) | Coach | None |
Tournaments[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Griffin Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2020-08-20 | 5 | ₩4,000,000₩4,000,000₩4,000,000 | CK 2020 Summer | 5 - 9  RR | Hoya, Citrus, Naehyun, Wayne, Yusin, Chaos, Rather, Chico |
| 2020-04-29 | NQ | LCK 2020 Summer Promotion | Sword, Untara, Tarzan, Ucal, Viper, WADID, Irove, GBM, Rather | ||
| 2020-04-16 | 10 | ₩10,000,000₩10,000,000₩10,000,000 | LCK 2020 Spring | 5 - 13 RR | Sword, Hoya, Untara, Tarzan, Ucal, Naehyun, Viper, Irove, H Dragon, GBM |
| 2019-12-30 | 5 - 8 | ₩8,000,000$ 6,867.25€ 6,152.36 | KeSPA Cup 2019 | Untara, Tarzan, Naehyun, Viper, Kabbie, H Dragon, GBM | |
| 2019-10-26 | 5 - 8 | $89,000$ 89,000€ 78,776.57 | Worlds 2019 | Sword, Tarzan, Chovy, Viper, Lehends, Chaos | |
| 2019-08-31 | 2 | ₩60,000,000$ 50,901.48€ 45,670.74 | LCK 2019 Summer Playoffs | Doran, Tarzan, Chovy, Viper, Lehends, cvMax, Chaos | |
| 2019-08-18 | 1 | LCK 2019 Summer | 13 - 5 RR | Sword, Doran, Tarzan, Chovy, Viper, Lehends, cvMax, Chaos | |
| 2019-07-07 | 1 | Rift Rivals 2019 LCK-LPL-LMS-VCS | Sword, Tarzan, Chovy, Viper, Lehends, cvMax | ||
| 2019-04-13 | 2 | ₩60,000,000₩60,000,000₩60,000,000 | LCK 2019 Spring Playoffs | Sword, Tarzan, Chovy, Viper, Lehends, cvMax, Chaos | |
| 2019-03-31 | 1 | LCK 2019 Spring | 15 - 3 RR | Sword, Tarzan, Chovy, Viper, Lehends, cvMax, Chaos | |
| Total Prize: KRW 142,000,000 • USD 89,000 | |||||
Media[]
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- May 9, Can Griffin translate their success in Challengers Korea to the LCK? by Malcolm Abbas on Dot Esports
- June 24, Veterans vs Rookies: SK Telecom T1 vs Griffin by Vi Lam on The Game Haus
- June 28, Standing 1 in the LCK, The Secret to Griffin's Successful Start: 'Making Plays Without Calls' by Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- July 9, Examining Griffin, LCK's hottest team by Emily Rand and Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
- August 8, Griffin Viper: "Teemo is a good pick, but there aren’t suitable situations for him these days. Also, traditional ADCs are good. I think I should let him go" with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- August 11, LCK: Hopefuls for Worlds 2018 by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
- August 15, League of Legends: LCK – Final Showdowns Preview by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
- August 18, GRF Viper: "When Orianna’s ultimate landed quite well and when Yasuo’s Guardian Angel was in cooldown, I thought we’d win." with Byungho "Haao" Kim and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- August 28, Griffin's rookie season takes South Korea by storm by Emily Rand on ESPN
- September 4, The Contenders for the 2018 LCK Summer Finals KT Rolster vs Griffin Media Day Full Text Q&A by Yeonjae "Arra" Shin, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, and and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- September 6, The Clash Between the 'Super Rookies', Griffin and the 'LCK Galácticos', kt Rolster by Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- September 10, LCK: Gauntlet Preview by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
- September 11, How SKT can get through the Gauntlet and still make Worlds by Malcom Abbas on Dot Esports
- October 6, LCK: Hopefuls vs realities of Worlds 2018 by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
- December 14, Griffin goes to #Phuket Day1: Griffin's image before leaving ! by , and on Griffin
- December 14, 2018 Griffin's Story #1: Rather by , and on Griffin
- December 14, League of Legends: KeSPA Cup 2018 – Tournament Favorites Preview by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
- December 16, 2018 Griffin's Story #2: Viper by , and on Griffin
- December 18, 2018 Griffin's Story #3: Sword by , and on Griffin
- December 18, Griffin goes to #Phuket Day2: Finally arrived at Phuket! What will happen next? by , and on Griffin
- December 19, Griffin goes to #Phuket Day3: Griffin, go to the Botanic garden and the Bird's park! by , and on Griffin
- December 20, 2018 Griffin's Story #4: Tarzan by , and on Griffin
- December 20, Griffin goes to #Phuket Day4: Griffin, enjoy the leisure sports in Phuket! by , and on Griffin
- December 21, Griffin goes to #Phuket Day5: Griffin, the last day at Phuket. by , and on Griffin
- December 22, 2018 Griffin's Story #5: Chovy by , and on Griffin
- December 23, 2018 Griffin's Story #6: Lehends by , and on Griffin
- December 31, GRF Viper: "With what we had learned through this victory today, we'll do our best to become a better team in the future LCK split and international tournaments" with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Yeonjae "Arra" Shin, and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- December 31, Griffin and Chovy Takes the KeSPA Cup: "I wanted to show the world that I am the best. I was able to do that here at the KeSPA Cup" with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- January 7, LCK: New Year’s Resolutions by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
- January 31, The Undefeated Griffin and SANDBOX: Their Core Strength by Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- February 7, League of Legends: LCK still struggling to adapt by Emily Rand on ESPN
- February 20, Undefeated Griffin set a record for the best start to an LCK split by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- March 15, League community hilariously reacts to Griffin's first loss of the year by Michael Hassall on Upcomer
- March 16, What just happened to Griffin? by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- March 18, Looking at Griffin's surprising loss against Gen.G by Emily Rand on ESPN
- April 8, League of Legends: LCK Finals Preview by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
- April 11, [LCK Finals Preview] Griffin vs SK Telecom T1 - New Rivalry in the LCK... Who Will Rise? by , and on David "Viion" Jangon Inven Global
- April 12, Griffin face SKT with a second chance at total LCK supremacy on the line by Malcolm Abbas on Dot Esports
- June 4, Can Griffin overcome their late-season woes in the 2019 LCK Summer Split? by Andrew Amos on Dot Esports
- June 26, Griffin, Sandbox stay first in Korea at the expense of the struggling old guard by Isaac McIntyre on Hotspawn Esports
- July 5, [Rift Rivals] GRF cvMax: "I personally believe that Sword's Jayce is the best in the world." with Ready on Inven Global
- July 16, JSS Reports: SKT was a team that was largely jungle dependant.// iG is very unique in nature within the LPL. by Haao and Ready on Inven Global
- July 17, Summer title race blown wide open in LCK as Griffin collapse post-Rift Rivals by Isaac McIntyre on Hotspawn Esports
- August 27, [LCK Finals Media Day] GRF Sword: "I’m set on the thought of having a 3-0 revenge... I’ll make it happen." with Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
- August 31, [2019 LCK Summer Finals] KR Reactions: "It all started when cvMax ripped down his own team..." by Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
- October 1, [Cartoon] “Stay with me!” The Sudden Changes in the LCK Coaching Staff Before Worlds by Lasso and Quest on Inven Global
- October 9, Can Griffin be trusted on the Worlds stage? by Elena Endres on Dot Esports
- October 14, LCK teams are still playing too slow at Worlds by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- October 26, [Worlds 2019] Quarterfinals Preview: Griffin vs. Invictus Gaming by Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- October 26, [Worlds 2019: GRF Press Conference] Sword on the match against IG, "We thought we prepared well, but I think the biggest reason we lost was the difference of prowess in top lane." with Lasso, Haao, and Viion on Inven Global
- October 26, [Worlds 2019: GRF vs IG] KR Reactions: "The two teams are throwing so creatively and funnily... That's what we want to see in the quarters!" by Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
- November 21, Alright, Now is This the Biggest Scandal in Esports? by theScore Esports on YouTube
- November 29, The Griffin Story Just Got Crazier. Again... by theScore Esports on YouTube
- December 27, Now the Cops are Involved in This League of Legends Scandal!? by theScore Esports on YouTube
- January 30, Griffin- The tragic story of the uncrowned kings by Mush on Esports Heaven
- February 27, The Scandal that Destroyed League of Legends' Next Great Dynasty by theScore Esports on YouTube
- March 11, Griffin- The tragic story of the uncrowned kings- Part II by Mush on Esports Heaven
- May 13, Griffin’s fall from grace: From Worlds favorites to relegation by Cristian Lupasco on Inven Global
- July 9, The rise and fall of Griffin: How LCK's most promising new team was wasted away by Viion on Inven Global
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- ↑ 롤챔스 서머 준우승팀 그리핀, 스틸에잇이 인수 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 챌코팀 NOT BAD 스폰서를 구합니다. inven.co.kr
- ↑ 2017 LoL 챌린저스 코리아 스프링 안내 afreecatv.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 cvMax's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 2017 LoL 케스파 컵 로스터 공개, '쿠잔' 이성혁-'블레스' 최현웅 제외 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 KeSPA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ [단독] 그리핀의 공격적인 행보, 김동우 CJ 전 감독 단장 선임 (Korean) osen.mt.co.kr
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2018-05-29; after change - KR - 2018-05-30
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2018-05-15; after change - KR - 2018-05-30
- ↑ LGD战队2018LPL夏季赛阵容公告 (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 KeSPA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 KeSPA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 롤챔스 서머 준우승팀 그리핀, 스틸에잇이 인수 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Griffin's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ Griffin's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-01-18; after change - KR - 2019-01-25
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 [LoL] 새로운 정글러 카나비, 그리핀 롤팀에 합류! teamgriffin.gg
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-02-20; after change - KR - 2019-03-06
- ↑ Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ JD Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Griffin's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ Griffin's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-06-29; after change - KR - 2019-07-10
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-07-10; after change - KR - 2019-07-30
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Griffin's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-09-20; after change - KR - 2019-10-07
- ↑ 스틸에잇, ‘카나비’ 서진혁 FA로 푼다 (Korean) kmib.co.kr
- ↑ Dakgo's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 閃電狼職業電競隊《英雄聯盟》公告 flashwolves.com
- ↑ [오피셜] 그리핀 조규남 대표 공식 사임... 스틸에잇 "조사 성실히 임할 것" (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 2019년 제 4차 e스포츠 제재 안내 (Korean) leagueoflegends.co.kr
- ↑ 그리핀 사건 관련 LCK운영위원회 최종 조사 결과 발표 (Korean) leagueoflegends.co.kr
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 [오피셜] 스틸에잇, "선수들과 새로 계약 체결할 것...선수 원할시 FA 공시" (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 Still8 promises to revise existing player contracts and “removes unfair clauses”, some Griffin players may become free agents korizon.net
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 그리핀 사건 관련 LCK운영위원회 추가 입장 및 조치 사항 (Korean) leagueoflegends.co.kr
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 그리핀 사건 관련 LCK운영위원회 추가 입장 및 조치 사항 (Korean) leagueoflegends.co.kr
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-12-03; after change - KR - 2019-12-05
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-12-15; after change - KR - 2019-12-16
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 스틸에잇, 서경종 대표 포함 경영진 및 관계자 4인 사임 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 [단독] 김가을 전 삼성 갤럭시 사무국장, 그리핀 신임 대표로 부임 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 김가을 전 삼성 갤력시 사무국장, 그리핀 대표 겸 단장으로 부임 (Korean) dailyesports.com
- ↑ 2019 LoL KeSPA Cup ULSAN, 2라운드 로스터 (Korean) e-sports.or.kr
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-01-10; after change - KR - 2020-01-15
- ↑ Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 KeSPA's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 Griffin's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-03-11; after change - KR - 2020-03-12
- ↑ KeSPA's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 60.0 60.1 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ WADID's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-04-27; after change - KR - 2020-04-27
- ↑ 63.0 63.1 63.2 63.3 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 64.0 64.1 64.2 Griffin's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 65.0 65.1 65.2 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 66.0 66.1 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 67.0 67.1 Griffin's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ Griffin's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 69.0 69.1 kenzi's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 70.0 70.1 70.2 70.3 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 71.0 71.1 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 72.0 72.1 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 73.0 73.1 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 74.0 74.1 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 75.0 75.1 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 76.0 76.1 76.2 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 77.0 77.1 Griffin's Tweet twitter.com