History
Formation
Invictus Gaming was created by Wang Si-Cong (son of Dalian Wanda Group chairman Wang
Jianlin, ranked by Forbes as the third-richest man in China), who purchased the team
which was until then known as Catastrophic Cruel Memory (CCM), including divisions for
Starcraft II, DotA and LoL. The transaction volume amounted to 6 million USD.
2017 Season
Invictus Gaming finished 3rd in Group A of the 2017 LPL Spring Season with an 8-8 record.
They would then drop out in the first round of the playoffs with a 1-3 loss to Newbee.
IG participated in the 2017 Demacia Cup and finished 3rd after a 1-3 loss to I May in the
semifinals. Their summer season was similar to their spring season and they finished 3rd
with a 10-6 record. They did much better in the playoffs and finished 3rd with a victory
over Team WE in the third place match. IG then participated in the 2017 Season China
Regional Finals but failed to make it to Worlds after Team WE got their revenge against
them and beat them 3-2.
2018 Season
In the grand final in Incheon, IG faced Fnatic again and this time dominated, winning 3-0
in the third-fastest best-of-5 series in professional League of Legends history. It
marked not only IG's and China's first World Championship but also IG's
first international tournament win and the first non-Korean world champion since Taipei
Assassins in 2012. Ning won Finals MVP honors after posting a 13/3/29 KDA in the
series (including 11/0/19 as Camille in Game 1 and Gragas in Game 2).
2019 Season
IG continued its winning streak by going 9-0 to start the 2019 MSI Main Event before
SK Telecom T1 defeated them to conclude the group stage. After selecting
Team Liquid as their opponent for the playoffs, Invictus dropped the first two games despite
holding over five thousand gold leads in both matches. IG was able to take game three,
but could not turn around the series as the tournament favorites fell in four games, 1-3.
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