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[e][h]Invictus Gaming
Team Information
Location:
Region:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$8,567,838
Links
Achievements
CPL Invitational 2011 SMM Grand National Final 2011 ESports Champions League 2011 Grand Finals G-League 2012 Season 1 The International 2012 ACE Dota Pro-league 2012 Season 1ACE Dota Pro-league 2012 Season 1 World Cyber Games 2012 G-League Season 2 Red Bull ECL 2013 Grand Finals WPC 2014 ESL One Frankfurt 2014 Major All Stars Dota 2 Tournament Dota 2 Asia Championships 2017 ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021
History
Created:
2011-08-02
Disbanded:
2023-12-08

Invictus Gaming is a Chinese team founded in August 2011 as the result of Wanda Enterprise director Wang Sicong acquiring Catastrophic Cruel Memory. They had divisions for Dota 2, Starcraft 2, League of Legends, Hearthstone, Overwatch and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.[1][2] They have won The International 2012.

History

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Invictus Gaming was founded in August 2011 by Wang Sicong, son of Wang Jianlin, one of the wealthiest man in China.[3] The team was formerly known as Catastrophic Cruel Memory managed by former Catastrophic Cruel Memory SC2 players xiaOt and GoMax before being bought over as Invictus Gaming.

Their teamhouse was located in Beijing, before moving to Shanghai in 2012.[4]

The creation of iG.Y after poaching 4 of the members of LGD, historically one of the strongest teams in China, came as a shock just days after the purchase of CCM, now dubbed iG.Z. Having moved into the DotA scene with what seemed to be overwhelming force, the two iG teams represented what appeared to be the two strongest teams in the scene. The prophesied domination, however, never came, iG (CCM) lost in an upset to the up-and-coming Tyloo in the Chinese WCG 2011 Finals and no longer seemed invincible to top-level teams. Soon thereafter iG (CCM) lost Xiao8 and DDC to LGD as they left to reform a new LGD with ZSMJ, its previous captain and the only player who did not transfer to iG. After purchasing Awoke and Faith from Tyloo for iG(CCM) and CH from Panda to complete the previous LGD squad, iG reformed into iG.Z (Zhou) out of the previous CCM and iG.Y (YYF) out of the previous LGD. Weakened by the constant reorganization, both iGs would suffer at the hands of a resurgent DK and was defeated in both WDC 2011 and G-League 2011. It also performed poorly at the International 2011, with its unprepared players of iG.Z ending up so demoralized as to forfeit its final placement matches after being eliminated from the tournament and the iG.Y section unable to compete due to ZSMJ's refusal to temporarily play with his previous teammates under the LGD banner. Hampered by constant disappointing performances, iG eventually reformed its squad into a single collection of some of the best talents the Chinese DotA scene had to offer in the form of Zhou, 430, YYF, Chuan, and Faith. This new team, despite being hampered by a lack of team coordination and synergy resulting from the combination of 4 players who had all previously required large amounts of farm, nevertheless was able to win SMM 2011, which showcased the potential of a team so laden with talent. Despite winning SMM 2011, iG continued to struggle through team coordination and organization issues as all four of its main players scrambled for farm and Faith engaged in what was quickly dubbed "1 protect 4". While their individual skill and talent were unquestioned, iG was seen as weaker than either DK or LGD due to their inability to play as a focused team, which was reflected with losses in both DotA and Dota 2, despite their quick invitation to the International 2012 which they then proceeded to win. In the months leading up to the International 2012, iG resolved its team issues and defeated DK and LGD convincingly in DotA capturing the G-League 2012 championship. Their teamhouse was located in Beijing, before moving to Shanghai in 2012.[5]

In December 2024, they announced the inactivation of their Dota 2 division.[6]

Timeline

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Player Roster

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Former

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Organization

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Active

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IDNamePositionJoin Date
China Veloce Kuma
(Liu Ming)
Liu Ming
Position: 
CEO
Join Date: 
2011-08-02

Former

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Former Organization
IDNamePositionJoin DateLeave DateNew Team
China super
(Su Peng)
Su Peng
Position: 
Coach
Join Date: 
2019-09-06[43]
Leave Date: 
2023-12-08[66]
 
G2 x iGG2 x iG G2 x iG (Coach)
China @dogf1ghts
(Gao Tianpeng)
Gao Tianpeng
Position: 
Coach
Join Date: 
2023-11-11[61]
Leave Date: 
2023-12-08[66]
 
G2 x iGG2 x iG G2 x iG (Coach)
China Yakult
(Wang Hao (王昊))
Wang Hao (王昊)
Position: 
Leader
Join Date: 
2021-11-21[45]
Leave Date: 
2023-12-08[66]
 
G2 x iGG2 x iG G2 x iG (Manager)
China Simba
(Liu Xinpeng (刘昕鹏))
Liu Xinpeng (刘昕鹏)
Position: 
Analyst
Join Date: 
2020-09-14[44]
Leave Date: 
2022-05-14[47]
China DayDream
(Zhao Yinqing (赵寅清))
Zhao Yinqing (赵寅清)
Position: 
Leader
Join Date: 
2019-09-06[43]
Leave Date: 
2021-11-21[45]
China Qingjiao
(Lu Dongnan)
Lu Dongnan
Position: 
Manager
Join Date: 
2018-09-01
Leave Date: 
2020-09-14[44]
China God_7
(Wang Zhenzhou)
Wang Zhenzhou
Position: 
Coach
Join Date: 
2018-09-01
Leave Date: 
2019-09-06[43]
 
iG.VitalityiG.Vitality iG.Vitality (manager)
China Lpc
(Luo Puchao)
Luo Puchao
Position: 
Coach
Join Date: 
2017-11-??[31]
Leave Date: 
2018-09-12[38]
China BurNIng
(Xu Zhilei)
Xu Zhilei
Position: 
Coach
Join Date: 
2018-07-27[36]
Leave Date: 
2018-09-10[37]
 
Team AsterTeam Aster Team Aster
China KingJ
(Zhou Yang)
Zhou Yang
Position: 
Coach
Join Date: 
2015-06-03
Leave Date: 
2015-06-20
 
FTD club AFTD club A FTD club A
China rOtK
(Bai Fan)
Bai Fan
Position: 
Coach
Join Date: 
2017-07-04
Leave Date: 
2017-09-06[30]
 
VGJ.ThunderVGJ.Thunder VGJ.Thunder (coach)

Results

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Additional Content

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Interviews

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Miscellaneous

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Spotlights

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2024

Highlights

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Dota 2 Cosmetics

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References

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