Team | Golden Guardians

RoseThorn plays Jungle for Golden Guardians Academy. Kim, a native of South Korea, joins GGA from Zenith Esports, an amateur League of Legends team based in ... LeagueofLegendsLicoriceEricRitchie|TopLicoriceplaystoplaneforGoldenGuardians.HeformerlyplayedforFlyquestandCloud9.IconicEthanWilkinson|JungleIconicplaysJungleforGoldenGuardians.HeformerlyplayedforMaryvilleUniversityalongwithNiles.AblazeoliveNicholasAntonioAbbott|MidAblazeoliveplaysMidlanefortheGoldenGuardiansLCSteam.HepreviouslyplayedmidlaneforGGAcademyandTSMAcademy.AblazeolivegottotheLCSbycompetinginthe2017scoutinggroundswherehewasthe7thoveralldraftpick.StixxayTrevorHayes|ADCarryStixxayistheADCarryforGoldenGuardians.HespentthelastfiveyearsbetweenCLGandCLGAcademy,helpingtheteamtoaLCS2016SpringPlayoffChampionshipChimeJohnathanPomponio|SupportChimeplayssupportfortheGoldenGuardians.HejoinedGGApriortothe2020SummerSplit,helpingtheteamearnaplayoffappearanceafterfinishingthesplitinfourthplace(10-8record).LeagueofLegendsAcademyNilesAidenTidwell|TopNilesplaysTopfortheGoldenGuardiansAcademyteam.HeformerlyplayedforMaryvilleUniversityafterreceivingafull-ridescholarshiptoplaythere,andisa2019CollegeLeagueofLegends(CLOL)Champion.RoseThornTae-hoKim|JungleRoseThornplaysJungleforGoldenGuardiansAcademy.Kim,anativeofSouthKorea,joinsGGAfromZenithEsports,anamateurLeagueofLegendsteambasedinNorthAmerica.YunbeeJong-yunChoi|MidYunbeeplaysMidlanefortheGoldenGuardiansAcademyteam.HewasdraftedsixthoverallbytheGoldenGuardiansduring2020NAScoutingGroundswhereherecordedapentakillandaKDAof10/0/3.PrismalJacobFeinstein|ADCarryPrismalplaysBotlanefortheGoldenGuardiansAcademyteam.Hespentthepasttwoseasonsasbotfor100ThievesAcademywherehehelpedtheteamtoa2019NAAcademySummerSplitChampionship.NewbieLeandroMarcos|SupportNewbieplaysSupportforGoldenGuardiansAcademy.Marcos,anativeofArgentina,joinsGGaftertwoyearswithAllKnightsoftheLatinAmericaLeague(LLA),wherehewastwo-timeMVPin2020.HewasalsothefirstLatinAmericanplayertohitChallengerontheKRservers.WorldofWarcraftAbstergeCarlosCorrea|ShamanAbstergejoinstheGoldenGuardianswithmultiple1sttournamentwins,includingtheMGNWoWTournamentandtheGCDTVNASpringFinals1.Inaddition,hehasmultipleAWCQualifierCupsunderhisbelt.AbstergeandhisGoldenGuardiansteammatesPikaboo,JellybeansandWizkarethefoundingfathersofTheMove,aWoWteamthatplaced2ndattheArenaWorldChampionship2018.TheVirginianativehasastrongloveforkoalas.PikabooJasonSmith|RoguePikaboo,oneofthetoprogueplayersintheworld,hasbeenintheprofessionalWoWscenesince2014andhasmademultipletop-fourBlizzconappearancessincethen.HeandhisGoldenGuardiansteammatesAbsterge,JellybeansandWizkarethefoundingfathersofTheMove,aWoWteamthatplacedsecondattheArenaWorldChampionship2018.PikabooiscurrentlyfinishingaBachelorofArtsinCommunicationsandMediaStudiesatSonomaStateUniversity.WizkConnerTorrence|ShadowPriestWizk,anativeofHouston,Texas,hasbeenplayingWoWsince2004whenhewasjustsevenyearsold.HeandhisGoldenGuardiansteammatesAbsterge,JellybeansandPikabooarethefoundingfathersofTheMove,aWoWteamthatplacedsecondattheArenaWorldChampionship2018.JellybeansVincentTran|HunterJellybeansappearedinhisfirsttournamentin2014,andsincethenhasplacedtopfiveinseventournamentsthroughoutNorthAmericawinningfourcups.HeandhisGoldenGuardiansteammatesAbsterge,PikabooandWizkarethefoundingfathersofTheMove,aWoWteamthatplacedsecondattheArenaWorldChampionship2018.TheLouisiananativeiscurrentlystudyingattheUniversityofNewOrleans.FightingGamesZainZainNaghmi|SuperSmashBros.MeleeZainwasmostrecentlynamedtheGenesis7SuperSmashBros.MeleechampionwithhislargestpremieretournamentwinonJanuary26inOakland.PriortoGenesis7,ZainplacedfirstatDreamHackRotterdam2019andShine2018inBoston.TheVirginianativejoinedtheprofessionalSuperSmashBros.Meleeprofessionalscenein2015andgraduatedwithadegreeinbusinessinformationtechnologyfromVirginiaTechin2018.PPMDKevinNanney|SuperSmashBros.MeleePPMD,formerlyknownasDr.PeePee,isatopprofessionalandcurrentlysemi-activeMeleeplayerwhomainsMarthandFalco.Beforehishiatus,hewasconsideredtobeoneofthetopsixplayersintheworld,alongwithArmada,Mango,Hungrybox,Leffen,andMew2King,andwasoneoftheFiveGodsofMelee.TophKrisAldenderfer|SuperSmashBros.MeleeKris"Toph"AldenderferisaFoxplayeroriginallyhailingfromSingaporewhoiscurrentlyresidinginNorthernCaliforniaandisamemberofGoldenGuardians.TophisbestknownasacommentatorandhascommentatedTop8atmanyevents.n0neEdSheleby|SuperSmashBros.MeleeEdgard"n0ne"L.ShelebyisaNicaraguan-CanadianCaptainFalconplayerandisconsideredoneofthebestplayersinCanada.Heiswellknownforhisexplosive,high-riskhigh-rewardstyleofplay.