Livestreamed on the main stage, the LA Thieves play the London Royal Ravens during the Call of Duty League Pro-Am Classic esports tournament at Belong Gaming Arena in Columbus on May 6, 2022.

Call Of Duty Esports Tournament
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Golden Guardians parted ways with its League of Legends general manager Danan Flander on Wednesday.

Flander took over as GM during the 2019 LCS season. He led Golden Guardians to five LCS playoff appearances, including a 2020 run that saw it come two series shy of the League World Championship.

“We want to thank (Flander) for his diligence, dogged pursuit of success, and tremendous attention to detail in his four years with us,” the organization said in a statement. “We believe a change at GM was needed to find the success we are looking for next year and beyond. We will begin a search for our next general manger immediately.”

The team is currently 13-21 this season after participating in the LCS Spring and Summer Splits. After earning the No. 6 seed in the spring playoffs, it was swept by Cloud9 in the first round.

Golden Guardians is currently contending for a spot in the summer playoffs.

–Field Level Media