Licorice | ||
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Background Information | ||
Name | Eric Ritchie | |
Country of Birth | Canada | |
Birthday | September 30, 1997 (age 26) | |
Residency | North America | |
Competitive | ||
Role | Top Laner | |
Favorite Champs | ||
Soloqueue IDs | NA: Licorice KR: 서쪽에서 최고 EUW: bwipobwipobwipo | |
Social Media & Links | ||
Eric "Licorice" (▶️ listen) Ritchie is a League of Legends esports player, previously top laner for Golden Guardians.
Team History
Team | Start | End | |||
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Storm | ≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-?? | ≈Jan 2016≈2016-01-?? | ≈1mo ejel | ||
Frank Fang Gaming | ≈Mar 2016≈2016-03-?? | Apr 20162016-04-16 | ≈1mo 15d ejel | ||
Cloud9 Challenger | Apr 20162016-04-22 | Jun 20162016-06-03 | 1mo 11d ejel | ||
Cloud9 Challenger | Jul 20162016-07-13 | Dec 20162016-12-08[1] | 4mo 26d ejel | ||
eUnited | Dec 20162016-12-08[4] | Nov 20172017-11-22[2] | 11mo 14d ejel | ||
Cloud9 | Nov 20172017-11-22[8] | Oct 20202020-10-19[6] | 2yr 10mo ejel | ||
FlyQuest | Nov 20202020-11-23[10] | Jul 20212021-07-06[9] | 7mo 13d ejel | ||
Golden Guardians | Jul 20212021-07-06[12] | Nov 20232023-11-20[11] | 2yr 4mo ejel |
Team | Start | End | |||
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Storm | ≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-?? | ≈Jan 2016≈2016-01-?? | ≈1mo ejel | ||
Frank Fang Gaming | ≈Mar 2016≈2016-03-?? | Apr 20162016-04-16 | ≈1mo 15d ejel | ||
Cloud9 Challenger | Apr 20162016-04-22 | Jun 20162016-06-03 | 1mo 11d ejel | ||
Cloud9 Challenger | Jul 20162016-07-13 | Dec 20162016-12-08[1] | 4mo 26d ejel | ||
eUnited | Dec 20162016-12-08[4] | Nov 20172017-11-22[2] | 11mo 14d ejel | ||
Cloud9 | Nov 20172017-11-22[8] | Oct 20202020-10-19[6] | 2yr 10mo ejel | ||
FlyQuest | Nov 20202020-11-23[10] | Jul 20212021-07-06[9] | 7mo 13d ejel | ||
Golden Guardians | Jul 20212021-07-06[12] | Nov 20232023-11-20[11] | 2yr 4mo ejel |
News
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
STR | January (approx.), Storm is disbanded. Licorice, Kitzuo, Mancloud, xPecake, and Trance leave. | |
FFG | March (approx.), Frank Fang Gaming is reformed. Licorice, ShorterACE, InsanityXXX, Maplestreet, and Bodydrop join. | |
FFG | April 16, Brandini, Poppers OP, and Impactful join. Licorice, InsanityXXX, and Maplestreet leave. | |
C9C | April 22, Balls, Rush, Hai, Altec, and LemonNation join. Licorice, Morning, Thinkcard, bobqinXD, kt Smurf, and Fragnat1c join as substitutes. | |
C9C | June 3, Bunny FuFuu and Smoothie join as substitutes. Licorice, Thinkcard, kt Smurf, and Fragnat1c leave. | |
C9C | July 13, Licorice rejoins as substitute. | |
C9C | December 8, Licorice leaves.[1] | |
EUN | December 8, Licorice, Gilius, Fox, Deftly, and Zeyzal join. bobqinXD joins as substitute.[4][5] |
EUN | November 22, Licorice and Zeyzal leave.[2][3] | |
C9 | November 22, Licorice, Wiggily, and Selfie join.[8] |
C9 | June 1, Licorice, Jensen, Sneaky, Smoothie, and Reapered (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[14] |
C9 | July 3, Licorice, Blaber, Svenskeren, Sneaky, and Zeyzal's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.[15] | |
C9 | December 16, Licorice and Blaber's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022.[16] |
C9 | September 4, Licorice, Blaber, Nisqy, Zven, and Vulcan will remain with the team for 2021.[17] | |
C9 | October 19, Licorice leaves.[6][7] | |
FLY | November 23, Licorice, Palafox, and Diamond join.[10] Licorice and Palafox's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2022. Diamond's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[18] |
FLY | July 6, Kumo, Nxi, Triple, Tomo, Diamond, and Phantiks (Assistant Coach) join from academy roster. Licorice leaves. Josedeodo, Palafox, Johnsun, and Dreams leave for academy roster.[9] | |
GG | July 6, Licorice joins. Solo moves to substitute.[12][13] Licorice's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[19] | |
GG | November 15, Licorice and Ablazeolive will remain with the team for 2022.[20] |
GG | November 20, Team will not participate in the LCS in 2024. Licorice, River, Gori, Stixxay, huhi, Spookz (Head Coach), Chuz (Assistant Coach), Inero (General Manager), Bubbadub (Associate Analyst), Hustlin (Two-Way Player Coach), Ji Eun (Assistant General Manager), and Spellsy (Director of Operations) leave.[11] |
Biography[]
Licorice spent some time on a few different teams in the Challenger Series of North America. He was a substitute on Cloud9 Challenger for a while. He wouldn't find major success until he joined eUnited in December of 2016. The team dominated the NA Challenger Series in 2016. In both the Spring Season and Summer Season the team would finish in 1st place, barely dropping any matches. However in each of their playoffs runs, they would finish second place after 1-3 losses to Gold Coin United. Although they had a chance to qualify for the LCS in the 2017 Summer Promotion, they would lose 1-3 to Team EnVyUs and failed to do so. Their second chance came in the 2018 Spring Promotion but they were again unable to do so after an 0-3 loss to Phoenix1. In November of 2017 Licorice left eUnited and joined Cloud9 as their new Top Laner.
2018 Season[]
For the 2018 Season, Cloud9 added Licorice and Svenskeren to their LCS Roster. Things went well in the beginning of 2018 Spring Season for C9. They were in second place for most of the season, however, on the final day of LCS, C9 fell to fifth place. They played Team Liquid in the Spring Quarterfinals and lost 0-3.
C9 started 2018 Summer Season by promoting Goldenglue, Keith, and Zeyzal to the LCS roster. By Week 5 C9 were in tenth place. After bringing back Jensen and Sneaky to the main roster as well as subbing in Blaber for the rest of the summer season, Cloud9 surged and made it to second place and secured a playoff bye by the end of the regular season. In the playoffs, Cloud9 defeated Team SoloMid 3-2 in the Semifinals and lost 0-3 to Team Liquid in the Finals. They moved onto the Regional Qualifier and won 3-0 over TSM to make worlds.
At the 2018 World Championship, Cloud9 once again had to make it through the Play-In stage. They went 4-0 in the Play-In group stage, and beat Gambit Esports 3-2 to advance to the Main Event. Cloud 9 were seeded into Group B, dubbed the "Group of Death", with Team Vitality, Royal Never Give Up, and Gen.G. Cloud9 defied expectations and made it out of the group in second place with a 4-3 record after losing the first place tiebreaker to RNG.
In the Quarterfinals, C9 made history and defeated Afreeca Freecs 3-0, making it the first time since the Season One World Championship that a North American team had made semifinals. In the Semifinals, C9 lost 0-3 to Fnatic.
Trivia[]
- Originally from Calgary, Alberta.
- Licorice was the runner up to the prize of "Esports PC Rookie of the Year" at the Esports Awards in 2018, losing to Bwipo.[22]
- Missed weeks 5 and 6 of the LCS 2019 Summer after injuring his wrist while rock climbing.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Licorice 1v1 Tournament Results | |||||
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Date | Pl | Event | Prize | Team | Last Result |
2022-03-07 | 38 - 39 | CQ 2022 Spring Split 1 | GG | ||
2018-12-08 | 17 - 32 | All-Star 2018 Las Vegas | LCS | 0 : 1 Mlxg |
Media[]
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- December 21, NA LCS: Rookies to watch by Christian Marcale on The Game Haus
- January 21, Postgame Interview GGS vs. C9 NA LCS Spring 2018 Wk 1 day 2 with Ovilee on LoL Esports
- January 24, Cloud9 Licorice: 'To the doubters: I get it. I replaced Impact, it's cool. We're chill.' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- January 30, Licorice: “Unsealed Spellbook can be really crazy if both bot lanes take it.” with Izento on The Shotcaller
- February 4, C9 Licorice: "Reapered just tells me that I am a little bit dumb." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- February 26, Licorice shines as Cloud9 demolish Clutch Gaming by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- March 6, C9 Licorice: 'I'm definitely looking forward to the rematch with Huni' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- March 12, How Licorice's lane control is making him a top lane star by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- July 18, Licorice: "When we were winning last split, we didn't focus on our mistakes. Now, we are forced to.” with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- July 30, C9 Licorice: "I love the game, wanna be the best; money is a nice side bonus, so who cares really. (Laughs)" with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- September 27, 5 dark horse players to watch at Worlds by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- October 1, C9 Licorice: "After our match against DFM, we saw GoldenGlue, Svenskeren, and our manager smiling... then Reapered was there with this dead-pan look." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- October 13, Cloud9's Licorice: '[We] just weren't great as a team' by Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
- December 12, C9 Licorice: "Coming into NA LCS, I just didn't want to play scared, but I definitely didn't think I would have as much success as I did throughout the year...I thought I would be C9 Maokai." with NickGeracie on Inven Global
- February 9, Cloud9 Licorice’s advice for those trying to learn Sylas: “Just play really crazy” by Malcolm Abbas on Dot Esports
- February 11, Licorice breaks down how C9 used Sylas to beat TSM with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 14, C9 Licorice: "We weren't able to win LCS last year, but I think we can with our current team." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- February 23, League of Legends: The Fantastic Four of LCS Week Four by Thomas Baker on The Game Haus
- March 2, League of Legends: Top 5 Top Laners in the LCS by Dedrick Freeman on The Game Haus
- March 4, Licorice on what makes Cloud9 unique compared to other teams in the LCS with Emily Rand on ESPN Esports
- March 4, Licorice ranks the LCS top laners and how Reapered can help him get MVP with Choi "Locodoco" Yoon-seop on YouTube
- March 5, Licorice: why he isn't worried about NA internationally this year with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- May 13, C9 Sneaky-Licorice: "The only reason a player should retire is when he just doesn’t enjoy the game anymore. If I get to that point myself, I would retire." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- May 30, Licorice hates Yuumi and wants her removed from the game by Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 5, Licorice explains why Aatrox and Yuumi are so strong currently with Locodoco on YouTube
- June 7, LCS Spotlight: Eric ‘Licorice’ Ritchie of Cloud9 by Brayden Nazarian on The Game Haus
- June 8, Licorice: "Reignover used to play with Huni, so he's teaching me how to hog resources" with Steven Paul on Upcomer
- June 23, C9 Licorice: "Since other teams don't have priority on Akali, we've been able to get it in a lot of drafts." with Nick Geracie and Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
- August 21, C9 Licorice on predictions facing TL in the finals: Based on the other teams that I’m talking to, they’re like, “you crushed us and [TL] crushes us”, [laughs] so I don’t really have anything to go off of with Izento on YouTube
- October 13, Licorice on facing Griffin and G2, chances of Cloud9 making it to the quarterfinals with Ashley Kang on YouTube
- October 18, Licorice: ‘We’ll be back next year” for League of Legends World Championship with Tyler Erzberger on ESPN Esports
- January 20, Licorice talks C9's off-season and transitioning into a leadership role with Emily Rand on ESPN Esports
- January 23, Licorice and Zven: What changed for C9 during offseason - a chance for a different team atmosphere with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- January 29, C9 Licorice: “When you play against old teammates, you really just want to win” with Izento on Esports Heaven
- February 10, Licorice explains what C9 needs in order to win spring and summer split this year with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 20, C9 Licorice: "A perfect season is not something to aspire to if you want to win Worlds." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- March 26, Licorice on how life has changed in the Cloud9 team house due to the current situation with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 12, Licorice talks C9’s growth through failure, quelling complacency, and who he’s looking forward to facing at Worlds by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
- June 13, Licorice: 'I don't play a lot of solo queue, I don't think it's particularly valuable as practice' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 19, Licorice Interview: “[TheShy] is the best at laning 1v1 in the world so that’s always super interesting for me to watch” with Thomas Baker on The Game Haus
- June 30, Licorice on LCS missing Wukong: 'NA is behind as a region in the top lane meta specifically' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 5, C9 Licorice: "Personally, I'm always looking at Team Liquid to be our biggest rival." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- July 9, Licorice is Quietly Dominating The Top Lane by Tyler Dunderdale on The Game Haus
- July 11, Licorice talks rivalries and Cloud9’s current form after dominant victory over TSM with Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
- July 14, Cloud9 Licorice: 100 Thieves could "easily" be the second best team in LCS - - Full interview with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- July 23, Thorin's Rotations Episode 7: ell sea ess (feat. Licorice and Crumbz) with Thorin on YouTube
- August 12, Licorice talks Cloud9's diminished strength, scrim partners, and Fall Guys with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- August 13, From "Traitor" to Savior: The Man Who Ended Six Years of Second Place by theScore Esports on YouTube
- August 28, C9 Licorice: "After the games against FLY we realized we maybe weren't that good at playing slowly..." by Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- February 11, Licorice wants the IMPORT RULE: 'You run into problems where it won't feel like an NA league at all' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- March 18, Licorice opens up about personal struggles this year and how getting kicked from C9 impacted him with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- June 11, Licorice explains why he's SKEPTICAL about the new players association with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 4, FLY Licorice: “Each day I am learning to be a better leader and step up into that role.” with Sage Datuin on esports.gg
- July 11, "The story of this year is how can I have a bigger impact in the game?" - GG Licorice on his growth with dGon on YouTube
- July 12, How Licorice swapped teams in 24 hours, and why he believes in Golden Guardians with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- August 20, Licorice reflects on his season's end with Golden Guardians and what he took away from 2021 with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- February 10, Licorice on JUST HOW FAR Golden Guardians can go this Spring with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- January 2, GG Korea Bootcamp Tour by Golden Guardians on YouTube
- January 4, River Fights Wallabies?!? by Golden Guardians on YouTube
- January 9, Visiting Seoul Tower by Golden Guardians on YouTube
- January 11, IRL Mario Kart and Gyeongbokgung Palace Trip by Golden Guardians on YouTube
- January 19, 2023 LCS Tier List by Golden Guardians on YouTube
- January 25, A Message From Golden Guardians by Golden Guardians on YouTube
- February 17, GG Licorice opens up about the mental strain of being an LCS veteran with Carver Fisher on Dexerto
- March 7, Stixxay Says Gambling made Esports more Toxic | The Dive with Azael & Kobe on YouTube
- May 8, [MSI 2023] GG Licorice Washing Dishes, Teaching American as a Foreign Language and the Shrek Musical with DonJake on YouTube
- July 11, GG Licorice's Opponents ABUSED Game Breaking Bug & Chronobreak??? with dGon on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
Images[]
Name Pronunciation
Licorice | |
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Accuracy | Riot |
Voiced By | Raafaa |
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NA club eUnited signs Gilius and Fox for Team Liquid Academy slot espn.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cloud9 Acquires Licorice, Wiggily, and Selfie for League of Legends cloud9.gg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Zeyzal's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 E-United Announces Starting Lineup for NA Challenger Spring Split (Update) pvplive.net
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 eUnited's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Licorice's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Cloud9 Acquires Licorice, Wiggily, and Selfie for League of Legends cloud9.gg
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 FlyQuest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 LCS' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Golden Guardians' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Golden Guardians' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2018-06-01
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-07-03
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - ; after change - NA - 2019-12-16
- ↑ Cloud9's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2020-11-22; after change - NA - 2020-11-23
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2021-07-05; after change - NA - 2021-07-06
- ↑ Golden Guardians' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2022-02-08; after change - NA - 2022-02-09
- ↑ Esports Awards' Tweet twitter.com