George Georgallidis (born June 23, 1990), better known by his in-game name HotshotGG, is the founder, owner of, and a former player for

Counter Logic Gaming Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) is an American esports organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in April 2010 by George "HotshotGG" Georgallidis and Alexander "Vodoo" Beutel as a ''League of Legends'' team, and has sin ...

, a professional

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organization.

Biography

George Georgallidis founded Counter Logic Gaming in April 2010. Georgallidis has since led the organization's teams to success across multiple esports titles, including ''

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'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Following the 2013 NA LCS Spring Split, George stepped down as a player to take a managerial role in the team. He was replaced with Nientonsoh on May 26, 2013.

Tournament results

Counter Logic Gaming

* 1st — 2010 World Cyber Games Grand Finals * 3rd — 2011 World Cyber Games Grand Finals * 2nd — MLG 2012 - Spring Championship

References

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