On the 26th (KST), Griffin has announced that they have mutually parted ways with their head coach, Kim ‘cvMax’ Dae-ho. The statement was released at some may consider a crucial time for the team, as Griffin prepares for their very first appearance at the 2019 LoL World Championship.

Head Coach cvMax has been with the team for two years, as he and the squad first promoted into the LCK in 2018. Since then, they’ve consistently been at the top of the LCK standings, and have made it to the LCK finals, but falling short to KT Rolster in Summer 2018, and twice to SK Telecom T1 in 2019 Spring and Summer.

In Griffin’s official statement on Twitter, it said, “For Griffin’s new journey, the contract with coach Kim Dae-ho (cvMax) has ended with mutual agreement. We sincerely thank coach cvMax for his time with Team Griffin. Thank you.”