CLG, an organization that has been unable to field a top contender for over a year, have announced that they have decided to pull the plug on their male squads.

CLG, who had a team that was a regular at top-flight events in 2015 and early 2016—with players like Tarik "⁠tarik⁠" Celik and Josh "⁠jdm64⁠" Marzano on the roster—and even made the playoffs at the MLG Columbus 2016 Major, have announced it will no longer field its male team.

After subpar results, including two failed Minor bids and not being able to qualify for the ESL Pro League Finals, its roster, which includes longtime CLG stalwarts Stephen "⁠reltuC⁠" Cutler and Pujan "⁠FNS⁠" Mehta, will no longer represent the organization moving forward.

CLG's core will remain together, at least for the CyberPower tournament

According to a statement issued by CLG, the decision was made "after several months of analysis and internal discussion" around the organisation's "business strategy" and the "economics of the sport". With players still under contracts, CLG have vowed to help the roster to find "new homes in the next few weeks".

While it is speculated that FNS will no longer be a part of the team, and it is unknown if Ricardo "⁠Rickeh⁠" Mulholland will come back to North America, the team's core will stick together, with three players signed up for CyberPower's upcoming tournament: reltuC, Kenneth "⁠koosta⁠" Suen, and Ethan "⁠Ethan⁠" Arnold.

Zack "⁠XotiC⁠" Elshani, from CLG Academy, which will also be dropped from the organization, is signed up as the fourth, leaving the last spot in the team open as of now.

When CLG's contracts expire, the following players will be free if they are not bought out before:

CLG Academy had the following players: