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Griffin was a South Korean esports organization whose League of Legends team competed in the LCK before that division closed.

Abbreviation: GRF
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Updated October 5, 2026

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Founded

November 2016

Wikipedia dates the organization to November 2016, initially as NOT BAD, renamed Griffin in 2017.[2]

Based in

South Korea

A city headquarters was not verified in the reviewed sources.[2]

Signature achievement

2018 KeSPA Cup champion

The team record and KeSPA's 2018 cup report are the competition sources used here.[4]

Audience reach

Not publicly disclosed

Ownership

STILL8

Inven Global reported Still8's acquisition of the League of Legends team in November 2018. STILL8 has no separate PTG page yet.[3]

Current financials

Not applicable

The organization is historical. No current club financial disclosure applies.

Category

Public disclosure

Partner

Not publicly disclosed

Commercial note

No current club-level partner list was confirmed in the available sources.

PTG Database Analysis

Griffin is a closed Korean organization, useful as history rather than as a current rights holder. Wikipedia dates it to November 2016 and records the League of Legends division’s disbanding on 5 January 2021. Inven Global reported Still8’s acquisition of that team in November 2018.[2][3]

The competitive mark that still travels with the name is the 2018 KeSPA Cup, not an active league slot. Any use of the Griffin name needs the current owner of the mark. This record does not establish that STILL8, or anyone else, is still selling it.[4]

References4
  1. [1]Wikipedia — Griffin (esports) — Founding, ownership, and the 2021 League of Legends closure.
  2. [2]Inven Global — Still8 acquisition — November 2018 acquisition report.
  3. [3]KeSPA — 2018 KeSPA Cup — Competition source for the cup title.
  4. [4]Griffin team history — Leaguepedia

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