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This company’s founder once claimed he would sell his “house, car, and clothes” to prevent ending up like another company. In each of the three times this company signed one player, it was revealed with a video of him emerging from a trash bin. In 2020, this company signed a controversial $6 million deal (15[1])with Taiwanese player SwordArt. (15[1])This organization’s ill-fated $210 million deal with (*) FTX resulted in them ending North American (10[1])operations. This esports organization was co-owned (10[1])by founder Reginald and longtime player Bjergsen, and was joined in 2015 by Doublelift from their LCS rivals Counter Logic Gaming. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this North American organization with a storied League of Legends team, named for a strategy of sending only one player down the center lane. ■END■ (10[2]0[3])

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