The Houston Rockets announced the founding of Clutch Gaming and its acquisition of a spot in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) on November 20, 2017.

[7] This placement secured them a spot in playoffs,[8][9] where they defeated TSM 3–1 in an upset victory in the quarterfinals,[10] but lost 2–3 to 100 Thieves in the semifinals[11][12] and 0–3 to Echo Fox in the third-place decider match.

[16] In late November 2018, Clutch Gaming and Echo Fox traded players in preparation for the upcoming 2019 LCS Spring Split (which had recently renamed to exclude "NA" from its title).

[24] After defeating the Golden Guardians in the last week of the summer regular season, Clutch Gaming was able to secure a spot in playoffs with a fifth-place finish and a 9–9 record.

[34] In the second round of play-in stage, Clutch Gaming was pitted against Turkish team Royal Youth, who they promptly swept 3–0 to secure a spot in the main event.