Complexity Gaming
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Complexity Gaming
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$2,148,854
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Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: American RMR |
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Complexity Gaming (abbreviated as COL and formerly stylized as compLexity Gaming) is an American esports organization founded in 2003. It was briefly known as Los Angeles Complexity in Counter-Strike: Source during the Championship Gaming Series. Complexity Gaming is one of the oldest esports organizations still active in the Counter-Strike scene, first fielding a Counter-Strike team as early as 2004.
In 2017, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and real estate investor John Goff acquired a majority stake in the organization. [1] Two years later, Complexity Gaming opened its new headquarters, the GameStop Performance Center, located within The Star, the Dallas Cowboys' World Headquarters, in Frisco, Texas. [2] In 2021, Canadian digital-media agency GameSquare Esports acquired the organization, simultaneously announcing expanded collaboration with the Dallas Cowboys, as well as the Jones and Goff families. [3]
In 2024, Complexity Gaming was re-acquired by Jason Lake for $10.36 million from GameSquare as the company sought to acquire FaZe Clan. [4]
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |||
1 | Jason Lake | Co-Founder, CEO | 2003-??-?? | |||
Beef | Kyle Bautista | COO | 2017-10-?? | |||
Fantasy | Sören Vendsahm | General Manager | 2014-05-?? | |||
messioso | Graham Pitt | CS2 General Manager | 2021-08-23 [128] | |||
veRGe | Richard Greer | Mental Performance Coach | 2019-10-?? | |||
JamezIRL | James Macaulay | Assistant Coach | 2023-07-13 [112] |
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Former Organization | ||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | |
AntO_oNNN | Anton Van Gorp | Assistant Coach, Analyst | 2019-08-?? | 2023-05-23 [109] | ||
Chef Josh | Josh Schmidt | Assistant General Manager | 2019-10-09 [129] | 2021-??-?? | ||
Warden | Matt Dickens | Team Manager | 2018-01-30 [58][75] | 2020-09-10 [84] | Retired
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CsK | Cam Kelly | CMO | 2018-11-?? | 2020-09-?? | ||
keita | Jamie Hall | Analyst | 2018-08-17 [65] | 2019-06-14 [75] | Complexity Gaming (Coach) | |
Professor_Chaos | Andrew Heintz | Analyst | 2018-01-30 [58] | 2019-??-?? | ||
s0m | Sam Oh | Streamer | 2018-09-17 [66] | 2019-03-22 [71] | Team Envy | |
s0m | Sam Oh | Streamer | 2018-02-21 [59] | 2018-07-25 [64] | Test Takers | |
Anomoly | Jason Bass | Co-Founder, Co-Owner | 2008-09-?? | 2018-02-?? [130] |
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compLexity Gaming at Fragadelphia 11
From left to right:
desi · androidx23 · yay · Slemmy · dephhcompLexity Gaming at ELEAGUE Season 1
From left to right:
Surreal · sancz · dephh · witmer · androidx23
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Los Angeles Complexity CGS logo
References[edit]
- ↑ Jacob Wolf (2017-11-05). "Jerry Jones, John Goff buy majority stake in compLexity Gaming". ESPN.
- ↑ Andrew Miesner (2019-05-21). "Complexity Gaming Opens The Doors To Its New Headquarters, The Gamestop Performance Center". Complexity Gaming.
- ↑ David Bloom (2021-06-30). "GameSquare Acquires Dallas Cowboys-Connected Complexity Esports Team". Forbes.
- ↑ Ryan Friend (2024-03-01). "Official: Jason Lake has bought back Complexity". Dust2.us.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fajri (2004-06-04). "Bullseye är tillbaka" [Bullseye is back] (in Swedish). Fragbite.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 plastninja (2004-08-02). "coL gör sig av med slagskämpen" [coL remove a fighter] (in Swedish). Fragbite.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 samot (2004-08-011). "compLexity värvar från fallna TSG" [compLexity recruit from fallen TSG] (in Swedish). Fragbite.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dolce (2004-08-19). "fRoD går med i compLexity Clan" [fRoD joins compLexity Clan] (in Swedish). Fragbite.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "United no longer, Sunman to coL". GotFrag. 2005-01-14.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "coL se sépare de sunman et accueille Exodus" [coL part ways with sunman and welcome exodus] (in French). against All authority. 2005-07-20.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "coL reprend les choses en main" [coL retake things in hand] (in French). against All authority. 2005-10-20.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 HANCU (2007-01-06). "Complexity Without tr1p & Sunman". HLTV.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Ecto (2007-01-13). "coL release their 2007 roster!". HLTV.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 MIRAA (2009-01-18). "compLexity acquires JMC CS team". HLTV.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 MIRAA (2009-05-22). "compLexity release CS team". HLTV.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Nix0n (2009-05-26). "compLexity raid x3o". HLTV.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 MIRAA (2009-06-21). "compLexity pick up evolution". HLTV.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 MIRAA (2009-10-06). "compLexity add thoMz". HLTV.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Nomad (2010-01-28). "compLexity change one". HLTV.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 Nix0n (2010-03-18). "compLexity releases CS squad". HLTV.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 Pus (2010-03-26). "compLexity announces new team". HLTV.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 MIRAA (2010-07-27). "Irukandji makes coL return". HLTV.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 MIRAA (2010-07-28). "compLexity add aZn for WCG?". HLTV.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 Pus (2010-09-01). "compLexity release CS squad". HLTV.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 MIRAA (2010-09-14). "compLexity pick up FireGamers". HLTV.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Pus (2011-03-10). "compLexity release bit". HLTV.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 MIRAA (2011-04-08). "compLexity add urb". HLTV.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 MIRAA (2011-04-18). "compLexity release CS team". HLTV.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 aMies (2013-08-04). "We're Back! compLexity Adds CS:GO". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2015-01-11.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 aMies (2014-03-23). "coL.cs Parts Ways with Swag". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2018-12-29.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 aMies (2014-03-26). "compLexity Welcomes Anger". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2018-12-29.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 aMies (2014-07-07). "compLexity Releases Anger". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2018-11-29.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 Jack Etienne (2014-08-01). "Cloud9 HyperX Reloads With Counter-Strike: Global Offensive". Cloud9.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 aMies (2015-08-24). "compLexity CS:GO 2015". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24.
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 aMies (2015-11-27). "Changes to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Tgwri1s (2015-12-19). "compLexity brings back fRoD". HLTV.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 aMies (2016-12-19). "compLexity CSGO Roster Updates 2016". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2016-05-16.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 ryx (2015-01-14). "Decided to not stay with coL after my trial period".
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 SicK (2015-01-14). "I have decided to not continue playing with compLexity thanks for the opportunity".
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 markalodon (2016-01-15). "BitSkins Presents: shinobi to compLexity, talks move to pro". TopFrag. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02.
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 aMies (2016-02-05). "compLexity CSGO Launches for 2016". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 Jason Lake (2016-03-14). "For the time being...".
- ↑ "NerdRage lose one to America!". nerdRage. 2016-04-05. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08.
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 aMies (2016-04-05). "compLexity welcomes Surreal". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2017-09-07.
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 BenjaCS (2016-04-20). "Echo Fox add roca; tck out". HLTV.
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 aMies (2016-05-03). "coL.cs Welcomes Brad "androidx23" Fodor!". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2018-10-16.
- ↑ Jason Lake and Jason Bass (2016-05-03). "compLexity 2016". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2016-12-06.
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 "FaZe Clan Announce Overwatch Team". Dexerto. 2016-06-23. Archived from the original on 2016-06-26.
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 stich (2016-08-03). "Uber signs to compLexity". HLTV.
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 "Today we are announcing changes to our Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster". compLexity Gaming. 2016-09-07.
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 aMies (2017-01-19). "Changes to coL.us". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2017-11-05.
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 aMies (2017-03-18). "Changes to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26.
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 Professeur (2017-03-29). "Slemmy joins compLexity on trial". HLTV.
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 aMies (2017-04-06). "coL.cs Adds Slemmy". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06.
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 aMies (2017-07-15). "Changes to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12.
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 aMies (2017-07-26). "coL.cs Adds Jacob "yay" Whiteaker". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2018-10-16.
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 57.2 aMies (2017-08-10). "Changes to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10.
- ↑ 58.0 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 58.6 DuckMoriarty (2018-01-30). "compLexity add FNS to replace Slemmy, bring Rambo and Professor_Chaos in as staff". Dust2.us.
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 DuckMoriarty (2018-02-21). "compLexity signs s0m as a streamer". Dust2.us.
- ↑ 60.0 60.1 aMies (2018-04-02). "FNS Transferred to Cloud9". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 DuckMoriarty (2018-04-04). "Slemmy returns to compLexity as a stand-in". Dust2.us.
- ↑ 62.0 62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4 aMies (2018-04-27). "compLexity Welcomes Stanislaw and ShahZaM". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ 63.0 63.1 CarbonDogma (2018-05-24). "ptr slides into Dignitas". Dust2.us.
- ↑ 64.0 64.1 bleghfarec (2018-07-25). "s0m released by compLexity". Dust2.us.
- ↑ 65.0 65.1 [Inside Source]
- ↑ 66.0 66.1 CarbonDogma (2018-09-17). "s0m returns to compLexity as a streamer". Dust2.us.
- ↑ 67.0 67.1 67.2 67.3 aMies (2018-12-20). "Changes to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ 68.0 68.1 aMies (2018-12-22). "Additional Changes to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ 69.0 69.1 69.2 aMies (2018-12-28). "Additions to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ 70.0 70.1 Mnmzzz (2019-03-01). "yay announces free agency". Dust2.us.
- ↑ 71.0 71.1 71.2 "Changes to Envy CS:GO". Team Envy. 2019-03-22.
- ↑ 72.0 72.1 72.2 compLexity Gaming (2019-03-22). "Welcome Hunter "SicK" Mims to coL.cs".
- ↑ 73.0 73.1 73.2 compLexity Gaming (2019-06-03). "Changes to #COLCS: stanislaw stepping down, dephh stepping up and oBo stepping in".
- ↑ 74.0 74.1 "NRG CS:GO Roster Update". NRG Esports. 2019-06-11.
- ↑ 75.0 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 [Inside Source]
- ↑ 76.0 76.1 compLexity Gaming (2019-09-06). "Today, we part ways with @Rickeh".
- ↑ 77.0 77.1 compLexity Gaming (2019-09-26). "Welcome, @blameFFFFF!".
- ↑ 78.0 78.1 compLexity Gaming (2019-09-26). "Welcome, RUSH!".
- ↑ 79.0 79.1 compLexity Gaming (2019-09-27). "As of today, Hunter "@sick_cs" Mims has been placed on our inactive roster while we look to find him a new home".
- ↑ 80.0 80.1 SicK (2019-10-10). "No story or excuses regarding my time with Complexity. I will simply prove that I deserve a spot in the pro CS circuit. I am now a free agent, open to offers. Will be spending my time owning NA FPL for now".
- ↑ 81.0 81.1 81.2 Tony (2019-10-28). "Complexity release dephh, bench ShahZaM". Dust2.us.
- ↑ 82.0 82.1 82.2 compLexity Gaming (2019-11-06). "Announcing the new #COLCS. Welcome, @k0nfigCS and @poizonCSGO!".
- ↑ 83.0 83.1 ShahZaM (2019-11-26). "Also I'd like to announce that I am now a free agent".
- ↑ 84.0 84.1 aMies (2020-09-10). "Thank You, Warden". Complexity Gaming.
- ↑ 85.0 85.1 Jason Lake (2020-09-22). "Emergency CS:GO Press Conference". Complexity Gaming.
- ↑ 86.0 86.1 Andrew Miesner (2020-10-23). "Complexity Welcomes jks to COL.CS". Complexity Gaming.
- ↑ 87.0 87.1 Complexity Gaming (2021-01-29). "Today we are announcing the release of Owen @oBoCSGO Schlatter".
- ↑ 88.0 88.1 Complexity Gaming (2021-07-15). "Today, #COLCS and @keitaCSGO have mutually agreed to part ways".
- ↑ 89.0 89.1 Complexity Gaming (2021-07-22). "Today we are announcing that Will "RUSH" Wierzba has been moved to the inactive roster while we look to find him a new home".
- ↑ 90.0 90.1 Complexity Gaming (2021-07-22). "Welcome @es3tag to @Complexity".
- ↑ 91.0 91.1 Complexity Gaming (2021-07-23). "Please welcome @peacemaker as the new head coach for #COLCS".
- ↑ 92.0 92.1 k0nfig (2021-08-17). "My wrist is broken and dislocated".
- ↑ 93.0 93.1 93.2 Complexity Gaming (2021-08-17). "@k0nfigCS suffered a hand injury from a minor accident this past week and is home in Denmark recovering. We will be playing with a stand-in until further notice".
- ↑ 94.0 94.1 RUSH (2021-09-02). "Officially a free agent and released from my contract with @Complexity".
- ↑ 95.0 95.1 Complexity Gaming (2021-09-09). "Welcome @coldzera as our stand in for #BLASTPremier and beyond".
- ↑ 96.0 96.1 Complexity Gaming (2021-10-07). "Today, we say goodbye to the SP34RM4N as he has chosen a different direction for 2022".
- ↑ 97.0 97.1 Complexity Gaming (2021-10-17). "Thank you @poizonCSGO for being a part of our journey".
- ↑ 98.0 98.1 Complexity Gaming (2021-10-29). "Thank you @blameFFFFF for all your hard work".
- ↑ 99.0 99.1 99.2 Complexity Gaming (2021-11-02). "Today we are announcing that @COL_jks & @es3tag have been moved to our inactive roster while we seek to find them new homes".
- ↑ 100.0 100.1 Zain Merchant; Christian Slot (2021-11-08). "Sources: FalleN and Coldzera building a Brazilian Roster". Jaxon.
- ↑ 101.0 101.1 Complexity Gaming (2021-11-17). "Thank you @es3tag for your brief time with us".
- ↑ 102.0 102.1 "Welcome es3tag". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2021-11-17.
- ↑ 103.0 103.1 Complexity Gaming (2021-12-01). "Thank you @peacemaker for all the hard work you've put in over the last few months".
- ↑ 104.0 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 104.5 104.6 Complexity Gaming (2022-01-18). "A storied past renewed".
- ↑ 105.0 105.1 Complexity Gaming (2022-07-28). "Thank you, @1juniorcs".
- ↑ 106.0 106.1 Complexity Gaming (2022-07-28). "Welcome @hallzerk".
- ↑ 107.0 107.1 Complexity Gaming (2022-08-16). "Today we say farewell and thank you to @jks_CS as he joins the @G2esports CS:GO Roster".
- ↑ 108.0 108.1 Evil Geniuses (2023-02-20). "Welcome to a life where Evil intersects Genius—@1juniorcs".
- ↑ 109.0 109.1 AntO_oNNN (2023-05-23). "After almost 4 years my time with @Complexity has come to an end".
- ↑ 110.0 110.1 Complexity Gaming (2023-06-22). "As of today, Justin "@FaNgJC" Coakley has been placed on our inactive roster while we look to find him a new home".
- ↑ 111.0 111.1 Complexity Gaming (2023-06-22). "Welcome @EliGE!".
- ↑ 112.0 112.1 messioso (2023-07-13). "Could have been cleaner, could have been a loss".
- ↑ 113.0 113.1 NRG (2023-11-28). "NA, WE'RE SO BACK".
- ↑ Complexity Gaming (2024-01-04). "Still committed to NA Counter-Strike after 20 years".
- ↑ Complexity Gaming (2024-06-12). "A business decision by Mr. @hallzerk".
- ↑ Mnmzzz (2023-12-13). "T.c to miss ESL Challenger Atlanta". Dust2.us.
- ↑ Slevo (2023-06-04). "Complexity to call upon Sonic once more". Dust2.us.
- ↑ Sonic (2023-05-28). "Happy to be subbing in for @Complexity".
- ↑ SileNt (2016-09-09). "Update for me and my future!".
- ↑ Complexity Gaming (2021-08-20). "A big thank you to @NaToSaphiX for standing in for #ESLProLeague while @k0nfigCS continues his recovery".
- ↑ Complexity Gaming (2021-01-12). "@JUGiOfficial will be standing in for us during @BLASTPremier as @PoizonCSGO continues to recover".
- ↑ Complexity Gaming (2021-01-24). "@JUGiOfficial will continue to stand in for us and play in the @BTScsgo Summit 007".
- ↑ Complexity Gaming (2020-12-14). "@ottoNdCSGO will be standing in for @poizonCSGO during #IEM Global Challenge tomorrow".
- ↑ Nordavind (2020-09-25). "Nordavind has agreed to a loan agreement with Complexity for Niels-Christian "@NaToSaphiX" Sillassen".
- ↑ Complexity Gaming (2020-10-05). "@NaToSaphiX will be our sub for @IEM New York this week".
- ↑ compLexity Gaming (2019-05-14). "Due to ongoing delays with @Rickeh’s visa, we’ll be playing with a stand-in in this week’s #ESLProLeague".
- ↑ Striker (2019-04-12). "Rickeh ruled out of ESL Pro League Americas; n0thing to stand in". HLTV.
- ↑ Complexity Gaming (2021-08-23). "Please welcome @messioso as our new CS:GO General Manager".
- ↑ Complexity Gaming (2019-10-09). "We couldn't be more excited to welcome back @TheEsportsChef!".
- ↑ Andrew Miesner (2017-11-13). "Welcoming New Partners to the Family". Complexity Gaming.