Los Angeles Gladiators
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Los Angeles Gladiators
Team Information
OWL City:
Location:
Region:
Manager:
Zyto, dpei
Coaches:
CurryShot, Faustus, Tim, dpei
Colors:
Total Earnings:
$525,000
Championships:
0
Division titles:
0
Stage titles:
0
Links
Player Breakdown
Number of Players
11
History
Created:
2017-08-10
The Los Angeles Gladiators are one of the two teams representing Los Angeles, California, USA, in the Overwatch League. The franchise is owned by Stan and Josh Kroenke, owners of several sports franchises, and founders of KSE Esports. The team owners brought in esports organization Sentinels (formerly Phoenix1), known for previously having a League of Legends team in the NA LCS, to run the team.[1]
Timeline[edit]
- August 10th - Franchise is officially announced in the second wave of Overwatch League franchise announcements.[2]
- November 2nd - The Los Angeles Gladiators brand and logo are officially announced, alongside their new roster.[3][4][5][6]
- November 4th - Bawlynn joins the team as Social Media and Content Manager.[7]
- December 11th - Raistlin joins the team as Performance Coach.[8]
- February 20th - Fissure leaves the London Spitfire and joins the Los Angeles Gladiators.[9]
- March 20th - Zyto joins the staff as Assistant Manager.[10]
- March 25th - Team KongDoo announces that Void has transferred from KongDoo Panthera to Los Angeles Gladiators.[11]
- April 2nd - Los Angeles Gladiators officially announce that Void has joined the team. [12]
- April 3rd - silkthread transfers from the Los Angeles Valiant.[13]
- August 21st - Fissure transfers to Seoul Dynasty.[14]
- August 31st - The team announce the release of iRemiix, Asher and silkthread.[15]
- October 25th - Los Angeles Gladiators announce two new additions to the roster. Decay and rOar.[16]
- October 30th - Performance Coach Raistlin announces that he has left the team.[17]
- November 28th - Ripa joins the team.[18]
- December 10th - Panker joins the team on a two-way contract with Gladiators Legion.[19]
- December 13th - The Gladiators announce their new coaching staff for 2019. JohnGalt joins as an Assistant Coach, PCC joins as a Performance Coach and ShibaInu joins as a new Translator.[20]
- December 21st - Ripa receives a five-game suspension for toxicity and throwing matches.[21]
- February 8th - Matt Edwards joins the team as Performance Coach. [22][23]
- February 17th - Performance Coach Carl "PCC" Daubert leaves the team. [24]
- April 7th - Bischu signs a temporary two-way contract with Gladiators Legion.[25]
- May 2nd - Bischu's two-way contract ended.[26]
- June 19th - Faustus joins the team as Assistant Coach.[27]
- July 17th - Bischu joins the Guangzhou Charge.[28][29]
- August 15th - Director of Social Media and Community Bawlynn joins the Washington Justice as General Manager. [30]
- September 27th - General Manager Kez leaves the team. [31]
- October 8th - Assistant Coach JohnGalt joins the Washington Justice as Head Coach. [32]
- October 11th - dpei becomes General Manger and Head Coach. [33]
- October 18th - rOar joins the Washington Justice. [34] Hydration joins the Houston Outlaws. [35]
- October 23rd - SPACE joins from the Los Angeles Valiant.[36]
- October 29th - OGE joins from the Dallas Fuel in exchange for Decay. [37]
- October 31st - CurryShot joins the team as Strategic Coach. [38]
- November 3rd - bsuh joins the team as Director of Operations. [39]
- November 4th - Surefour joins the Toronto Defiant.[40]
- November 6th - birdring joins the team.[41]
- November 12th - MirroR joins the team.[42]
- November 13th - Paintbrush joins the team.[43] face joins as an Assistant Coach.[44]
- November 15th - Bischu rejoins the team.[45]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
| Active Squad | |||||
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| # | ID | Name | Role | Join Date | |
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10 | Shaz | Jonas Suovaara | Support | 2017-11-02 [5] |
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0 | BigGoose | Benjamin Isohanni | Support | 2017-11-02 [5] |
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57 | Void | Junwoo Kang | Tank | 2018-03-25 [11] |
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12 | Ripa | Riku Toivanen | Support | 2018-11-28 [18] |
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98 | Panker (Two-way) | Byungho Lee | Tank | 2018-12-10 [19] |
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16 | SPACE | Indy Halpern | Tank | 2019-10-23 [36] |
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OGE | Minseok Son | Tank | 2019-10-29 [37] | |
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birdring | Kim Ji-hyeok | DPS | 2019-11-06 [41] | |
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MirroR | Chris Trịnh | DPS | 2019-11-12 [42] | |
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Paintbrush | Nolan Edwards | Support | 2019-11-13 [43] | |
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Bischu | Hyungseok 'Aaron' Kim | Tank | 2019-11-15 [45] | |
Former[edit]
| Former Players | |||||||
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| # | ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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4 | Surefour | Lane Roberts | DPS | 2017-11-02 [5] | 2019-11-04[40] |  Toronto Defiant
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17 | Decay | Guiun Jang | DPS | 2018-10-29 [16] | 2019-10-26[37] |  Dallas Fuel
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99 | Hydration | João Pedro Goes Telles | Flex | 2017-11-02 [5] | 2019-10-18[35] |  Houston Outlaws
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37 | rOar | Chang-hoon Gye | Tank | 2018-10-25 [16] | 2019-10-18[34] |  Washington Justice
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31 | Bischu | Hyungseok 'Aaron' Kim | Tank | 2017-11-02 [5] | 2019-07-17[28] |  Guangzhou Charge
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9 | silkthread | Ted Wang | DPS | 2018-04-03 [13] | 2018-08-31[15] | Retired
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1 | Asher | Junsung Choi | DPS | 2017-11-02 [5] | 2018-08-31[15] | Toronto Defiant
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24 | iRemiix | Luis Galarza Figueroa | Tank | 2017-11-02 [5] | 2018-08-31[15] |  Skyfoxes
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22 | Fissure | Chanhyung Baek | Tank | 2018-02-20 [9] | 2018-08-20[14] |  Seoul Dynasty
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Organization[edit]
Active[edit]
| Organization | |||||
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| # | ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |
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Stan | Stan Kroenke | Co-Owner | 2017-08-10 [2] | |
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Josh | Josh Kroenke | Co-Owner | 2017-08-10 [2] | |
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Rob Moore | CEO | 2017-08-10 [2] | ||
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Eric Ma | Co-President | 2017-08-10 [2] | ||
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Charlie Lipsie | Head of Esports | 2017-08-10 [2] | ||
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bsuh | Brenda Suh | Director of Operations | 2019-11-03 [39] | |
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dpei | David Pei | Head Coach/General Manager | 2017-11-02 [6] | |
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Zyto | Bryan Ybanez | Assistant Manager | 2018-03-20 [10] | |
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Tim | Timothy Albanese | Assistant Coach | 2017-11-02 [6] | |
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Faustus | James Frye | Assistant Coach | 2019-06-19[27] | |
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face | Sam Merewether | Assistant Coach | 2019-11-13 [44] | |
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Reinfcmnt | Matthew Edwards | Performance Coach | 2019-02-08[22] | |
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CurryShot | Rohit Nathani | Strategic Coach | 2019-10-31 [38] | |
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ShibaInu | Shangyeon Han | Translator | 2018-12-13[20] | |
Former[edit]
| Former Organization | |||||||
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| # | ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | |
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JohnGalt | Seetoh Jian Qing | Assistant Coach | 2018-12-13[20] | 2019-10-08[32] | Washington Justice (Head Coach)
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Kez | Kevin Jeon | Manager | 2017-11-02 [6] | 2019-09-27[31] | ||
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Bawlynn | Analynn Dang | Director of Social Media and Community | 2017-11-04[7] | 2019-08-15[30] | Washington Justice (General Manager)
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PCC | Carl Daubert | Performance Coach | 2018-12-13[20] | 2019-02-17[24] | ||
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Raistlin | Blake Panasiewicz | Performance Coach | 2017-12-11 [8] | 2018-10-30[17] | ||
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Tournament | Results | Prize | ||
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| 2019 | |||||||
| 2019-09-12 | 5 - 6th | Premier |  |
Overwatch League - 2019 Playoffs | 0 : 4 | 
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$300,000 |
| 2019-08-25 | 5th | Premier | |
Overwatch League - 2019 Regular Season | 17/11 | Grp. S. | $0 |
| 2019-05-10 | 5 - 8th | Major | |
Overwatch League - 2019 Stage 2 Playoffs | 0 : 3 | 
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$25,000 |
| 2018 | |||||||
| 2018-07-14 | 5 - 6th | Premier | |
Overwatch League - Inaugural Season Playoffs | 1 : 2 | 
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$50,000 |
| 2018-06-17 | 3 - 4th | Major | |
OWL - Inaugural Season Stage 4 Title Matches | 2 : 3 | 
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$0 |
| 2018-06-17 | 4th | Premier | |
Overwatch League - Inaugural Season | 25/15 | Grp. S. | $150,000 |
| 2018-05-06 | 3 - 4th | Major | |
OWL - Inaugural Season Stage 3 Title Matches | 0 : 3 | 
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$0 |
| 2017 | |||||||
| 2017-12-09 | 4 - 8th | Misc | |
Overwatch League - Inaugural Preseason | 1/-/1 | Grp. S. | $0 |
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | |||||||
Gallery[edit]
Team Uniform[edit]
Los Angeles Gladiators Team Uniform Inaugural Season
Additional Content[edit]
Articles[edit]
- 2017-12-03 | Gladiators Ready by CommanderX of over.gg at Overwatch League
- 2018-03-16 | HEART OF A LION by Xander Torres of overwatchleague.com at Overwatch League
- 2018-03-17 | ON A ROLL by Xander Torres of overwatchleague.com at Overwatch League
Videos[edit]
- 2017-11-02 | Los Angeles Gladiators Reveal by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2017-12-16 | Meet the Gladiators: Hydration by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-02-05 | Meet the Gladiators: Surefour by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-02-17 | Meet the Gladiators: Shaz by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-02-25 | Meet the Gladiators: Bischu by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-03-03 | Up Close: Los Angeles Gladiators' Fissure by Overwatch League
- 2018-03-12 | Los Angeles Gladiators Asher and SureFour: Access Granted by Overwatch League
- 2018-03-13 | Fissure Proves He’s The Best Tank by Overwatch League
- 2018-03-18 | Meet the Gladiators: BigGoose by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-02-01 | Los Angeles Gladiators 2019 Roster by Los Angeles Gladiators
Highlights[edit]
- 2017-11-17 | LA Gladiators "Shaz" BREAKS Moira - Mercy pocket + Nanoboost for 29 kills by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2017-12-20 | LA Gladiators "Asher" Stream Highlights December 2017 by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-01-13 | Los Angeles Gladiators vs Shanghai Dragons - OWL Stage 1 Match 1 Highlights by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-01-16 | Los Angeles Gladiators vs Seoul Dynasty - OWL Stage 1 Match 2 Highlights by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-01-19 | Los Angeles Gladiators vs Philadelphia Fusion - OWL Stage 1 Match 3 Highlights by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-01-22 | What a Reverse Sweep Sounds Like - Gladiators vs Fusion by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-01-23 | Los Angeles Gladiators vs New York Excelsior - OWL Stage 1 Match 4 Highlights by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-01-26 | Los Angeles Gladiators vs Los Angeles Valiant - OWL Stage 1 Match 5 Highlights by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-01-30 | Los Angeles Gladiators vs Houston Outlaws - OWL Stage 1 Match 6 Highlights by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-02-01 | Los Angeles Gladiators vs Florida Mayhem- OWL Stage 1 Match 7 Highlights by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-02-07 | Surefour's 10 Player Kill Streak vs. Boston Uprising by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-02-09 | Enter the Dragonblade: Highlights vs. SF Shock by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-02-28 | Fissure's Grand Entrance - Stage 2 Week 1 Highlights by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-03-05 | BigGoose Runs Wild on Sombra - Stage 2 Week 2 Highlights by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-03-08 | What Fissure Sounds Like as a Gladiator by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-03-13 | Fissure's Stream Rave - Overwatch Pro Highlights by Los Angeles Gladiators
- 2018-03-20 | Surefour Crunches the Numbers - Overwatch Pro Highlights by Los Angeles Gladiators
References[edit]
- ↑ Gladiators Enter La’s Arena
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 THE OVERWATCH LEAGUE™ WELCOMES LONDON, SECOND LOS ANGELES TEAM
- ↑ PRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES GLADIATORS
- ↑ Stan Kroenke & Josh Kroenke Introduce Name of New Los Angeles Overwatch League™ Franchise, the Gladiators, with Roaring Lion Logo and Purple/White Team Colors
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Los Angeles Gladiators Reveal
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 L.A. Gladiators To Feature 'Aggressive, Fun' Playstyle In Overwatch League
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Analynn Dang (2017-11-04). "Excited to announce that I'll be working for the @LAGladiators as a Social Media and Content Manager! Hard work pays off. 💜 #ShieldsUp".
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Blake "Raistlin" Panasiewicz joins the team
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Los Angeles Gladiators (2018-02-20). "THE GLADIATORS ARE GETTING TANKIER".
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Gladiators welcome a new member to the staff, @GLA_Zyto.". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2018-03-20.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Kongdoo Panthera’s sub-tank #Void has transferred to LA Gladiators.". Team KongDoo. 2018-03-25.
- ↑ Los Angeles Gladiators (2018-04-02). "GLADIATORS SIGN FISSURE’S EX-TEAMMATE & ZARYA/D.VA SPECIALIST VOID".
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "CROSS-TOWN TRADE KEEPS SILKTHREAD IN LOS ANGELES". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2018-04-03.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "GLADIATORS TRANSFER FISSURE TO SEOUL". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2018-08-21.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "The Los Angeles Gladiators have released iRemiix, Asher, and silkthread from their contracts with the team.". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2018-08-31.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "THE CALL HAS BEEN ANSWERED.". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2018-10-25.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "So as of today I am no longer with LA Gladiators.". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2018-10-30.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "THE FINNISHING TOUCH". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2018-11-28.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Congratulations on ranking up, @Panker_OW! Welcome to our unit.". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2018-12-10.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 "COACHING STAFF UPDATE". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2018-12-13.
- ↑ "2019 Player Discipline Tracker". Overwatch League. 2018-12-21.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "GLADIATORS ARE MAKING MENTAL PERFORMANCE A PRIORITY". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2019-02-08.
- ↑ Matt Edwards (2019-02-16). "I'm thrilled to share that I've joined @LAGladiators as Performance Coach :)".
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Carl Daubert (2019-02-17). "Not with @LAGladiators anymore.".
- ↑ LA Gladiators’ Bischu Steps Up To Temporarily Fill Vacant Gladiators Legion Role
- ↑ Bischu (2019-05-02). "Shields Up".
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Los Angeles Gladiators (2019-06-19). "Welcome our newest recruit to the Gladiators coaching staff: @Faustus_ow!".
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Guangzhou Charge (2019-07-17). "Please join us in welcoming the incredible @fragi and @BischuGG to the team!".
- ↑ Los Angeles Gladiators (2019-07-17). "It's been one hell of an adventure, @BischuGG.Once a Gladiator, Always a Gladiator.".
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Washington Justice (2019-08-15). "Please give a warm welcome to @bawlynn, our new General Manager! 🥳".
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Kez (2019-09-27). "My journey at the Gladiators ends today".
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Washington Justice (2019-10-08). "We're coming home to DC with our eyes set on the Championship and @JohnGaltOW is the Coach to lead us there!".
- ↑ Los Angeles Gladiators (2019-10-11). "We’re excited to welcome back David Pei as Head Coach and General Manager.".
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Los Angeles Gladiators (2019-10-18). "Today we say goodbye to @rOar_ow as he joins @washjustice in 2020.".
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Houston Outlaws (2019-10-18). "Your thirst for the juice has arrived!".
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 "Please join us in welcoming @SPACEOW to the Gladiators!". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2018-10-23.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 "Breaking News you definitely didn’t know was happening...". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2019-10-29.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 "Please join us in welcoming @CurryshotTV to our coaching staff! #ShieldsUp". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2019-10-31.
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 "Excited to announce that I have joined the @LAGladiators and @LAGuerrillas as Director of Operations.". bsuh. 2019-11-03.
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 "Nobody saw this coming, right? We're so excited to announce that @Surefour will be joining the Defiant for Season 3!". Toronto Defiant. 2018-11-04.
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 "⏰ RING RING RING ⏰ Please join us in welcoming @Birdring to Gladiators!". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2019-11-06.
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 "🔮 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall 🔮". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2019-11-12.
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 "🎨 PAINT US LIKE ONE OF YOUR FRENCH LIONS 🎨". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2019-11-13.
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 "Please welcome @thefacefaceface from @Talon__esports!". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2019-11-13.
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 "Once a Gladiator, Always a Gladiator". Los Angeles Gladiators. 2019-11-15.
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