List of Los Angeles Gladiators players

The Los Angeles Gladiators are an American esports team founded in 2017 that competes in the Overwatch League (OWL). The Gladiators began playing competitive Overwatch in the 2018 season.

All rostered players during the OWL season (including the playoffs) are included, even if they did not make an appearance.

All-time roster

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Lane "Surefour" Roberts.
 
Kim "birdring" Ji-hyeok.
 
Son "OGE" Min-seok.
As of December 15, 2021
Handle Name Role Country Seasons Ref.
ANS Seonchang Lee Damage   South Korea 2021–present [1]
Asher Junsung Choi Damage   South Korea 2018 [2][3]
BigGoose Benjamin Isohanni Support   Finland 2018–2020 [2][4]
birdring Jihyeok Kim Damage   South Korea 2020–2021 [5][6]
Bischu Hyungseok "Aaron" Kim Tank   South Korea 2018–2019, 2020 [2][7][8][4]
Decay Guiun Jang Damage   South Korea 2019 [9][10]
Fissure Chanhyung Baek Tank   South Korea 2018 [11][12]
FunnyAstro Daniel Hathaway Support   Great Britain 2021–present [13]
Hydration João Pedro Goes Telles Damage   United States 2018–2019 [2][14]
iRemiix Luis Galarza Figueroa Tank   Puerto Rico 2018 [2][3]
Jaru Jason White Damage   United States 2020 [15][4]
kevster Kevin Persson Damage   Sweden 2020–present [16]
LhCloudy Roni Tiihonen Tank   Finland 2020 [17][4]
MirroR Chris Trinh Damage   Vietnam 2020–2021 [18][19]
Moth Grant Espe Support   United States 2021 [20][21]
MuZe Younghun Kim Tank   South Korea 2021 [22][23]
OGE Son Min-seok Tank   South Korea 2020 [10][4]
Paintbrush Nolan Edwards Support   United States 2020 [24][25]
Panker Byungho Lee Tank   South Korea 2019 [26][27]
Patiphan Patiphan Chaiwong Damage   Thailand 2021–present [28]
Reiner Corey Scoda Tank   United States 2021–present [29]
Ripa Riku Toivanen Support   Finland 2019 [30][31]
rOar Chang-hoon Gye Tank   South Korea 2019 [9][32]
Shaz Jonas Suovaara Support   Finland 2018–2020 [2][4]
Shu Jinseo Kim Support   South Korea 2021–present [33]
Sideshow Josh Wilkinson Damage   Great Britain 2020 [34]
silkthread Ted Wang Damage   United States 2018 [35][3]
Skewed Minseok Kim Support   South Korea 2021–present [36]
SPACE Indy Halpern Tank   United States 2020–present [37]
Surefour Lane Roberts Damage   Canada 2018–2019 [2][38]
Void Junwoo Kang Tank   South Korea 2018–2019 [39][40]

References

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  1. ^ Los Angeles Gladiators [@LAGladiators] (October 23, 2021). "Join us in welcoming @ansansniper__ for the upcoming season!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Newman, Heather (November 2, 2017). "L.A. Gladiators To Feature 'Aggressive, Fun' Playstyle In Overwatch League". Forbes. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
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  4. ^ a b c d e f "Overwatch League free agency 2021 -- signings, rosters and schedules". ESPN. November 10, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Los Angeles Gladiators add former Spitfire DPS birdring". ESPN. Reuters. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Los Angeles Gladiators [@LAGladiators] (October 6, 2021). "@Birdring, you have impacted this game forever. We and the entire Overwatch community wish you all the best in your next chapter" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Guangzhou Charge officially add Bischu, Fragi". ESPN. Reuters. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  8. ^ Richardson, Liz (November 15, 2019). "Bischu returns to the Los Angeles Gladiators". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Kongdoo Panthera's rOar, Decay join LA Gladiators". ESPN. Reuters. October 26, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Magelssen, Tommy (October 29, 2019). "Dallas Fuel ship OGE to Los Angeles Gladiators for Decay in blockbuster trade, more moves appear on the horizon". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  11. ^ Wolf, Jacob (February 13, 2018). "Sources: LA Gladiators to acquire Fissure". ESPN.
  12. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (August 20, 2018). "Fissure leaves Los Angeles Gladiators for Seoul Dynasty". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  13. ^ Los Angeles Gladiators [@LAGladiators] (October 21, 2021). "Join us in welcoming @FunnyAstro to the team for the 2022 season!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Samples, Rachel (October 18, 2019). "Houston Outlaws sign Hydration ahead of the 2020 Overwatch League season". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  15. ^ Samples, Rachel (December 12, 2019). "Los Angeles Gladiators sign Jaru ahead of 2020 Overwatch League season". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  16. ^ Richardson, Liz (June 16, 2020). "Los Angeles Gladiators acquire flex DPS Kevster". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  17. ^ Peres, Pedro (December 5, 2019). "Los Angeles Gladiators sign LhCloudy". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  18. ^ Richardson, Liz (November 12, 2019). "Los Angeles Gladiators sign MirroR". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  19. ^ Los Angeles Gladiators [@LAGladiators] (October 2, 2021). "A true flex not only can change their role in-game, but serves many on a team" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ Howard, Brandon (November 13, 2020). "Los Angeles Gladiators Sign Two-time Champion Moth". TheGamer. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  21. ^ Los Angeles Gladiators [@LAGladiators] (October 17, 2021). "@moth_ow has been a stoic and strategic leader for our team all season. While we say farewell today, we know your impact on every player will be felt for their entire career" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Michael, Cale (November 8, 2020). "Los Angeles Gladiators acquires Muze from Eternal Academy". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  23. ^ Los Angeles Gladiators [@LAGladiators] (October 2, 2021). "Today we say farewell to @ow_muze" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ Field Level Media (November 14, 2019). "Gladiators add MirroR, Valiant release FCTFCTN". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  25. ^ Samples, Rachel (June 7, 2020). "Dallas Fuel acquires Paintbrush from Los Angeles Gladiators". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  26. ^ Fusco, Nathan (December 10, 2018). "Panker Signs Two-Way Contract With Los Angeles Gladiators for Overwatch League Season 2". DBLTAP. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  27. ^ Scrubasaurus (December 5, 2019). "Gladiators sign lhcloudy". over.gg. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  28. ^ Los Angeles Gladiators [@LAGladiators] (December 15, 2021). "We're proud to welcome @itspatiphan back to Overwatch and to the Gladiators!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
  29. ^ Los Angeles Gladiators [@LAGladiators] (October 27, 2021). "Welcome @Reiner_OW to the Gladiators for the 2022 season!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
  30. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (November 28, 2018). "Los Angeles Gladiators picks up Finnish support player Ripa after pulling a fast one on fans". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  31. ^ Toivanen, Riku [@Ripa_ow] (October 18, 2019). "I am now a free agent and considering all offers" (Tweet). Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Twitter.
  32. ^ Richardson, Liz (October 18, 2019). "Washington Justice acquire rOar from Los Angeles Gladiators". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  33. ^ Howard, Brandon (November 11, 2020). "Los Angeles Gladiators Sign Shu". TheGamer. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  34. ^ Howard, Brandon (June 8, 2020). "Florida Mayhem Trade Sideshow To Los Angeles Gladiators". TheGamer. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  35. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (April 3, 2018). "Silkthread switches from Los Angeles' Valiant Overwatch League team to Gladiators". Dot Esports.
  36. ^ Richardson, Liz (December 4, 2020). "Los Angeles Gladiators adds flex support skewed". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  37. ^ Stenzel, Zach (October 23, 2019). "Space Joins Los Angeles Gladiators". The Game Haus. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  38. ^ Samples, Rachel (November 4, 2019). "Toronto Defiant sign Surefour". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  39. ^ Lingle, Samuel (March 26, 2018). "Los Angeles Gladiators add Void, reuniting KongDoo tank pair". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  40. ^ "Dragons and Spitfire set rosters for OWL 2020 season". ESPN. Reuters. November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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