The Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 (commonly referred to as Los Angeles Guerrillas or LAG) are an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 is owned by French esports organization Gentle Mates. The Guerrillas were formerly owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment from its founding in 2019 to 2024.
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| Founded | August 20, 2019 |
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| League | Call of Duty League |
| Team history | Los Angeles Guerrillas (2019–2024) Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 (2024–present) |
| Based in | Los Angeles, United States |
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| Stage titles | 1 (2022 Major 2) |
| Parent group | Gentle Mates |
| Website | Official website |
History
editOn August 20, 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Kroenke Sports & Entertainment had purchased one of the two new franchise slots for the Call of Duty League.[1] According to ESPN, the publisher was looking to sell slots for approximately $25 million per team.[2][3] On October 18, 2019, branding was revealed as the Los Angeles Guerrillas.[4][5] The Guerrillas won their first major in franchise history during Major Two of the 2022 Call of Duty League.
In December 2024, the franchise slot was sold to the French organization Gentle Mates and the team name was tweaked to the "Los Angeles Guerrillas M8".
Current roster
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Ehsan "DREAL" Javed
Mark "MarkyB" Bryceland | |||||||||||||||
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Legend:
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Latest roster transaction: December 4, 2024. | |||||||||||||||
Awards and records
editSeasons overview
edit| Season | Regular season | Finish | Playoffs | ||||||
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| P | MW | ML | MW% | GW | GL | GW% | |||
| 2020 | 20 | 5 | 15 | .250 | 30 | 53 | .361 | 12th | 11-12th, Lost in Losers round 1, 2-3 (OGLA) |
| 2021 | 34 | 8 | 26 | .235 | 44 | 87 | .336 | 11th | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | 32 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 59 | 72 | .450 | 10th | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | 34 | 9 | 25 | .265 | 51 | 86 | .372 | 11th | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | 40 | 14 | 26 | .350 | 57 | 91 | .385 | 6th | 7-8th, Lost in Losers round 1, 0-3 (Ultra) |
References
edit- ^ Miller, Hawken (August 20, 2019). "Call of Duty league adds franchises in Los Angeles, Florida". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Wolf, Jacob (October 17, 2019). "Kroenke Sports & Entertainment expands esports front office". ESPN. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Bhat, Keshav (May 2, 2019). "Five cities have purchased a spot in the upcoming franchised Call of Duty league". Charlie INTEL. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ Byers, Preston (October 18, 2019). "Kroenke Sports & Entertainment reveals CoD franchise team name—Los Angeles Guerrillas". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Fitch, Adam (October 21, 2019). "Los Angeles Guerrillas introduced for Call of Duty League". Esports Insider. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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