Founded | August 10, 2017 |
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League | Overwatch League |
Region | West |
Team history | Los Angeles Gladiators (2017–present) |
Based in | Los Angeles, California |
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Owner | Stan Kroenke Josh Kroenke |
Head coach | Sam "face" Merewether |
General manager | Brenda "bsuh" Suh |
Affiliation(s) | Gladiators Legion |
Parent group | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment |
Website | Official website |
Uniforms | |
The Los Angeles Gladiators are an American professional Overwatch esports team based in Los Angeles, California. The Gladiators compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's West region. Founded in 2017, the Los Angeles Gladiators are one of twelve founding members of the OWL and are one of two professional Overwatch teams based in Los Angeles (the other, the Los Angeles Valiant). The team is owned by Stan Kroenke and Josh Kroenke of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, who also owns Gladiators Legion, an academy team for Los Angeles that competed in Overwatch Contenders.
The Gladiators made a season playoffs appearance in every season from 2018 to 2022. They claimed their first midseason tournament title in 2021, after winning the 2021 Countdown Cup. In 2022, they won two more midseason tournament titles, the regional Kickoff Clash and global Midseason Madness.