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===2011===
===2011===
On April 29, 2011 compLexity Gaming acquired the players of Epic Charmanders, whose roster consisted of Atlanta, FitterHappier, Gynsingg, Nubbypoohbear, RicePanda, and Shales.<ref>{{cite web|title= CompLexity Adds League of Legends|url=http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/2694/|date=April 29, 2011|website=complexitygaming.com|accessdate=May 4, 2015}}</ref> compLexity qualified for the [[League of Legends Championship Series]] in their inaugural Spring 2013 split, which began in April. During the regular season they finished last in 8th place with a 9-19 record, eliminating them from the Spring Playoffs. Their last place finish meant that they were automatically relegated to the Challenger League instead of playing the LCS Summer Split. In the Challenger League season one coL finished 19-7 in the Ancient Golem Conference, giving them a bye to the playoff semifinals. In the playoffs, they defeated [[Team Curse]], but then lost to [[Team Coast (esports)|Team Coast]] 3–1 to finish 2nd in the CS. In August, Yuhn, [[IWillDominate]], and Hao joined the team. Atlanta and FitterHappier left.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} On November 29, Patoy and DontMashMe joined. Yuhn, Shales, and Gynsingg left.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3281/ coL.LoL Roster Changes] ''complexitygaming.com''</ref>
On April 29, 2011 compLexity Gaming acquired the players of Epic Charmanders, whose roster consisted of Atlanta, FitterHappier, Gynsingg, Nubbypoohbear, RicePanda, and Shales.<ref>{{cite web|title= CompLexity Adds League of Legends|url=http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/2694/|date=April 29, 2011|website=complexitygaming.com|accessdate=May 4, 2015}}</ref> compLexity qualified for the [[League of Legends Championship Series]] in their inaugural Spring 2013 split, which began in April. During the regular season they finished last in 8th place with a 9-19 record, eliminating them from the Spring Playoffs. Their last place finish meant that they were automatically relegated to the Challenger League instead of playing the LCS Summer Split. In the Challenger League season one coL finished 19-7 in the Ancient Golem Conference, giving them a bye to the playoff semifinals. In the playoffs, they defeated [[Team Curse]], but then lost to [[Team Coast (esports)|Team Coast]] 3–1 to finish 2nd in the CS. In August, Yuhn, [[IWillDominate]], and Hao joined the team. Atlanta and FitterHappier left.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} On November 29, Patoy and DontMashMe joined. Yuhn, Shales, and Gynsingg left.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3281/ coL.LoL Roster Changes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505020954/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3281/ |date=2015-05-05 }} ''complexitygaming.com''</ref>


===2012===
===2012===
January 1, IWillDominate transferred to [[Team Dignitas]].<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3326/ IWillDominate Transferred to Dignitas]''"complexitygaming.com"''</ref> January 12, RicePanda, Nubbypoohbear, Hao, DontMashMe, and Patoy left the team.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3340/ compLexity Releases LoL Team]''"complexitygaming.com"''</ref> During most of 2012 coL did not have a LoL team. On December 6 the team announced a second LoL team, compLexity Academy.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3913/ compLexity academy adopts LoL] ''complexitygaming.com''</ref>
January 1, IWillDominate transferred to [[Team Dignitas]].<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3326/ IWillDominate Transferred to Dignitas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003453/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3326/ |date=2015-05-05 }}''"complexitygaming.com"''</ref> January 12, RicePanda, Nubbypoohbear, Hao, DontMashMe, and Patoy left the team.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3340/ compLexity Releases LoL Team] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003452/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3340/ |date=2015-05-05 }}''"complexitygaming.com"''</ref> During most of 2012 coL did not have a LoL team. On December 6 the team announced a second LoL team, compLexity Academy.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3913/ compLexity academy adopts LoL] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505005230/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3913/ |date=2015-05-05 }} ''complexitygaming.com''</ref>


===2013===
===2013===
On February 2 compLexity Gaming acquired the roster of The Brunch Club, Nickwu, Lautemortis, Chuuper, MeyeA, Brunch Ü, and Bischu.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3971/ compLexity Adds League of Legends] ''complexitygaming.com''</ref> February, [[C9 Meteos|Meteos]] joins.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} March 14, Newegg began sponsoring compLexity Gaming.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4017/ Newegg Sponsors Complexity Gaming] ''complexitygaming.com''</ref> April 2, PR0LLY joins. Chuuper moves to sub.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4041/ coL.LoL Announces Changes] ''complexitygaming.com''</ref> April 20, Brunch U retires, Chuuper moves to AD.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4064/ coL.LoL roster changes] ''complexitygaming.com''</ref> On June 17 Nickwu left.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Vulcun_Nickwu/status/346804071979704323 Nickwu Twitter Post] ''twitter.com''</ref> On June 18 MegaZero joined.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4116/ Changes to coL.LoL; Nickwu Departs, MegaZero Enters] ''complexitygaming.com''</ref> In September Aniratak joined. On October 3, Lautemortis stepped down from starter and captain position.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4245/ coL Lautemortis Steps Down]</ref> On November 23 PR0LLY left compLexity.<ref>[https://twitter.com/coL_pr0lly/status/404408805733060608 PR0LLY's Twitter post] ''twitter.com''</ref>
On February 2 compLexity Gaming acquired the roster of The Brunch Club, Nickwu, Lautemortis, Chuuper, MeyeA, Brunch Ü, and Bischu.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3971/ compLexity Adds League of Legends] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505005225/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/3971/ |date=2015-05-05 }} ''complexitygaming.com''</ref> February, [[C9 Meteos|Meteos]] joins.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} March 14, Newegg began sponsoring compLexity Gaming.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4017/ Newegg Sponsors Complexity Gaming] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505005228/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4017/ |date=2015-05-05 }} ''complexitygaming.com''</ref> April 2, PR0LLY joins. Chuuper moves to sub.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4041/ coL.LoL Announces Changes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505005231/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4041/ |date=2015-05-05 }} ''complexitygaming.com''</ref> April 20, Brunch U retires, Chuuper moves to AD.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4064/ coL.LoL roster changes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003633/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4064/ |date=2015-05-05 }} ''complexitygaming.com''</ref> On June 17 Nickwu left.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Vulcun_Nickwu/status/346804071979704323 Nickwu Twitter Post] ''twitter.com''</ref> On June 18 MegaZero joined.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4116/ Changes to coL.LoL; Nickwu Departs, MegaZero Enters] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505005227/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4116/ |date=2015-05-05 }} ''complexitygaming.com''</ref> In September Aniratak joined. On October 3, Lautemortis stepped down from starter and captain position.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4245/ coL Lautemortis Steps Down] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505021141/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4245/ |date=2015-05-05 }}</ref> On November 23 PR0LLY left compLexity.<ref>[https://twitter.com/coL_pr0lly/status/404408805733060608 PR0LLY's Twitter post] ''twitter.com''</ref>


===2014===
===2014===
January 9, compLexity released their ''League of Legends'' roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ongamers.com/articles/complexity-gaming-drops-league-of-legends-roster/1100-604/|title=compLexity gaming drops League of Legends roster|first=Sam 'Wndwrt'|last= Nordmark|date=January 10, 2014|website=[[onGamers]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=May 4, 2015}}</ref> MegaZero, Chuuper, and MeyeA leave.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4276/ compLexity releases their League of Legends roster] ''complexitygaming.com''</ref> April 29, compLexity.Black becomes compLexity Gaming.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4340/ coL.Red Released; coL.Black now compLexity.LoL]''complexitygaming.com''</ref> June 5, Brokenshard replaced by Kez as starting jungler due to visa complications.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4367/ coL.LoL Changes Junglers Due to Visa Complications]''complexitygaming.com''</ref> October 4, goldenglue joins as starter while ROBERTxLEE and Pr0lly goes to sub position.<ref>http://complexitygaming.com/news/4424/</ref> November 23, Kubz leaves <ref>https://www.facebook.com/lolkubz/posts/800601026654938</ref> December 23, Westrice leaves and later joined [[Cloud9 (eSports)|Cloud9]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/WestriceLoL/posts/626320337473924 Westrice's Facebook Update] ''facebook.com''</ref>
January 9, compLexity released their ''League of Legends'' roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ongamers.com/articles/complexity-gaming-drops-league-of-legends-roster/1100-604/|title=compLexity gaming drops League of Legends roster|first=Sam 'Wndwrt'|last= Nordmark|date=January 10, 2014|website=[[onGamers]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=May 4, 2015}}</ref> MegaZero, Chuuper, and MeyeA leave.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4276/ compLexity releases their League of Legends roster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505021139/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4276/ |date=2015-05-05 }} ''complexitygaming.com''</ref> April 29, compLexity.Black becomes compLexity Gaming.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4340/ coL.Red Released; coL.Black now compLexity.LoL] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003634/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4340/ |date=2015-05-05 }}''complexitygaming.com''</ref> June 5, Brokenshard replaced by Kez as starting jungler due to visa complications.<ref>[http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4367/ coL.LoL Changes Junglers Due to Visa Complications] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505005223/http://www.complexitygaming.com/news/4367/ |date=2015-05-05 }}''complexitygaming.com''</ref> October 4, goldenglue joins as starter while ROBERTxLEE and Pr0lly goes to sub position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://complexitygaming.com/news/4424/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-05-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003542/http://complexitygaming.com/news/4424/ |archivedate=2015-05-05 |df= }}</ref> November 23, Kubz leaves <ref>https://www.facebook.com/lolkubz/posts/800601026654938</ref> December 23, Westrice leaves and later joined [[Cloud9 (eSports)|Cloud9]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/WestriceLoL/posts/626320337473924 Westrice's Facebook Update] ''facebook.com''</ref>


==Current roster==
==Current roster==

Revision as of 15:12, 11 August 2017

compLexity Gaming
Short nameCoL
DivisionsCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Heroes of Newerth
Heroes of the Storm
StarCraft II
Founded2003
LocationFort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
ColorsCrimson, Platinum, Black
     
ManagerKyle Bautista
PartnersSoundBlaster
NewEgg
Twitch.tv
DXRacer
G2A.com
Corsair Gaming
Creative Gaming
Pwnit Wear
XPG by ADATA
PowerColor
Websitewww.complexitygaming.com

compLexity Gaming (coL) is a professional American eSports organization that competes in Heroes of the Storm, Call of Duty, Dota 2, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Heroes of Newerth, StarCraft II and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. From 2006 to 2009 they were a franchise of the Championship Gaming Series known as the Los Angeles Complexity. They have previously sponsored players and teams competing in League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Source, Dead or Alive 4, Forza Motorsport 2, FIFA 07, and Smite. compLexity was founded by Jason "1" Lake in 2003 as a Counter-Strike 1.6 clan.

History

File:CompLexity Gaming logo.png
logo used from 2003-2016

Complexity was founded in Buckhead, Georgia in 2003 by Jason "1" Lake, a Le Mars, Iowa native who had previously come to Georgia to attend Emory Law School.[1] Lake got into 'Counter-Strike' through his roommate, and soon founded his own team to compete in online CS leagues. Complexity Gaming was first formed in 2003 by Jason "1" Lake, Paolo Bergantino, and Ariel Perez from Team FBI.[2] The team was supported by Jordan "p4t" Taylor as the mIRC admin, website admin, and founder of coLcast the short lived online radio.

In 2007 it became the official Los Angeles franchise for the Championship Gaming Series until 2009 when the league folded. It fielded teams in Project Gotham Racing 3, Counter-Strike 1.6, Call Of Duty, Defense of the Ancients, Quake 4, Day of Defeat, and Day of Defeat: Source. The team was one of the subjects of Michael Kane's 2009 book Game Boys, which chronicled their Counter-Strike rivalry with Team 3D.

The team was a member of the G7 Teams. They were removed after joining the Championship Gaming Series, and were re-added after its demise. They have become a member of the North American eSports scene. They have new CS 1.6 roster which placed first and second in major tournaments, including ESEA CEVO and most recently IEM. They placed third in DreamHack winter.[when?] They delved back into Quake with Quake Live where they picked up Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager and Brian "dkt" Flanders. They played Madden NFL 2010, Team Fortress 2, Dota 2, and FIFA 10.

On April 11, 2013, Complexity was the winner of Call of Duty: Black Ops II at ESWC 2013.[3]

On April 6, 2014 coL sold their Call of Duty team to Evil Geniuses.[4]

On March 22, 2015 compLexity announced that they had acquired the Heroes of the Storm team Barrel Boys with a roster of Stafford "McIntyre" McIntyre, Alexei "Blinks" Bazhenov, Drew "Trummel" Trummel, Aaron "Erho" Kappes, Edward "TigerJK" Hong.[5]

compLexity's Dota 2 team was not invited to The International 2015 but qualified in the regional qualifying tournament. compLexity's Dota team is based in a gaming house near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[6]

League of Legends history

2011

On April 29, 2011 compLexity Gaming acquired the players of Epic Charmanders, whose roster consisted of Atlanta, FitterHappier, Gynsingg, Nubbypoohbear, RicePanda, and Shales.[7] compLexity qualified for the League of Legends Championship Series in their inaugural Spring 2013 split, which began in April. During the regular season they finished last in 8th place with a 9-19 record, eliminating them from the Spring Playoffs. Their last place finish meant that they were automatically relegated to the Challenger League instead of playing the LCS Summer Split. In the Challenger League season one coL finished 19-7 in the Ancient Golem Conference, giving them a bye to the playoff semifinals. In the playoffs, they defeated Team Curse, but then lost to Team Coast 3–1 to finish 2nd in the CS. In August, Yuhn, IWillDominate, and Hao joined the team. Atlanta and FitterHappier left.[citation needed] On November 29, Patoy and DontMashMe joined. Yuhn, Shales, and Gynsingg left.[8]

2012

January 1, IWillDominate transferred to Team Dignitas.[9] January 12, RicePanda, Nubbypoohbear, Hao, DontMashMe, and Patoy left the team.[10] During most of 2012 coL did not have a LoL team. On December 6 the team announced a second LoL team, compLexity Academy.[11]

2013

On February 2 compLexity Gaming acquired the roster of The Brunch Club, Nickwu, Lautemortis, Chuuper, MeyeA, Brunch Ü, and Bischu.[12] February, Meteos joins.[citation needed] March 14, Newegg began sponsoring compLexity Gaming.[13] April 2, PR0LLY joins. Chuuper moves to sub.[14] April 20, Brunch U retires, Chuuper moves to AD.[15] On June 17 Nickwu left.[16] On June 18 MegaZero joined.[17] In September Aniratak joined. On October 3, Lautemortis stepped down from starter and captain position.[18] On November 23 PR0LLY left compLexity.[19]

2014

January 9, compLexity released their League of Legends roster.[20] MegaZero, Chuuper, and MeyeA leave.[21] April 29, compLexity.Black becomes compLexity Gaming.[22] June 5, Brokenshard replaced by Kez as starting jungler due to visa complications.[23] October 4, goldenglue joins as starter while ROBERTxLEE and Pr0lly goes to sub position.[24] November 23, Kubz leaves [25] December 23, Westrice leaves and later joined Cloud9.[26]

Current roster

Heroes of the Storm

Alias Name Join date
Blinks Alexei Bazhenov 3-22-2015
Trummel Drew Trummel 3-22-2015
TigerJK Edward Hong 3-22-2015
Cattlepillar Ben Bunk Un­known

Dota 2

Alias Name Position Join date
Moo David Hull 1 2016-09-17
Feero Feras Hroob 2 2017-05-23
swindlezz Kyle Freedman 3 2014-08-27
DeMoN Jimmy Ho 4 2017-05-23
Zfreek Zakari Freedman 5 2014-08-27

Heroes of Newerth

Alias Name Position Join date
Formless Chris Landwehr Un­known Un­known
WhaT_YoU_GoT Chris Benas Un­known Un­known
FuzzySloth Noah Landon Un­known Un­known
Oscah Oscar Chavez Un­known Un­known
Babaganoush Keven Krajewski Un­known Un­known

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Alias Name Joined
superjj Jan Janßen Un­known
TheJordude Jordan Hong Tai Un­known
Waffster Robert Myers 2015-07-22
SylvanHunter Grace Naces 2015-09-14
Sottle Simon Welch 2015-11-04

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Alias Name Joined
dephh Rory Jackson 2016-01-19
Slemmy Alec White 2017-04-06
Surreal Kia Man 2016-04-07
androidx23 Brad Fodor 2016-05-03[27]
Desi Derek Branchen 2017-01-19

StarCraft II

Alias Name Race Joined
qxc Kevin Riley Terran Un­known
hendralisk Henry Zheng Zerg Un­known
drunkenboi Henry Luu Terran Un­known
KoMA Brandon Spinosa Terran Un­known
Moosegills Michael Wolff Zerg Un­known
Midday Samuel He Zerg Un­known

Management

Name Alias
Jason Lake 1
Andy Popkins fro
Greg Ferro haticK
Andrew Miesner aMies
Matt DiVito divito

References

  1. ^ Kane, Michael (2008). Game Boys. Viking Press. p. 75.
  2. ^ Kane, Michael (June 30, 2009). Game Boys: Triumph, Heartbreak, and the Quest for Cash in the Battleground of Competitive Videogaming. Plume.
  3. ^ "THE AMERICANS COMPLEXITY GAMING WORLD CHAMPIONS OF COD BLACK OPS2". Electronic Sports World Cup. April 11, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  4. ^ aMies. "compLexity Sells COD Squad to Evil Geniuses". comLexity Gaming. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  5. ^ aMies (March 22, 2015). "compLexity Enters the Nexus; Welcomes Heroes of the Storm!". compLexity Gaming. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Enter to Win COMPLEXITY VIP EXPERIENCE Presented by DraftKings!".
  7. ^ "CompLexity Adds League of Legends". complexitygaming.com. April 29, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  8. ^ coL.LoL Roster Changes Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine complexitygaming.com
  9. ^ IWillDominate Transferred to Dignitas Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine"complexitygaming.com"
  10. ^ compLexity Releases LoL Team Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine"complexitygaming.com"
  11. ^ compLexity academy adopts LoL Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine complexitygaming.com
  12. ^ compLexity Adds League of Legends Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine complexitygaming.com
  13. ^ Newegg Sponsors Complexity Gaming Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine complexitygaming.com
  14. ^ coL.LoL Announces Changes Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine complexitygaming.com
  15. ^ coL.LoL roster changes Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine complexitygaming.com
  16. ^ Nickwu Twitter Post twitter.com
  17. ^ Changes to coL.LoL; Nickwu Departs, MegaZero Enters Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine complexitygaming.com
  18. ^ coL Lautemortis Steps Down Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ PR0LLY's Twitter post twitter.com
  20. ^ Nordmark, Sam 'Wndwrt' (January 10, 2014). "compLexity gaming drops League of Legends roster". onGamers. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  21. ^ compLexity releases their League of Legends roster Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine complexitygaming.com
  22. ^ coL.Red Released; coL.Black now compLexity.LoL Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machinecomplexitygaming.com
  23. ^ coL.LoL Changes Junglers Due to Visa Complications Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machinecomplexitygaming.com
  24. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-05-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. ^ https://www.facebook.com/lolkubz/posts/800601026654938
  26. ^ Westrice's Facebook Update facebook.com
  27. ^ Miesner, Andrew. "coL.cs Welcomes Brad "androidx23" Fodor!". complexitygaming.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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