LDLC OL
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| Divisions | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Fortnite Battle Royale League of Legends PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds World Rally Championship |
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| Founded | 1 August 2010 |
| Folded | July 2023 |
| Based in | Lyon[1] |
| Location | France |
| Manager | Stéphan "Umibozu" Euthine |
LDLC OL was a French esports organization best known for its teams in Counter-Strike. The organization also sponsored teams in Fortnite Battle Royale, League of Legends, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and World Rally Championship.
Originally known as Team LDLC.com, it was named after a French company. On 7 January 2020, Team LDLC officially renamed to LDLC OL, following an announcement of partnership with the French football club Olympique Lyonnais.[1] On 16 May 2023, LDLC announced the end of the partnership with Olympique Lyonnais and the cessation of all esports operations at the end of July 2023.[2][3][4]
History
[edit]Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
[edit]LDLC placed 5–8th at the CS:GO Major EMS One Katowice 2014.[5] They later won the CS:GO Major DreamHack Winter 2014 in November. Team LDLC's Counter-Strike team won the X Games CS:GO tournament in January 2015.[6] On 2 February, LDLC's roster left the team and was acquired by Team EnVyUs.[7]
On 27 February, the team announced that it had signed the former Awsomiac squad whose players were Kevin "madc" Ducourtioux, Charbel "BouLy" Naoum, David "HEdm" Thalien, Guillame "XpG" Veron, and Julien "PetitSkel" Marcantoni.[8]
Shortly after competing at ESL One Cologne 2014 as a player for Team LDLC, Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian received a Valve Anti-Cheat ban for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive,[9] permanently restricting his account from playing. The ban's timing caused speculation among followers of the game's professional play that cheating software influenced his performance at the tournament. Tovmassian took an opportunity shortly after the incident to state he had not cheated during any LAN tournaments.[10]
In March 2015, LDLC signed the Platinum Esports roster as a second CS:GO team, dubbed LDLC Blue.[11]
In November 2017, Team LDLC won the ESWC 2017 at the Paris Games Week after already winning in 2015.
Rally games
[edit]LDLC signed Nexl, who was a multi-time champion in World Rally Championship.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Team LDLC rebrands to LDLC OL". Team LDLC. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "LDLC end partnership with OL and cease esports operation". groupe-ldlc.com (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Šimić, Ivan (17 May 2023). "French esports organisation Team LDLC to cease operations". Esports Insider. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ Mclaughlin, Declan (16 May 2023). "French organization Team LDLC is leaving esports". Dexerto. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "LDLC's placement at EMS One Katowice 2014". Electronic Sports League. Turtle Entertainment. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ Wynne, Jared (25 January 2015). "LDLC triumphs over NiP again, takes X Games final". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Les Team LDLC recrutés par EnVyUs". 2 February 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ TOPP, NIELS (27 February 2015). "TEAM-LDLC SIGNS AWSOMNIAC". 1337 Magazine. Aller Media.
- ^ "Hovik "KQLY" Tovmasien's VAC Ban". Steam. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "KQLY refutes LAN cheat claims". HLTV.org. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Gonzales, Dennis (2 March 2015). "LDLC sign Platinum as second CS:GO team". TheScore eSports. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ Harrison-Lord, Thomas (9 September 2021). "Nexl wins 2021 WRC Esports Grand Final, takes third title". Autosport. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Quinn, Nathan (22 September 2021). "How the king of rally gaming rose from Playstation 2 roots". The Race. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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