List of Los Angeles Gladiators players

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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.

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

All-time roster

Lane "Surefour" Roberts. Lane Roberts.png
Lane "Surefour" Roberts.
Kim "birdring" Ji-hyeok. Birdring after winning 2018 Grand Finals (cropped).jpg
Kim "birdring" Ji-hyeok.
Son "OGE" Min-seok. Min-seok Son.png
Son "OGE" Min-seok.
As of December 15, 2021
HandleNameRoleCountrySeasonsRef.
ANSSeonchang LeeDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021–present [1]
AsherJunsung ChoiDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018 [2] [3]
BigGooseBenjamin IsohanniSupportFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 2018–2020 [2] [4]
birdring Jihyeok KimDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020–2021 [5] [6]
BischuHyungseok "Aaron" KimTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018–2019, 2020 [2] [7] [8] [4]
DecayGuiun JangDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019 [9] [10]
Fissure Chanhyung BaekTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018 [11] [12]
FunnyAstroDaniel HathawaySupportFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2021–present [13]
HydrationJoão Pedro Goes TellesDamageFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2018–2019 [2] [14]
iRemiixLuis Galarza FigueroaTankFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2018 [2] [3]
JaruJason WhiteDamageFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2020 [15] [4]
kevsterKevin PerssonDamageFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2020–present [16]
LhCloudyRoni TiihonenTankFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 2020 [17] [4]
MirroRChris TrinhDamageFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2020–2021 [18] [19]
MothGrant EspeSupportFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2021 [20] [21]
MuZeYounghun KimTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021 [22] [23]
OGESon Min-seokTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020 [10] [4]
PaintbrushNolan EdwardsSupportFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2020 [24] [25]
PankerByungho LeeTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019 [26] [27]
PatiphanPatiphan ChaiwongDamageFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2021–present [28]
ReinerCorey ScodaTankFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2021–present [29]
RipaRiku ToivanenSupportFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 2019 [30] [31]
rOarChang-hoon GyeTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019 [9] [32]
ShazJonas SuovaaraSupportFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 2018–2020 [2] [4]
ShuJinseo KimSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021–present [33]
SideshowJosh WilkinsonDamageFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2020 [34]
silkthreadTed WangDamageFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2018 [35] [3]
SkewedMinseok KimSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021–present [36]
SPACE Indy HalpernTankFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2020–present [37]
SurefourLane RobertsDamageFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2018–2019 [2] [38]
VoidJunwoo KangTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018–2019 [39] [40]

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