Los Angeles Guerrillas M8

Los Angeles Guerrillas M8

Founded	August 20, 2019
League	Call of Duty League
Team history	Los Angeles Guerrillas (2019–2024) Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 (2024–present)
Based in	Los Angeles, United States
Colors
Stage titles	1 (2022 Major 2)
Parent group	Gentle Mates
Website	Official website

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.

History

On 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

Los Angeles Guerrillas roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality FeLo Johnson, Tyler United States Johnny Carrasco, Giancarlos United States KiSMET Tinsley, Matthew United States Lunarz Whillock, Noah United States Lynz  Gregorio, Thomas France	Head coach Ehsan "DREAL" Javed Assistant coach(es) Mark "MarkyB" Bryceland
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: April 2, 2025.

Awards and records

Seasons overview

Season	Regular season							Finish	Playoffs
	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)

Tournament wins

Date	Prize	Event	Roster
2022-04-03	$ 200,000	Call of Duty League 2022 - Stage 2 Major	SlasheR • Asim • Huke • Spart

References

1. Miller, Hawken (August 20, 2019). "Call of Duty league adds franchises in Los Angeles, Florida". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
2. Wolf, Jacob (October 17, 2019). "Kroenke Sports & Entertainment expands esports front office". ESPN. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
3. 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.
4. Byers, Preston (October 18, 2019). "Kroenke Sports & Entertainment reveals CoD franchise team name—Los Angeles Guerrillas". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
5. Fitch, Adam (October 21, 2019). "Los Angeles Guerrillas introduced for Call of Duty League". Esports Insider. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

External links

• Official website