List of Championship Gaming Series Teams - Los Angeles Complexity

Los Angeles Complexity
Founded 2003
History compLexity Syndicate
compLexity Gaming
Los Angeles Complexity
2007 – present
City Los Angeles, California
Colors Maroon and Silver
General Manager Jason Lake
Franchise Player Danny "fRoD" Montaner

Los Angeles Complexity, also known as Complexity Gaming, Team compLexity, compLexity, or coL, is a professional American electronic sports team that competes in StarCraft II, Counter-Strike: Source, Dead or Alive 4, Forza Motorsport 2, and FIFA 07. It was the official Los Angeles franchise for the Championship Gaming Series. 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. Complexity Gaming was first formed in 2003 by Jason "1" Lake, Paolo Bergantino, and Ariel Perez. The team was one of the main focuses of Michael Kane's novel 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 DirectTV 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. They delved back into Quake with Quake Live where they picked up Sander Kaasjager and Brian "dkt" Flanders. They play Madden NFL 2010, Team Fortress 2, Dota 2, and FIFA 10.

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