LDLC OL was a French

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organization best known for its teams in ''Counter-Strike''. The organization also sponsored teams in ''

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''. 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 Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. With origins dating back to 1899, they were founded in 1950 and p ...

. On 16 May 2023, LDLC announced the end of the partnership with

and the cessation of all esports operations at the end of July 2023.

History

''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''

LDLC placed 5–8th at the CS:GO Major

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. They later won the CS:GO Major

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in November. Team LDLC's ''Counter-Strike'' team won the

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. 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. Shortly after competing at

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as a player for Team LDLC, Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian received a

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ban for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, 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. In March 2015, LDLC signed the Platinum Esports roster as a second CS:GO team, dubbed LDLC Blue. In November 2017, Team LDLC won the ESWC 2017 at the Paris Games Week after already winning in 2015.

Rally games

LDLC signed Nexl, who was a multi-time champion in ''

''.

References

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