Lan ETS

Status| Active
Genre| Video Gaming
Venue| École de technologie supérieure
Location(s)| Montreal
Country| Canada
Inaugurated| 2002
Filing status| Non-profit
Website| https://lanets.ca/

Lan ETS is a yearly LAN party event held by a student club of the same name from the École de technologie supérieure university in Montreal. It is currently the largest LAN party in Canada and on North America East Coast.[1] In 2013, approximately 1094 gamers attended the event for a chance to win over $18,000 in money and over $25,000 in prizes.[2]

## Activity[edit]

Born from three university students' passion for network gaming, information technologies and the search for new challenges, the Lan ETS is the largest event in the field of network gaming in Canada.[1] The main attraction of Lan ETS is its famous video game competitions that offer participants the chance to win more than $40,000 in money and over $25,000 in prizes each year. The official tournament's line-up usually includes an FPS, an RTS and a DotA-like.

Each year a diverse and dynamic clientele visits the Lan ETS. Participants are primarily from Québec, but also from Ontario and the northeastern United States. Lan ETS also receives many visitors from the Montreal area who enjoy the various activities accessible to everyone such as the "Scavenger Hunt", Consoles, Cosplay contest, Video Game Orchestra and more!

## 2021[edit]

Lan ETS 2021 was the 19th event staged by the organization. Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the event as we know it, didn't take place. Even facing with this challenge, the team decided to find a solution to do that classic event. The team decided to make the event on live-stream, which lasted 4 weeks of animations, streamer showcases, video games tournaments and more.

Those 4 weeks permitted a lot more tournaments and events than usual. Gamers were able to choose between different PC tournaments (Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, League of Legends,Valorant and more) and console tournaments (NHL 20,Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and more ).

Many sponsors helped with the event even though there was no booth possible. Notable sponsors/partners include Bell, Redbull, MSI, HyperX and Bestar.

Lan ETS 2021 was an edition of the Lan, that proved how resilient when facing hard times. It also showed of innovative it can be with this one of a kind 4 weeks of live-streaming. While streaming on "BellCanada" twitch channel, the Lan ETS made 30 104 Live Views, 19 964 Unique Viewers and 1 507 New Followers.

## 2013[edit]

Lan ETS 2013 was the 11th event staged by the organization and the expectations were high after the successful 10th anniversary the previous year. With over 1094 tickets sold, $17,500 on tournaments prizes and over $25,000 in material prizes, it was the largest Lan Party event ever held by the Lan ETS organization. The enthusiasm surrounding the event was very high, with the last 300 tickets sold in less than 20 minutes.

Gamers were able to choose between five PC tournaments (League of Legends $7,500, Counter Strike: Global Offensive $3,500, StarCraft 2 $3,000, DOTA 2 $2,000 and Team Fortress 2) and two console tournaments (Super Street Fighter IV $750 and NHL13 $750).

Many sponsors were on-site with booths including Plantronics Gamecom, Corsair, CoolerMaster, CIPC and ASUS. Other notable sponsors/partners include Vidéotron, Cisco, Riot Games, TP, Bawls and Twitch.

Lan ETS 2013 was home of new experience for the attendees including a high-quality Twitch broadcast both in French and English, registering over 110,000 views in 48 hours. In addition, the StarCraft 2 and League of legends finals were played live on stage in a 300 seats auditorium.

## 2012[edit]

Lan ETS celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2012 with the tenth event by the organization, the Lan ETS 2012. It was the biggest event ever staged by the organization.[3][4]

With more than 900 seats and $15,000 in tournament prizes, the Lan ETS 2012 established a new record in attendance for a Lan Party in Canada. The event was sold-out in less than two weeks and the official website displayed more than 500,000 unique pages over a two-month period.

The newest tournament, League of Legends, attracted more than 250 players from around North America to become the most important tournament in terms of contestants during the Lan ETS 2012. The event also held a tournament for Counter Strike: Source with more than 150 players and a StarCraft 2 tournament with over 100 players. An NHL 2012 tournament was also happening in the "Lounge" section.

Many sponsors were available during the event with booths to present their products. Corsair, ASUS, Plantronics, Cooler Master and CIPC were amongst the ones to be live at the event. They have given thousands of dollars in prizes to the participants over the years. The Internet connection, with a dedicated 5 Gbit/s speed, was provided by Videotron.

Activities were going on during the entire weekend, including the famous Scavenger Hunt, a contest where players complete various stunts related to geek culture for points. Also, various activities were organized with the sponsors to win material prizes (keyboards, gaming mice, headsets and more).

## Past events[edit]

Year  | Approximate Attendance  | Official Tournaments  | Notes

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2002[5] | 213  | Counter-Strike 1.6, Quake III, Unreal Tournament, StarCraft |
2003[6] | 324  | Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament 2003, Warcraft III  |
2004[7] | 461  | Unreal Tournament 2003, Call of Duty, Rainbow Six: Raven Shield, America's Army, Counter-Strike, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne | The TV show "Le choc des titans" with Patrice Masbourian [fr] and Denis Talbot [fr]
2006[8] | 581  | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 2, Battlefield 2, Quake 4, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne  |
2007[9] | 500  | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Quake 4, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne  |
2008[10] | 600  | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4, StarCraft, NHL 2008, Dance Dance Revolution, Defense of the Ancients, Trackmania Nations, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne  |
2009[11] | 700  | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4, StarCraft, NHL 2009, Guitar Hero III  |
2010[12] | 750  | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, Call of Duty 4
2010 (World Cyber Games edition)[13] | 500  | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike Source, League of Legend, Quake Live
2011[14] | 800  | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter Strike: Source, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Team Fortress 2, Super Street Fighter IV  |
2012[15] | 900  | Counter Strike: Source, League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, NHL 2012
2013[16] | 1094  | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, DOTA 2, Team Fortress 2, SSF4:AE, NHL 13  | First Lan Party with over 1000 gamers in Canada.
2014  | 1276  | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, DOTA 2, SSF4:AE, NHL 14  |
2015[17] | 1306  | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Hearthstone, Dota 2, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros  | First Lan over 1000 players in North-America offering Gigabits link to all players.
2016[18] | 3150  | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone, Dota 2, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, Heroes Of The Storm  | For the first time in almost 15 years, the Lan ETS moved from the ETS school to Place Bonaventure in order to accommodate over 2,000 gamers.
2017[19] | 3200  | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Overwatch, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone, Dota 2, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, Heroes Of The Storm  | 15th anniversary of Lan ETS!
2018[20] | 3250  | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Overwatch, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, DragonBall Fighter Z, Call of Duty WWII  |
2019[21] | 3700  | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Overwatch, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Rocket League, DragonBall Fighter Z, Call of Duty WWII  | The event moved to the Palais des congrès de Montréal
2020[22] | 3800  | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, Hearthstone, League of Legends, NHL 20, Overwatch, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Rainbow Six: Siege, Rocket League, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
2021  | N/A  | Fortnite, Rainbow Six: Siege, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, League of Legends, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Rocket League, NHL 20, Overwatch, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Hearthstone, Valorant  | The event was held remotely due to Covid-19 Pandemic and lasted for 4 weeks of livestreaming.
2022  | 1800  | League of Legends, GuiltyGearStrive, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rocket League, Street Fighter V, Valorant  | The event is back at École de technologie supérieur for its 20th edition.
2023  | 1900  | League of Legends, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Overwatch 2, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rocket League, Valorant, Guilty Gear Strive, Melty Blood: Type Lumina  |

## Executive team[edit]

Name  | Nickname  | Title  | Status  | From  | To

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Julien Boisvert-Simard  | Julien  | Sponsorship & Trésorerie  | Active  | 2022  | 2024
Anthony Nguyen  | HotFireTony  | Communications  | Retired  | 2021  | 2023
Xavier Ravenelle  | Xavier  | Network and Infrastructure  | Retired  | 2021  | 2022
Adam Martin  | Tamuki  | Volunteers Manager  | Active  | 2021  | Now
Bao Loc Nguyen  | BLOC  | Animation & Experience  | Active  | 2021  | Now
Philippe Côté  | Phil  | President  | Active  | 2021  | Now
Jennifer Mayorga Rodriguez  | Jen  | Graphic Designer & Check-in Responsible  | Active  | 2021  | Now
Kevin Dyer  | Kdye  | Financial Manager & Console Tournaments  | Active  | 2021  | Now
Guillaume Drolet  | L'redneck  | Developer & Volunteers Manager  | Retired  | 2021  | 2022
Cynthia Boissonneault  | Cynthia  | Graphic Designer & Tournament Manager  | Retired  | 2021  | 2023
Hannah Ly  | (>'3')> | Sponsorship & Tournament Manager & Logistic  | Active  | 2021  | Now
Minh-Simon Légaré  | HeGotThis  | Animation  | Retired  | 2019  | 2022
Alberto Alvarez  | Beto  | Communications  | Retired  | 2018  | 2022
Hugo Vincent  | Gohu  | Graphic Designer & Streaming Production  | Retired  | 2021  | 2023
Félix-Olivier Nault  | Félix  | Equipment Manager  | Retired  | 2019  | 2023
Simon Legros  | Legros  | President / Developer  | Consultant  | 2019  | Now
Gabrielle Lim  | Gaby  | Graphic Designer  | Retired  | 2018  | 2021
Alexanne Cadotte  | Alex  | Sponsorship and Electrical Infrastructure  | Retired  | 2018  | 2022
Sébastien Deschambault  | Seb  | Developer & Tournament Manager  | Retired  | 2018  | 2021
Thomas Begin  | Thomas Le Train  | Developer & Tournament Manager, Event Operations Manager  | Retired  | 2018  | 2022
Alexandre Rousseau  | Ale Rousse  | Network and Infrastructure  | Consultant  | 2018  | Now
Lucas Maurice  | Sonic  | Network and Infrastructure / Production  | Retired  | 2018  | 2022
Thierry Michaud  | Poutchy  | Inventory & Volunteers Manager  | Consultant  | 2017  | Now
Steve Mbiele  | Fastboyz  | Volunteers Manager  | Retired  | 2017  | 2020
Doan-May Pham  | Maytaro  | Volunteers Manager  | Retired  | 2018  | 2020
Robin Richard  | Stromboli  | Electrical Infrastructure  | Consultant  | 2017  | Now
Carl Cordova  | Stylz  | Sponsorship & Console Tournament Manager  | Consultant  | 2017  | Now
Kimberly Thouin  | Alpha  | MC  | Retired  | 2017  | 2017
Simon Pelletier  | Simonne  | Finance  | Retired  | 2017  | 2020
Catherine Le Jossec  | Cathy  | Community Manager  | Retired  | 2017  | 2021
Iman Hassanein  | Taz  | Animation Coordinator  | Retired  | 2017  | 2021
Lauréano Mario Steya  | Fat32  | Network and Infrastructure  | Retired  | 2017  | 2018
Nicolas Nadeau  | gzsierra  | Network and Infrastructure  | Retired  | 2017  | 2020
Charles-André Flamand  | Carlito  | Network and Infrastructure  | Retired  | 2016  | 2021
Charles Delmaire  | Mada  | Inventory Management  | Consultant  | 2017  | Now
David Mach  | David Mach  | Production Coordinator, Event Operations Manager  | Retired  | 2017  | 2021
Sophie Bernadin-Mercier  | shuhala  | Graphic Designer & Developer & Tournament Manager  | Retired  | 2016  | 2021
Jonathan Lalande  | Zergov  | Developer  | Retired  | 2016  | 2017
Romain Lacaze  | Du coup  | Logistics Manager & Event Operations Manager  | Consultant  | 2016  | Now
Felix David  | AssassinFil  | Power Management Assistant  | Consultant  | 2016  | 2016
Gabriel Périard-Tremblay  | Takatsukii  | President / Developer & System Administrator  | Consultant  | 2015  | Now
Marc-Antoine Hébert  | marc  | Logistics Manager  | Retired  | 2015  | 2017
Bach Nguyen  | MrChow  | Equipment & Volunteers Manager  | Consultant  | 2015  | Now
Julie Blais  | Ewok  | Volunteers Manager  | Retired  | 2014  | 2016
Simon Gervais-Quiblat  | Diego  | Sponsorship  | Consultant  | 2014  | 2019
Vincent Lynch  | Inspect  | Entertainment Manager  | Retired  | 2014  | 2017
Pierre Goyette  | Bobiolik  | Network and Infrastructure  | Consultant  | 2014  | 2019
Francis Gregoire  | TeddyGreg  | Production Coordinator  | Retired  | 2014  | 2019
Alexandre Viau  | aviau  | Developer & Tournament Manager  | Consultant  | 2014  | 2018
Laurent Dumont  | Bacon  | Network and System Administrator  | Consultant  | 2014  | 2018
Sébastien Gilbert  | PouletCuit  | Logistic Manager  | Retired  | 2014  | 2017
Jean-Michel Coupal  | Coupal  | Network and Wireless Administrator  | Retired  | 2014  | 2020
Alexandre Malo  | Kompressor  | Network Architect  | Retired  | 2014  | 2016
Yves Carrier  | DarKZoNe  | Console Gaming Manager  | Retired  | 2013  | 2017
Philippe Nichols  | Artemis  | Inventory Manager  | Retired  | 2013  | 2017
Michel Aube  | OB  | CFO  | Retired  | 2013  | 2020
David Guay  | dggg  | Tournament Manager  | Retired  | 2013  | 2014
Max St-Onge  | Spooderman  | Sponsorship & Community Manager  | Retired  | 2013  | 2017
Stéfanie Koy  | Koy  | Logistics Manager  | Retired  | 2013  | 2017
Philippe Potvin  | TooT  | Developer  | Retired  | 2013  | 2016
Danny Tran  | firelx  | Developer  | Consultant  | 2013  | Now
Bunpa-Henri Tan  | ApnuB  | Network Manager  | Retired  | 2013  | 2017
William Lefrançois  | xzcute  | Sponsorship & Community Manager  | Consultant  | 2011  | Now
Pier-Olivier Clément  | Riyoth  | Cloud Manager  | Consultant  | 2011  | Now
Vincent Doré-Millet  | elemental  | Sponsorship & Entertainment Manager  | Retired  | 2012  | 2014
Kéven L'Archevêque  | Guendril  | CFO & Tournament Manager  | Retired  | 2010  | 2017
Nicolas Gauthier  | Contak  | Graphic & Tournament Manager  | Retired  | 2012  | 2014
Laurent Dang  | Haeky  | Lead Developer  | Retired  | 2012  | 2017
Samuel Tanguay  | G-SPoT  | Network Manager  | Retired  | 2012  | 2017
Bernard Poulin  | BernieMac / BernPou  | Electrical and logistics  | Retired  | 2011  | 2013
Olivier LeBlanc  | Thewhite  | Infrastructure/R&D  | Retired  | 2009  | 2016
Philippe Larouche  | Mr_Spark  | Network Manager  | Retired  | 2006  | 2015
Derek Wuelfrath  | deresky  | Colonel  | Retired  | 2006  | 2014
Christof Graf  | Chris  | Chief Information Officer  | Retired  | 2006  | 2013
Mathieu Rioux  | Dohctor  | Lead Web Designer  | Retired  | 2009  | 2013
Marc-André Beaudet-Racine  | fokasu  | Software/Web Programmer  | Retired  | 2012  | 2013
Simon Marin  | matin  | Logistics manager  | Consultant  | 2010  | Now
Guillaume F.  | phook  | Tournament Manager  | Retired  | 2009  | 2012
Simon Carpentier  | SPACEBAR  | Volunteers / Infrastructure  | Retired  | 2008  | 2011
Gabriel Tremblay  | init_null  | Logistics Manager  | Retired  | 2006  | 2009
François Wilhelmy  | iCe_MoUtOn  | Animation & MC  | Consultant  | 2004  | Now
Mathieu Deshaies  | tamsed  | Multimedia Lounge Manager  | Retired  | 2004  | 2007
Roch Lacroix-Turgeon  | Trooper  | Founder Member  | Retired  | 2002  | 2006
Francois Beaudoin  | wil  | Founder Member  | Retired  | 2002  | 2005
Jonathan Marcil  | LastCall_  | Founder Member  | Retired  | 2002  | 2006
Felix Gauthier  | Masterz  | Jack Of All Trades  | Retired  | 2003  | 20xx
Sebastien Gregoire  | Merkaba  | Tournament manager  | Retired  | 2002  | 2004

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b "The LAN Party Event List". Retrieved September 27, 2012.
2. ^ "10e Lan ETS L'ETS accueille la grande fête du jeu en réseau" (in French). Agence QMI. 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
3. ^ "Lan ETS Website". Archived from the original on October 30, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
4. ^ "Dans la noirceur, des joueurs - La Presse" (in French). Retrieved October 25, 2012.
5. ^ "Lan ETS 2002 Event Info". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
6. ^ "Lan ETS 2003 Event Info". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
7. ^ "Lan ETS 2004 Event Info". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
8. ^ "Lan ETS 2006 Event Info". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
9. ^ "Lan ETS 2007 Event Info". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
10. ^ "Lan ETS 2008 Event Info". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
11. ^ "Lan ETS 2009 Event Info". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
12. ^ "Lan ETS 2010 Event Info". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
13. ^ "Lan ETS WCG 2010 Event Info". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
14. ^ "Lan ETS 2011 Event Info". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
15. ^ "Lan ETS 2012 Event Info". Archived from the original on October 30, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
16. ^ "Lan ETS 2013 Event Info". Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
17. ^ "Lan ETS 2015 Event Info". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
18. ^ "Lan ETS 2016 Event Info". Retrieved August 25, 2016.
19. ^ "Lan ETS 2017 Event Info". Retrieved November 29, 2017.
20. ^ ETS, Lan. "Lan ETS". lanets.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-02-21.
21. ^ "Lan ETS (web archive)". Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
22. ^ "Lan ETS". lanets.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-17.