Lan ETS
StatusActive
GenreVideo Gaming
VenueÉcole de technologie supérieure
Location(s)Montreal
CountryCanada
Inaugurated2002
Filing statusNon-profit
Websitehttps://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

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!

2022

Lan ETS 2022 was the 20th edition staged by our student club. For the occasion, the organization team decided to come back at his original venue, the university École de technologie supérieure. The event was held for 48 hours as usual, opening at 6pm on friday and closing up around 6pm sunday. The tickets were sold very rapidly, the first wave was sold-out in 13 minutes and the second in 8 minutes. The hype around the event was very high after those 2 years of pandemic without events of this sort. The total prize pool was $25,000 the tournaments.

BYOC participants were able to choose between four PC tournaments ( League of Legends $6,500, Counter Strike: Global Offensive $4,500, Rocket League $2,500 and Valorant $4,500 ) and four console tournaments (Super Street Fighter IV $250, Super Smash Bros Melee $500, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate $1000 and Guilty Gear Strive 250$ ).

Many sponsors help the event and were happy to have a booth after those eventless 2 years. Notable sponsors/partners include Bell, Redbull, Fury, AEETS, HyperX, WRBuilds, Loto-Québec and Académie Esports de Montréal.

Lan ETS 2022 was the 20th edition of the Lan that people really appreciated even if the scale was smaller than previous years. The friday night was special because at midnight it was the end of the mandatory mask in public place. It showed how hype people were to meet each other and participate in a community event after those hard 2 years. While streaming on "BellCanada" twitch channel, the Lan ETS made 52 hours streamed, 3 200 hours watched, 276 peak viewers and 7 different games streamed.

2021

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

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

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

Year Approximate Attendance Official Tournaments Notes
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 and Denis Talbot
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

Name Nickname Title Status From To
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

  1. 1 2 "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.
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