Marc “Caedrel” Lamont has confirmed that his organisation Los Ratones is coming to an end following the team’s elimination from the LEC Versus group stage, describing the conclusion of the project as “bittersweet” and stating that “this chapter is closed” after 16 months.
The announcement was delivered in a video published on YouTube, in which Lamont reflected on the team’s final weeks and the emotional toll of their exit. While he said it is “highly likely” the organisation will never return, he noted that the project “started and ended with that group.”
Addressing speculation about external factors, Lamont stressed that responsibility rested solely with the team. “There’s nobody else to blame. No other teams, no other people. It’s just us.”
Lamont described the period leading up to elimination as “one of the most depressing periods of our lives,” explaining that the team’s declining results and public criticism had affected morale. “It felt like the entire world hated us — both behind the scenes and publicly,” he said. “We were losing every game, losing confidence, and it felt like the life was getting sucked out of us as a team.”
Despite that slump, Los Ratones rallied late in the stage, going 5–1 in their six matches prior to falling short before Team Vitality at the game that would qualify them. According to Lamont, the turnaround made the eventual exit more painful rather than less. “It genuinely felt like hope was being injected day by day, from scrims to stage games,” he said. “It was in our hands and we let it slip. There’s no excuses. No outside reason. We dropped it in the final moment.”
Reflecting on the roster itself, he called the lineup “once-in-a-lifetime,” praising individual player development and highlighting how the group had grown both competitively and personally. He added that while the team’s competitive run is over, members will now pursue separate paths, with some continuing as professional players and others focusing on streaming and content.
Lamont also indicated he may release the team’s scrim results publicly after the current split concludes. He suggested a future reunion showmatch could be possible, but ruled out a return to full-time competition.
The closing moments of the video focused on gratitude and reflection rather than disappointment. “This project is something I’ll never forget,” he said. “I don’t think I’ve ever had this many emotional highs and lows in my life… This book — this chapter — is finished. On to the next one.”
Los Ratones’ rise was rapid and impactful. Founded by Caedrel in late 2024, the team quickly established itself in European regional competition, winning all three splits of the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC) in 2025 and securing back-to-back EMEA Masters titles during the Spring and Winter events — achievements that made them one of the most successful non-franchised rosters in the tier-2 scene.
Beyond results, Los Ratones drew significant audience attention. During the 2026 LEC Versus group stage, their matches consistently ranked among the most-watched of the event — including peak viewership figures that rivalled or exceeded many franchised fixtures. At one point, a matchup against G2 Esports drew roughly 585,000 concurrent viewers, while its final match against Team Vitality reached over 590,000 concurrent viewers according to Esports Charts, putting it among the highest-viewed games of the season and highlighting the team’s commercial pull within the league.
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