Flipside Tactics Explained

Flipsid3 Tactics
Location:United States (HQ)
Ukraine (CS:GO)
Europe (Rocket League)
Partners:Sennheiser
BenQ
Twitch
Sport Label:Divisions
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Flipsid3 Tactics was an esports organization based in the United States. Flipside had teams competing in ,[1] Halo, Crossfire, fighting games, StarCraft II, iRacing, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League, and Dota 2.[2] Former professional football player Ricky Lumpkin was a co-owner of the team.[3]

Counter-Strike

The team had a based in Ukraine. They have previously hosted three Swedish squads, as well as a South African academy team.[4]

Roster

IDNameJoin date
B1ad3Andrey Gorodensky2015-02-01
WorldEditGeorgi Yaskin
markeloff Yegor Markelov
wayLanderJan Peter Rahkonen2016-06-20
lollipop21kIgor Solodkov2018-04-20

Tournament results

Bold denotes a CS:GO Major

Rocket League

on August 25, 2015, Flipsid3 acquired the Teamy Weamy roster consisting of Markydooda, kuxir97, and M1k3Rules. On August 7, 2016, Flipside lost to iBUYPOWER Cosmic in the very first Rocket League Championship Series finals, placing second. Shortly after, M1k3 left the team and was subsequently replaced by Marius "gReazymeister" Ranheim from Northern Gaming (formerly We Dem Girlz). On December 4, 2016, Flipsid3 defeated Mockit Aces to win the Rocket League Championship Series for Season 2.

On February 28, 2019, it was announced that the roster that had won WSOE 4 a month prior had chosen to not re-sign with Flipsid3. With the departure of the roster, it was also announced that Flipsid3 would not be participating in RLCS Season 7, ending the reign of the longest standing organization within Rocket League.[9]

Tournament results (majors)

Fighting games

The Flipsid3 Tactics FGC team was founded on August 5, 2015, by Chris "NinjaCW" Harris. NinjaCW died on October 9, 2016.[10] [11] He was replaced by Matthew "Glitch" Testini as the new manager on October 28, 2016.[12]

IDNameGame(s)Joined
alucarDAntwan OrtizStreet Fighter V2015-07-18
LuCkyL0oPzAllan Paris2015-08-05
SleepDarnell WallerKiller Instinct2015-08-15
BrolynhoThomas ProençaStreet Fighter V2016-10-28

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Counter-Strike: Flipside Tactics . . May 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603211219/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/counter-strike-flipside-tactics/ . June 3, 2016 . dead .
  2. News: FlipSid3 Tactics Releases Rainbow Six Siege Squad. 2018-01-23. FlipSide Tactics. 2018-03-20. en-US.
  3. Web site: Flipside Tactics add NFL pro Ricky Lumpkin to lead . May 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707043713/https://pvplive.net/c/flipside-tactics-add-nfl-pro-ricky-lumpkin-to-lead . July 7, 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: Wolmarans . Kyle . Here's a bit more on South Africa's latest CS:GO team–Flipside Tactics . Critical Hit . 23 February 2022 . 11 February 2016.
  5. Web site: DreamHack ZOWIE Open Winter 2016. HLTV.org.
  6. Web site: FlipSid3 win DreamHack Leipzig. HLTV.org.
  7. Web site: OpTic see off FlipSid3 in Atlanta. HLTV.org.
  8. Web site: PGL Major Krakow 2017. HLTV.org.
  9. Web site: Flipside departs Rocket League. Flipsid3 Tactics. 2019-03-04. March 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190302090548/https://flipsidetactics.com/news/f3-rocket-league-departs/. dead.
  10. Web site: Bahn. Chris. FGC Mourns Death of F3 Manager Christopher 'NInjaCW' Harris. PVP Live. 2016-10-09. October 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010044823/https://pvplive.net/c/fgc-mourns-loss-death-of-f3-manager-christopher-ni. dead.
  11. Web site: Alambeigi. Alena. Game community mourns death of Christopher 'NinjaCW' Harris. Mashable. October 12, 2016 . 2016-10-23.
  12. Web site: Fischer. Annabelle. Flipsid3 Tactics sign Brolynho, add new FGC manager. TheScore eSports. 2016-10-29. October 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161030082014/http://www.thescoreesports.com/streetfighter/news/11321-flipsid3-tactics-sign-brolynho-add-new-fgc-manager. dead.