Flipside Tactics
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox sports team
| name = Flipsid3 Tactics
| logo = Flipside Tactics logo.png
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| location = United States (HQ)
Ukraine (CS:GO)
Europe (Rocket League)
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| partners = Sennheiser
BenQ
Twitch
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| sport_label = Divisions
| sport = Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Crossfire, Rocket League, Soldier Front{{cite web and fighting games
| website = {{URL|http://www.flipsidetactics.com}}
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Flipsid3 Tactics was an esports organization based in the United States. Flipside had teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive,{{cite web |title=Counter-Strike: Flipside Tactics |website=The Daily Dot |url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/counter-strike-flipside-tactics/ |access-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603211219/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/counter-strike-flipside-tactics/ |archive-date=June 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }} Halo, Crossfire, fighting games, StarCraft II, iRacing, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League, and Dota 2.{{Cite news|url=http://www.flipsidetactics.com/games/rainbow-six/flipsid3-tactics-releases-rainbow-six-siege-squad/|title=FlipSid3 Tactics Releases Rainbow Six Siege Squad|date=2018-01-23|work=FlipSide Tactics|access-date=2018-03-20|language=en-US}} Former professional football player Ricky Lumpkin was a co-owner of the team.{{cite web |title=Flipside Tactics add NFL pro Ricky Lumpkin to lead |url=https://pvplive.net/c/flipside-tactics-add-nfl-pro-ricky-lumpkin-to-lead |access-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707043713/https://pvplive.net/c/flipside-tactics-add-nfl-pro-ricky-lumpkin-to-lead |archive-date=July 7, 2017 |url-status=dead }}
''Counter-Strike''
The team had a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive based in Ukraine. They have previously hosted three Swedish squads, as well as a South African academy team.{{cite web |last1=Wolmarans |first1=Kyle |title=Here's a bit more on South Africa's latest CS:GO team–Flipside Tactics |url=https://www.criticalhit.net/gaming/heres-bit-south-africas-latest-csgo-teamflipside-tactics/ |website=Critical Hit |access-date=23 February 2022 |date=11 February 2016}}
=Roster=
| class="wikitable"
! ID ! Name ! Join date |
| B1ad3
| Andrey Gorodensky | rowspan="3" |2015-02-01 |
| WorldEdit
| Georgi Yaskin |
| markeloff
| Yegor Markelov |
| wayLander
| Jan Peter Rahkonen | 2016-06-20 |
| lollipop21k
| Igor Solodkov | 2018-04-20 |
= Tournament results =
Bold denotes a CS:GO Major
- 9–12th — DreamHack Winter 2014
- 13–16th — ESL One Katowice 2015
- 1st — CIS Championship Voronezh{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
- 9–12th — ESL One Cologne 2015
- 3rd-4th — Electronic Sports World Cup 2015
- 13–16th — DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015
- 13–16th — MLG Major Championship: Columbus
- 5-8th — ESL One Cologne 2016
- 11-14th — ELEAGUE Season 1
- 5-8th — StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
- 5-6th — DreamHack Winter 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/2110/dreamhack-zowie-open-winter-2016|title=DreamHack ZOWIE Open Winter 2016|website=HLTV.org}}
- 1st — DreamHack Leipzig 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/19635/flipsid3-win-dreamhack-leipzig|title=FlipSid3 win DreamHack Leipzig|website=HLTV.org}}
- 15-16th — ELEAGUE Major 2017 {{Cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/19718/optic-see-off-flipsid3-in-atlanta|title=OpTic see off FlipSid3 in Atlanta|website=HLTV.org}}
- 9-11th — PGL 2017 Kraków Major Championship {{Cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/2720/pgl-major-krakow-2017|title=PGL Major Krakow 2017|website=HLTV.org}}
''Rocket League''
{{update|section|date=October 2017}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://flipsidetactics.com/news/f3-rocket-league-departs/|title=Flipside departs Rocket League|work=Flipsid3 Tactics|access-date=2019-03-04|archive-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302090548/https://flipsidetactics.com/news/f3-rocket-league-departs/|url-status=dead}}
= Tournament results (majors) =
- 1st - Rocket League MLG Championship Series Season 1 Final
- 2nd — Rocket League Championship Series Season 1 Final
- 1st — Rocket League Championship Series Season 2 Final
- 5th — Rocket League Championship Series Season 3 Final
- 1st - DreamHack Summer 2017
- 5-6th — Rocket League Championship Series Season 4 Final
- 5-8th — DreamHack Open Leipzig
- 5-6th — Rocket League Championship Series Season 6 Final
- 1st - WSOE 4: The Rocket League Showdown
Fighting games
The Flipsid3 Tactics FGC team was founded on August 5, 2015, by Chris "NinjaCW" Harris. NinjaCW died on October 9, 2016.{{cite web|last1=Bahn|first1=Chris|title=FGC Mourns Death of F3 Manager Christopher 'NInjaCW' Harris|url=https://pvplive.net/c/fgc-mourns-loss-death-of-f3-manager-christopher-ni|website=PVP Live|access-date=2016-10-09|archive-date=October 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010044823/https://pvplive.net/c/fgc-mourns-loss-death-of-f3-manager-christopher-ni|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Alambeigi|first1=Alena|title=Game community mourns death of Christopher 'NinjaCW' Harris|url=http://mashable.com/2016/10/12/christopher-ninjacw-harris-dies/#xs3xOgzQ9Oqk|website=Mashable|date=October 12, 2016 |access-date=2016-10-23}} He was replaced by Matthew "Glitch" Testini as the new manager on October 28, 2016.{{cite web|last1=Fischer|first1=Annabelle|title=Flipsid3 Tactics sign Brolynho, add new FGC manager|url=http://www.thescoreesports.com/streetfighter/news/11321-flipsid3-tactics-sign-brolynho-add-new-fgc-manager|website=TheScore eSports|access-date=2016-10-29|archive-date=October 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030082014/http://www.thescoreesports.com/streetfighter/news/11321-flipsid3-tactics-sign-brolynho-add-new-fgc-manager|url-status=dead}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
! ID ! Name ! Game(s) ! Joined |
| alucarD
| Antwan Ortiz | 2015-07-18 |
| LuCkyL0oPz
| Allan Paris | 2015-08-05 |
| Sleep
| Darnell Waller | 2015-08-15 |
| Brolynho
| Thomas Proença | 2016-10-28 |
References
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{{Professional Counter-Strike competition}}
{{Rocket League Championship Series}}
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