FlyQuest

FlyQuest is a professional esports organization based in the United States that was founded on January 6, 2017. It is owned by the Viola family, owners of the Florida Panthers.[1]

FlyQuest
Short nameFLY
DivisionsLeague of Legends
Super Smash Bros. Melee
FoundedJanuary 6, 2017 (2017-01-06)
Based inLos Angeles, California
LocationUnited States
OwnerViola Family
PresidentChris Smith
CEOBrian Anderson
ManagerJeffrey Hoang
General managerNicholas Phan
Websitewww.flyquest.gg

FlyQuest was originally founded after the acquisition of the League of Legends roster of Cloud9 Challenger, which was the sister team of the Cloud9 organization. Cloud9 Challenger qualified for the North American League Championship Series in August 2016, alongside the main Cloud9 roster. LCS rules forbid an organization from owning multiple teams in the same league, so the team was sold to Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wesley Edens and Fortress Investment Group[2][3][4] and rebranded to FlyQuest, with the team roster unchanged.[5]

Tricia Sugita was appointed as CEO in 2020, while Ryan Edens would move to a president position.[6] She left the team on 13 June 2022, later becoming the Chief Marketing Officer for Cloud9.[7][8] Micheal Choi was appointed as the new CEO.[9] In September 2022, the Viola family, owners of the Florida Panthers, acquired Flyquest. In December 2022, Brian Anderson was appointed as the new CEO.[10]

League of Legends

LCS team
FlyQuest League of Legends roster
PlayersCoaches
Role Handle Name Nationality
Top Impact Jeong, Eon-young South Korea
Jungle Spica Lu, Mingyi China
Mid VicLa Lee, Dae-kwang South Korea
Bot Prince Lee, Chae-hwan South Korea
Support Eyla Nguyen, Bill Australia
Support Winsome Substitute player Kim, Dong-keon United States
Head coach

Kim "Ssong" Sang-soo

Assistant coach(es)

Richard "Richard" Su

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: January 17, 2023.

Tournament results
Placement Event Final result (W–L)
5th 2017 NA LCS Spring Split 9–9
4th 2017 NA LCS Spring Playoffs 2–3 (against Phoenix1)
7th 2017 NA LCS Summer Split 6–12
3rd 2017 NA LCS Regional Qualifiers 1–3 (against Counter Logic Gaming)
8th 2018 NA LCS Spring Split 6–12
6th 2018 NA LCS Summer Split 10–8
5th–6th 2018 NA LCS Summer Playoffs 0–3 (against 100 Thieves)
4th 2019 LCS Spring Split 9–9
3rd–4th 2019 LCS Spring Playoffs 0–3 (against Team Liquid)
9th 2019 LCS Summer Split 5–13
4th 2020 LCS Spring Split 10–8
2nd 2020 LCS Spring Playoffs 0–3 (against Cloud9)
3rd 2020 LCS Summer Split 12–6
2nd 2020 LCS Summer Playoffs 2–3 (against Team SoloMid)
9-12th 2020 World Championship 3–3
5-8th 2021 LCS Lock-In 0–2 (against Team Liquid)
8th 2021 LCS Spring Split 6–12
9th 2021 LCS Summer Split 14–31
5-8th 2022 LCS Lock-In 0–2 (against Team Liquid)
6th 2022 LCS Spring Split 9–9
5-6th 2022 LCS Spring Split Playoffs 1–3 (against Evil Geniuses)
6th 2022 LCS Summer Split 9–9
7-8th 2022 LCS Summer Split Playoffs 2–3 (against TSM)

Challengers team
FlyQuest Challengers League of Legends roster
PlayersCoaches
Role Handle Name Nationality
Top Philip Zeng, Philip Canada
Jungle Yuuji Ulziidelger, Ganbat Mongolia
Mid Spirax Djiar, Djalal Canada
Bot Massu Abdulmalek, Fahad Canada
Support Qitong Substitute player Hahn, Ryan United States
Support Winsome Kim, Dong-keon United States
Head coach

Luchio "Soulstrikes" Park

Assistant coach(es)

Max "Raqo" Temminck

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: January 17, 2023.

Tournament results
Placement Event Final result (W–L)
3rd 2018 NA Academy Spring Split 12–6
1st 2018 NA Academy Spring Split Playoffs 3–2 (against Echo Fox Academy)
5th 2018 NA Academy Summer Split 10–8
3-4th 2018 NA Academy Summer Split Playoffs 3–2 (against Cloud9 Academy)
7th 2019 NA Academy Spring Split 9–9
10th 2019 NA Academy Summer Split 4–14
8th 2020 NA Academy Spring Split 7–11
9th 2020 NA Academy Summer Split 7–11
4-6th 2021 NA Academy Spring Split 5–4
2nd Arena of Legends 1–3 (against Team Liquid Academy)
7-8th 2021 LCS Proving Grounds Spring 1–2 (against TSM Academy)
3-4th 2021 NA Academy Summer Split 2–3 (against Cloud9 Academy)
9-12th 2021 LCS Proving Grounds Summer 1–2 (against Golden Guardians Academy)
8th 2022 NA Academy Spring Split 3–8–7
5-6th 2022 LCS Proving Grounds Spring 2–3 (against Immortals Academy)
5th 2022 NA Academy Summer Split 7–6–5
7-8th 2022 LCS Proving Grounds Summer 1–2 (against 100 Thieves Academy)

Super Smash Bros. Melee

History

Super Smash Bros. Melee player John "KoDoRiN" Ko was signed by FlyQuest on December 8, 2021.[11] Jake "Jmook" DiRado became the organization's second Melee player on June 10, 2022.[12]

Current roster
FlyQuest Super Smash Bros. Melee roster
PlayersCoaches
Handle Name Nationality
KoDoRiN Ko, John United States
JMook DiRado, Jake United States
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Rocket League

FlyQuest made its first foray into Rocket League in September 2017, acquiring the eQuinox roster.[13] This roster played in RLCS Season 4, finishing sixth in the regular season and missing out on a LAN spot after a 4–0 loss to Ghost Gaming in the regional playoffs. In the offseason between Seasons 4 and 5, Flyquest dropped their first roster and picked up the Ambition Esports roster.[14] This team finished first in RLRS league play for Season 5, earning them a spot in the promotional playoffs. They went on to defeat Out of Style and Counter Logic Gaming in the playoffs, earning them a spot in the RLCS for Season 6. FlyQuest finished fifth in league play, but again missed out on a LAN spot after losing to NRG in the regional playoffs. In December 2018, FlyQuest announced that they would be dropping their Rocket League roster, with AyyJayy and Wonder being transferred to Rogue and Pluto staying with the organization as a content creator.[15]

Former roster
Nat. ID Name Joined
United States PrimeThunder Ronin d'Auria January 9, 2018[14]
United States Wonder Nicholas Blackerby January 9, 2018[14]
United States AyyJayy Austin Aebi January 9, 2018[14]
United States Pluto (sub.) Braden Schenetzki January 9, 2018[14]

Tournament results
  • Qualified for RLCS Season 4 league play by defeating Renegades 3–2 during the RLCS Season 4 North America Play-In
  • Qualified for RLCS Season 6 league play by defeating Counter Logic Gaming 4–2 during the RLCS Season 5 Promotional Tournament

References
  1. Fragen, Jordan (September 27, 2022). "FlyQuest acquired by owners of NHL's Florida Panthers". VentureBeat. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  2. Hadar, Roey (January 9, 2017). "FlyQuest will be newest NA LCS team ... and latest with NBA money - The Rift Herald". Riftherald.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  3. Taylor Cocke (January 9, 2017). "League of Legends team FlyQuest officially announced by Milwaukee Bucks owner". Esports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  4. "Milwaukee Bucks Co-owner Wes Edens Ventures Into Esports". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  5. Volk, Pete (August 6, 2016). "Cloud9 Challenger clinches LCS spot, which means an LCS spot is for sale - The Rift Herald". Riftherald.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  6. Hitt, Kevin (January 22, 2020). "FlyQuest Promotes Tricia Sugita to CEO, Opens New Facility, and Sets New Initiatives". Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  7. Robertson, Scott (June 13, 2022). "FlyQuest and CEO Tricia Sugita part ways after 4 years". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  8. Frascarelli, Victor (June 16, 2022). "Tricia Sugita announced as new Cloud9 CMO". Esports Insider. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  9. Šimić, Ivan (June 13, 2022). "FlyQuest appoints Michael Choi as CEO, Tricia Sugita departs organisation". Esports Insider. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  10. "Flyquest Announces Brian Anderson as CEO". FlyQuest. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  11. "KoDoRiN joins FlyQuest". FlyQuest. December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  12. Tate, Dylan (June 10, 2022). "FlyQuest signs Jmook to expand their Smash Melee roster". Upcomer. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  13. "FLYQUEST ANNOUNCES EXPANSION WITH SIGNING OF ROCKET LEAGUE ROSTER". Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  14. "NEW ROCKET LEAGUE ROSTER HAS FLYQUEST POISED FOR SUCCESS". Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  15. "FlyQuest on Twitter". Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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