FlyQuest is a professional

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organization based in the

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that was founded on January 6, 2017. It is owned by the Viola family, owners of the

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. FlyQuest was originally founded after the acquisition of the ''

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'' roster of

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, which was the sister team of the

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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

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co-owner

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and

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and rebranded to FlyQuest, with the team roster unchanged. Tricia Sugita was appointed to become the CEO in 2020, while Ryan Edens would move to a president position. She left the team on 13 June 2022, later becoming the Chief Marketing Officer for

. Micheal Choi was appointed as the new CEO. In September 2022, the Viola family, owners of the

, acquired Flyquest. In December 2022, Brian Anderson was appointed as the new CEO.

''League of Legends''

Rosters

LCS team

Tournament results

Academy team

Tournament results

''Super Smash Bros. Melee''

History

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

Current roster

''Rocket League''

FlyQuest made its first foray into

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in September 2017, acquiring the eQuinox roster. 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. 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

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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.

Former roster

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

External links

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