FlyQuest

FlyQuest is a professional esports organization based in the United States that was founded on January 6, 2017. It is owned by Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wesley Edens and Fortress Investment Group.[1][2][3]

FlyQuest
Short nameFLY
DivisionsLeague of Legends
FoundedJanuary 6, 2017 (2017-01-06)
Based inLos Angeles, California
LocationUnited States
OwnerWes Edens
CEOTricia Sugita
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 its current owners and rebranded to FlyQuest, with the team roster unchanged.[4]

League of Legends

LCS team
FlyQuest roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationality
Top Licorice  Ritchie, Eric   Canada 
Jungle Josedeodo  Villegas, Brandon Joel   Argentina 
Mid Palafox  Palafox, Cristian   United States 
Bot Johnsun  Nguyen, Johnson   Canada 
Support Diamond  Bérubé, David   Canada 
Head coach

David "DLim" Lim

Legend
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: November 24, 2020.

Academy team
FlyQuest Academy roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationality
Jungle Fanatiik  Saucier, Gabriel   Canada 
Mid Triple  Li, Stephen   Australia 
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: November 19, 2020.

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)

Rocket League

FlyQuest made its first foray into Rocket League in September 2017, acquiring the eQuinox roster.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

Former roster
Nat. ID Name Joined
PrimeThunder Ronin d'Auria January 9, 2018[6]
Wonder Nicholas Blackerby January 9, 2018[6]
AyyJayy Austin Aebi January 9, 2018[6]
Pluto (sub.) Braden Schenetzki January 9, 2018[6]

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. 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.
  2. Taylor Cocke (January 9, 2017). "League of Legends team FlyQuest officially announced by Milwaukee Bucks owner". Esports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  3. "Milwaukee Bucks Co-owner Wes Edens Ventures Into Esports". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. "FLYQUEST ANNOUNCES EXPANSION WITH SIGNING OF ROCKET LEAGUE ROSTER". Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  6. "NEW ROCKET LEAGUE ROSTER HAS FLYQUEST POISED FOR SUCCESS". Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  7. "FlyQuest on Twitter". Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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