Florida Mutineers
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Florida Mutineers | |||
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Team Information | |||
Org Location | United States | ||
Region | CDL Franchise | ||
Owner | Misfits Gaming | ||
Sponsor | ASUS ROG | ||
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Florida Mutineers is the official Call of Duty League franchise team of Florida, United States. It is owned and operated by Misfits Gaming.
History[edit]
Modern Warfare[edit]
The franchise was announced on August 20, 2019. On August 26, the team signed one of the greatest console players of all time, OGRE2, as general manager. The team branding was revealed as the Florida Mutineers on October 28. After months of rumors, the team's first roster was officially revealed on December 2, with Prestinni, Havok, Maux, Skyz, and Frosty joining alongside Atura as coach. The Mutineers were the twelfth and final team to announce their initial roster. Streamer and former Halo player MaNiaC technically joined as the team's first substitute on December 11, but would only really be on the team as a content creator. Coach Atura was listed as a substitute on the Call of Duty League website on January 13, 2020.
The Mutineers opened their season with a game five win against Seattle Surge and a game five loss to Los Angeles Guerrillas at the inaugural Launch Weekend. In their first tournament weekend, Florida came out of Group A with the second seed after getting revenge against London Royal Ravens, who beat them in the first match, in the decider game. This set them up against undefeated Chicago Huntsmen in the semi finals. The Mutineers became the first team to defeat Chicago but their momentum ended as Atlanta FaZe took their own home series championship. On March 6, the day before Week 4 matches began, it was announced that Prestinni would be replaced by Fero at the event due to team approved personal reasons (later revealed to be anxiety and depression from COVID-19 and home sickness). Florida faced off against Atlanta FaZe in their first series, a rematch of the previous week's final and Atlanta once again took the series. The team was able to find their feet against New York Subliners and were then eliminated by Dallas Empire to place Top 6. After an extended break due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Mutineers looked to get back into form and they did just that by knocking out home series hosts Chicago Huntsmen in the semifinal and then Minnesota RØKKR in the final to win the Chicago Home Series.
In the team's next play week, they hosted their own home series and would get double first rounded by the RØKKR and Subliners to finish dead last in their own event. Prestinni was traded to Chicago on May 18. Owakening was announced as a new player, replacing Maux, on May 22. He would show up immediately as the had the most impressive championship run in the CDL yet in Week 9. They beat the top three teams, Chicago Huntsmen, Dallas Empire, and Atlanta FaZe, and tied those three teams with their second championship of the season, cementing their place in the top tier of teams. Owakening had one of the best debuts ever and immediately threw his name into the rookie of the year conversation. The next weekend, Florida once again made it to a Grand Final vs Atlanta but this time it wasn't close. Florida won 3-0 including the biggest domination blow out in CDL history, 235-70 on Hackney Yard. In Week 12, the Mutineers beat OpTic Gaming Los Angeles twice but fell to Dallas 0-3 in the semifinal. In the final week of the season, they fell to Dallas Empire two more times and missed the bracket stage for the first time since their own home series in Week 7. Florida finished the season in 3rd place with 230 CDL Points.
Florida started in Winners Round 2 at the Call of Duty League Championship 2020. They lost 1-3 to Toronto Ultra and then lost 0-3 to OpTic Gaming Los Angeles in Losers Round 3. They finished the tournament Top 6.
Black Ops Cold War[edit]
Florida went into the offseason with plans to continue to improve with their current roster. Needing to drop one playing going into 4v4, Frosty retired from Call of Duty to return to competing in Halo. On November 10, Fero unexpectedly passed away. Florida changed their hashtag to "#F3arTheDeep" in respects to him and his contribution to the team's inaugural season. He was replaced soon after by Slacked, but the announcement of him joining wouldn't come for a month later. Ex-Halo player Neptune joined as the team's substitute on January 10, 2021, marking the second straight year OGRE2 signed a Halo player to his team.
Timeline[edit]
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- January 13, Atura (Coach) is added to the official roster as substitute.[6]
- March 6, Fero joins.
Prestinni moves to substitute.[7] - March 19, Team partners with SoFi.[8]
- May 4, Team partners with Destined 2 Dominate.[9]
- May 18,
Prestinni leaves.[10] - May 22, Owakening joins.
Maux moves to substitute.[11] - July 24,
MaNiaC leaves.[12] - September 9, Frosty and
Maux leave.[13][14] Fero, Owakening, and Skyz's contracts are extended.[15] - November 10, Fero passes away.[16]
- December 7, Slacked joins.[17]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
Player | Name | Role | Joined | ||
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Skyz | Cesar Bueno | Player | Dec 20192019-12-02 | ||
Owakening | Joseph Conley | Player | May 20202020-05-22 | ||
Slacked | Josiah Berry | Player | Dec 20202020-12-07 | ||
Neptune | Travis McCloud | Player | Jan 20212021-01-10 | ||
Havok | Colt McLendon | Substitute | Dec 20192019-12-02 | ||
Atura | Ricky Lugo | Coach (+) (–) Also Sub | Jan 20202020-01-13 |
Former[edit]
Players are shown for the entire duration of their tenure on the team, with the role and substitute/trainee status they had upon their departure.
Player | Name | Role | Joined | Left | Next Team | ||
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Fero | Maurice Henriquez | Player | Mar 20202020-03-06 | Nov 20202020-11-10 | ![]() | ||
Frosty | Bradley Bergstrom | Player | Dec 20192019-12-02 | Sep 20202020-09-09 | None | ||
Maux | Chance Moncivaez | Substitute | Dec 20192019-12-02 | Sep 20202020-09-09 | ![]() | ||
MaNiaC | Nick Kershner | Substitute | Dec 20192019-12-11 | Jul 20202020-07-24 | ![]() | ||
Prestinni | Preston Sanderson | Substitute | Dec 20192019-12-02 | May 20202020-05-18 | ![]() |
Organization[edit]
Current[edit]
C | ID | Name | Position |
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Ben Spoont | Co-Founder, Owner, & CEO | ||
OGRE2 | Tom Ryan | General Manager | |
Atura | Ricky Lugo | Coach | |
Alonso Benavente | Esports Manager |
Trivia[edit]
- Florida's hashtag, "#F3arTheDeep", pays respect to Fero, who unexpectedly passed away on November 10, 2020.
Team Achievements[edit]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[edit]
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- August 20, Call of Duty league adds franchises in Los Angeles, Florida by Hawken Miller on The Washington Post
- August 20, Misfits Gaming, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment acquire Call of Duty franchise slots by Reuters on ESPN
- August 20, Misfits Gaming secures Call of Duty franchise spot by Laura Byrne on Esports Insider
- September 25, New Call of Duty esports league will begin play in home markets in 2020, start with 12 teams by Mike Hume on The Washington Post
- September 30, Ben Spoont explains Misfit Gaming’s belief in the franchise model with Laura Byrne on Esports Insider
- October 4, Florida name and logo possibly found: Florida Mutineers by u/poklane on Reddit
- October 9, Call of Duty® League™ – Reveal Trailer by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- October 9, All 12 Call of Duty League team names reportedly leaked by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
- October 28, Introducing the Florida Mutineers by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- October 28, Misfits’ Call of Duty League franchise is the Florida Mutineers by Justin Binkowski on Dot Esports
- October 28, Undisputed FPS Champion Leads The Florida Mutineers with Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- October 28, Florida Mutineers: Our Story by Florida Mutineers on Call of Duty League
- November 3, OGRE2 explains how they chose Florida Mutineers Call of Duty roster with Calum Patterson on Dexerto
- November 20, John Kracum on Florida Mutineers, Misfits’ approach to Call of Duty with Adam Fitch on Esports Insider
- December 2, The Mutineers Are Here by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- December 2, Florida Mutineers’ Call of Duty League lineup revealed by Justin Binkowski on Dot Esports
- December 6, Who Kissed Who First? | BTS Mutineers Photo Shoot by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- January 15, Leaving OpTic - Not Joining NRG - Mutineers by MaNiaC on YouTube
- January 17, The Road to Minnesota: Players and Coaches Dish on the Competition by Katie Bedford on Call of Duty League
- January 17, Is CDL ready for the Mutineers? by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- January 21, Why Your Team Is Op: Florida Mutineers, London Royal Ravens, and Los Angeles Guerrillas by Stephanie Glover on Call of Duty League
- January 21, Florida Mutineers on preparing for 2020 Call of Duty League season, slide canceling in Modern Warfare with Amanda Zelauskas on Dot Esports
- January 22, Atlanta FaZe No. 1 in Call of Duty League preseason coaches poll by Jacob Wolf on ESPN
- January 24, “I was watching him smoke absolutely everyone” Prestinni on Arcitys in CDL Launch with ESPN Esports on YouTube
- January 29, Call of Duty League power rankings -- Atlanta FaZe No. 1 after opening weekend by ESPN.com on ESPN
- January 29, Misfits Gaming Announce Cod Pro-am in Miami with Nfl Stars Ahead of Super Bowl by Mark Ellis on Gamehaus
- January 31, Prestinni: I will win without my brother by Preston Sanderson on Call of Duty League
- February 3, Call of Duty League | Team Packs Trailer by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- February 5, Misfits to Open $1.35M Florida Office Space and Training Center by Graham Ashton on The Esports Observer
- February 5, Call of Duty League coaches poll - Who can overtake the Atlanta FaZe? by ESPN.com on ESPN
- February 14, Zipchair Hot Seat | Fall in love with Maux by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- February 19, Florida Mutineers | Into The Depths S1 E1 by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- February 21, All Eyes on Skyz - Rising Rookie by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- February 23, "We definitely deserved the win" Prestinni on Mutineers' mindset during review with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- February 23, Arcitys thinks twin Prestinni needs more support with Dexerto on YouTube
- February 23, Prestinni Goes Off Against the Royal Ravens by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- February 23, Florida Mutineers upset Chicago Huntsmen in 2020 Call of Duty League Atlanta Home Series semifinals by Justin Binkowski on Dot Esports
- February 23, Emotional Brothers Reflect on Huntsmen vs. Mutineers with Call of Duty League on YouTube
- February 23, Sparks fly as twin brothers Arcitys and Prestinni face off for first time with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- February 24, After Action Report: Atlanta FaZe defend home turf, Mutineers shock Hunstmen by James Mattone on Call of Duty League
- February 24, Gaming brothers won the weekend in Call of Duty and NBA 2K League by Emily Rand and Jacob Wolf on ESPN
- February 25, The 2019 World Champs – Where is eUnited now? by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- February 26, Call of Duty League coaches poll: Florida, Minnesota moving up by ESPN on ESPN
- March 6, Florida Mutineers head coach Atura exclusive interview - Expectations for Week 4 with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- March 7, "Fero meshed right away really well" - Havok on Mutineers' last-minute roster changes with Emily Rand on YouTube
- March 7, "Fero on his debut performance with the Florida Mutineers" with Emily Rand on YouTube
- March 12, Call of Duty League Shifting Currently Scheduled Live Events to Online Competition by Call of Duty League on Call of Duty League
- March 19, So you want to be a pro? | Zipchair Hot Seat - Prestinni with Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- March 22, Arcitys & Prestinni: Battling Brothers by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 2, Mutineers Reverse Sweep The Huntsmen | Into The Depths Ep. 2 by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- April 2, Talent Power Rankings Ep. 1 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 8, Welcome F3rocitys | Into The Depths Ep. 3 by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- April 11, Frosty's Crazy 1v4 in S&D by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 21, Talent Power Rankings Ep. 2 | Momo | Call of Duty League by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 28, ESPN Esports Coach's Corner - Interview with Mutineers head coach Atura with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- May 2, Fear the Repeat | Florida Mutineer's Road to Victory at the Dallas Empire Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 4, BIG Changes at the Top! | Talent Power Rankings Ep. 3 | Momo | Florida Mutineers Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 9, Supply Drop: Florida Delivered by Grubhub by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 11, Mutineers and Associates 'Commercial' | The Trip-Cap: Episode 6 'Sponsor' by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 11, Florida Mutineers: Team Profile Presented by PS4 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 13, Call of Duty coaches poll: OpTic Gaming make big jump by ESPN Esports Staff on ESPN
- May 15, Middle of the Pack Chaos! | Talent Power Rankings | Benson | Seattle Surge Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 17, Maux BENCHED by Florida?!.. Who Should Replace Him? || CoD Competitive by TacticalRab on YouTube
- May 20, 12 CDL Pro Teams, 1 Warzone Lobby | Warzone Weekend |Trailer by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 22, Florida Mutineers sign Owakening by Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- May 23, Publishers VS Orgs (How It Works) | Ben Spoont | The Eavesdrop Podcast Ep. 61 by HECZ on YouTube
- June 2, London Royal Ravens SOAR up the Table! | SCUF Power Rankings | Miles | Minnesota Røkkr Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 11, The Owakening | Mutineers vs Huntsmen Hype by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- June 14, Florida Mutineers defeat Atlanta FaZe, win online Call of Duty League Minnesota Home Series by Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- June 14, Skyz SHREDS Dallas Empire with 13 Kill Streak by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 14, Huntsmen, Empire, AND FaZe..?. NO PROBLEM for the Florida Mutineers! by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 14, Florida Mutineers defeat Atlanta FaZe, win online Call of Duty League Minnesota Home Series by Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- June 15, Who Won the Weekend: Florida Mutineers and Team Vitality by Arda Ocal on ESPN
- June 15, Florida Mutineers STUN Rivals AGAIN to WIN Minnesota Home Series!! || CoD Competitive by TacticalRab on YouTube
- June 15, The Huntsmen’s Woes Against Florida Continue by Daniel Schwartz on The Game Haus
- June 16, Florida Mutineers coach Atura: “We’re the best team in the game and we kind of showed it going through the gauntlet we did” with Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- June 17, Winning a Call of Duty Championship - Mutineers VICTORY RECAP at Minnesota Home Series by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- June 17, Call of Duty coaches poll: Mutineers' win makes for tighter top four by Emily Rand on ESPN
- June 18, The Mutineers Break Down The Best Plays of The Week | SoFi Moments by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- June 18, Mutineers RISE, Huntsmen FALL | SCUF Power Rankings | MerK | Paris Legion Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 19, The Story of Rookie Superstar, Cesar "Skyz" by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- June 20, Owakening DISMANTLES the Empire in S&D as the Mutineers Continue to Rise by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 21, Florida Mutineers sweep Atlanta FaZe to win online 2020 Call of Duty League Paris Home Series by Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- June 21, Mutineers ANNIHILATE FaZe to SMASH the Domination Record by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 24, Owakening: “You Can’t Argue With How Good We Are” with Jalen Lopez on Hotspawn
- June 24, The Mutineers Win The Paris Home Series RECAP by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- July 2, FaZe FINALLY Not #1?! | SCUF Power Rankings | Rich | New York Subliners Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 7, Multiple esports teams seek pandemic financial relief via PPP loans by Arda Ocal and Jacob Wolf on YouTube
- July 16, Can the Florida Mutineers win 3 in a row? | Off the Break by LandO on YouTube
- July 16, Huntsmen Overtake FaZe, Guerrillas in Trouble?! | SCUF Power Rankings | Lottie | London Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 17, How To Go Pro in Call of Duty: Coach Atura Answers Questions | Hot Seat with Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- July 17, Havok Stamps His Authority in S&D with Beautifully Executed ACE by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 17, Don't Bring a Gun to Skyz's Knife Fight by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 27, Skyz the Best Pro AR in 2020?! — MVP Nomination #3 | Call of Duty League 2020 Season by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 4, Greatest Underdogs in COD HISTORY?! — How the Florida Mutineers Took Over the Call of Duty League by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 7, Why is a PRO 1.2 K/D BETTER than a PUB 5.0 K/D? | By The Numbers #1 — Kill/Death Ratio by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 7, Are Mutineers a Serious Threat to Win COD Champs? | Off the Break by LandO on YouTube
- August 9, Florida Mutineers Skyz Call of Duty League MVP Candidate Interview by Emily Rand on YouTube
- August 11, FaZe & Ultra Flying High Into Playoffs?! | SCUF Power Rankings | Lando | CDL Playoffs by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 14, Who are the BEASTS of the CDL?! by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 20, Fear The Mutineers by Florida Mutineers on YouTube
- August 20, Owakening: “We Still Have to Prove Ourselves at Champs” with Jalen Lopez on Hotspawn
- August 21, How did @Florida Mutineers Become the BEST Team in the League?! — Ft Frosty, Havok, Owakening & Skyz by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- October 3, Frosty BLASTS Mutineers, Leaves CDL and Returns to HALO!!.. by TacticalRab on YouTube
- October 11, Wiretap: A Listen In with Skyz with Easy Mac on Breaking Point
- October 28, Top 20 players of Modern Warfare: #9 Skyz by Breaking Point Team on Breaking Point
- October 29, Top 20 players of Modern Warfare: #8 Owakening by Breaking Point Team on Breaking Point
- October 31, Frosty's INCREDIBLE 1v4 ACE, Mutineers DOMINATE FaZe & More — Top 5 @Florida Mutineers Plays of 2020 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- December 29, What if Mutineers PEAKED Later & Subliners WON Earlier? | Half the Battle Presented by US Air Force by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- January 18, "We are dedicating this season to Fero" #f3f3 | Rostermania — Florida Mutineers by Call ofDuty League on YouTube
Branding and Logo[edit]
Reveal | 2019-10-28 |
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Colors | #025157, #3BBFAD, #FE3B1F, #000000, #FFFFFF |
Meaning |
Florida Mutineers: Our Story |
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You might picture sunshine and oranges when you think of Florida, but we like to look at things differently. The people of Florida forge their own path, we are determined, adventurous and value community above all things.
Inspired by the history of pirates off the Florida coast, the Florida Mutineers are relentless, unapologetic, determined and always play their own way in pursuit of victory. Our crew is everything to us, we stand together united, throw shoulders or get thrown overboard. We’re a group of misfits, here to cause mayhem. |
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References[edit]
- ↑ Call of Duty league adds franchises in Los Angeles, Florida washingtonpost.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Misfits Gaming Appoint Tom “OGRE2” Ryan as GM of Upcoming Florida Call of Duty Franchise misfitsgaming.gg
- ↑ Florida Mutineers' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Mutineer's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Mutineers' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Florida Mutineers' Roster callofdutyleague.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mutineer's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Florida Mutineers' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Misfits Gaming and Florida Mutineers Partner with South Florida based Supplementary Provider Destined 2 Dominate misfitsgaming.gg
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Florida Mutineers' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Florida Mutineers' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Mutineer's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Maux's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Frosty's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Call of Duty League Player Tracker callofdutyleague.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Demi's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Florida Mutineers' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Florida Mutineer's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Florida Mutineer's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ COD League's Tweet twitter.com