When people talk about the early years of Rocket League esports, certain names appear again and again. One of them is FlipSid3 Tactics. For more than three years, their green logo and trio of European stars anchored some of the game’s most important tournaments, from community weeklies and Rocket Royale to the RLCS World Championships and invitationals like WSOE 4. Their Rocket League division bridged the era between small online brackets and a fully professional league system, and it stayed intact longer than almost any other roster in the scene.
This is the story of FlipSid3 Tactics in Rocket League, from their origins in Teamy Weamy to their exit in 2019 and the legacy they left behind.
From Teamy Weamy to FlipSid3
Rocket League released in July 2015, and almost immediately a handful of European teams began to separate themselves from the pack. One of the strongest was Teamy Weamy, a three man lineup built around Scottish player Mark “Markydooda” Exton, Irish striker Michael “M1k3Rules” Costello, and Italian mechanical prodigy Francesco “kuxir97” Cinquemani. Community wikis and early tournament records consistently list this trio as one of the dominant European squads in late summer 2015.
On August 25, 2015, American organization FlipSid3 Tactics acquired that roster, bringing them under an established esports banner and officially placing the green “F3” tag into Rocket League. Roster histories and esports databases agree on that acquisition and note that the trio competed as a European division within a North American based org.
From the moment the deal was announced, FlipSid3’s new Rocket League team set out to prove that they were not just another signed roster. They were already winning, and now they had infrastructure, a brand, and a growing fan base.
Kings of the Weekly Era
The first chapter of FlipSid3’s Rocket League history unfolded before the RLCS existed. It played out in weekly tournaments that served as a testing ground for strategies, rosters, and broadcast styles. Among those events, Rocket Royale, Gfinity weekly cups, ESL’s Go4RocketLeague series, and Major League Gaming’s early Pro League stood out.
Prize tracking and tournament archives show that from September through December 2015, FlipSid3 Tactics were the defining European team of that weekly era.
They won multiple Go4RocketLeague EU events and monthly finals. They captured a string of Gfinity Europe 3v3 cups, often beating the same core group of rival EU teams that would return in later years. Across seven early Rocket Royale weeks, community retrospectives note that European squads claimed every single title, with FlipSid3 taking five of those wins and SK Gaming securing the other two.
The team’s most prestigious offline-style success of 2015 came in the MLG Pro League Season 1. Results compiled by Esportsearnings and summary histories describe FlipSid3 winning that league and edging Swarm Gaming in a seven game final, one of the first marquee best of seven series in Rocket League.
By the time community organizers transitioned toward longer formats like the RLC Pro League in early 2016, FlipSid3 Tactics had become the default measuring stick for high level team play. Their mix of tight rotations, mid field passing and mechanical improvisation helped set the standard for what “proper” three on three Rocket League looked like before any official league arrived.
The First RLCS and a Sudden Fall
In March 2016, Psyonix announced the Rocket League Championship Series, a developer run league with regional league play and an international LAN final. After months of dominating community tournaments, FlipSid3 entered RLCS Season 1 as one of the clear favorites to win the first world title.
They qualified comfortably for the European division and earned Europe’s second seed for the live finals in Los Angeles. Bracket records show that they reached the upper bracket but ran into a surging North American squad, iBUYPOWER Cosmic, in the opening round.
The official RLCS recap notes that iBUYPOWER Cosmic, listed as North America’s third seed, “turned heads” by taking down Europe’s second seeded FlipSid3 in that opening match. Fan recaps and bracket pages show a tight best of five that ended 3-2 in iBUYPOWER’s favor. In the grand final, iBUYPOWER won the rematch four games to two and denied FlipSid3 the first RLCS trophy.
Instead of cementing their dominance, FlipSid3 Tactics left Season 1 as a runner up, a top seed that had fallen just short. That disappointment marked a turning point. Shortly after the season ended, M1k3Rules left the roster and the organization turned to Norwegian star Marius “gReazymeister” Ranheim, then playing for Northern Gaming, to rebuild around Markydooda and kuxir97.
The new lineup would become one of the most famous trios in Rocket League history.
gReazymeister and the Season 2 World Title
With gReazymeister on board, FlipSid3 entered RLCS Season 2 needing to prove that they were still capable of winning the biggest events. League play standings and Psyonix’s own weekly coverage capture how quickly they found their stride. Early in league play, official recaps highlighted FlipSid3 as the only undefeated team in Europe and one of only two undefeated teams across both regions.
By November 2016, their regular season performance translated into the top European seed for the regional finals. In that European playoff, FlipSid3 swept Northern Gaming in the grand final, securing the first seed for the Amsterdam World Championship.
The Season 2 LAN in Amsterdam became the defining tournament of the organization’s Rocket League story. In the lower bracket final, FlipSid3 met Northern Gaming, a rival they had traded blows with all year. ESPN’s esports coverage described them as “untouchable,” taking the set four games to one and surging into the grand finals with momentum.
There they faced Mockit Aces again, in a rematch of the European final. According to the official Rocket League news recap and contemporary match coverage, FlipSid3 won the first best of seven four games to one to reset the bracket, then won the second best of seven four games to one and claimed the Season 2 World Championship along with a fifty thousand dollar top prize.
For Markydooda and kuxir97, the title represented vindication after the Season 1 loss to iBUYPOWER Cosmic. For FlipSid3 Tactics as an organization, it anchored their brand to one of the earliest world championships in Rocket League history.
Consistency, Adaptation, and a Changing Scene
Rocket League did not stand still after Season 2, and neither did FlipSid3. Over the next two years, they remained a fixture on LAN stages while the competitive ecosystem expanded around them.
In Season 3, FlipSid3 qualified for the World Championship again, this time finishing in the middle of the pack. Wikipedia’s summary of major results lists a fifth to sixth place finish at the Season 3 finals, followed by similar quarterfinal exits at later world championships.
As other organizations invested heavily in Rocket League, the team’s roster evolved. In 2017 the organization brought in David “miztik” Lawrie, another European veteran, to join Markydooda and kuxir97. An official Rocket League article on their DreamHack Summer run explicitly credits the addition of Miztik with helping the core duo reach a level reminiscent of their Season 2 world championship form.
That DreamHack Summer 2017 event in Sweden became the second great peak of FlipSid3’s Rocket League tenure. Facing a stacked field in one of the first large open circuit LANs, FlipSid3 fought through the bracket and won the grand final four games to two, adding another international trophy to their resume.
At the same time, Psyonix expanded the RLCS structure by adding the Rival Series and promotion relegation. Official features like the “Calculated” series on RocketLeague.com framed FlipSid3 as a household name, one of the established standard bearers returning yet again to the World Championship in Season 6.
Statistical projects and community analysis reflected that status. Liquipedia’s team rating system, introduced by community volunteers, placed FlipSid3 among the top ten teams in the world around 2018, with a rating in the same tier as North American and European giants such as G2 Esports and Cloud9. A separate community discussion of major LAN winners highlighted the team’s remarkable game win percentages at their best events, including Season 2, DreamHack Summer 2017, and later invitationals.
Yet a more crowded field also meant that FlipSid3’s near automatic qualification to every final could no longer be taken for granted. Later RLCS seasons saw them oscillate between deep runs and early exits, still respected but no longer the singular benchmark they had been in 2015 and 2016.
WSOE 4 and the End of an Era
By late 2018, a new generation of Rocket League talent had emerged. FlipSid3’s roster shifted again, this time around kuxir97 with miztik and Austrian rising star Maurice “Yukeo” Weihs. Official announcements for World Showdown of Esports 4, a $107,500 invitational held in early 2019, list FlipSid3’s lineup as kuxir97, miztik, and Jack “Speed” Packwood-Clarke after Yukeo transferred to Dignitas shortly before the event.
WSOE 4 became FlipSid3’s last signature triumph. Match reports and tournament coverage from outlets like Forbes and Hotspawn describe how the team upset a field packed with RLCS champions, defeating NRG Esports four games to two in the grand final and taking the fifty thousand dollar top prize. The victory proved that even in a crowded modern field, the FlipSid3 name could still anchor a champion.
One month later, the organization’s Rocket League chapter closed. On February 28, 2019, FlipSid3 Tactics announced that they would be departing Rocket League after failing to reach new contract terms with kuxir97 and miztik. Upcomer’s report on that decision notes that the roster, with Speed as its newest member, would continue competing under a different banner while seeking a new organization, and that the move ended the reign of what had been the longest standing organization in Rocket League.
The same article highlights one more aspect of FlipSid3’s identity. Founder Hector Rosario had developed a reputation for engaging directly with fans and players on social media and community forums, often siding with players during debates about pay, scheduling, and support for Rocket League esports. For many in the scene, that transparency and advocacy became part of how the FlipSid3 name was remembered once the roster moved on.
Playing Style, Innovation, and Player Perspectives
Beyond their raw results, FlipSid3 Tactics mattered because of how they played. In 2015 and 2016, their coordinated passing plays and structure stood out in an era when many teams still focused on solo mechanical outplays and reactive rotations. Community retrospectives on Rocket Royale and early weekly tournaments often point to FlipSid3 and a handful of rivals as the teams that pushed three on three strategy into something that resembled modern Rocket League.
Players inside the team understood that their own success forced others to adapt. In a 2017 Red Bull feature written by Markydooda, he described how opponents had started changing their tactics specifically to counter FlipSid3’s style, a sign that their patterns and strengths had become reference points for the rest of the field.
Statistics back up the sense that FlipSid3’s ceiling, when they found form, was unusually high. Community compiled lists of game win percentages note that their Season 2 world championship run, their DreamHack Summer 2017 title, and their later WSOE win all rank among the most dominant single tournament performances in Rocket League history by game win rate.
At the same time, the team’s story is an example of how quickly the competitive landscape evolved. The trio that had once mowed through Gfinity brackets and Go4RL cups eventually found themselves fighting through qualification tournaments and facing younger players who had grown up watching their Season 2 run. That dynamic, where pioneers must adapt to a meta they helped create, is one of the threads that makes FlipSid3’s timeline valuable to esports historians.
Legacy in Rocket League History
Between August 2015 and February 2019, FlipSid3 Tactics’ Rocket League division accomplished more than most lineups manage in much longer lifespans. Primary sources from Rocket League’s official site, tournament organizers, and the organization’s own announcements confirm a record that includes: a world championship in RLCS Season 2, a runner up finish in Season 1, multiple trips to World Championships in later seasons, an international LAN title at DreamHack Summer 2017, and a major invitational victory at WSOE 4.
They were already winning when the competitive scene was defined by a handful of weekly tournaments and volunteer casters. They remained relevant when Psyonix turned Rocket League into a multi season league with promotion, relegation, and a global circuit. They helped popularize a structured, team oriented style of play. For long stretches, they provided a stable home for some of Europe’s most influential players.
Secondary sources that reflect on the organization after its departure tend to frame FlipSid3 as an exception among multi game organizations, one that treated Rocket League as more than a side project and built a real identity around it. Community posts, highlight reels, and anniversary tweets from Liquipedia’s social media account still mark the date when FlipSid3 first entered Rocket League as a point worth remembering.
In that sense, the story of FlipSid3 Tactics in Rocket League is not just a list of trophies. It is a case study in how a single roster can shape the early culture of a competitive scene, adapt through multiple eras, and eventually exit while leaving behind a clear trace in statistics, broadcasts, and player memories. For esportshistorian.org, their arc offers one of the clearest through lines from Rocket League’s experimental beginnings to its mature, fully professional era.