OpTic Gaming

Overview

Team History

Tournament Results

OpTic Gaming
Team Information
Org Location	United States
Region	NA North America
Head Coach	Lunchbox
Sponsor	Team Razer Jack in the box Jack Links Elgato SCUF Gaming Oakley Predator
Affiliated	Envy
History
Created 2006-??-??
Social Media & Links
Current Roster

OpTic Gaming is an American eSports organization. In affiliation with Team Envy, they are an official partnered team of the HCS as of August 30, 2021.

History

Main article: History of OpTic Gaming

Timeline

• 2012
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2021
• 2022

• November (approx.), MerK, NaDeSHoT, Saintt, and Scump join.
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• November (approx.), MerK, NaDeSHoT, Saintt, and Scump leave.
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• May 16, Ace, Flamesword, iGotUrPistola, Snip3down, and StrongSide (Coach) join.
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• November 15, iGotUrPistola and Snip3down leave.
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• November 23, Assault joins.
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• December 3, Aries and Elamite (Coach) join.
  Enable joins as substitute.
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• January (approx.),
  Enable leaves.
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• January 10, aPG joins. Aries leaves.
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• February 5, ContrA joins. aPG leaves.
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• February (approx.), Elamite (Coach) leaves.
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• March 9, ContrA leaves.
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• March 15, MaNiaC joins.
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• August 27, Ace leaves.
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• December 7, StelluR joins.
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• January 22, StelluR leaves.
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• January 24, FearItSelf and Posey join. Assault leaves.
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• January 25, Posey leaves.
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• February 5, Chaser and LifeStyle join. FearItSelf leaves.
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• February 10, BigTymeR (Coach) joins.
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• March 24, Chaser and LifeStyle leave.
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• April 5, Naded joins.
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• April 10, Ace joins.
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• April 14, Cloud (Coach) joins.
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• April 24, Cloud (Coach) leaves.
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• April 26, Str8 SicK joins. Flamesword (Player to Coach) changes position.
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• May 31, Naded leaves.
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• June 13, aPG joins.
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• August 16, Str8 SicK leaves.
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• August 25, Heinz joins.
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• September 14, Frosty, Lethul, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) join. AcE, aPG, Heinz, MaNiaC, and Flamesword (Coach) leave.
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• May (approx.), Clutch (Coach) joins.
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• August (approx.), Clutch (Coach) leaves.
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• March 8, Frosty, LethuL, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) leave.
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• August 28, FormaL (Content Creator) joins.
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• November 15, aPG, iGotUrPistola, Lucid, Trippy, and Lunchbox (Coach) join.
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• February 18, FormaL (Content Creator to Player) changes position.
  iGotUrPistola moves to substitute.
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• March 1, Team is sponsored by Razer.
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Player Roster

Active

Dates:Approx|Exact

		Player		Role	Joined
NA		aPG	Bradley Laws	Player	Nov 20212021-11-15 aPG, iGotUrPistola, Lucid, Trippy, and Lunchbox (Coach) join.
NA		Lucid	Tommy Wilson	Player	Nov 20212021-11-15 aPG, iGotUrPistola, Lucid, Trippy, and Lunchbox (Coach) join.
NA		Trippy	Joey Taylor	Player	Nov 20212021-11-15 aPG, iGotUrPistola, Lucid, Trippy, and Lunchbox (Coach) join.
NA		FormaL	Matt Piper	Player	Feb 20222022-02-18 FormaL (Content Creator to Player) changes position. iGotUrPistola moves to substitute.
NA		iGotUrPistola	Justin Deese	Substitute	Nov 20212021-11-15 aPG, iGotUrPistola, Lucid, Trippy, and Lunchbox (Coach) join.

Former

Dates:Approx|Exact

		Player		Role	Joined	Left	Next Team
NA		Frosty	Bradley Bergstrom	Player	Sep 20162016-09-14 Frosty, Lethul, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) join. AcE, aPG, Heinz, MaNiaC, and Flamesword (Coach) leave.	Mar 20182018-03-08 Frosty, LethuL, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) leave.	⁠⁠TOX
NA		LethuL	Tony Campbell Jr.	Player	Sep 20162016-09-14	Mar 20182018-03-08	⁠⁠TOX
NA		Royal2	Mathew Fiorante	Player	Sep 20162016-09-14	Mar 20182018-03-08	⁠⁠TOX
NA		SnakeBite	Paul Duarte	Player	Sep 20162016-09-14 Frosty, Lethul, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) join. AcE, aPG, Heinz, MaNiaC, and Flamesword (Coach) leave.	Mar 20182018-03-08 Frosty, LethuL, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) leave.	⁠⁠TOX
NA		Heinz	Richie Heinz	Player	Aug 20162016-08-25	Sep 20162016-09-14	⁠⁠LOL
NA		aPG	Bradley Laws	Player	Jun 20162016-06-13 aPG joins.	Sep 20162016-09-14 Frosty, Lethul, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) join. AcE, aPG, Heinz, MaNiaC, and Flamesword (Coach) leave.	⁠⁠LOL
NA		AcE	Aaron Elam	Player	Apr 20162016-04-10 Ace joins.	Sep 20162016-09-14 Frosty, Lethul, Royal2, SnakeBite, and Royal1 (Coach) join. AcE, aPG, Heinz, MaNiaC, and Flamesword (Coach) leave.	⁠⁠LOL
NA		MaNiaC	Nick Kershner	Player	Mar 20152015-03-15	Sep 20162016-09-14	⁠⁠LOL
NA		Str8 SicK	Cory Sloss	Player	Apr 20162016-04-26 Str8 SicK joins. Flamesword (Player to Coach) changes position.	Aug 20162016-08-16 Str8 SicK leaves.	⁠⁠ELIT
NA		Naded	Brett Leonard	Player	Apr 20162016-04-05 Naded joins.	May 20162016-05-31 Naded leaves.	⁠⁠LG
NA		Flamesword	Michael Chaves	Player	May 20142014-05-16	Apr 20162016-04-26	⁠⁠OG
NA		Chaser	Ian Contorelli	Player	Feb 20162016-02-05	Mar 20162016-03-24	⁠⁠Str8
NA		LifeStyle	Garrett Miller	Player	Feb 20162016-02-05	Mar 20162016-03-24	⁠⁠NEW
NA		FearItSelf	Justin Kats	Player	Jan 20162016-01-24	Feb 20162016-02-05	None
NA		Posey	Shane Posey	Player	Jan 20162016-01-24 FearItSelf and Posey join. Assault leaves.	Jan 20162016-01-25 Posey leaves.	⁠⁠FTL
NA		Assault	Clete LoRusso	Player	Nov 20142014-11-23 Assault joins.	Jan 20162016-01-24 FearItSelf and Posey join. Assault leaves.	⁠⁠C9
NA		StelluR	Braedon Boettcher	Player	Dec 20152015-12-07	Jan 20162016-01-22	⁠⁠RNG
NA		Ace	Aaron Elam	Player	May 20142014-05-16 Ace, Flamesword, iGotUrPistola, Snip3down, and StrongSide (Coach) join.	Aug 20152015-08-27 Ace leaves.	⁠⁠OG
NA		ContrA	Cody Szczodrowski	Player	Feb 20152015-02-05	Mar 20152015-03-09	⁠⁠TR
NA		aPG	Bradley Laws	Player	Jan 20152015-01-10 aPG joins. Aries leaves.	Feb 20152015-02-05 ContrA joins. aPG leaves.	⁠⁠DNL
NA		Aries	Mason Miller	Player	Dec 20142014-12-03 Aries and Elamite (Coach) join. Enable joins as substitute.	Jan 20152015-01-10 aPG joins. Aries leaves.	⁠⁠NBL B
NA		Enable	Ian Wyatt	Substitute	Dec 20142014-12-03 Aries and Elamite (Coach) join. Enable joins as substitute.	≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-?? Enable leaves.	⁠⁠100T
NA		iGotUrPistola	Justin Deese	Player	May 20142014-05-16 Ace, Flamesword, iGotUrPistola, Snip3down, and StrongSide (Coach) join.	Nov 20142014-11-15 iGotUrPistola and Snip3down leave.	⁠⁠EG
NA		Snip3down	Eric Wrona	Player	May 20142014-05-16	Nov 20142014-11-15	⁠⁠EG
NA		NaDeSHoT	Matthew Haag	Player	Nov 20122012-11-01	Nov 20122012-11-10	⁠⁠100T

Organization

Current

C	ID	Name	Position
	cod:H3CZ	Hector Rodriguez	80President
	Lunchbox	Jason Brown	80Coach

Former

C	ID	Name	Position	Next Team
	J	Ryan Musselman	Founder & COO	None
	TUMORS	Pedro Rodriguez	Team Manager	None
	Clutch	Wes Price	80Coach	None
	Royal1	Chris Fiorante	80Coach	⁠⁠TOX Gaming
	FlamesworD	Michael Chaves	80Coach	⁠⁠Retired
	Cloud	Scottie Holste	80Coach	None
	BigTymeR	Will Johnson	Coach	None
	Clutch	Weston Price	80Coach	⁠⁠Liquid Vibe
	Elamite	Kyle Elam	80Coach	⁠⁠Team Liquid
	Joe Fries	Joey Pennacchio	Coach	None
	StrongSide	Michael Cavanaugh	80Coach	None

Team Achievements

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Minimum place
Premier Only Major Only Minor Only Tournament tier

OpTic Gaming Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros)
	Date	Pl	Prize	Event	Roster
	2022-06-16	1	$1,500$ 1,500$1,500	HCS North America Pro Series 2022-06-16	aPG •  FormaL •  Lucid •  Trippy •  Lunchbox
	2022-06-09	1	$1,500$ 1,500$1,500	HCS North America Pro Series 2022-06-09	Trippy •  Lucid •  aPG •  FormaL •  Lunchbox
	2022-06-02	2	$500$ 500$500	HCS North America Pro Series 2022-06-02	Lucid •  FormaL •  aPG •  Trippy •  Lunchbox
	2022-05-01	3	$42,000$ 42,000$42,000	HCS Major Kansas City 2022	aPG •  FormaL •  Lucid •  Trippy •  Lunchbox
	2022-04-17	1	$40,000$ 40,000$40,000	Nissan FaZe Clan Halo Invitational	aPG •  FormaL •  Lucid •  Trippey •  Lunchbox
	2022-02-13	2	$33,000$ 33,000$33,000	HCS Anaheim 2022	Trippey •  iGotUrPistola •  Lucid •  aPG •  Lunchbox
	2022-01-27	4		HCS North America Pro Series 2022-01-27	aPG •  iGotUrPistola •  Lucid •  Trippy •  Lunchbox
	2022-01-20	2	$500$ 500$500	HCS North America Pro Series 2022-01-20	aPG •  Trippy •  Pistola •  Lucid •  Lunchbox
	2022-01-13	2	$500$ 500$500	HCS North America Pro Series 2022-01-13	Trippy •  iGotUrPistola •  Lucid •  aPG •  Lunchbox
	2022-01-06	9 - 12		HCS North America Pro Series 2022-01-06	Trippy •  iGotUrPistola •  Lucid •  aPG •  Lunchbox
Total Prize:USD 119,500

Media

• 2014
• 2021
• 2022

• November 15, OpTic Halo Roster Change by Flamesword on YouTube
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• November 16, OpTic's Next Esport | The OpTic Podcast Ep. 50 by OpTic Texas on YouTube
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• December 8, Halo Infinite launches with hopes of uniting esports ecosystem with Sean Collins on The Dallas Morning News
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• December 13, Who has the most to prove at HCS Raleigh? by Mike Schnitzer on Forerunner
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• December 16, OpTic are ready for the HCS Kickoff Major Raleigh 2021 with Joey Carr on Upcomer
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• December 17, The Official OpTic Halo Pre-Show (ft. Scump, FormaL, Lucid, MaNiaC) by OpTic Gaming on YouTube
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• December 17, What Shotzzy Misses About Halo | Shotzzy | The Eavesdrop Podcast Ep 118 by HECZ on YouTube
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• December 18, It's Lucid's World by HCS on Twitter
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• December 18, Right now, OpTic Gaming seems like the best Halo team on the planet. with Hunter Cooke on Forerunner
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• December 18, LouisVTitan catches up with OpTic's TriPPPeY after their 3-0 run against PioneersGG. with LVT Productions on Twitter
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• December 19, OpTic, C9, KCP & eU set as winners semi-finalists as Sentinels drops to lower bracket by Haydar Ali on Forerunner
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• January 3, HCS Raleigh 2021 | LUCID Interview with Halo Esports on YouTube
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• February 11, The Official Optic Halo Preshow (HCS Anaheim) by OpTic Nation on YouTube
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• February 11, Formal Returns to Fight Against Optic | HCS Raleigh by OpTic Gaming on YouTube
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• February 16, OpTic Pistola tells us why he loves Halo - Halo Infinite with Halo Esports on YouTube
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Gallery

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  OpTic Gaming competing in NA Qualifier #2 (LtR: Assault, Flamesword, StelluR and MaNiaC) .

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  OpTic Gaming at Gamescom Invitational 2015 (LtR: MaNiaC, Ace, Flamesword and Assault) .

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  OpTic Gaming in mid-2015 (LtR: Assault, Ace, ContrA and Flamesword) .

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  OpTic Gaming in late-2014 (LtR: Assault, Ace, Aries and Flamesword) .