Status Quo

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Status Quo
Team Information
Region	NA North America
Sponsor	Red Bull (2011) eQuinox (2013)
History
Created April 2008 Disbanded December 2013
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Status Quo is a former American Halo team that was active on the MLG and AGL Pro Circuits from 2008 until 2013. From its inception until its disbandment, Status Quo was captained by Michael "FlamesworD" Chaves.

History

Halo 3

Original Status Quo logo.

Status Quo was formed during the 2008 pre-season by four amateur players in Michael "FlamesworD" Chaves, Kevin "BRAKE" Zimmerman, PJ "Prolific" Pattie and Kris "S1y Fox" Thompson. The young team showed promise at its first event, upsetting the 14th seeded Ununtrium to secure a top 24 placing. After being swept by Believe the Hype, SQ went home in 18th. After Meadowlands, SQ replaced S1y with "PiLEZ". In San Diego, SQ took 20th place after losing to Fatal Images and Chilled Reality. For Orlando, Brake and PiLEZ were let go, replaced by Marcus "Elumnite" Lovejoy and a returning S1y Fox. After losses to PSF and Dirty Ghetto Kids, SQ took 21st place in Orlando.

Going into Toronto, SQ made another team change, replacing Prolific with Anthony "Totz" Pennacchio. SQ's performance vastly improved in Toronto. Despite a 1st round Winners Bracket loss to Active Rush, SQ went on a Losers Bracket run, eliminating three teams before a close loss to Ambush sent them home in 12th. At the Dallas playoffs, SQ upset Active Rush in the Open Bracket, but could not get past the #1 seeded Antigravity. In Losers, they lost a close match to LeGendZ, who went on to win the Open Bracket and earn the final seed in the Championship Bracket and the Las Vegas National Championships.

Status Quo got a major upgrade during the offseason, replacing Elumnite and S1y with Aaron "AcE" Elam (brother of ElamiteWarrior) and the legendary 2007 National Champion Michael "StrongSide" Cavanaugh. SQ started off Meadowlands strong, upsetting 8th seeded VG The New Order in Round 1. After being swept by Final Boss, SQ swept XiT WoundZ before losing 6-4 to Heaven and Earth and going home in 7th, their first top 8 placing. In Columbus, SQ lost to Classic in the first round, but swept Heaven and Earth in their first Losers match to stay alive. They followed this up by eliminating Ambush before meeting Classic again and losing 6-3. SQ again went home in 7th place.

After Columbus, StrongSide left SQ to return to Final Boss, so SQ picked up Wes "Clutch" Price of Believe the Hype fame. After a close victory over Ambush in the opening round in Dallas, SQ were taken out 3-1 by Triggers Down. In Losers, they were immediately eliminated by Dynasty and went home in 10th place. Clutch was gone after one event with Status Quo, replaced by the veteran presence of Sean "Legend" Hinsinger, coming off two strong placings with Classic. In Anaheim, SQ swept Heaven and Earth before being swept by Triggers Down in the following round. This was followed by a loss to Believe the Hype and another 10th place finish. At the Orlando National Championships, SQ was swept in its first round match against Classic, followed by another sweep from Dynasty in their first Losers Bracket match. They went home in 9th place.

During the offseason, FlamesworD and AcE assembled a roster that would go on to become synonymous with the Status Quo name, replacing Legend and Totz with Clete "Assault" LoRusso and Ian "eNabLe" Wyatt. While Enable had a few top 8 placings to his name, Assault was largely unproven at the top level of competition. Despite a first round loss to Heaven and Earth in Orlando, SQ went on an inspiring run, taking out the legendary Str8 Rippin lineup in 5 games before sweeping the team that had dominated 2009 - Triggers Down. In the Losers Semifinals, they were narrowly defeated by Final Boss and went home with a new top placing for everyone on the team - 4th. In Columbus, SQ swept Heaven and Earth in the opening round before being swept by Instinct. They went on another inspiring run, taking out Power Gaming, Str8 Rippin, Classic and Carbon before a close loss to Believe the Hype sent them home in 4th once again.

In Raleigh, SQ made it to the Winners Semifinals before being knocked out by Instinct. In Losers, they took out Warriors before losing to Triggers Down in the Semifinals and took 4th place once again. SQ took a step back in D.C., losing to Dynasty in Winners Round 2. In Losers Round 7, they were upset in 11 games by Darkest Hour and sent home in 7th. Going into the Dallas National Championships, the 4th seeded Status Quo enlisted the help of the legendary Tom "Tsquared" Taylor, bringing the veteran in to coach the team after his own team failed to qualify. T2's coaching made all the difference, as SQ took out Dynasty in the opening round. They were defeated by Final Boss in Round 2, but kept at it and beat Believe the Hype (3-0), Triggers Down (3-2) and Instinct (3-1) to make it to their first ever Grand Finals, where they were defeated 6-2 by Final Boss.

Halo: Reach

Status Quo did not make a team change going into the 2011 season, making them the only team besides the National Champions to stay the same. Things did not look good to start in Dallas, as SQ lost a Pool Play match against Invictus in a sweep. Fortunately, SQ were able to turn things around and win their pool. In the Winners Semifinals, SQ took out Instinct in 4 games before defeating THO Impact in the Winners Finals and advancing to their first ever Grand Final from the Winners Bracket. They defeated Impact 6-2 in the Grand Final and won their first event.

SQ had a tougher time in Columbus, finishing 3rd in their pool after losses to Capital Punishment and Dynasty. After victories over Triggers Down and Impact, SQ were defeated 3-1 by Str8 and sent home in a disappointing 7th place. In Anaheim, SQ again won its pool despite a 3-0 loss to Quantic Fallen. They then swept Fnatic Classic in the Winners Semifinals, but met a brick wall in the infamous Instinct "God Squad" in the Winners Finals. Instinct swept SQ who then met Fnatic Classic in an LB Finals rematch. Classic managed to extend the series to 10 games before finally bowing out. In the Grand Finals, Instinct swept SQ 6-0 and took the event with a perfect record.

In Raleigh, SQ won their pool with a nearly perfect 12-2 map record. Unfortunately, they were unable to get past Believe the Hype in the Winners Semifinals. In Losers Round 8, they were taken out in 4 games by the eventual winners of the event - Infamous - and sent home in 5th. In Orlando, SQ finished 2nd in its pool to Triggers Down. They took out Fnatic Classic and Active Rush before meeting Instinct in Round 8. SQ managed to slay Instinct with a 3-2 victory, but were defeated by Warriors in the following round and sent home in 4th. At the Providence National Championships, the 2nd seeded Status Quo were defeated early by Fnatic Classic. They were able to get past Triggers Down in their first Losers Bracket match, but lost to Warriors again in Round 7, resulting in a 7th place finish at the biggest event of the year.

After almost two years with the same roster, SQ finally made a team change going into Columbus, replacing AcE and Assault with Warriors duo Paul "SnakeBite" Duarte and Mathew "Royal2" Fiorante. In Columbus, SQ dominated up until the Winners Final, where they were defeated in 5 games by Instinct. They took out Ambush in the Losers Finals to earn a rematch with Instinct, where they capitalized, taking out Instinct in 11 games and taking the final MLG Halo: Reach event. With Royal2 unable to attend AGL 1 Chicago, SQ enlisted the services of Justin "Roy" Brown from Instinct. With Roy on board, SQ took 1st place in Chicago.

Halo 4

Royal2 returned to the lineup for the Dallas Halo 4 exposition. SQ were defeated by Warriors early, but went on a big Losers Bracket run, taking out Western Wolves, Dynasty, Brick Squad, Instinct, Believe the Hype, Ion and Legendary before finally bowing out after a 2-1 loss to Ambush sent them home in 3rd.

Enable and FlamesworD assembled a new SQ lineup for AGL 3 Chicago, bringing in Justin "FearItSelf" Kats and Cameron "Victory X" Thorlakson. The team finished 5th after losses to Warriors and Legendary. For AGL 5 Nashville, Enable and FlamesworD brought back SnakeBite and recruited Bradley "a Pure Gangster" Laws. The new SQ finished 4th after losses to Pure and Warriors.

For AGL 7 Knoxville, Enable and FlamesworD recruited Sean "Dersky" Swidersky and a returning AcE. They finished 2nd, falling to the dominant Ambush in the Finals. The same roster finished 4th at UMG Chicago 2013 as G4C Status Quo. For AGL 8 Knoxville, Enable and FlamesworD brought in Nick "BesT MaN" Johnson and Mason "Neighbor" Cobb. They finished 3rd at what would be the final event for both players.

FlamesworD and Enable briefly competed in Europe, picking up James "Jimbo" Bradbrook and Rob "Septic" Singleton for Multiplay Insomnia 50. SQ won the event, taking out High Society in the Finals. Status Quo disbanded after this event. FlamesworD went on to coach OpTic Gaming's Call of Duty team before forming his own OpTic Halo squad. Enable permanently switched to Call of Duty, becoming a successful player with multiple event wins to his name.

Timeline

• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008

• Royal2 and SnakeBite leave. FearItSelf and Victory X join.
• January 27, 5th place at AGL 3 Chicago.
• FearItSelf and Victory X leave. APG and SnakeBite join.
• March 14, 4th place at AGL 5 Nashville.
• APG and SnakeBite leave. Dersky and AcE join.
• June 9, 2nd place at AGL 7 Knoxville.
• June 23, 4th place at UMG Chicago 2013 as G4C Status Quo.
• AcE and Dersky leave. BesT MaN and Neighbor join.
• July 21, 3rd place at AGL 8 Knoxville.
• BesT MaN and Neighbor leave. Jimbo and Septic join.
• December 2, 1st place at Multiplay Insomnia 50 as eQuinox Status Quo.
• Team disbands. FlamesworD, eNabLe, Jimbo and Septic leave.

• AcE and Assault are released. Royal2 and SnakeBite join.
• March 25, 1st place at MLG Columbus.
• Royal2 leaves. Roy joins.
• August 5, 1st place at AGL 1 Chicago.
• Roy leaves. Royal2 joins.
• November 4, 3rd place at MLG Dallas.

• April 3, 1st place at MLG Dallas.
• June 5, 7th place at MLG Columbus.
• July 31, 2nd place at MLG Anaheim.
• August 28, 5th place at MLG Raleigh.
• October 16, 4th place at MLG Orlando.
• November 20, 7th place at MLG Providence Championships.

• January 10, 9th place at MLG Orlando Championships.
• Legend and Totz leave. Assault and eNabLe join.
• April 18, 4th place at MLG Orlando.
• June 6, 4th place at MLG Columbus.
• August 29, 4th place at MLG Raleigh.
• October 17, 7th place at MLG D.C.. Team qualifies for MLG Dallas Championships.
• Tsquared joins as coach.
• November 7, 2nd place at MLG Dallas Championships.
• Tsquared leaves. Diesel joins as coach.

• Elumnite and s1y leave. StrongSide and AcE join.
• April 5, 7th place at MLG Meadowlands.
• June 7, 7th place at MLG Columbus.
• StrongSide leaves. Clutch joins.
• August 30, 10th place at MLG Dallas.
• Clutch leaves. Legend joins.
• November 8, 10th place at MLG Anaheim.

• Team is formed. FlamesworD, BRAKE, S1y Fox and Prolific join.
• April 13, 18th place at MLG Meadowlands.
• S1y Fox leaves. PiLEZ joins.
• June 15, 20th place at MLG San Diego.
• PiLEZ and Brake leave. S1y Fox and Elumnite join.
• July 13, 21st place at MLG Orlando.
• Prolific leaves. Totz joins.
• August 24, 12th place at MLG Toronto.
• October 5, 14th - 15th place at MLG Dallas Playoffs.

Player Roster

Former

	ID	Name	Next Team
	Flamesword	Michael Chavez		⁠⁠OpTic Gaming
	eNabLe	Ian Wyatt		⁠⁠Ambush
	Jimbo	James Bradbrook		⁠⁠A4D
	SeptiQ	James Bradbrook		⁠⁠A4D
	BesT MaN	Nick Johnson		⁠⁠Retired
	Neighbor	Mason Cobb		⁠⁠Retired
	AcE	Aaron Elam		⁠⁠Shady Halo Kids
	Dersky	Sean Swidersky		⁠⁠Requiem
	APG	Bradley Laws		⁠⁠Warriors
	SnakeBite	Paul Duarte		⁠⁠Believe the Hype
	FearItSelf	Justin Kats		⁠⁠Triggers Down
	Victory X	Cameron Thorlakson		⁠⁠The Agency
	Royal2	Mathew Fiorante		⁠⁠Shoot to Kill
	Roy	Justin Brown		⁠⁠Instinct
	Assault	Clete Lorusso		⁠⁠Carbon
	Legend	Sean Hinsinger		⁠⁠Darkest Hour
	Totz	Anthony Pennacchio		⁠⁠Final Boss
	Clutch	Wes Price		⁠⁠Believe the Hype
	StrongSide	Michael Cavanaugh		⁠⁠Final Boss
	Elumnite	Marcus Lovejoy		⁠⁠Triggers Down
	S1y Fox	Kris Thompson		⁠⁠Retired
	Prolific	PJ Pattie		⁠⁠Sovereign
	Brake	Kevin Zimmerman		⁠⁠Unitrium
	PiLEZ			⁠⁠The Syndicate

Organization

Former

	ID	Name	Position	Next Team
	Diesel	Tyler Hoyt
	Tsquared	Tom Taylor		⁠⁠Instinct

Team Achievements

End Date	Game	Place	Prize	Event	Players (Coach)
December 13, 2013		A11	?	Insomnia 50	Flamesword • Enable • Septic • Jimbo
July 21, 2013		A33	$1,500	AGL 8 Knoxville	Flamesword • Enable • Best Man • Neighbor
June 23, 2013		A44	-	UMG Chicago 2013	Flamesword • Enable • Ace • Dersky
June 9, 2013		A22	$5,000	AGL 7 Knoxville	Flamesword • Enable • Ace • Dersky
March 14, 2013		A44	$600	AGL 5 Nashville	Flamesword • Enable • APG • SnakeBite
January 27, 2013		A55	-	AGL 3 Chicago	Flamesword • Enable • FearItSelf • Victory X
November 4, 2012		A33	$6,000	MLG Dallas 2012	Flamesword • Enable • SnakeBite • Royal2
August 5, 2012		A11	?	AGL 1 Chicago	Flamesword • Enable • SnakeBite • Roy
March 25, 2012		A11	$20,000	MLG Columbus 2012	Flamesword • Enable • Royal2 • SnakeBite
November 20, 2011		A77	$10,000	MLG Providence Championships 2011	Flamesword • Ace • Assault • Enable • Diesel
October 16, 2011		A44	$5,600	MLG Orlando 2011	Flamesword • Ace • Assault • Enable • Diesel
August 28, 2011		A55	$4,000	MLG Raleigh 2011	Flamesword • Ace • Assault • Enable • Diesel
July 31, 2011		A22	$12,000	MLG Anaheim 2011	Flamesword • Ace • Assault • Enable • Diesel
June 5, 2011		A77	$2,000	MLG Columbus 2011	Flamesword • Ace • Assault • Enable • Diesel
April 3, 2011		A11	$20,000	MLG Dallas 2011	Flamesword • Ace • Assault • Enable • Diesel
November 7, 2010		A22	$60,000	MLG Dallas Championships 2010	Flamesword • Ace • Assault • Enable • Tsquared
October 27, 2010		A77	$2,000	MLG Washington, D.C. 2010	Flamesword • Ace • Assault • Enable
August 29, 2010		A44	$5,600	MLG Raleigh 2010	Flamesword • Ace • Assault • Enable
June 6, 2010		A44	$5,600	MLG Columbus 2010	Flamesword • Ace • Assault • Enable
April 18, 2010		A44	$5,600	MLG Orlando 2010	Flamesword • Ace • Assault • Enable
January 10, 2010		A99	-	MLG Orlando Championships 2009	Flamesword • Totz • Ace • Legend
November 8, 2009		B010	-	MLG Anaheim 2009	Flamesword • Totz • Ace • Legend
August 30, 2009		B010	-	MLG Dallas 2009	Flamesword • Totz • Ace • Clutch
June 7, 2009		A77	$2,000	MLG Columbus 2009	Flamesword • Totz • Ace • StrongSide
April 5, 2009		A77	$2,000	MLG Meadowlands 2009	Flamesword • Totz • Ace • StrongSide
October 5, 2008		B414 - 15	-	MLG Dallas 2008	Flamesword • S1y Fox • Elumnite • Totz
August 24, 2008		B212	-	MLG Toronto 2008	Flamesword • S1y Fox • Elumnite • Totz
July 13, 2008		C121	-	MLG Orlando 2008	Flamesword • Prolific • S1y Fox • Elumnite
June 15, 2008		C020	-	MLG San Diego 2008	Brake • Flamesword • Prolific • PiLEZ
April 13, 2008		B818	-	MLG Meadowlands 2008	Brake • Flamesword • Prolific • S1y Fox

External Content

Interviews

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