Florida Mayhem

Florida Mayhem
The logo for the Florida Mayhem features a stylized bomb circumscribed around the letter 'M' with a palm tree-shaped fuse.
Founded June 23, 2016[1]
League Overwatch League
Division Atlantic
Team history Misfits
2016–2017
Florida Mayhem
2017–present[1][2]
Location Miami, Florida
Colors Red, yellow, black[3][4]
              
Owner Misfits Gaming
Head coach Vytis "Mineral" Lasaitis
General manager Jacob "Jake" Kuhn
Championships 0
League titles 0
Division titles 0
Stage titles 0
Stage 1: —
Stage 2: —
Stage 3: —
Stage 4: —
Website Official website

The Florida Mayhem are an American professional Overwatch esports team based in Miami, Florida. The Mayhem compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's Atlantic Division. The team are one of twelve founding members of the Overwatch League.

Franchise history

Team Creation: Misfits

Formed in June 2016, the Florida Mayhem originally started out as the Overwatch division for esports organization Misfits Gaming after they picked up European team Gravition Surge. The first ever roster included Sebastian "Zebbosai" Olsson, who would go on to participate in the inaugural season of the Overwatch League as a member of the Mayhem.[1]

2017–present: Joining the Overwatch League

On July 12, 2017, Overwatch developer Activision Blizzard officially announced that Misfits Gaming, who's partially owned by the NBA team Miami Heat, had acquired the Overwatch League franchise for the Miami–Orlando region.[5] On November 2, the team revealed the franchise would be called the Florida Mayhem, as well as announcing the transfer of the existing Misfits roster. With no further changes, they headed into the inaugural Overwatch League season as a 6-player roster, the bare minimum possible.[2][6]

Inaugural season

On January 11, 2018, the Mayhem played their first ever Overwatch League match in a 1–3 loss to the London Spitfire.[7][8] The following week, on January 19, they notched their first ever victory after steamrolling the Shanghai Dragons 4–0; disappointingly, it turned out to be their only win in Stage 1 of the 2018 season and as a result net the team a 11th place finish.[9][10] The team would go on to end the regular season with a 7–33 record, second worst only to the winless Dragons, after further stages didn't prove to be much more successful even with the addition of new personnel.[11]

Team identity

On November 2, 2017, the franchise's branding was officially unveiled.[2] The inspiration for the team's logo, the letter M inscribed in a bomb with a palm tree-shaped fuse, was split into two parts: the palm tree symbol for its strong association with Florida, and the bomb for its impact which the Mayhem was hoping to emulate competitively. The team colors are red, yellow, and black – red to pay homage to their time under the Misfits moniker, yellow to represent the famous Florida (the Sunshine State) sunshine, and black to tie in with the team colors of partners the Miami Heat.[2][3]

Seasons

Table key

W Champions RU Runners-up SF Semi-finalist QF Quarter-finalist ↑ Postseason berth

Record: Matches won – Matches lost
Finish: Final position in league or division standings
Prize money: Total performance bonuses earned in United States dollars

Overview

As of June 18, 2018
Summary of Florida Mayhem Seasons
Season Division Record Win% Finish Postseason Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Prize money Awards
League Division Rank Finals Rank Finals Rank Finals Rank Finals
2018 Atlantic 7–33 .175 11th 6th — 11th — 10th — 10th — 11th — $25,000 —

Players

As of 25 September 2018[12]

Current roster

No. Handle Name Hometown Role Transaction notes
13 aWesomeGuy Kim Sung-hoon Incheon, South Korea Tank
  • Signed on February 13, 2018[13]
Apply Damon Conti US
15 HaGoPeun Hyeon-Woo Jo Jinhae, South Korea Support
39 Xepher Jae-Moo Koo Busan, South Korea Flex
4 Sayaplayer Ha Jeong-woo Daegu, South Korea Damage
  • Signed on February 13, 2018[13]
2 TviQ Kevin Lindström Vasteras, Sweden Damage
  • Member of the team pre-OWL[6]
  • Announced as a Mayhem player on November 2, 2017[2]

Former players

No. Handle Name Hometown Role Transaction notes
2 CWoosH Johan Klingestedt Fagersta, Sweden Flex
  • Member of the team pre-OWL[6]
  • Announced as a Mayhem player on November 2, 2017[2]
22 Logix Andreas Berghmans Duffel, Belgium Damage
  • Member of the team pre-OWL[6]
  • Announced as a Mayhem player on November 2, 2017[2]
9 Manneten Tim Bylund Karlstad, Sweden Flex
  • Member of the team pre-OWL[6]
  • Announced as a Mayhem player on November 2, 2017[2]
19 zappis Joonas Alakurtti Turku, Finland Flex
  • Signed on February 1, 2018[14]
56 Zebbosai Sebastian Olsson Lysekil, Sweden Support
  • Member of the team pre-OWL[6]
  • Announced as a Mayhem player on November 2, 2017[2]
7 Zuppeh Aleksi Kuntsi Turku, Finland Support
  • Member of the team pre-OWL[6]
  • Announced as a Mayhem player on November 2, 2017[2]

OWL All-Star selections

The following Mayhem players were selected to the Overwatch League All-Star Game.
Players selected as starters are denoted with an asterisk (*)

  • Sayaplayer (Ha Jeong-woo) – 2018

Head coaches

As of 3 July 2018
Handle Name From To Span Ref. Notes
Mineral Vytis Lasaitis November 2, 2017 Present 350 days [2]
  • Member of the team pre-OWL[6]

Academy team

On February 22, 2018, the Mayhem formally announced their academy team for Overwatch Contenders North America would be called "Mayhem Academy", as well as revealing their 6-player Season One roster.[15]

In Season One, the team achieved a 5-8th place finish after losing to eventual winners Fusion University 0–3 in the playoff quarter-finals.[16][17]

On June 26, the team announced roster changes heading into Season Two.[18] Notable additions included: former Spitfire player Jo "HaGoPeun" Hyeon-woo, and head coach Ronald “Renanthera” Ly who had just led Toronto Esports to a 2nd place finish in Overwatch Contenders NA Season One.[19][17][20]

Academy roster

As of 6 July 2018[21]
Handle Name
Apply Damon Conti
crems Carl Aspehult
HaGoPeun Jo Hyeon-woo
milkyman Otto Sarén
Paintbrush Nolan Edwards
Shax Johannes Nielsen

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kulasingham, Nilu (23 June 2016). "Overwatch team Graviton Surge signs with Misfits". Dot Esports. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Carpenter, Nicole (2 November 2017). "Florida Mayhem is Overwatch League's newest team". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Vejnovic, Tatjana (2 November 2017). "Florida Mayhem Confirmed for Overwatch League". Overwatch Wire. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Entertainment, Blizzard (2 November 2017). "PRESENTING THE FLORIDA MAYHEM". Overwatch League. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Overwatch: Bigger than the Premier League?". BBC News. BBC. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Carpenter, Nicole (16 August 2017). "Misfits roster finalized ahead of Overwatch Contenders". Dot Esports. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Craffey, Liam (15 January 2018). "Fusion, Spitfire, Excelsior snag wins on Day 2 of Overwatch League". ESPN. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "London Spitfire vs. Florida Mayhem". Overwatch League. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Waltzer, Noah (20 January 2018). "Seoul Dynasty dominates in Week 2, Day 3 Overwatch League opener". ESPN. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Shanghai Dragons vs. Florida Mayhem". Overwatch League. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Nash, Anthony (28 June 2018). "Good, bad, and ugly from the Florida Mayhem regular season". Overwatch Wire. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "PLAYERS". Overwatch League. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  13. 1 2 Breslau, Rod (13 February 2018). "Florida Mayhem to pick up Sayaplayer and aWesomeGuy, sources say". ESPN. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  14. ↑ Vejnovic, Tatjana (1 February 2018). "Florida Mayhem sign Joonas "Zappis" Alakurtti". Overwatch Wire. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  15. ↑ Carpenter, Nicole (22 February 2018). "Florida Mayhem reveal Overwatch Contenders roster". Dot Esports. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Fusion University vs. Mayhem Academy". Dot Esports. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  17. 1 2 O'Brien, Joe (14 May 2018). "Fusion University Wins Overwatch Contenders NA Season One - Final Placements". Dexerto. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "We've got some returning names and new faces joining us this season of Contenders". Mayhem Academy. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018 – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ Wenrich, Connor (28 June 2018). "Mayhem Academy announce new roster and coaching staff". Overwatch Wire. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  20. ↑ Ly, Ronald (1 June 2018). "In Full Bloom". Retrieved 8 July 2018 – via TwitLonger.
  21. ↑ "THE TEAMS". Overwatch Contenders. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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