The Miami Heretics (formerly Florida Mutineers) is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Florida. Miami Heretics is owned by Misfits Gaming in partnership with Spanish esports organization Team Heretics, with Misfits Gaming also owning an Overwatch League team called the Florida Mayhem.
On August 20, 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Misfits Gaming had purchased one of the two new franchise slots for the Call of Duty League.[1] According to ESPN, the publisher was looking to sell slots for approximately $25 million per team.[2][3] On October 28, 2019, branding was revealed as the Florida Mutineers. On December 2, 2019, they revealed the five-man starting roster of Prestinni, Frosty, Skyz, Havok, and Maux and coach Atura.[4]
After splitting their first two series of the 2020 season at the CDL 2020 Launch Weekend event,[5][6] the Mutineers outperformed expectations at the Atlanta FaZe Home Series. After losing 3–2 to the London Royal Ravens in their first series, Florida survived elimination matches against Optic Gaming Los Angeles and London, taking these series 3-1 and 3–2, respectively. In the semifinals, Prestinni and the Mutineers ousted twin Arcitys and the Chicago Huntsmen 3–2 to meet the Atlanta FaZe in the finals, where they would lose 3–0.[citation needed]
Sometime prior to their next event, CDL Los Angeles, Prestinni made the decision to take some time away from the competitive scene, leading to the team's signing and immediate starting of Maurice "Fero" Henriquez.[citation needed] This would turn out to be a permanent move, however, as Fero would remain in the starting lineup even after Prestinni's return in late March 2020.[citation needed] The new lineup of Fero, Frosty, Skyz, Havok, and Maux would fall short at CDL Los Angeles, going 1–2 in matches with a 3-7 map count.[citation needed] They would bounce back with an event win at CDL Dallas, making a loser's bracket run before dropping the Minnesota ROKKR in the finals for their first win of the 2020 season.[citation needed] An early exit from their own home series,[citation needed] however, would prove to be the catalyst for change. An underperforming Maux was replaced with standout amateur player Joe "Owakening" Conley prior to CDL Minnesota.[7] The new lineup saw unprecedented success across the next two events; Owakening, Fero, Frosty, Havok, and Skyz blitzed through CDL Minnesota and CDL Paris with an 8-0 match record and 24-9 map count.[citation needed]
On 24 August, 2023, Florida Mutineers announced that the team would be rebranded to Miami Heretics following a partnership with Spanish esports organization Team Heretics. As part of the announcement, the team announced an all Spanish roster for the 2024 season.[8]
^"Call of Duty league adds franchises in Los Angeles and Florida". www.washingtonpost.com.
^Bhat, Keshav (May 2, 2019). "Five cities have purchased a spot in the upcoming franchised Call of Duty league". Charlie INTEL. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
^Pei, Annie (May 2, 2019). "Activision Blizzard announces first 5 teams for Call of Duty esports league". CNBC. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^"Florida Mutineers's Call of Duty League lineup revealed". Twitter. December 2, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^"The Florida Mutineers take the 3-2 series over the Seattle Surge". www.twitter.com.
^"We hit some rough waters in our Saturday match". www.twitter.com.
^"CONFIRMED: Owakening has joined the Mutineers, he will replace Maux in the starting lineup". www.twitter.com.
^"Miami Heretics takes over Florida Mutineers' CDL spot following partnership". August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
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The Miami Heretics formerly Florida Mutineers is an American professional Call of Duty League CDL esports team based in Florida Miami Heretics is owned by Misfits Gaming in partnership with Spanish esports organization Team Heretics with Misfits Gaming also owning an Overwatch League team called the Florida Mayhem Miami HereticsFoundedAugust 20 2019LeagueCall of Duty LeagueTeam historyFlorida Mutineers 2019 2023 Miami Heretics 2023 present Based inMiami Florida United StatesArenaNoneColors Parent groupMisfits GamingTeam HereticsWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Team Identity 3 Current roster 4 Awards and records 4 1 Seasons overview 4 2 Tournament wins 5 References 6 External linksHistory editOn August 20 2019 Activision Blizzard announced that Misfits Gaming had purchased one of the two new franchise slots for the Call of Duty League 1 According to ESPN the publisher was looking to sell slots for approximately 25 million per team 2 3 On October 28 2019 branding was revealed as the Florida Mutineers On December 2 2019 they revealed the five man starting roster of Prestinni Frosty Skyz Havok and Maux and coach Atura 4 After splitting their first two series of the 2020 season at the CDL 2020 Launch Weekend event 5 6 the Mutineers outperformed expectations at the Atlanta FaZe Home Series After losing 3 2 to the London Royal Ravens in their first series Florida survived elimination matches against Optic Gaming Los Angeles and London taking these series 3 1 and 3 2 respectively In the semifinals Prestinni and the Mutineers ousted twin Arcitys and the Chicago Huntsmen 3 2 to meet the Atlanta FaZe in the finals where they would lose 3 0 citation needed Sometime prior to their next event CDL Los Angeles Prestinni made the decision to take some time away from the competitive scene leading to the team s signing and immediate starting of Maurice Fero Henriquez citation needed This would turn out to be a permanent move however as Fero would remain in the starting lineup even after Prestinni s return in late March 2020 citation needed The new lineup of Fero Frosty Skyz Havok and Maux would fall short at CDL Los Angeles going 1 2 in matches with a 3 7 map count citation needed They would bounce back with an event win at CDL Dallas making a loser s bracket run before dropping the Minnesota ROKKR in the finals for their first win of the 2020 season citation needed An early exit from their own home series citation needed however would prove to be the catalyst for change An underperforming Maux was replaced with standout amateur player Joe Owakening Conley prior to CDL Minnesota 7 The new lineup saw unprecedented success across the next two events Owakening Fero Frosty Havok and Skyz blitzed through CDL Minnesota and CDL Paris with an 8 0 match record and 24 9 map count citation needed On 24 August 2023 Florida Mutineers announced that the team would be rebranded to Miami Heretics following a partnership with Spanish esports organization Team Heretics As part of the announcement the team announced an all Spanish roster for the 2024 season 8 Team Identity editThe Miami Heretics colors are orange and blue Current roster editMiami Heretics rosterPlayers CoachesHandle Name NationalityLucky Lopez Alejandro SpainMettalZ Serrano Adrian SpainVikul Milagro Javier SpainReeaL Manuel Fernandez Jose SpainEriKBooM nbsp Ferrer Eric Spain Head coachNoel Garberi Assistant coach es Jorge MethodZ BancellsLegend I Inactive S Suspended nbsp Substitute nbsp Injury Illness Latest roster transaction April 6 2024 Awards and records editSeasons overview edit Season P MW ML MW GW GL GW Finish Playoffs2020 32 20 12 625 69 61 531 3rd 7 8th Lost in Losers round 3 1 3 OGLA 2021 36 17 19 472 69 70 496 8th 7 8th Lost in Losers round 1 0 3 OpTic 2022 31 13 18 419 54 67 446 9th Did not qualify2023 37 13 24 351 54 89 378 10th Did not qualifyTournament wins edit Date Prize Event Roster2020 04 12 50 000 Call of Duty League 2020 Week 5 Dallas Havok Maux Skyz Frosty Fero2020 06 14 50 000 Call of Duty League 2020 Week 9 Minnesota Havok Skyz Frosty Fero Owakening2020 06 21 50 000 Call of Duty League 2020 Week 10 Paris Havok Skyz Frosty Fero OwakeningReferences edit Call of Duty league adds franchises in Los Angeles and Florida www washingtonpost com Bhat Keshav May 2 2019 Five cities have purchased a spot in the upcoming franchised Call of Duty league Charlie INTEL Retrieved January 25 2020 Pei Annie May 2 2019 Activision Blizzard announces first 5 teams for Call of Duty esports league CNBC Retrieved October 23 2019 Florida Mutineers s Call of Duty League lineup revealed Twitter December 2 2019 Retrieved January 27 2020 The Florida Mutineers take the 3 2 series over the Seattle Surge www twitter com We hit some rough waters in our Saturday match www twitter com CONFIRMED Owakening has joined the Mutineers he will replace Maux in the starting lineup www twitter com Miami Heretics takes over Florida Mutineers CDL spot following partnership August 24 2023 Retrieved August 24 2023 External links editOfficial website nbsp This article related to an esports organization is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miami Heretics amp oldid 1217614730, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
