OpTic Texas

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OpTic Texas
OpTic Texas logo.png
FoundedSeptember 13, 2019
LeagueCall of Duty League
Team historyDallas Empire
(2019–2021)
OpTic Texas
(2021–present)
Based inDallas, Texas, United States
Colors   
Parent group
Current sports event

OpTic Texas (formerly the Dallas Empire) is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Dallas, Texas. OpTic Texas is owned by Envy Gaming. Dallas was announced as one of the first five cities to host a CDL team.

History[]

Dallas Empire[]

On May 2, 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Envy Gaming had purchased one of the first five 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] Starting on October 14, 2019, and over the next 5 days Dallas announced their starting 5 man roster culminating with the announcement of their branding, the Dallas Empire.[4] On August 30, 2020, Dallas Empire won the 2020 Call of Duty League Championship.[5] On September 1, 2020, Clayster announced on his Twitter account that he would go into the 2021 as a restricted free agent as a result of the Call of Duty League moving back to a 4v4 format.[6]

The team started the 2021 season well, finishing 3rd at Stage 1 and 2nd at Stage 2. However, during Stage 3 the team announced that Huke would be moved to the substitute position with FeLo joining the starting roster.[7] Following a disappointing 7th/8th finishing during Stage 3 the team announced another change to the team's roster with Vivid being acquired from the Los Angeles Guerrillas, resulting in FeLo once again being moved to the substitute position.[8] The team showed improvement, resulting in a 2nd finish at Stage 4 after a 5–4 loss to the Atlanta FaZe in the Grand Finals. This result was followed up with a 4th finishing during Stage 5, resulting in the team finishing 3rd in the Regular Season standings. At the Championship Weekend the team finished 3rd following losses to the Atlanta FaZe and Toronto Ultra. After the end of the 2021 season the team announced announced Ian "Crimsix" Porter and Reece "Vivid" Drost would be leaving the team with both players becoming a Restricted Free Agent.[9][10][11][12]

OpTic Texas[]

Ahead of the 2022 season, the team was renamed to OpTic Texas following the merger of Envy and OpTic Gaming.[13]

Team identity[]

The original name "Dallas Empire" was derived from the lyrics, "O Empire wide and glorious, you stand supremely blest," of the Texas state song Texas, Our Texas. The team's original primary colors were black and gold, with a secondary color of blue, to represent their regal theme. Their logo displayed a crown, with the points being made up of a stylized N and V, as a nod to Envy Gaming's history in competitive Call of Duty.[14]

Current roster[]

OpTic Texas roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Dashy  Otell, Brandon   Canada 
Illey  Dhaliwal, Inderwir   Canada 
Scump  Abner, Seth   United States 
Shotzzy  Cuevas, Anthony   United States 
Head coach

Raymond "Rambo" Lussier

Assistant coach(es)

Troy "Sender" Michaels

Legend
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: November 8, 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ Pei, Annie (May 2, 2019). "Activision Blizzard announces first 5 teams for Call of Duty esports league". CNBC. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Pei, Annie (May 2, 2019). "Activision Blizzard announces first 5 teams for Call of Duty esports league". CNBC. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Fitch, Adam (October 20, 2019). "Mike "Hastr0" Rufail announces Dallas Empire branding". Esportsinsider. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Dallas Empire Win First-Ever Call of Duty League Championship". Call of Duty League. August 30, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Empire Clayster on Twitter: "Restricted F/A for CDL 2021 Season"". August 30, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Huke benched in surprise Dallas Empire CDL roster change". April 23, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Dallas Empire acquire Vivid from Los Angeles Guerillas". May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  9. ^ @DallasEmpire (August 27, 2021). "Today we bid farewell to the 3x World Champ and winningest player of all-time. Thank you for bringing home a world championship to Dallas, Crimsix. Absolute legend" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @DallasEmpire (August 27, 2021). "It's not easy coming into a team mid-season and stepping up the way you did, helping us push to a 3rd place finish at Champs. Thank you for everything, Vivid" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ @Crimsix (August 27, 2021). "Restricted Free Agent for 2022" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ @VividTheWarrior (August 27, 2021). "Restricted F/A going into the next title. Nothing but love for Dallas Empire for bringing me on for the second half of the year. Looking forwaard to the future" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Carr, Joey (November 8, 2021). "Envy and OpTic Gaming merge to create OpTic Texas CDL team". Upcomer. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  14. ^ Dallas Empire (October 19, 2019). "Dallas Empire: Our Story". Call of Duty League. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

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