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Pittsburgh Knights
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Pittsburgh Knights
Team Information
Location:
Region:
Coach:
Landon "McLando" MellorSponsor(s):
Earnings:
$135,865
2330 (Rank #32)
1170 (Rank #13)
Links
History
Created:
2019-10-02
Upcoming Matches
The Pittsburgh Knights are a global esports franchise based in Pittsburgh. The organization manages multiple esports teams and players in popular game titles such as Super Smash Bros. Melee, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, Hearthstone, Rainbow Six Siege and Trackmania. On October 2nd, 2019, they announced their entry into the Rocket League scene by signing the roster of The Peeps.
Contents
History[edit]
Timeline[edit]
- October 2nd - Pittsburgh Knights acquires The Peeps. ExplosiveGyro, retals, mist and Moopy join. [1]
- January 8th - mist is removed from the main roster. AyyJayy replaces him. [2]
- January 20th - mist is released from Pittsburgh Knights. [3]
- June 16th - retals is removed from the main roster. [4]
- July 17th - Coach Moopy leaves the team. [5]
- July 23rd - retals is transferred to SSG. [6][7]
- August 6th - Pittsburgh Knights acquires Valence. radoko, kinseh and ZPS join with Flitz as a substitute and McLando as their coach. ayyjayy and Gyro. are released. [8][9]
- October 27th - Pittsburgh Knights sign sosa. kinseh is released.[10]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
| Active Squad | Active Squad | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | ||||||||
 radoko. | ( Joshua Ruiz Radtke) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] |
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| ZPS. | ( Anthony Marcello Perez) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] |
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| sosa | ( Gianluca Petrozza) | Join Date: 2020-10-27[10] |
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| Flitz | ( Dylan Taussig) | (Substitute) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] |
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| McLando | ( Landon Mellor) | (Coach) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] |
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Former[edit]
| RLCS Season X - Winter Split Squad | RLCS Season X - Winter Split Squad | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| radoko. | ( Joshua Ruiz Radtke) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| ZPS. | ( Anthony Marcello Perez) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| sosa | ( Gianluca Petrozza) | Join Date: 2020-10-27[10] | Leave Date: - |
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| Flitz | ( Dylan Taussig) | (Substitute) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| McLando | ( Landon Mellor) | (Coach) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| RLCS Season X - Fall Split Squad | RLCS Season X - Fall Split Squad | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| radoko. | ( Joshua Ruiz Radtke) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| kinseh | ( Sukhpartik Kahlon) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] | Leave Date: 2020-10-27[10] |
 Stromboli |
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| ZPS. | ( Anthony Marcello Perez) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| Flitz | ( Dylan Taussig) | (Substitute) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| McLando | ( Landon Mellor) | (Coach) | Join Date: 2020-08-06[8] | Leave Date: - |
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| Temporary stand-ins | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Replacing | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||
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WondaMike | Michael Santoriello |  |
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retals | Slater Thomas | The Brawl 10K | |
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AlRaz | Alex Raczynski | |
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retals | Slater Thomas | Codename: COVERT | |
| RLCS Season 9 Squad | RLCS Season 9 Squad | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| Gyro. | ( Jirair Papazian) | Join Date: 2019-10-02[1] | Leave Date: |
 The Peeps |
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| retals | ( Slater Thomas) | Join Date: 2019-10-02[1] | Leave Date: |
 Spacestation Gaming |
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| ayyjayy | ( Austin Aebi) | Join Date: 2020-01-08[2] | Leave Date: |
The Peeps |
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| Moopy | ( Julian Amador) | (Coach) | Join Date: 2019-10-02[1] | Leave Date: 2020-07-17[5] |
The Peeps (Coach) |
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| RLCS Season 8 Squad | RLCS Season 8 Squad | |||||||||
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| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||||
| Gyro. | ( Jirair Papazian) | Join Date: 2019-10-02[1] | Leave Date: - |
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| retals | ( Slater Thomas) | Join Date: 2019-10-02[1] | Leave Date: - |
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| mist | ( Nick Costello) | Join Date: 2019-10-02[1] | Leave Date: - |
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| Moopy | ( Julian Amador) | (Coach) | Join Date: 2019-10-02[1] | Leave Date: - |
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Organization[edit]
Active[edit]
| Organization | |||||||
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| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | ||||
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GBJame^s | James O'Connor | Owner | 2017-12-?? | |||
Former[edit]
| Former Organization | |||||||
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| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | New Position | |
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Moopy | Julian Amador | Manager | 2019-10-02[1] | 2020-07-17[5] | The Peeps
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Coach |
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Leonyx | Rob Lee | Co-Owner | 2019-10-02[1] | 2019-12-11[11] | ||
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Tournament | Results | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-27 | 9 - 12th | S-Tier | RLCS Season X - Winter: NA Major | 0 : 3 | 
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$2,000 |
| 2020-12-19 | 3rd | A-Tier | Rocket League Summit 2: North America | 0 : 4 | 
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$3,125 |
| 2020-11-29 | 4th | A-Tier | RLCS Season X - Winter: NA Regional Event 1 | 0 : 4 | 
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$7,000 |
| 2020-10-18 | 12 - 14th | S-Tier | RLCS Season X - Fall: NA Major | 1/3 | Grp. S. | $1,500 |
| 2020-08-23 | 5 - 8th | A-Tier | RLCS Season X - Fall: NA Regional Event 1 | 2 : 3 | 
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$4,000 |
| 2020-04-25 | 5 - 6th | A-Tier | Rocket League Spring Series - North America | 2 : 3 |
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$14,000 |
| 2020-04-15 | 1st | B-Tier | Spring Skirmish: North America 2 | 4 : 1 |
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$600 |
| 2020-03-21 | 7th | S-Tier | RLCS Season 9 - North America | 3/6 | Grp. S. | $26,397.36 |
| 2019-12-15 | 5 - 6th | S-Tier | RLCS Season 8 - Finals | 2 : 4 | 
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$24,750 |
| 2019-11-16 | 2nd | S-Tier | RLCS Season 8 - North America | 0 : 4 | 
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$33,531.25 |
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | ||||||
Awards[edit]
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Player | Award | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-16 | S-Tier |  RLCS Season 8 - North America |
Retals |
Regular Season MVP 3rd | $0 |
| 2019-11-02 | S-Tier | RLCS Season 8 - North America |
Mist |
Savior of the Season 3rd | $0 |
Recent Matches[edit]
| Date | Time | Tier | Tournament | Score | Vs. Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-19 | 22:55 UTC | A-Tier |  | RLCS Season X - Spring: The Grid NA - Matchday 5 | 3 : 1 |  RGE | |
| 2021-04-19 | 22:00 UTC | A-Tier | | RLCS Season X - Spring: The Grid NA - Matchday 5 | 3 : 0 |  SQ | |
| 2021-04-19 | 21:00 UTC | A-Tier | | RLCS Season X - Spring: The Grid NA - Matchday 5 | 1 : 3 |  KCP | |
| 2021-04-19 | 02:00 UTC | Qualifier | | RLCS Season X - Spring: NA Regional Event 3 - Closed Qualifier | 0 : 3 |  OST | |
| 2021-04-19 | 00:30 UTC | Qualifier | | RLCS Season X - Spring: NA Regional Event 3 - Closed Qualifier | 1 : 3 |  72PC | |
| Complete list of matches in any tournament | |||||||
Media[edit]
Features[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Pittsburgh Knights logo prior to March 3rd, 2021
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Pittsburgh Knights (2019-10-02). "We're proud to announce our @RLEsports Season 8 roster:".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pittsburgh Knights (2020-01-08). "We've gone to great lengths to get EXACTLY what you guys have been asking for: your favorite player's/own name in huge white letters across your back.".
- ↑ Pittsburgh Knights (2020-01-20). "We've found a good home for @mist_525 this RLCS season. However, that does mean we have to say goodbye.".
- ↑ retals (2020-06-16). "retals removed from the main roster.".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Moopy (2020-07-17). "As of today I no longer represent the Pittsburgh Knights.".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pittsburgh Knights (2020-07-23). "Today, we send off @RetalsRL to @SpacestationGG. 👋".
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Spacestation Gaming (2020-07-23). "50% man 🧔🏻 50% machine Robot face 100% on our rocket league team!!".
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 Pittsburgh Knights (2020-08-06). "We are excited to announce the acquisition of Valence!".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Gyro. (2020-08-06). "Season X RLCS The Peeps Roster".
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Pittsburgh Knights (2020-10-27). "We’d never just make a so-so addition to our @RLEsportsteam - a SO-SA addition, though ... 🤔Please welcome @sosacrdbl to #PKRL!. With this move, we'll be parting ways with @kinseh_. We can't thank him enough for his time on the roster and wish him nothing but the best. 🖤💛".
- ↑ Leonyx (2019-12-11). "After launching the Knights in 2017, and spending the last few years building a global esports team, I’ve decided to step aside from the Knights to pursue other entrepreneurial opportunities. A very special thanks to our sponsors, investors, and of course our fans.".
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