Pulse Star
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Pulse Star
Team Information
Location:
Region:
North AmericaApprox. Total Winnings:
$1,563
Links
History
Created:
2024-02-21
Disbanded:
2025-07-28
Upcoming Tournaments
No Upcoming Tournaments
Pulse Star was a Canadian esports organization competing in the North American Challengers League circuit.
Player Roster
[edit]Timeline
[edit]- February 21st –
Shockey, 
KryRa, 
Reppy, 
Lunar, 
Just, 
Mystiques, 
Enthralled and 
A Bee join. [2] - March 18th – Mystiq leaves. [3]
- April 12th – A Bee leaves Substitute position. [4]
- June 10th – Just, Shockey and Lunar leave. [5]
- June 11th – KryRa, Reppy and Enthralled leave. [6] Horder, Will, Ariendel, Clareetz,
xRoyal, SageWabe, Rourke, Prismal and M CensoredMercy join. [6] - July 18th – Clareetz leaves. [7] Prismal changes position from Bot to Support. [7] Mobility joins. [7]
- July 25th – Mobility and xRoyal leave. [8] Azog joins. [8]
- August 12th –
Syko joins. [9] - September 27th – SageWabe, Azog, Will and Prismal leave. [10] Cryogen, Chad, Samikin and Levitate join. [10] Ariendel leaves for AOE Esports. [10]
- November 28th – Cryogen and Horder leave. [11][12]
- November 30th – Levitate leaves. [13]
- December 16th – Samikin leaves for Blue Otter. [14]
- January 11th – Chad leaves for Respawned Esports. [15]
- January 16th – Syko leaves. [16]
- February 7th – Pulse Star acquires the North American Challengers League slot of Cincinnati Fear. [1]
- February 13th – Rourke leaves. [17] Toastyalex, Spawn, Cryogen, Ido and KryRa join. [17]
- March 5th – Tenacity, KryRa, Toastyalex, Spawn, Cryogen, Ido and M Xav leave. [18]
- March 26th – Pulse Star acquires the roster of Slated Six, consisting of DrCalculus, Bio, Aadam, Hub and Bruhruto. [19]
- June 24th – Aadam leaves. [20]
- July 28th – Pulse Star roster is acquired by Cupid eSports, DrCalculus, Bio, Hub, Tubs and M CensoredMercy leave. [21]
Former
[edit]| Former Squad | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||
 Samikin | (Samrith Loeung) Samrith Loeung | Position: Mid | Join Date: 2024-09-27 [10] | Leave Date: 2024-12-16 [14] |  Blue Otter | ||||
 Levitate | (Joseph Hong) Joseph Hong | Position: Bot | Join Date: 2024-09-27 [10] | Leave Date: 2024-11-30 [13] | Blue Otter | ||||
 Cryogen | (Micheal Luu) Micheal Luu | Position: Support | Join Date: 2024-09-27 [10] | Leave Date: 2024-11-28 [11] |   Pulse Star | ||||
 Horder | (Chris Feng) Chris Feng | Position: Top | Join Date: 2024-06-11 [6] | Leave Date: 2024-11-28 [12] |  Tempest Gaming | ||||
| Ariendel | (Jeffrey Du) Jeffrey Du | Position: Mid | Join Date: 2024-06-11 [6] | Leave Date: 2024-09-27 [10] |  AOE Esports | ||||
| Azog | (Gabriel Eckenroth) Gabriel Eckenroth | Position: Bot | Join Date: 2024-07-25 [8] | Leave Date: 2024-09-27 [10] |  Ember Foxes | ||||
| Prismal | (Jacob Feinstein) Jacob Feinstein | Position: Support | Join Date: 2024-07-18 [7] | Leave Date: 2024-09-27 [10] | |||||
| SageWabe | (Kevin Tran) Kevin Tran | Position: Bot (Substitute) | Join Date: 2024-06-11 [6] | Leave Date: 2024-09-27 [10] | Peak Performance | ||||
| Will | (William Cummins) William Cummins | Position: Jungle | Join Date: 2024-06-11 [6] | Leave Date: 2024-09-27 [10] |  Northwood University | ||||
| Mobility | (David Rigley) David Rigley | Position: Bot | Join Date: 2024-07-18 [7] | Leave Date: 2024-07-25 [8] | AOE Esports | ||||
| xRoyal | (Kevin Zheng) Kevin Zheng | Position: Top (Substitute) | Join Date: 2024-06-11 [6] | Leave Date: 2024-07-25 [8] |   Dorado Gaming | ||||
| Clareetz | (Mathew Clarizio) Mathew Clarizio | Position: Support | Join Date: 2024-06-11 [6] | Leave Date: 2024-07-18 [7] | Ember Foxes | ||||
| Prismal | (Jacob Feinstein) Jacob Feinstein | Position: Bot | Join Date: 2024-06-11 [6] | Leave Date: 2024-07-18 [7] | Pulse Star | ||||
| Enthralled | (James Hernandez) James Hernandez | Position: Bot (Substitute) | Join Date: 2024-02-21 [2] | Leave Date: 2024-06-11 [6] |  DUCKIE GETTERS | ||||
| KryRa | (Christian Rahaian) Christian Rahaian | Position: Jungle | Join Date: 2024-02-21 [2] | Leave Date: 2024-06-11 [6] |  CCG Esports (Substitute) | ||||
| Reppy | (Ethan Fu) Ethan Fu | Position: Mid | Join Date: 2024-02-21 [2] | Leave Date: 2024-06-11 [6] |  Lotus (Substitute) | ||||
| Just | (Andy Kim) Andy Kim | Position: Support | Join Date: 2024-02-21 [2] | Leave Date: 2024-06-10 [5] |   Nightblood Gaming | ||||
| Lunar | (Vincent Li) Vincent Li | Position: Bot | Join Date: 2024-02-21 [2] | Leave Date: 2024-06-10 [5] | Nightblood Gaming | ||||
| Shockey | (Zachary Wang) Zachary Wang | Position: Top | Join Date: 2024-02-21 [2] | Leave Date: 2024-06-10 [5] | Nightblood Gaming | ||||
| A Bee | (Abbe Chang) Abbe Chang | Position: Support (Substitute) | Join Date: 2024-02-21 [2] | Leave Date: 2024-04-12 [4] |  Black Rock Esports | ||||
| Former Squad | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||
| Bio | (Matthew Benitez) Matthew Benitez | Position: Jungle | Join Date: 2025-03-26 [19] | Leave Date: 2025-07-28 [21] |  Cupid eSports | ||||
| DrCalculus | (Derek Yuan) Derek Yuan | Position: Top | Join Date: 2025-03-26 [19] | Leave Date: 2025-07-28 [21] | Cupid eSports | ||||
| Hub | (Max Munday) Max Munday | Position: Bot | Join Date: 2025-03-26 [19] | Leave Date: 2025-07-28 [21] | Cupid eSports | ||||
| Tubs | (Ivan Guan) Ivan Guan | Position: Support | Join Date: 2025-03-26 [19] | Leave Date: 2025-07-28 [21] | Cupid eSports | ||||
 Aadam | (Aadam Durgahed) Aadam Durgahed | Position: Mid | Join Date: 2025-03-26 [19] | Leave Date: 2025-06-24 [20] | Cupid eSports | ||||
| Cryogen | (Micheal Luu) Micheal Luu | Position: Support | Join Date: 2025-02-13 [17] | Leave Date: 2025-03-05 [18] |  DarkZero Esports | ||||
| KryRa | (Christian Rahaian) Christian Rahaian | Position: Jungle | Join Date: 2025-02-13 [17] | Leave Date: 2025-03-05 [18] | DarkZero Esports | ||||
| Spawn | (Trevor Kerr-Taylor) Trevor Kerr-Taylor | Position: Bot | Join Date: 2025-02-13 [17] | Leave Date: 2025-03-05 [18] | DarkZero Esports | ||||
| Tenacity | (Milan Oleksij) Milan Oleksij | Position: Top | Join Date: 2025-02-07 [22] | Leave Date: 2025-03-05 [18] | DarkZero Esports | ||||
| Toasty | (Alex Chea) Alex Chea | Position: Mid | Join Date: 2025-02-13 [17] | Leave Date: 2025-03-05 [18] | DarkZero Esports | ||||
| Chad | (Maximilian Lisitsa) Maximilian Lisitsa | Position: Jungle | Join Date: 2024-09-27 [10] | Leave Date: 2025-01-11 [15] |  Respawned Esports | ||||
Organization
[edit]Former
[edit]| Former Organization | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||
 Mystiques | (Patryk Piórkowski) Patryk Piórkowski | Position: Head Coach | Join Date: 2024-02-21 [2] | Leave Date: 2024-03-18 [3] |  WLGaming Esports | ||||
| Former Organization | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||||
| CensoredMercy | Position: Manager | Join Date: 2024-06-11 [6] | Leave Date: 2025-07-28 [21] | ||||||
| Ido | (Ian McCormick) Ian McCormick | Position: Head Coach | Join Date: 2025-02-13 [17] | Leave Date: 2025-03-05 [18] |   Disguised | ||||
| Xav | (Xavier Vaillancourt) Xavier Vaillancourt | Position: General Manager | Join Date: 2025-02-07 [23] | Leave Date: 2025-03-05 [18] |  Citadel Gaming (Head of Business Development) | ||||
| Rourke | (Rourke Smith) Rourke Smith | Position: Head Coach | Join Date: 2024-06-11 [6] | Leave Date: 2025-02-13 [17] |  Gravity | ||||
| Syko | Position: Assistant Coach | Join Date: 2024-08-12 [9] | Leave Date: 2025-01-16 [16] | ||||||
Controversy
[edit]2025 NACL Roster
[edit]On December 5th, 2024, it was announced that Cincinnati Fear was leaving the North American Challengers League, resulting in Cincinnati Fear manager Xav helping with the sale of the spot. On February 7th, 2025, it was announced that Pulse Star had acquired the slot. [1] A roster of Tenacity, KryRa, Toastyalex, Spawn and Cryogen was announced shortly after. [24] 8 days after the initial roster announcement, Pulse Star received the news of investors pulling out of the organisation effective March 1st, leading to contracts of the existing roster being nullified. [25]
A report by Sheep Esports on March 11th, 2025, indicates that Pulse Star was supposed to partner with FlyQuest, but the deal was cancelled due to a lack of communication and funding issues. [26] While the players initially agreed with management to compete under the Pulse Star title without compensation, it was later cancelled due to a clash between coach Ido and Pulse Star's upper management. While Ido advocated for a team operation independently, Pulse Star opted to terminate the coach for "a breach of trust".
On March 20th, Toastyalex revealed that contracts were never actually signed, with players being tied to a verbal agreement, while the rest of the NACL already signed definitive contracts. [27] The same interview pointed out that Pulse Star founder Syko Raven forced himself into a coaching position while not showing up for many of the team's scrims and players being against Syko Raven being involved with coaching. The same interview highlighted that Pulse Star management initially did not want support Cryogen in the team. Xav highlights that the team found out about the funding issues on February 21st, but did not inform the manager until the 24th while The Pulse Star players did not find out until February 28th. With delays in communication and the sign-up deadline of February 21st, the former roster of Pulse Star was not able to compete in the 2025 NACL Split 1 Qualifier.
DarkZero Esports signed the ex-Pulse Star roster as DZ Light during 2025 NACL Split 1, sharing stage time with the existing roster. [28]
Results
[edit]| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-22 | 4th | Qualifier |  | NACL 2025 Split 2 Promotion Tournament | 2 : 3 |  | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025-05-10 | 10th | A-Tier | | NACL 2025 Split 1 | 0/9 | Grp S. | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-09-08 | 3rd | Qualifier |   | NACL 2025 Spring Promotion | 0 : 3 | | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-08-18 | 5th - 8th | B-Tier | | NACL 2024 Summer Closed Qualifier #2 | 0 : 2 |   | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-07-28 | 2nd - 6th | Qualifier | | NACL 2024 Summer Open Qualifier #2 | 4/1 | Grp S. | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-07-14 | 3rd - 4th | B-Tier | | NACL 2024 Summer Closed Qualifier #1 | 0 : 2 | | $1,563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-06-16 | 1st | Qualifier | | NACL 2024 Summer Open Qualifier #1 | 5/0 | Grp S. | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-03-18 | 5th - 8th | B-Tier | | NACL 2024 Spring Closed Qualifier #2 | 0 : 2 | | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-02-25 | 7th - 16th | Qualifier | | NACL 2024 Spring Open Qualifier #2 | 3/2 | Grp S. | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-01-21 | 7th - 16th | Qualifier | | NACL 2024 Spring Open Qualifier #1 | 3/2 | Grp S. | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Score | vs. Opponent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2025 - 23:00 CEST | Qualifier | | NACL 2025 Split 2 Promotion | 2 : 3 | ||
| June 22, 2025 - 02:00 CEST | Qualifier | | NACL 2025 Split 2 Promotion | 2 : 0 | ||
| June 20, 2025 - 17:00 EST | Qualifier | | NACL 2025 Split 2 Promotion | 0 : 3 | ||
| May 9, 2025 - 17:00 PDT | A-Tier | | NACL 2025 Split 1 - Week 7 | 0 : 2 | ||
| May 7, 2025 - 14:00 PDT | A-Tier | | NACL 2025 Split 1 - Week 7 | 1 : 2 | ||
| May 1, 2025 - 13:00 PST | A-Tier | | NACL 2025 Split 1 - Week 6 | 0 : 2 | ||
| April 24, 2025 - 16:00 PST | A-Tier | | NACL 2025 Split 1 - Week 5 | 1 : 2 | ||
| April 17, 2025 - 13:00 PST | A-Tier | | NACL 2025 Split 1 - Week 4 | 0 : 2 | ||
| April 10, 2025 - 14:40 PST | A-Tier | | NACL 2025 Split 1 - Week 3 | 1 : 2 | ||
| April 4, 2025 - 13:00 PST | A-Tier | | NACL 2025 Split 1 - Week 2 | 1 : 2 |
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pulse Star (2025-02-07). "We’re thrilled to announce that Pulse Star is officially joining the @watchNACL!" (in
English).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Pulse Star (2024-02-21). "A NEW BEAT TO OUR PULSE, PLEASE WELCOME YOUR PULSE☆ OQ2 ROSTER!".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mystiq (2024-03-18). "loved each moment of my first head coach split, and for sure will be looking forward to my next team.".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Bee (2024-04-12). "LFT SUMMER OQs".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Transfer reference". 2024-06-10.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 "Transfer reference". 2024-06-11.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "Transfer reference". 2024-07-18.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "Transfer reference". 2024-07-25.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Transfer reference". 2024-08-12.
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 "Transfer reference". 2024-09-27.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Transfer reference". 2024-11-28.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Transfer reference". 2024-11-28.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Transfer reference". 2024-11-30.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Blue Otter (2024-12-16). "T1 may not have the same roster but guess who does?" (in English).
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Transfer reference". 2025-01-11.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Transfer reference". 2025-01-16.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 "Transfer reference". 2025-02-13.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 "Transfer reference". 2025-03-05.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 "Transfer reference". 2025-03-26.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Transfer reference". 2025-06-24.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 "Transfer reference". 2025-07-28.
- ↑ "Transfer reference". 2025-02-07.
- ↑ "Transfer reference". 2025-02-07.
- ↑ Pulse Star (2025-02-13). "Presenting the Pulse Star 2025 Spring lineup for @watchNACL!".
- ↑ Pulse Star (2025-03-05). "On February 21st, we received notice from our investors that they are pulling all of our operational funding effective March 1.".
- ↑ Sheep Esports (2025-03-11). "Pulse Star lack of communication and the release of their set roster".
- ↑ mihir (2025-03-20). "Pulse Star- How Ego Ruined a League of Legends Team".
- ↑ DarkZero Esports (2025-04-09). "10 players. 2 rosters. 1 system.".
