Rocket League Tournaments
Rocket League
The most structured phase of VorteK Academy. A weekly $250 prize pool tournament operation, organized from a single spreadsheet, that scaled into a multi-team regional esports initiative during late 2019 through early 2021.
Archive Record
Overview
The Rocket League operation was where VorteK Academy built its most lasting competitive reputation. It started with nothing but a format and a spreadsheet. The Founder built the bracket system, handled registration, managed schedules, and ran comms — alone at first. The format: 2v2 teams, weekly events, $250 prize pool. It worked. Teams came back. New teams entered. The operation grew to field multiple teams across rounds and drew attention from partner organizations. By the community's own assessment, VorteK Academy was among the most consistent and organized Rocket League tournament runners in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region during this period. The operation ran through late 2019 to early 2021 — including the first year of the global pandemic, which paradoxically pushed more players online.
Why It Mattered
The peak of VorteK Academy as an operational esports entity. The phase that established regional credibility and brought in partner organizations.
"Spreadsheets and determination. It turned out to be enough."
Tournament Records
Overlap Cup 1
Overlap CupAsia · 3v3 Online
$210
🏆 HANAGUMI
Oryx Esports
RJsaurus (Deep Nadar) · AddyMaestro (Aditya Ghuman) · shellshocktm
HANAGUMI · 1NE eSports · O kei bro · Generic team name
First Overlap Cup. Co-organized by VorteK Academy and Overlap. Three casters for the debut event.
Overlap Cup 2
Overlap CupAsia · 3v3 Online
$150
🏆 Oryx Esports
HANAGUMI
AddyMaestro (Aditya Ghuman)
Integrity · Shoguns · Broski's Balls · Danquo
Solo organized by VorteK Academy. Prize pool $150.
Overlap Cup 3
Overlap CupAsia · 3v3 Online
$150
🏆 Phoenix Empire
Rusty Roster
GEX (Ryan McDougall) · ChrisTheAverage (Christian Apay)
1NE eSports · Integrity · Rusty Roster · Asphyx sucks
Third and final Overlap Cup organized by VorteK Academy. New caster lineup for this event.
3v3 Asia Tournament (pre-Overlap Cup era)
Early VA TournamentsAsia · 3v3 Online
N/A
🏆 TBD
TBD
Public VOD traces suggest tournament activity before the Overlap Cup naming was formalized. Details partially reconstructed from public video traces. Dates approximate.
Media
VorteK Academy — YouTube Channel
The official VorteK Academy YouTube channel — home to tournament coverage, community content, and archive footage.
Open external ↗INSANE TEAMPLAYS | Overlap Cup #1 | 3v3 RL Tournament Highlights
Tournament highlights and top plays from the inaugural Overlap Cup, co-organized by VorteK Academy and Overlap Esports.
Open external ↗VorteK Academy Community Highlights #3 | November 2020
Third edition of community highlights and clips from November 2020.
Open external ↗X-Games FREESTYLE 1V1 TOURNAMENT ASIA
Archived broadcast of the X-Games Freestyle 1v1 Rocket League tournament in Asia.
Open external ↗TOP 5 BEST GOALS OF OVERLAP CUP | VorteK Academy x Team Overlap
Top goal highlights compilation from the Overlap Cup series co-run with Team Overlap.
Open external ↗Overlap Cup & X-Games Teaser — VorteK Academy / Team Overlap
Official promotional teaser for the Overlap Cup and Freestyle X-Games tournaments.
Open external ↗VorteK Academy Community Highlights | September 2020
VorteK Academy general community highlights and top gaming clips from September 2020.
Open external ↗VorteK Academy Rocket League Community Highlights | June 2020
Community highlights from the Rocket League division in June 2020.
Open external ↗Freestyle Showmatch | Vortek Academy x Team Overlap
Featured 1v1 Freestyle showmatch between top regional players run in collaboration with Team Overlap.
Open external ↗[Finale Part 2] M3L0DY VS Finn | 1v1 Freestyle Tournament
Part 2 of the Freestyle Finals matchup between M3L0DY and Finn.
Open external ↗[Finale Part 1] M3L0DY VS Finn | 1v1 Freestyle Tournament
Part 1 of the Freestyle Finals matchup between M3L0DY and Finn.
Open external ↗Kaotik VS M3L0DY | 1v1 Freestyle Tournament
Freestyle tournament showmatch featuring Kaotik and M3L0DY.
Open external ↗ReaLize VS Finn | 1v1 Freestyle Tournament
Special freestyle showmatch featuring APAC superstar ReaLize and Finn.
Open external ↗[FINALE] Ooga Booga VS Oryx Esports
Broadcast VOD of the grand finals match between Ooga Booga and Oryx Esports.
Open external ↗Ooga Booga VS Oryx Esports
Tournament VOD match between Ooga Booga and Oryx Esports.
Open external ↗Ooga Booga VS Gamer Instincts
Tournament VOD match between Ooga Booga and Gamer Instincts.
Open external ↗Oryx Esports VS Coffin Boys
Tournament VOD match between Oryx Esports and Coffin Boys.
Open external ↗Ooga Booga VS First Timers
Tournament VOD match between Ooga Booga and First Timers.
Open external ↗Coffin Boys VS Long Island Shoguns (formerly Quantum)
Tournament VOD match between Coffin Boys and Long Island Shoguns.
Open external ↗Gamer Instincts VS First Timers
Tournament VOD match between Gamer Instincts and First Timers.
Open external ↗First Timers VS Coffin Bois
Tournament VOD match between First Timers and Coffin Bois.
Open external ↗Long Island Shoguns VS Gamer Instincts
Tournament VOD match between Long Island Shoguns and Gamer Instincts.
Open external ↗Long Island Shoguns VS Free
Tournament VOD match between Long Island Shoguns and Free.
Open external ↗Boost Over Ball VS Bomb Squad Kittens
Tournament VOD match between Boost Over Ball and Bomb Squad Kittens.
Open external ↗Gamer Instinct VS Boost Over Ball
Tournament VOD match between Gamer Instinct and Boost Over Ball.
Open external ↗Rocket League Tournament — Bracket Screenshots
Tournament bracket screenshots and results from the weekly $250 Rocket League events. Upload to replace this placeholder.
Rocket League — Stream Footage
Stream VODs or highlights from the Rocket League tournament broadcasts. Embed YouTube link or upload to replace.