ViolentPanda

Jos van Meurs (known as Violent Panda) is a professional Dutch Rocket League player who currently captains Team Dignitas in the RLCS.

History
ViolentPanada played for a several different semi-professional Rocket League teams at the beginning of his career, including The 3 Musketeers and Crown & Jewels. During the first season of the RLCS, Crown & Jewels failed to qualify for Europe. Subsequently the roster went their separate ways.

ViolentPanada bounced around a few semipro team before he and teammate Deevo were signed to Renalt Vitality (then named Mock-It eSports) with captain Paschy90 who'd taken Vitality to the World Championships in the first season but could only reach the quarterfinals, after which the other two players had left the team. One of those players who'd left Renault Vitality during the offseason was future teammate Turbopolsa.

Renault Vitality had automatically qualified for the RLCS Season 2, and after a decent regular season, finished third in the league and then went on to win the European Championship. Their surprising run continued into the World Championship and the reached the Grand Final through the winner's route but lost the two series to FlipSid3 Tactics.

Renault released the roster after undergoing a major management transition. Deevo subsequently left after being signed by Team Envy. ViolentPanda and Paschy90 scouted around for talent to form a new team. They very briefly played with FreaKii, a friend of Paschy, also from Germany, but FreaKii felt he didn't suit the dynamic. Eventually they found Chausette45, and signed with Team Dignitas for Season 3.

During the third season, there were high expectations for Dignitas, but they failed to impress during the regular season after they finished fourth, and then lost to Renault Vitality, who'd formed a new team, in the first round of the regionals. Team Dignitas failed to qualify for the World Championship.

Many internal issues were blamed for the team's poor performance. Chausette45 subsequently left the team. The management then planned to form a new team around ViolentPanda, noticing great promise in the young player, but understood that Paschy90 was not happy and wanted a return to his old team Renault Vitality, who had signed his friend FreaKii in the offseason. Dignitas traded Paschy to Vitality for Kaydop, a notable striker. They still lacked a third player, and decided to sign Team Envy's substitute Turbopolsa.