Dallas Fuel Overwatch player Hyeon "EFFECT" Hwang might have suggested facing regulatory hurdles for Season 2. The player has faced a tough time in Season 1 as he went back to Korea. Battling stress and later coming out in the open regarding his sexuality, Hyeon has always had the Overwatch Community's support. On the 10th of January 2019, Benjamin "uNKOE" Chevasson another Dallas Fuel player posted a thumbs up sign along with his tweet. The tweet suggested that he had secured his visa
Kalios is looking for a new team. Woo-yeol "Kalios" Shin is a former player for Boston Uprising in Season 1. The player is well-known for his performance on off-tank roles. He plays heroes such as D'va, Zarya. With Boston Uprising making multiple changes to their team, Kalios is without a team for Season 2. He announced on Social Media that he will be on the lookout for a new team. https://twitter.com/OW_Kalios/status/1081008565605752833?s=20 The player is extremely talented and is one of the best players
The Overwatch League season 2 will see road shows, according to the latest official information. It will not throughout the season, but only for a few matches. Most of the matches will still take place at the Esports Arena in Los Angeles. Season 1 of the Overwatch League was a phenomenal success for the League, teams as well as sponsors. The franchise buy-in price for Season 2 saw a spike in the price. As we get closer to the commencement of Season 2,
The San Francisco Shock has acquired DPS Player Kwon “Striker” Namju for their season 2 roster. Striker was one of the most influential players in Season 1 of the Overwatch League. He was responsible for Boston Uprising's strong performance in Season 1 despite not having the biggest names in the initial stage. The player is well-known for his Tracer play and has a very high accuracy and impact with the character. His ability to eliminate the opponent support players with ease is what
The deadline for the formal announcements of the Overwatch League rosters passed on December 1st. However, the Washington Justice which revealed its branding today has yet to announce its roster. Washington Esports Ventures, a sports organization founded by Mark Ein, owner of the Washington Kastles of World Team Tennis owns this franchise. Their investment in esports comes at a time when esports is seeing increasing viewership numbers and potential growth. The Washington Justice is an apt name for a franchise situated in the
The Vancouver Overwatch League franchise is owned by the Aquilini Group. The Aquilini Group is a very diverse family business with deep roots in sports. They own the Vancouver Cancucks as well as the Rodjer's Arena. The venue was host to The International 2018, the biggest esports event in history [ in terms of prize pool ]. Their entry into Overwatch League is not a huge surprise as the group has expressed interest in esports as a whole. https://twitter.com/TitansOW_/status/1069003703313674241 'Vancouver Titans' is the
Former Los Angeles Gladiators player Ted "silkthread" Wang has announced his retirement from professional Overwatch. The DPS main player for the Gladiators in Season 1 publicly released a lengthy Twitlonger post about the reasons for his retirement. He had already signed a contract with the Chengdu Hunters for Season 2. He also moved to China in order to scrim and practice with the team. Silkthread did not enjoy Overwatch anymore It was at this time that he came to a realisation on his
Chengdu Hunters and Los Angeles Gladiators have made a few changes to their Overwatch League rosters for Season 2. The new season of the Overwatch League starts on the 14th of February 2019. Chengdu Hunters add Kyo, Garry and Yveltal. Chengdu Hunters is one of the new teams for Season 2 of the overwatch League. The Chengdu Hunters team is owned by HUYA Inc., a leading game live streaming service in China. The organisation has partnered with Royal Never Give up to help
Toronto Defiant has announced the addition of Jun-sung Asher Choi Joo-seong "RoKy" Park to their Overwatch roster. With this announcement, they have now finally announced their entire roster. Toronto Defiant is one of the eight new Overwatch League franchises for Season 2. With the addition of these new teams, there are now twenty Overwatch League teams. The new season of the Overwatch League will start on the 14th of February 2019. https://twitter.com/torontodefiant/status/1067540922559283200?s=21 Asher was a part of the Los Angeles Gladiators for Season
Yet another Overwatch League team has revealed its branding and name for Season 2. The HUYA owned team will go by the name of Chengdu Hunters.
The Overwatch League is expanding to include eight new teams for Season 2. This brings the total number of Season 2 teams to twenty. The eight new teams are spread throughout the globe with teams from USA, Canada, Europe as well as several teams from China. In the last twenty-four hours, we have had multiple announcements with the new teams' logos and names. The Paris and Guangzhou franchises have revealed their team logos, names and branding. We expect more news very soon from
A few days ago, ti was reported that Dafran will be signing up with the Atlanta Reign for Season 2 of the Overwatch League. The controversial player was not a part of Season 1, yet he remained one of the most talented Overwatch players not in OWL. With the expansion of the Overwatch League in Season 2, we saw an influx of eight teams. On October 28th, it was announced that Dafran has signed with the Atlanta Reign. https://twitter.com/ATLReign/status/1056586607472578561 The news proved to