The champions of the Overwatch League are leaving. After the 2019 season champion and MVP Jay “sinatraa” Won retired from the game, another champion followed suit and abandoned Overwatch f
Vancouver Titans who joined Overwatch League in 2019 attracted a lot of interest even before the season started. The team was formerly known as RunAway; a team that has been representing the South Kor
The strongest team of the inaugural season of Overwatch League, New York Excelsior, had a good start in Season 2 by confirming a spot in the playoffs for stage 1. Since they weren't able to win the
Huge Player Role Changes and Growing Popularity of Lucio in the Overwatch League Players will be now expected to be able of playing several roles in Overwatch League: Role Changes and Growing Popularity of Lucio in the Overwatch League The first week of the Overwatch League Season 2 has passed, during which many changes took place. The London Spitfire, the winning team of last year's Grand Final, started the new season with 2 losses and no wins - a result far from fans' initial predictions. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Reign and Hangzhou Spark, new additions to the OWL, brought a fresh breeze to the League with their awesome victories. It is still just the early phase of the League, yet this season is already quite different from the last one.
The Overwatch franchise team for Vancouver made their official announcement on December 1st and will be joining the Overwatch League in 2019. The team's name is ‘Vancouver Titans', and as many fans in the Overwatch community anticipated, the players are from RunAway, the team that swept the Overwatch Contenders KR. It is quite significant how every member of RunAway, the team that dominated the KR Contenders, got to join the 2019 Overwatch League. As the Overwatch League and regional Contenders were systemized in 2018, it was also the first year the players from the Contenders got to officially join the League. During this period, they had to test how smoothly the process of the Contenders players joining the League would go and how the Overwatch esports ecosystem would function around both the League and Contenders. During that process, every single member of RunAway made it to a League team, living up to their name as ‘the best regional Contenders team in KR'.
Jae-hyuk “Carpe” Lee is one of the most notable players in the Overwatch League Season 1. He led the team to victory even when the team was breaking, and with Carpe's help, the team was ab
Seoul Dynasty announced their fashion shoot in collaboration with HYPEBEAST, a fashion and streetwear webzine company. HYPEBEAST published their collaboration shoot with Seoul Dynasty, a pro Overwatch League team, on their official Korean website. Seoul Dynasty's Fleta, Ryujehong, Zunba, Tobi, and Fissure had photoshoots on their respective fashion styles with their favorite shoes in their team house, Gen.G's Seoul HQ, and a few other locations as well. Their photoshoots featured a variety of vivid colors and retro styles. Gen.G Esports and Seoul Dynasty have been trying a variety of different things; they have even produced music for their team entrance with pH-1, an artist who appeared on the popular Korean TV series, ‘Show Me the Money 777'. The following are translations of some parts taken from the interview with Seoul Dynasty with HYPEBEAST. To see the full text, visit their website by clicking here (The whole interview is in Korean).
It is truly amazing to see what “pros” can do. They get better and better, even after giving the best performance in their lives. It is incredible how even the best players have continued
“We did our best” sometimes isn't enough. Sometimes, even if we put forth all our strength, the best outcome doesn't always follow the best effort. It can be difficult to keep trying your
The champions of the Overwatch League Season 1, London Spitfire, is currently going through a rebuilding process. After hiring Coach815, Spitfire began openly looking for new talents to add to the pla
It's the third year of the Overwatch World Cup. Team South Korea has claimed the 1st place for two consecutive years, guarding the country's reputation as an Overwatch powerhouse. Even when the team members changed, the results didn't. Before the playoffs even started, Team South Korea was brimming with confidence, as if their victory was already assured. However, the players seemed to feel different in this year's interview. The perfect results from the previous 2 years - a matter of immense pride for many Overwatch fans in Korea - has become an immense weight for the newly-selected South Korean players. While Korean players have stayed on top through playing in numerous APEX games, the players abroad have been also improving by playing in the Overwatch League.
The Korean team showed their stubbornness more than ever for the 3-win streak of the Overwatch World Cup 2018. On August 10th, a media day took place at the Blizzard Entertainment Korea a week before
The very first champions of the Overwatch League have been crowned. As the very first OWL Champions, the London Spitfire achievement this season is made much more meaningful. It was a season that set
The Dallas Fuel tank, Son “OGE” Min-seok has come back to the starting lineup, now through with the 4 game suspension he received for account boosting. However, a good majority of fans saw
Is it possible for a ‘premier sports league' that can represent the world to be born in the esports scene? Last year, Blizzard announced their regional franchise system. At that time, no one was
The Overwatch World Cup Korean team made a 2-win streak. Although the team couldn't claim the perfect victory without a single loss, they managed to reclaim the throne once again with their distinct p
Rascal and Birdring from KongDoo Panthera began their career as pro gamer because they were boys who loved playing games. Although being a pro kept them from enjoying games as much as they used to, th
Lunatic-Hai again remained glorious with two consecutive victories by defeating KongDoo Panthera in OGN Overwatch APEX Season 3 Finals on July 29th. Lunatic-Hai was one set behind with repeated wins a
China and France show up with dominating performanceOn July 14(KST), in Shanghai, China, the group stage games featuring 8 teams have officially begun. Between the teams in group A and B: China, Norwa
Will Ryujehong's trump card, Ana prevail in the grand finals? This coming Saturday, Lunatic-Hai is set to clash against RunAway in the APEX Season 2 grand finals at Korea University Hwajeong Stadium.
