With the end of the Midseason Madness fans have had to wait to see their teams play. The biggest change is going to be the meta shift. From support, DPS, and tank there seems to be a shake-up if Korean Contenders are any insight into what the Overwatch League teams may be playing. Here are some worrying facts for the Seoul Dynasty fandom when it comes to the Summer Showdown.

Junker Queen Meta

How to counter the Junker Queen? That has been the question in Korean Contenders and the solution has been to mirror it. Teams that have gone experimental with Ball haven’t gotten good results. The brawl seems to be the most effective meta. Some teams like Pantera vs WGS on Midtown tried out other tanks such as Winston, D.Va, and Sigma, but none were facing a Junker Queen. But the next round both teams went back to the Junker Queen. The second most played tank would be Sigma, which was seen only on maps like Circuit Royal when teams were playing more long-range distance DPS.

This being said the Seoul Dynasty has one tank. A great and super flexible tanks in Myeonghwan ‘Smurf’ Yoo, but only one tank. This puts a lot of pressure on Smurf, especially with Overwatch 2 being a one-tank game. The Junker Queen is very aim-heavy and closely related to Roadhog’s hook. When Hog was in meta, it was mostly Super who was on the hero. Smurf in his streams has shown some Junker Queen. It isn’t bad, with him missing a few E’s but getting his job done. It seems as if the tempo is going to be important this tournament and whether or not Smurf on the Queen will be able to counter or push the tempo will be an important element to look out for.

Lucio Brig Meta

So many of the compositions that are being played on multiple map types are the configuration of double main support of Lucio and Brig. This is mainly for the Junker Queen. Having the supports be able to boost her speed of her as well as the over health then gives her more opportunities in the game, but on the flip side of this, the Junker Queen provides another hurdle for the supports. Health management and the ultimates become even more essential because of the Junker Queen’s anti-heal that comes from her Rampage.

The Seoul Dynasty has an amazing Brig player. They also have an amazing Lucio player. Unfortunately, both are in the form of Junwoo ‘Vindaim’ Park. No doubt Youngwan ‘Creative’ Kim can play either of the two, but his comfort would be more of the Zen, Ana, and Bap side of the support. Though Vindaim had to flex onto Zen this last tournament and was a standout on it. It is not impossible for this not to be the worst, but it is worrying for the Summer Showdown.

Less Tracer

It is no secret that Junyoung ‘Profit’ Park’s best hero in Overwatch is Tracer. On this hero, he can pull out sure losses into miraculous wins. The go-to DPS heroes in Korean contenders to be paired with the Junker Queen and Lucio/ Brig is Genji Sojourn. Yes, other heroes such as an occasional Pharah or Ashe can be seen, but it seems as if APAC has jumped onto the Sojourn hype train finally. On a few maps, such as Circuit Royal, double sniper of Widow and Hanzo has been seen or just a Widow paired with a Genji. Many times Tracer could be traded in for the Genji, but with health being a huge factor in this meta, the Genji has more survivability, moire burst damage, and more pick potential.

This is for the general population of pro Overwatch players, and Tracer in the hands of Profit could be more effective in some situations. Thankfully, the Seoul Dynasty’s DPS of Profit, Dongeon ‘FITS’ Kim, and Hakyong ‘Stalk3r’ Jeong is very flexible and overlap each other’s hero pools. All three can play Genji, though Stalk3r and Profit would come to mind more. Sojourn would be FITS or Stalk3r, though Profit could also play her. Snipers would have Profit and FITS in the forefront, though Stalk3r’s quick reflexes could put him up there as well.

The Summer Showdown

The Summer Showdown brings about a lot of new hope for the fans, but also some anxiety while seeing what the Korean Contenders teams have been playing. This has not been the first time though that the Seoul Dynasty has had potential obstacles put in front of them and persevered through. Hopefully, the players are preparing well for their first match of the new tournament cycle against the Hangzhou Spark on August 19th.

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