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The Korean broadcast just announced the addition of Dongjun ‘Rascal’ Kim to the line-up for the Overwatch Contenders Summer Series. There has been an open spot on the broadcast with Changsik ‘Changshik’ Moon enlisting into the military earlier this month. Changsik was also a player turned commentator for the broadcast; being able to give a…
April 27, 2023 will kick off the sixth season of the Overwatch League. This season is bringing a lot of new and exciting changes. This new direction is in the format as well as integrating more competitors into the community of competitive Overwatch. This can be seen in the 3-week pro-am tournament that starts on…
The fifth season of the Overwatch League is, at long last, finally here. After a seven-month offseason, fans of the league will once again be able to fill their weekends with high-octane Overwatch action. And for new viewers, the deal is even sweeter. The start of the new season is the perfect chance to get…
Ask around the Overwatch community, and almost unanimously people will say that the Tier 2 scene is vital to the success of the Overwatch League. That’s why when the Overwatch League announced that it would be played on an early version of Overwatch 2, people were scared that Contenders would still be playing Overwatch 1.…
On the team’s 3rd anniversary as a franchise, the Hangzhou Spark announced the entirety of their coaching staff going into the Overwatch 2 era of the Overwatch League. The news broke late Monday evening following a series of tweets from the organization’s social media accounts. This comes off the announcement that both Team Manager Saisai…
Gen.G has had much success when it comes to their Gen.G contenders team. Well-known players such as Taehoon ‘Fuze’ Kim (London Spitfire), Gilseong ‘Glister’ Lim (London Spitfire and San Francisco Shock), and Hyeonwoo ‘Toyou’ Lim (Seoul Dynasty) all came from the beginnings of the Gen.G contenders team. Here is a look at some other Gen.G…
From general managers to assistant coaches, the hierarchy of an esports organization is set in place in order to run a ship smoothly. However, in between the cracks of these standard roles, are niche leadership roles that cater to what aspects of competition the organization itself deems important compared to other things. Some teams value…
Free-agent season is back in full swing in the Overwatch League and with it comes the inevitable roster moves for the Hangzhou Spark. Late Sunday evening, the team announced that they would be parting ways with five members of the organization including assistant coach Congshan “U4” Chen and fan-favourite DPS player Min-soo “SeoMinSoo” Seo. This…
From August 13-15, 2021, the Hangzhou Spark were prepped to host the final homestand of the original Overwatch era of the Overwatch League. The stage setup to the overall layout of the venue was all set in stone for the weekend. Until the week prior to the event, Hangzhou had almost every component of their…
The quotes provided in this article are taken from an interview conducted by the author with Washington Justice player Gui-un “Decay” Jang. This was done in due part with the Justice’s team translator, Haeni Kim. For any questions or queries about this interview, please contact TGH’s Jordy Garcia at
[email protected]. Gui-un “Decay” Jang and the Washington Justice started the 2021…
The Hangzhou Spark find themselves fighting an uphill battle going into the 2021 postseason. Following a turbulent regular season, to say the least, the Pink and Blue squad narrowly squeaked into the 2021 Overwatch League play-ins with just a four map win difference against the NYXL. Falling to 7-9 after losing their last four games,…
In the last couple of games in the regular season, the Hangzhou Spark decided to showcase the young, Chinese support duo Liu “M1ka” Jiming and Tong “ColdEst” Xiaodong. Following a sub-standard showing from Spark veteran Ho-jin “iDK” Park and rookie Jeong-ho “MCD” Lee throughout the 2021 season, the well-deserved playtime for the pair gave both…
The Spark have had an intriguing coaching lineup in 2021, to say the least. As of the writing of this article, the Hangzhou Spark will be entering the 2021 postseason play-ins without a proper Head Coach. Following a few shakeups at the upper management level throughout this season, the Spark potentially will now need to…
The quotes provided in this article are taken from an interview conducted by the author with Washington Justice Head Coach Seung-jun “Sup7eme” Han on Thursday, July 8, 2021. This was done in due part with the Justice’s team translator, Haeni Kim. For any questions or queries about this interview, please contact TGH’s Jordy Garcia at…
Following the release of veteran Kyeong-bo “GodsB” Kim last week, the Hangzhou Spark have released Tank player Young-hyun “Takoyaki” Lee into the OWL free agency pool. The news broke late Sunday evening on social media accompanied by a farewell video. Today we part ways with Tank player Lee “Takoyaki” Young-hyun as he enters free agency. Takoyaki joined…
Late Monday night the Hangzhou Spark announced the departure of hitscan DPS specialist Kyeong-bo “GodsB” Kim. Hangzhou revealed the release on social media while publishing multiple tweets thanking GodsB for his contributions to the team. Today we part ways with DPS player Kim “@GodsB_OW” Kyeong-bo as he enters free agency. Learn a little more about him in…
This past week, The Overwatch League announced its newest iteration on their partnership with IBM’s Watson technology: Hero Rankings. Taking into account their current Power Ranking system, the league can now monitor the best players on each hero. While the obvious suspects like Jae-won “LIP” Lee and Eui-Seok “Fearless” Lee are dominating the rankings in their roles, a single…
After a successful Week 6, The Hangzhou Spark are ready to host the Overwatch League’s first Homestand of 2021. All four Chinese teams will come to Hangzhou this weekend to compete in the June Joust qualifiers. Looking at the venue and stage, seeing the teams arriving, Spark takeover of the city skyline, etc., makes me…
After over a year of online play, the Overwatch League is set to return to an in-person setting starting this June in Hangzhou, China. The league announced the live events Tuesday evening to a slew of happy international fans. This is one, if not, the first step for the return to full-time offline competition for…
During the most recent Hangzhou Spark AMA, Off-tank player Se-won “BERNAR” Shin answered a few questions from fans around the world. One of the questions that were posed to BERNAR was where he got his BattleTag from. Oddly enough, the origins of the former London Spitfire’s name is completely out of left field. Or so it seemed.…
