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Alongside the announcement of Toronto’s new downtown esports arena due in 2025, many esports organizations are preparing for the return of live audiences in the years to come. Cities like Philadelphia have also announced their stadiums to house Overwatch League team’s alongside their traditional sports complexes. A city that has quickly jumped the gun, however,…
The anime hype continues for the Hangzhou Spark in 2021. In a video posted on January 7, Hangzhou’s new Team Supervisor, Huang “Xiaogui” Tsung-Yu, guides viewers through their new team facility: MoXian Castle. Included in this video is talk of exclusive merchandise through the Spark’s A Certain Scientific Railgun anime collaboration. As our Hangzhou facility is…
It is time to look at the Tank line in the finale of the “Where is Every Member of the Original Spark Lineup”. For the majority of the 2019 season, the frontline for the Spark were possibly one of the more recognizable pieces of their lineup. Xu “Guxue” Qiulin and Seong-Wook “Ria” Park were seen in countless amounts…
To continue TGH’s “Where is Every Member of the Original Spark Lineup Today?” series, this week, it is time to look at Hangzhou’s first healing core. The Spark decided to keep things simple with a lineup of three members: Hyeong-geun “Revenge” An, Ho-jin “iDK” Park and Hui-chang “BeBe” Yoon. Revenge Revenge is potentially the least memorable member of the Spark’s initial…
In today’s section of “things that should have happened a long time ago” the London Spitfire have signed Mads “Fischer” Jehg as a new Assistant Coach. Yes, it is true, the mad lad himself Fischer has joined the Spitfire. This is a very well deserved promotion. He comes to the Overwatch League at long…
A few weeks ago, an article was posted about what every member of the first Hangzhou Spark coaching staff is up to currently. Today, the series continues by highlighting the original Damage players for the team from those early days in 2018. The Spark started their tenure in the Overwatch League with four quality members.…
For the first time since the 2020 OWL postseason, each of the Chinese OWL teams will compete in single-elimination bracket at the Shanghai Masters Invitational. The matchups will all happen on December 5, 2020. This exhibition tournament will be the first time fans and critics will be able to see many of the new additions…
One name, four syllables: Seo. Min. Soo. He’s here, the one you have all been waiting for. It’s time to welcome our new Damage star, @seominsoo_ow ! <( ̄︶ ̄)> #sparkbang pic.twitter.com/GAm5ww3EjT — Hangzhou Spark (@Hangzhou_Spark) November 20, 2020 After weeks of speculation and sources confirming the signing, the Hangzhou Spark finally announce the signing of Min-soo…
Barring the rumoured Min-soo “SeoMinSoo” Seo signing, the Hangzhou Spark have signed their final member of the 2021 roster: Se-won “BERNAR” Shin. The announcement was made late Wednesday night on social media. We’ve got our shields, and now we get our talon, and he is hungry. Please welcome our new off tank, @Bernar ! #sparkbang…
For the third straight day, the Hangzhou Spark have signed a new player. This time, the team is bringing in some much needed backup for Xu “Guxue” Qiulin in Young-hyun “Takoyaki” Lee. The signing was made public on Twitter on Tuesday evening. Want some snacks? He may be young, but he shall be one of…
Following reports of his arrival just a few weeks prior, the Hangzhou Spark have signed Flex Support player Jeong-ho “MCD” Lee. The signing was announced on Twitter late Monday night. Earlier reports from OWL insider Arran “Halo” Brown suggested that MCD was heading to the Dallas Fuel. This would have reunited the Korean Support with…
Jia “LiGe” Chengjie is officially the newest member of the Hangzhou Spark. The team announced the signing on Twitter late Sunday evening. This comes hot off the heels of former Spark, Sung-jun “QoQ” Yu, who was released earlier this week. It’s time for a promising off tank: Welcome the new Spark, LIGE! (~ ̄▽ ̄~)#sparkbang pic.twitter.com/kqRShnlzzR —…
Late Thursday night the Hangzhou Spark announced the departure of Off-tank specialist Sungjun “QoQ” Yu. Hangzhou revealed the move on Twitter while thanking QoQ for his contributions to the team. Today we part ways with QoQ. As a nice friend and an excellent player, QoQ has truly changed how Hangzhou Spark plays this season, and…
For two seasons, the Hangzhou Spark have been a valuable part of the Overwatch League’s early history. The purposeful mix of Contenders China and Korea roster and coaches was the basis for the uniquely pink-coloured squad. For almost a season and a half, the team made no roster changes apart from the Cai “Krystal” Shilong…
Best Mid-Season Acquisition // Spark-itect How about an addition? Please welcome @Shock_Architect as flex! He joins us as a reigning champion from @SFShock . We are so excited to have you join and can’t wait for the OWL veteran with a huge hero pool to shine with the Spark. Welcome! d(`・∀・)b #owl2020 #sparkbang pic.twitter.com/hKvPf1XPR0 —…
After months of speculation and waiting for his inevitable 18th birthday, the Hangzhou Spark finally announce that Zheng “Shy” Yangjie has been activated to the main roster. The announcement was made on Twitter alongside the birthday greeting. “I wish to keep my enthusiasm and aspiration when I was 17 years old” Let’s welcome former BLG.OW…
With the offseason off and running, it was only a matter of time for the Spark to join the fray and announce their own set of roster changes. Late Saturday night, the team announced on Twitter that they were parting ways with five members of their squad. In classy fashion, Hangzhou was also able to…
Overwatch Contenders have added rewards for watching Contenders live on the Overwatch Contenders website. Every month from now through 2021, viewers will have to the chance to earn home and away skins for two different heroes. For October, those heroes are Symmetra and Mercy. In addition, everyone will receive Genji’s home and away skins as…
For many, the prospect of making the Overwatch League as a professional player is a dream beyond comprehension. From the high SR floor to the insurmountable failed Path to Pro attempts, making it to the top-tier in Overwatch is a tough feat. With that being said, the Hangzhou Spark have decided to lend a hand…
On January 14, 2020, the Hangzhou Spark announced that they would be calling up Chinese Support duo, Tong “ColdesT” Xiaodong and Liu “M1KA” Jiming to the main roster. After stints with the Spark’s academy team, BiliBili Gaming, the organization thought it was due time for the team to add something new to their vanilla lineup.…