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As the Overwatch League ends its third season, many teams will be looking to make moves in order to either completely rebuild or bolster their team for 2021. With 20 different teams and over 200 potential players in the Overwatch League it is hard to track what every team and player is doing. Luckily, The…
With five games remaining, the Gladiators played two this week and managed to win both of them. They return to .500 in their win percentage as a result. Reviewing Week 28 Dallas Fuel (7-10) LA’s game with Dallas was short and sweet, but also satisfying, with all the thrills happening at the very start. Dallas…
To summarize how the Countdown Cup went for the Vancouver Titans one only needs two words: not well. The Titans met a swift end at the hands of the Atlanta Reign in the knockout stage. While they showed signs of life at certain points it was overall not a good showing for the team outside of a few…
This past week was a weak one for stonk changes. Things have been rather chalk and hopefully the Summer Showdown will shake it up. Bad teams are bad and good teams are good. There were some notable stonk changes this past week, so there will be a stonk report. Welcome to the OWL Stonk Report. …
This week the Overwatch League had a wonderful Week 20 with exciting games throughout the weekend. With reverse sweeps completed by the Guangzhou Charge and the Shanghai Dragons, the APAC region had its fair share of drama. Last week’s touted match was between the Valiant and Mayhem, and the teams delivered. This week is littered…
Now that the second week of Summer Showdown is over, there is time to account for what happened across the league. More specifically, it is time to look at the perceptions of players, teams and how the league has changed through the 2020 OWL Season. After all that has happened this year, stonks are very…
The first two weeks of June matches have proven that longer hero pools are certainly the way to go. The Defiant, a team struggling to find their place among the middle to lower tier teams, have found some even footing. With another secure win over their Canadian rivals, the Vancouver Titans, they’ve shown audiences what…
Welcome to week twenty of the Overwatch League 2020 season. Another week, another tough challenge for the young Vancouver Titans. Still searching for that elusive first win as a new squad, the lads from the north enter this weekend with fire in their bellies. From the hate they receive from fans of the old squad, to…
This week the Overwatch League North America May Melee champion San Francisco Shock return to play. Last week, the Dragons made their debut after their tournament championship with a clean 3-0 sweep. Now, with new faces joining different teams, the competitive spirit continues to rage. Same as last week, Echo, Sombra, D.Va and Brigitte are…
Your Los Angeles Gladiators played against the Atlanta Reign to kick off the second half of their 2020 Overwatch League Season. This was a pivotal game for LA as they looked to bounce back from their recent struggles. Reviewing Week 19 Atlanta Reign: 5-5 The author of this article predicted a 3-1 defeat against a…
Now that the first week of Summer Showdown is over, there is time to account for what happened across the league. More specifically, it is time to look at the perceptions of players, teams and how the league has changed through the 2020 OWL Season. A lot changes with every new hero pool, so this…
This week the Overwatch League returns to play two weeks after the conclusion of the May Melee. With the Dragons and Shock champions of the Asiatic and North American regions respectively, a new quest begins. This month, the Summer Showdown, and qualifiers begin this weekend. They’ll last for the next three weeks before the tournament…
The Dallas Fuel announced Sunday that they have signed Nolan “Paintbrush” Edwards for the 2020 season. Paintbrush leaves the Los Angeles Gladiators for the Fuel, having served as a main support player. As part of the Fuel, Paintbrush joins a stacked support line, including William “Crimzo” Hernandez, Jung “Closer” Wonsik, Jonathan “HarryHook” Tejedor Rua and…
This week was the May Melee tournament, and your Los Angeles Gladiators are looking to take down the top teams and win some serious prize money and bragging rights. Reviewing Week 15 Washington Justice: 3-10 The Washington Justice were the Gladiators’ first opponents in the tournament, given the 10th seed. With Stratus and Corey recently…
Control was the downfall of the Los Angeles Gladiators in Week 15. While the author has pointed out in the past the poor record on control maps the Gladiators have had, it’s unbelievable how that really made a difference against one of the weakest teams in the league, that being the Boston Uprising. Reviewing Week…
Now that Overwatch League Week 15 is over, there is time to account for what happened across the league. More specifically, it is time to look at the perceptions of players, teams and how the league has changed through the 2020 OWL Season. A lot changes with every new hero pool, so this is very…
The Los Angeles Gladiators have looked to continue their merry winning ways since their victory versus the LA Valiant two weeks ago. The Overwatch League has set up an impromptu tournament for the month of May. Starting this week, teams will compete to qualify via regular season matches. In the first week of May, the…
On Sunday, May 3rd, the Los Angeles Gladiators play the Toronto Defiant. This will be the first time that the Gladiators will face a team in the previously-alleged Atlantic Conference. The whole league has been re-organized into “North American” and “Asian” groups, considering the abrupt nature of online play. The match between Toronto and Los…
The Los Angeles Gladiators are once again in action this Thursday, fresh off a battle against San Francisco. This time, they face the Valiant in the first edition of the “Battle for LA” in the season. Fans are looking forward to another great match, but what is truly in store for the Purple and Black…
After handling Dallas the previous week, the Gladiators primed for an Easter Sunday battle against the San Francisco Shock in Week 10. These two teams faced off in Week 8. While LA came out on top back then, the results were a bit different this time around. Anything can happen in the Overwatch League, and…