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With Runaway’s indefinite hiatus, it makes the community remember how essential the tier two scene is to the ecosystem of the Overwatch League. In the Korean scene, the organization becomes a touchstone for many fans. As time passes, more well-known tier 2 organizations that feed into the Overwatch League are taking a break or leaving…
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…
The Gladiators finish the season on a three-game stretch. Each opponent is considered tough coming into the final leg of the season, so how much fight is left in the purple and black? Reviewing Week 29 Florida Mayhem (16-6) The Mayhem are a formidable team this season, and they certainly gave LA a run for…
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 upcoming weekend we’re going into the last big tournament of the 2020 season of the Overwatch League; The Countdown Cup. Teams in the NA region face each other, as well as the APAC teams, face one another. The top four teams of the NA will pick one of the teams, that progress from the…
It has been a long road, but the final tournament of the Overwatch League regular season is here. The Countdown Cup brings with it a chance at glory for all teams that make up its brackets. A chance at not only some prize money but also bonus wins on a team’s record. Something increasingly important…
Once more into the fire. In Week 21 of the Overwatch League, the Vancouver Titans will face two challenges. Going up against the upstart lads from the Boston Uprising and the eternal chads on the Atlanta Reign. Coming in hot and motivated following their first win in week twenty, the Titans look to ride this momentum onto two…
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…
On Saturday, June 13th, the Los Angeles Gladiators play the Atlanta Reign. The League returns to online play after a two-week hiatus following the May Melee tournaments. Previewing Week 13 Atlanta Reign: 5-5 Atlanta is considered in the middle of the pack along with LA. They have one of the most versatile lineups in the…
Now that May Madness is beginning, the Valiant have a chance to make a statement now that they are not stuck playing the same three teams on loop. Their first matchup though is the hardest one they will have during qualifiers. Their cross country foes from the peach state the Atlanta Reign are in their…
Last weekend’s performance against the Washington Justice looked like it could be a close one. The match started on Busan with the Fusion dropping map one. After that Map 1 loss, their feet never left the gas. Fans were also treated to a player debut this weekend and it wasn’t who most were expecting. Hee-Su…
The NYXL are riding a three-win streak, but how much does that really matter all things considering? After a two-week postponement, matches resume this weekend and players are chomping at the mouse to get back to business as (un)usual. In compliance with stay-at-home mandates and gatherings bans, games will be held online instead of onstage…
A month has gone by in the 2020 Overwatch League season and yet many are still debating which teams are truly the best at the current moment. Compile the fact that five of the 20 teams have yet to play with the newly added weekly hero bans and it can become quickly overwhelming for fans…
Unmet expectations are a bitter pill to swallow. Atlanta’s Week 4 defeat at the hands of the Paris Eternal means the Reign are getting an early taste of disappointment. In a roller-coaster debut weekend, Atlanta dispatched the Defiant with relative ease. Paris, however, was a much tougher test, overwhelming the Reign with individual skill and…
This past weekend, the Toronto Defiant were handed their first loss of the regular season. However, in a game that was expected to go in Philadelphia’s favor very early on, the Defiant took the near dominant team to a map five. Because of their excellent game play, notably from DPS superstar Lane “Surefour” Roberts, the…
Now just under a week into the 2020 OWL season, some have already begun to look ahead to see which players are anticipated to make the biggest splash this year. With some stellar opening performances, it’s not out of the question to imagine that even the players themselves have started thinking about the OWL’s coveted…
Hype for the start of the 2020 OWL season is in full swing, with the start of the season just one day away. Several teams will be flying out to Dallas and New York with the hopes of starting their season off on the right foot. For players, the pressure is the same, only they’ll also…
The 2020 Overwatch League season is fast approaching and with it comes an opportunity for a new generation of stars to take the league by storm. Thanks to names like Kim “Alarm” Kyungbo and Kim “SP9RK1E” Young-han, this year’s rookie class is getting a lot of deserved buzz. But what if the next big thing…
Power rankings season is in full swing in the weeks leading up to the heavily anticipated start of the 2020 Overwatch League season. But, with all of the many different rankings floating around from fans, it’s sometimes hard to tell what those closest to the league truly think about the teams heading into the season.…
