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LAN events are integral to the Overwatch community. It may be that since the inception of Overwatch esports, LAN has always been present. This stems from in Korea the APEX seasons were at OGN in person and at the beginning of the inaugural season LAN events were at the Burbank Arena. The OWCS Korea branch…
The Seoul Dynasty just announced the return of Junwoo ‘Vindaim’ Park to the team. Vindaim was a rookie in Season 5 coming from O2 to join the Seoul Dynasty. He had standout performances gaining recognition by the desk talent and fans. He has returned from a quick stint at the San Francisco Shock to rejoin…
With the match on July 1, the South Korean Overwatch World Cup team progresses out of qualifiers. What is even more exciting is the direction of fan events the South Korean Overwatch World Cup team has been putting on this year. No doubt the break in the Overwatch League schedule has helped facilitate these events,…
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…
No one can call Daehee ‘Crusty’ Park anything but a top-tier coach in the Overwatch League. His name is synonymous with the San Francisco Shock in ways that few coaches are. Crusty has created a dynasty within San Francisco and yet has not been recognized as COTY yet by the Overwatch League. With all his…
Currently, the Seoul Dynasty only have one player on their team. Though that one player is arguably the best player a team could have in the form of Junyoung ‘Profit’ Park. Myeonghwan ‘Smurf’ Yoo and Jungwoo ‘Vindaim’ Park have been vocal in the fact that they did not want to leave the team, which then…
The 2022 Runner Up’s are adding another pivotal piece to their 2023 roster. On Wednesday February 22, the San Francisco Shock announced the signing of O2 Blast tank Junbin. Junbin has spent the past few seasons playing in Korean Contenders with O2 Blast, finding significant amounts of success along the way. With O2 Blast, Junbin…
The Seoul Dynasty announced on Nov 19th the release of players from their roster of Kim ‘FITS’ Dongeon and Included in that was the support line from Season 5. Both Kim ‘Ir1s’ Seunghyeon and Park ‘Vindaim’ Junwoo have been terminate from their contracts. Ir1s joined the team at the end part of the whole season…
Sweeping changes are common among teams that fail to make a splash through a given year. Rarely do fans see a team that reached the championship drastically alter their roster. However for the San Francisco Shock, that is exactly what they did. On Friday November 11, the Shock announced their decision to release Nam-joo “Striker”…
Winning a Role Star award is impressive for a rookie in the Overwatch League. Then coming away with the Rookie of the Year award is another monumental feat for a young rising star. However Dong-hyun “Proper” Kim is not just any rising star. On Friday November 4, moments before the Lower-Bracket finals, Proper was crowned…
The Overwatch League just announced that select match days will feature community co-streaming. The first of these days will be on opening weekend on Thursday, May 5 for the North American matches. This is going to allow for the community to be more interactive with view parties in their own streams. Though this is an…
It is the tanks that have been victimized multiple times in the history of Overwatch. From the move away from flexing onto different categories to now in the Overwatch 2 format removing one tank altogether. In both iterations, it is the tanks, especially the flex tanks, that take the hit more than anyone else. Here…
The Overwatch League, though considerably older than the CDL, has seen fewer rebrandings than even the one Chicago spot in the Call of Duty League. Is rebranding a positive element of a team that can bring back to life a team or is it a way to create a disconnect with the old fans? Is…
The 2022 Overwatch League offseason got off to a roaring start in its first full month. A majority of teams around the league played it productively. Despite not fully knowing what to expect for Overwatch 2, teams wasted no time bidding for top talent. With how hectic the first month was, an evaluation is in…
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…
The Seoul Dynasty announced that Myeonghwan ‘Smurf’ Yoo will be joining the team for Season 5. Smurf is the first tank player to be added to the line up after the release of Minseo ‘Marve1’ Hwang and the retirement of ‘Jaehui ‘Gesture’ Hong. The Season 2 and Season 3 Grand Finals champion will be joining…
As the Overwatch League ends its fourth season, many teams will be looking to make moves in order to either completely rebuild or bolster their team for 2022. This is especially true with the game moving over to Overwatch 2. With 20 different teams and over 200 potential players in the Overwatch League it is…
The 2021 Overwatch League (OWL) Playoffs are providing some of the most interesting action to date. If the previous Postseasons tell fans anything, there are bound to be some unforgettable Playoff heroes on the horizon. To get a better idea of who that could be this year, a look into the past is necessary. Here are…
It didn’t take long for Dae-hee “Crusty” Park to establish himself as one of the best Overwatch League coaches in the world. After a lengthy winning streak with the Boston Uprising, Crusty became the head coach of the San Francisco Shock who he’s lead to two Grand Finals victories, a feat that has yet to…
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…