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Junyoung “Profit” Park announced his retirement from Overwatch. This was surprising to many fans as they believed he would be a part of an OWCS team like some of his peers. If he wasn’t a player, the community thought a natural transition would be for him to move into a coaching role like Jinmo “Tobi”…
DPS is the most contentious role for the prestige of role star. With many different options and only four places it was a highly anticipated announcement. At the beginning of the Friday match in the Watchpoint pre-show the the two NA and two APAC DPS role stars were announced. Lee ‘LIP’ Jaewon It is no…
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 Time of the Genjis More than even in North America the APAC region seemed to heavily lean into the Genji. Teams that didn’t have as strong of Genjis struggled in the Summer Showdown. Jun ‘AlphaYi’ Kim who many predicted was going to strong faltered, with 70,000 less hero damage than Hakyong ‘Stalk3r’ Jeong during…
With the end of the Midseason Madness fans have had to wait to see their teams play. The biggest change is going to be the meta shift. From support, DPS, and tank there seems to be a shake-up if Korean Contenders are any insight into what the Overwatch League teams may be playing. Here are…
Tiger Nation didn’t get their back-to-back, unlike the LA Gladiators, when it comes to the Midseason Madness. The first interregional tournament of Season 5 of the Overwatch League did not end for the APAC region as many fans hoped it would. Here is a look at what the fandom has to look forward to in…
The Seoul Dynasty has been on a roll during the Midseason Madness. The team has gone 5-1 in this sub-tournament. This is the first inter-regional tournament in which the two regions of North America and Asia will be competing against each other. Here is a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Seoul Dynasty.…
The Seoul Dynasty has had another AMA in their Gen.G Discord. The first iteration of this was with the coaches who answered questions. This time around it was Dongeon ‘FITS’ Kim, Junwoo ‘Vindaim’ Park, and Youngwan ‘Creative’ Kim answering questions that the fans asked beforehand. Not only was it entertaining and informative, but the other…
The Seoul Dynasty. The name was picked in the inaugural season of the Overwatch League to signify the legacy that this team would carve out for themselves. Throughout the history of the Seoul Dynasty, there were many close calls in regional tournaments as well as the grand final. But in the end, all titles eluded…
The first week of the Overwatch League in Season 5 brought a lot of surprises to the community of what the professionals were able to do with Overwatch 2. One of the biggest surprises was the Houston Outlaws. Instead of seeing Minjun ‘Piggy’ Shin as the main tank the DPS player of Dante ‘Danteh’ Cruz…
Even though the APAC season has been pushed back for two weeks, the teams are still ramping up for the upcoming season. The Seoul Dynasty did this by having an ‘Ask my Anything’ forum in the Gen.G Discord. Fans were able to ask questions that would be relayed to the coaches Jinmo ‘Tobi’ Yang and…
The Seoul Dynasty in the past has had a team streaming schedule. This was a past this was in relation to Gen.G’s partnership with Douyu. In this off-season, there has been no announcement of the team streaming on the Chinese platform, though other Gen.G teams such as their League of Legends team have been. This…
The Seoul Dynasty, after parting ways with Sunghyeon ‘Jjonak’ Bang is left with a light roster. There are only six players on the active roster with three DPS, one tank, and two supports. This is not unusual for the Seoul Dynasty as they last year played with a light amount of reserve players with much…
The Seoul Dynasty’s pick-up of Sunghyeon ‘Jjonak’ Bang created quite the stir in the off-season. Jjonak leaving the NYXL was a big deal as he had been the face of the organization for four seasons. The Season 1 MVP recipient picked the Seoul Dynasty as his next team, but many questions still revolve around this pick.…
When Jinmo ‘Tobi’ Yang was announced as the head coach of the Seoul Dynasty, he hopped onto Twitch for an impromptu stream. During the stream, he answered many questions that appeared in chat. Here is a breakdown of some of the most interesting answers. Coaching Related Questions Signing as the Head Coach The majority of…
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 Seonghyun ‘Jjonak’ Bang will be joining the team for Season 5. Jjonak will be joining Youngwan ‘Creative’ Kim as the flex support on the team. He will be moving from the NYXL in which he has been with since the beginning of the League. This is the first time being…
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…
Through the Overwatch League posting the contract status of the current Overwatch League players on October 13th, it was already revealed that both Junyoung ‘Profit’ Park and Dongeon ‘FITS’ Kim were returning under a new contract. Hakyong ‘Stalk3r’ Jeong was also announced to be joining the duo in the Seoul Dynasty DPS Line up. These…
Most of the current Overwatch League teams are in the process of rebuilding, many looking towards Contenders for their pickups. The T2 system is a good showcase of regional talent for any viewer that gains interest in international competition. The country of South Korea has dominated the Overwatch esports scene for most of its lifespan.…
