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On January 14, the Hangzhou Spark announced that they were calling up their support duo from BiliBili Gaming to the main roster. Tong “Coldest” Xiaodong and Liu “M1ka” Jiming are only new additions to the Spark roster after the team retained a majority of their team for the 2020 season. While the language barrier with the rest of the…
OW Beacon reported late last night that Head Coach of the Chengdu Hunters, Xingrui “RUI” Wang, is stepping down due to health issues. The Hunter announced the departure on Weibo, a Chinese equivalent to Twitter, but have yet to make an official announcement on their English Twitter. RUI was formerly the coach of the Shanghai…
The Overwatch World Cup returned to Blizzcon this past weekend for another iteration of the beloved international event. From its origins during the game’s infancy, the World Cup has always been a celebration of the competitive scene and a joyous conclusion to the Overwatch calendar. Though, 2019 saw the tournament marred by a condensed format,…
One of the most notable teams to grace the World Cup stage, Team China is now coming into 2019 with the intention of winning. This year they’re fielding a star-studded 2019 roster featuring some of the best Chinese players in the scene. After coming so far then being denied the 2018 trophy at the hands…
Coming back from a 2-3 deficit, the Atlanta Homestand weekend was a surprisingly dominant showing for the Guangzhou Charge. They defeated the Shanghai Dragons after a rough loss the week prior, and stomped the Washington Justice. Between the two days of festivities I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to two players; Day…
The Overwatch League’s eight new expansion teams have generated a lot of excitement during the off-season. The Hangzhou Spark first grabbed attention with their bright color scheme, but their moves since then have shown that there’s much more to the team than flashy jerseys. The Spark have picked up a solid rotation of players, bolstered…
If there is one lesson to be gleaned from Season 1 of the Overwatch League, it’s the value of stability. Early season roster experiments largely gave way to stable cores across the league. The teams that stood at the end of the year were those that knew exactly who they were. For the London Spitfire,…
The 2018 Overwatch World Cup was a major highlight of the off-season, and it provided countries a chance to showcase their talent. Time in that spotlight provided several players with a chance to make names for themselves. As Overwatch League teams started signing new players, many new arrivals had already developed reputations and earned new…
As we try to evaluate which players and teams will do best in the 2019 season, we have to consider the backgrounds of each player. Is previous Overwatch League experience the best indicator of value? Or, is performing in World Cup and Contenders settings equally valuable? As we see teams form their identities and acquire…
The Chengdu Hunters have signed Chunting “Kyo” Kong, Li “Garry” Guan and Xianyao “Yveltal” Li to their Overwatch League roster, the team announced via Tweet on Wednesday. Kyo, formerly of Team CC, is an Ana/Zenyatta player with two full years of experience under his belt. Team CC has had varied success throughout the last three seasons…
The Hangzhou Spark have signed former X6 support Hui-chang “BeBe” Yoon and former T1w player Cai “Krystal” Shilong, the team announced via tweet on Tuesday. Krystal has played for Team China for two years in a row now, and was a top performer at BlizzCon, where Team China took second place against Team South Korea.…
In a Friday evening Tweet, the Hangzhou Spark announced their first signings: frontliners Xu “guxue” Qiulin and Da-un “Nosmite” Jeong. Guxue is best known for his recent performance with Team China in the Overwatch World Cup, where he proved integral in China’s second-place finish at BlizzCon. His aggressive, intelligent tank play has been acclaimed across the world, and…
#1 Xu “guxue” Qiulin: Main Tank from China A short 22 days ago, perhaps the hottest OWL prospect in the entire world turned 18. However, to what should be considered tragic to many, he is not yet signed to an OWL team. The Chinese main tank put on an absolute spectacle throughout the entirety of…
This past qualifier came down to the final day of matches, with three teams’ hopes and dreams of Blizzcon hanging in the balance. With China, the dominant juggernaut of the group, having already secured their spot, only Sweden, Australia, and Denmark were left with a chance. While Sweden notably underperformed throughout the qualifier, most expected…
