Machi Esports is a Taiwanese team in Contenders Pacific with a full Korean roster. They finished 4-1 in their group. I was able to speak with General Manager Ethan Liu to get his thoughts on the state of Contenders Pacific and what Blizzard can do to improve it.
Just moments ago, Overwatch pro player and community darling Brandon "Seagull" Larned posted a twee that announced his Overwatch league retirement.
“We got over 500 applications. Through a pool of 5-day online scrimmages and other recruitment methods, we narrowed it down to our top 35. We then flew all 35 out to Harrisburg."
GC Busan Wave is a relatively new team in Season 2 of Korean Overwatch Contenders. GCB has been making waves throughout the whole tournament with unique lineups, often running old school compositions
If you have been following Contenders for the past few weeks, chances are you may have heard of GC Busan Wave. GCB is a group of talented young players that were formerly known as INTRO Wave until rec
The very first champions of the Overwatch League have been crowned. As the very first OWL Champions, the London Spitfire achievement this season is made much more meaningful. It was a season that set
But these individuals, as vital and accomplished as they may be, account for a mere fraction of the work that goes into each Overwatch League production. There is an expansive behind-the-scenes crew comprised of dozens of brilliant, diverse personalities whose faces will rarely be glimpsed
After a 3-1 victory on Friday, London Spitfire continued their grand finals hot streak with a 3-0 sweep against Philadelphia Fusion. While the crowd was clearly on Fusion's side (even gently booing Spitfire at times) the original Stage 1 champions were unphased.
Fan engagement was through the roof throughout the event. The venue was filled with photo opportunities, pop-up stores, cosplayers and general OWL league fan service.
What is the core of all sports industries? Players, general managers, coaches, and owners are the people that come to mind most often, but there is one more profession that can not be left out as
So, without further ado, I would like to present my two personal picks for the MVPs of the Overwatch League Playoffs: Gesture & Neptuno.
I saw a tall jogger running towards me at a surprisingly fast pace. It was none other than Poko, running laps around the studio.
Late Tuesday night, Chris "Huk" Loranger, the President of Gaming for the Kraft Group, announced via the O.W. Discord server that Boston Uprising would be conducting open tryouts for their Overwatch
An ‘Esports Access' camp was held in UCI. This camp is the third this year, following Overwatch Bootcamp and Girls in Gaming. Starting from the 23rd of July, UCI Esports Center held a camp on
On July 21st, the Olympic Esports Forum was held in Lausanne, Switzerland.The Olympic Esports Forum was hosted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Global Association of International
We are already halfway into Season 2 of Overwatch Contenders, and it has been an amazing three weeks of constant battles in the world of Overwatch. We have put together a list of must-watch matches an
Playoffs aren't about consistency -- they are about showing up and being the better team when it counts. In that regard, Fusion put on an amazing show, steadily out maneuvering NYXL at every turn.
It was assumed that Valiant's winning understanding of the meta would carry over to the semi-finals. But they ran into a brick wall named Spitfire.
If you're not familiar with Overwatch esports, then “5 Deadly Venoms Crew” probably gives you flashbacks to a grainy, 1970s Shaw Brothers film or makes you wonder what the Wu Tang Clan is
Today, Blizzard released the following blog post detailing changes to the Support heroes of Overwatch. Popular supports like Brigitte and Mercy were both nerfed, with underused heroes like Ana, Lucio and Moira were buffed.