Kroenke Sports & Entertainment has secured a spot in Activision-Blizzard's upcoming Call of Duty Franchise League. Due to Immortals Gaming Club also owning a CoD franchise, the rivalry established between the Los Angeles Valiant and Los Angeles Gladiators in the Overwatch League will have a chance to expand into an entirely different esport.
In the final stage of the Overwatch League, the Atlanta Reign had a resurgence after a disappointing Stage 2 and 3. A huge part of the Reign's success is due to the new role lock meta. Erster spoke with Inven Global about playing DPS in this stage, becoming a Hanzo god, and how Atlanta will improve on heading into play-ins.
The Los Angeles Valiant are only one win away from qualifying for the play-in tournament. The hardest part about it is that they need a win against the San Francisco Shock or Los Angeles Gladiators. After the Valiant's win against Boston in Week 4, Russell "FCTFCTN" Campbell spoke with Inven Global about the 2020 season, the LA homestand, and adapting to the meta.
Choi "HOTBA" Hong-joon joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie for a quick chat about sweeping the NYXL, playing in Stage 3's Atlanta homestand, and the future of Overwatch League.
Overwatch League franchise Washington Justice announced that the organization would be adding Analynn "bawlynn" Dang as the team's General Manager for the 2020 season. Bawlynn was most recently holding the position of Community Manager for Overwatch League franchise Los Angeles Gladiators, as well as retaining duties as General Manager for Team USA during the Overwatch World Cup.
Overwatch League Stage 3 Champions Shanghai Dragons is experiencing its best stretch in organizational history, but playtime for Se-yeon "Geguri" Kim has been scarce. Lara Lunardi sat down with the All-Star Tank to give her a proper re-introduction.
Vancouver Titans continue their reign of dominance in Stage 4. A huge factor for the Titans' success is Sang-beom "Bumper" Park. Bumper spoke with Inven Global about his thoughts on the new meta, and delved into his positive outlook in and out of the game.
Ethan "Stratus" Yankel is one of the factors in the Washington Justice's success in Stage 4. Stratus spoke with Inven Global about playing with Corey and the ups and downs of this season.
Sung-hyeon "JJoNak" Bang, last season's MVP and his team, New York Excelsior dominated the past two years of Overwatch League. JJoNak spoke with Inven Global about the team's struggles, what NYXL can improve on, and the background behind his tattoos.
Minho "Architect" Park sat in the bench for the majority of the season. It was until Stage 4 we got to see what kind of role he is playing for the San Francisco Shock. Architect talked to Inven Global about improving on the bench and his thoughts on how strong the Shock currently is.
Misfits Gaming, which owns Miami-based Overwatch League team the Florida Mayhem, will work with Gift of Life to educate the public and recruit new marrow and stem cell donors at tournaments and gaming events. Gift of Life registers volunteer bone marrow and stem cell donors to help cure leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell, and nearly 100 other diseases through transplantation.
A new stage and new meta mean the same dominance for the Vancouver Titans. The Titans ended Week 1 with a 2-0. After their win against Florida Mayhem, Hyeon-Woo "JJANU" Choi spoke with Inven Global about Stage 3 and gathered his thoughts about his MVP nomination.
The Shanghai Dragons evolved from being a good team to a great team after winning Stage 3. YOUNGJIN spoke with Inven Global about Stage 3 including the playoffs and who he thought was their biggest roadblock on the way to being Stage 3 champions.
The Los Angeles Valiant went from a winless Stage 1 to the Stage 3 playoffs. They had a tough opponent against the Hangzhou Spark where they won against all odds. Shax spoke with Inven Global about the game-winning D.Va play and thoughts on his first playoff game.
The San Francisco Shock are ready to defend their Stage 2 championship. The first casualty for the Shock was the Seoul Dynasty. After their victory, Hyo-bin "ChoiHyoBin" Choi spoke with Inven Global about any setbacks in Stage 3, preparing for playoff games, and thoughts on the next match.
The Titans are in the stage playoffs once again trying to reclaim the crown that the Shock obtained in Stage 2. Min-soo "SeoMinSoo" Seo spoke with Inven Global about mental preparation for the stage playoffs and whether any stress and criticism affect his play.
Going into this season, it was hard to predict how well the San Francisco Shock will perform due to the last year's performance. Crusty spoke with Inven Global about the team's success, how he managed to change the team's philosophy, and about coaching in this year's World Cup.
Vancouver Titans are dominating on the debut season this year in the Overwatch League. Harsha spoke with Inven Global about the team's success, any struggles, and being part of this year's World Cup.
Seoul Dynasty has been an inconsistent team throughout the season. They have not able to find the playstyle that are able to get them to the next level. Byung-sun "Fleta" Kim spoke with Inven Global about the ups and downs for Seoul and his predictions about Stage 4.
The Los Angeles Valiant started 0-7 and last place in the Overwatch League. Since that time, they are 8-6 heading into the Stage 3 playoffs. KSF spoke with Inven Global his growth in the Overwatch League, how the Valiant is turning losses into wins, and thoughts on his potential.