the same country and from the same culture for sure. How difficult was it to maintain the motivation of playing in the lower tier of teams after Misfits, especially after OWL teams were already...
I spoke withDylan"aKm"Bignet once in Taiwan, and he told me gave me the following answer when asked about which type of team he would join with regards to the OWL: "I don’t want to sign for a high...
. Shanghai Dragons still can’t play Genji or Pharah. There are so many talented players in China who can’t enter the OWL because they are too young, it is such a pity. 7. Ado is in the middle of the pack in...
With the end of the 'Stage 1' of the Overwatch League, news of teams picking up new players to further strengthen their roster is continuing to be reported. On the 14th(KST), ESPN reported Gambler's a
wave of new player acquisitions from struggling OWL teams, including the famed former Rogue player aKm joining the Dallas Fuel .
very well be the only players in OWL to sit properly, and Muma appears nonchalant until the end of each round. The League’s unabashed poster boy, Jake, elicits audible sighs from girls in the crowd...
. When we sat down to talk about his experience playing in the OWL, I wanted to know how he got here in the first place: What was your motivation for joining the Overwatch League? At first, I was just...
and analyst in League of Legends, he brings to the OWL a unique perspective, experience and a healthy dose of showmanship. Last week, we had the opportunity to ask Alberto a number of questions on his...
I wrote about Matthew "Clockwork" Dias during the pre-OWL days during his time as the DPS player for FNRGFE. But, before that, I learned about his existence as a top player when he started streaming...
the OWL, but one common feature that all of them has is the solidity of the tanks. The higher rank teams have stable tanks that play as well as they usually do in most of the matches, and the rest of...
. The battle for LA has already netted us one of the greatest OWL matches to date, and it appears that both organizations are equally matched when it comes to throwing an awesome party. A personal touch...
Week three of OWL is behind us and here comes another load of my rhetoric dedicated to its happenings. This week's twist is that it takes the form of predictions for what may or may not happen by the...
fans at the OWL arena. That whole concept -- the humiliation of a loss. It is so amplified by the presence of fans, team colors, and team logos. You now represent something that people are
live streams for the OWL every Thursday to Sunday has turned into a natural routine. The matches in Week 3 were somewhat different from the previous matches. A lot of them went into extra matches, and...
can eat every day regularly. After searching for a couple of days, I decided upon Tex-Mex as my main type of food. We know that OWL players went through rigorous scrimmages before joining teams...
was suspended for making a quip about Austin “Muma” Wilmot, OWL’s only openly gay player, during a Twitch stream. During the ELEAGUE Major, a similar situation played out. Entering the event, news...
When I was growing up, esports were always niche, always small, and always required an explanation to those unvetted. Things have changed a lot since those days.
she can be picked more. ▲ The Mercy and Junkrat nerfs will go live on Feb 22nd, when Stage 2 of the OWL begins.
experienced in the past. For even though the former LuxuryWatch players have accomplished a lot in their pre-OWL days, they are yet to make good on the promise of greatness that was their win at IEM...
▲ Photos of casting talent and OWL arena by Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment Since the launch of the Overwatch League, the important topic of female representation has been made a spectacle of...