Immortals bolsters roster with a host of Korean imports

harsha

June 2, 2017

Despite strong tournament performances throughout early 2017, Immortals decided earlier today to strengthen the team with a host of signings after recent struggles. Korean players KariV and Fate, formerly of Mighty AOD, will join the roster of Immortals as the team seeks to recharge the lineup. The pair will replace Aythen and Nomy, who were both long-standing members of the team and will form the first two members of Immortals' reserve roster.

KariV is of course most famous for his Widowmaker and Tracer play throughout APEX, as he demonstrated that despite the team's failure to qualify for the playoffs, his own talent was still quite clear. The pair most recently defeated Kongdoo Panthera in a close 3-2 set.

Additionally, the team decided to add a support staff to aid in the growth of these new players and help integrate the new Korean players into the lineup. Joshua Kim, a former OGN caster and member of the Korean esports scene, will step in as the team's new manager. To join him, former Rhinos Gaming Wings coach Ookz will fill in as the new head coach. According to Immortals' blog post, Ookz was important in scouting for new players and subsequently bringing over KariV and Fate.

Immortals' new additions are exceptionally notable when so many teams are pulling out of Overwatch, and speak to the organization's commitment to the game's future.

The new Immortals roster is now:

Brady "Agilities" Girardi (DPS)
Christopher "GrimReality" Schaefer (DPS)
George "Hyped" Maganzini (Flex)
Koo "Fate" Pan-seung (Tank)
Stefano "Verbo" Disalvo (Support)
Bak "KariV" Young-seo (Support)
Kim "Ookz" Dong-wook (Coach)
Joshua "Minsoo" Kim (Manager)

Update: It has been clarified that KariV will play support for the team.

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Taichi

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i'm not happy with this
Immortals seemed so strong to me because they were a unit. A team with a long lasting roster.
But now..

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harsha

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immortals stepping up to the 2-2-2 flag meta

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TRUE

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"imports"
property now?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C37vcKCVMAAqDvC.png

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The Immortals Blog post says "support Young Seo “KariV” Bak and main tank Pan Seung “Fate” Koo to the #IMTeam."
...soo, should probably update that post to reflect that.

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thanks, didn't catch that originally

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~~The Korean players can't play in Contenders, right?~~

Looks like Immortals will still be playing with DZmins and Nomy ??

https://www.overwatchcontenders.com/teams/details/5929eaeb34b41b0a2c034cad

nvm: misread the official rules

https://www.overwatchcontenders.com/files/Full%20Ruleset.pdf

You just have to reside in USA or the other listed countries, not necessarily have citizenship.

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Dropping Nomy?? really?? he seemed like one of the better players on the roster and imo was one of the better main tanks NA

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Guinea

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Eh I liked nomy I always rooted for him but to be honest I think there is plenty of stronger MTs and I don't think he played winston that often either.

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TBH he's been the weakest link on the team recently, often charging into enemy (or get bullied) and dying first

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Nooooo Bianca was my favorite team manager

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kr taking over na

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soon NA flag will be rare

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This looks exactly like C9's roster Im very scared,hold me Guinea WutFace

Also i'd like to point out the fact that Fate got to 4.5k i think on Korean ladder only playing tank so i think he's a good swap for Nomy

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Guinea

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North Korea invades with military, South Korea invades with pro gamers.

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I am sure FaTe reached 4.7k in S3 or S4 already. this FaTe is just absolutely talented guy. even Miro mentioned him when he's talking about one of best reinhardt players.

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why kariv on support ????

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One_Punch_Man

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hmm, I don't see this working out for IMT, not because the players, but its the wrong players they released/benched/whatever the fuck you wanna call it.

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oh....Mighty AOD looked so promising too, improving pretty much every game and in the end beating kongdoo panthera :(

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Apparently Nomy and Aythen will be on IMT's reserve roster so sister team or just a nicer way of saying substitute or the bench?

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I like following players and not teams...... :( I'm sad to see Nomy benched.

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back then they sold slaves now they sell esport players LUL

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It is good for them to be paid, but I am also sad for KariV who changed position. KariV has been one of most consistent dps since coin-flip comps. he could use hero so well even though he didn't practice at much, such as roadhog or d.va, especially widowmaker. he was dps who can give some enjoys :( I hope he can do well with his new support position.

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Like C9, the 2-2-2 flag meta has proven to be strong. But for real though I'm really excited to see how well they do vs the top talent of NA so soon after big roster changes. Getting top 6 will not be easy in any way shape or form.

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