xQc leaps into Dallas, finalizing the Fuel's roster

Razgriz

October 28, 2017

The Dallas Fuel Overwatch League franchise has announced the signing of Canadian Tank player xQc.

From Canada, please join us in welcoming @xqcOW to the Dallas Fuel! #BurnBlue pic.twitter.com/CfXINXhPmU
— Dallas Fuel (@DallasFuel) October 28, 2017

xQc formerly played for ARC6, which he was a member of since the roster's days under Denial Esports. Notably, he played alongside his new Dallas Fuel teammate, Custa, in the latter part of ARC6's lifespan. Since the death of the team, xQc's public participation in the competitive Overwatch scene has been relatively limited, save for his time with Team Canada in the World Cup this year.

This signing completes the 9-player roster of the Fuel, a number which was previously teased by the team's head coach, KyKy, on Twitter. Seagull and Custa were recently signed to the Dallas Fuel, adding further talent to the former EnVyUs roster. Eight countries across four continents are represented in this melting pot of a team that looks to be one of the Overwatch League's top dogs.

The finalized Dallas Fuel roster is:

Kim "EFFECT" Hyeon (DPS)
Timo "Taimou" Kettunen (DPS)
Pongphop "Mickie" Rattanasangohod (Flex)
Brandon "Seagull" Larned (Flex)
Christian "cocco" Jonsson (Tank)
Félix “xQc” Lengyel (Tank)
Sebastian "chipshajen" Widlund (Support)
Scott "Custa" Kennedy (Support)
Jonathan "HarryHook" Tejedor Rua (Support)
Kyle "KyKy" Souder (Coach)

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Mert

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The FLAGS PogChamp

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Not enough flags imo.

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I don’t understand this addition considering how good cocco is. Plus if it’s because they want a tank sub, there’s so many great tanks out there who are better than XQC (fragi, tonic, etc.)

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But none of them have the following which xQc does. His Winston is good enough to deserve a role as sub tank for them, and the following he brings is just great for marketing reasons. Cocco being as good as he is meant that they didn't need to a find another incredible tank for the roster.

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It's not all about his fanbase. xQc's aggressive playstyle is also different from cocco's and can match NV/Dallas' approach to certain maps

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Ok maybe it will work better with Mickie’s aggressive style of DVA. I just wasn’t personally as impressed with XQC in the past, but I bet by the time OWL comes around he’ll be way better.

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"xQc would've been my tank choice in OWL. Ridiculous talent, very driven player. So happy for him, he deserves it.
Can we talk about how much KyKy has been beasting for Dallas? He's gonna get them that title." - Alicus

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Doubling on roles is actually the smartest thing to do going forward. They added a flex DPS, a flex support and a main tank. Got everything covered and some more.

Other than that, I'm curious as to how you came with that statement about Fragi and Tonic being better ?
People need to realize that regardless of their perception of a player's skill level, there are plenty other factors that go in when picking up a player.

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I just thought they had amazing performances throughout the entirety of contenders, and they aren’t even in OWL. Anyways, there’s a reason they picked XQC up and I hope his future performances will shut me up.

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xQc is seen as t1 Winston by Korean players. He brings a lot of aggressiveness that Cocco doesn't have. As a Finn I would've really loved to see Fragi getting that spot as he is super aggressive as well but I don't think he is better or even as good of Winston than xQc

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Kings of the flag meta

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i dont really see them switching tanks alot with the main roster being this stable at the moment.
and mickie is pretty much a must have for any game cuz he just keeps the fun and moral up

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That's why none of us are in charge of player selection and coaching for that team. It's pretty obvious we lack the foresight and the understanding to make proper sense of their roster choice, because OWL will change how team approach building their squads.

It's no longer just about having a solid 6, and no player is untouchable for the sake of being effective and flexible in as many situations as possible.

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This will be interesting, to say the least. This team will be fun to watch.

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in my opinion, this pick was mostly for marketing, but lets see what happens until OWL mayb a rein Winston or even 3 tank meta will return.

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xQc PogChamp

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Called it PogChamp

I still really think Fuel should pick up xQc, I think he's one of the best Winston players in NA, and his Reinhardt is really underrated - and as poi suggested it would allow Cocco to play Zarya again if needed.

Cocco is way more flexible than he gets credit for and if Fuel could tap into that it would be amazing to see

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I still can't get over how much of a shame it is that Knoxxx isn't in OWL. He would've been perfect for the Fuel, and would've preserved flag meta!

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Doesn’t xQc preserve flag meta as well? Or am I missing something?

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He does. I'm just saying Knoxxx would have done it too.

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not even sure knoxxx is able to play a decent rein

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xQc is better Winston my doggie

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You just have to check "Winston's lab" stats about Winston Contenders player. Knoxxx beat all of them easly.

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Everyone keeps forgetting that Cocco is a god tier flex tank as well and this frees him up to take on that role. xQc is the internethulk they haven't had in a long time.

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Total surprise. I will never doubt kyky though. Go DF

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DF
DAFRAN????????? PogChamp
MiniK

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RIP, PMA.

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Excited to see this roster and what Kyky does with it, so many good options

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People have to start rethinking how teams will approach making rosters in OWL. Whether it's to meta proof themselves, shore up any weaknesses they have or even to have high level backups on the roster, I believe we're going to see more of this approach in future seasons if OWL is able to solidify itself as a mainstay of eSports.

Yes they have overlap, I'm pretty sure they're aware of it, but given the new looks they started giving us at Contenders S1 this move makes sense and is in line with what seems to be their philosophy on this.

I'm really looking forward to seeing how rosters change over the seasons, specially after this first one since they're likely, imo, to be very volatile as teams, players and management figure out what works and what doesn't.

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Awesome pickup, love xQc. DF and the c9/London squad are looking like major frontrunners for season 1.

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Don't forget Seoul with their new additions! They got found out against Busan, but their new roster has so much more flexibility and comfortably beat C9KD and MY

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I think Fleta is a beast and Munchkin is an upgrade over EscA/Gido/LTJ, but I need to see more of them before I can really say for sure they can compete with the world's best DPS duos.

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almost a unique flag for each player

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Gonna be a killer roster.

At this point, how can you NOT root for DF.

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Because I'm rooting for LAV

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Dammit LordOfHorns

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Houston Outlaws!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE BABY!

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WE GOT FUN AND GAMES

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WE GOT EVERYTHING YOU WANT

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HONEY WE KNOW THE NAMES

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Now that we know all the names

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you ruined it

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They are gonna need Mickie and PMA Taimou sitting on both sides of xqc just to offset his toxic.

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:grammar:

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http://www.dictionary.com/browse/gonna welcome to 2017 b****

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Will be interesting to see how the taimou and xqc personalities will interact.

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I get the feeling that Taimou is genuinely amused by xQc

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3/5 winston 2/5 rein

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I see what they are going for, and love the custa pick, meaning they have a top tier zen and sombra allowing Harry to not just be stuck on lucio Etc, but, there are a lot better players than xQc... which strikes me in a strange way

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I respectfully disagree. I understand that xQc is eccentric to say the least, but even the koreans think he is a formidable tank player. I think this was mentioned before too.

If you are basing your judgment on his performance in ranked, please don't: scrims are a totally different environment.

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Just for your evidence with the Koreans, Fissure said that he was best NA Winston player. (With cocco 2nd).

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Juste take a look at this :
https://www.winstonslab.com/player_rankings/singleEvent.php?id=79

First tank of Contender player, Knoxxx, even with a team not in form.

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I’m not saying Knoxxx isn’t good, which he is and I would have loved to see him on Dallas as an Envy fan. I’m just giving evidence for the other guy saying Koreans valuing xQc.

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#53 - Juste take a look at this :
https://www.winstonslab.com/player_rankings/singleEvent.php?id=79
First tank of Contender player, Knoxxx, even with a team not in form.

Valid point but stats are only part of the picture and we clearly lack a lot of information on the matter. It's very unfortunate that Knoxx, AKM and Winz won't get to show their skills in OWL but if they stick around I can only assume they'd be front runners for season 2.

I think the current consensus is that turnover will most likely affect almost every team so players that were passed on, and that are still playing the game, might get their time in the spotlight.

A lot of things will most likely depend on how Contenders S2 and the OWL S2 signing period will be handled.

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xQc wasn't in contenders S1, kind of makes no sense to compare them.

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