zappis joins Mayhem

tamagao

February 2, 2018

Finnish flex tank player zappis has joined the Florida Mayhem. zappis is both the first player to be added to what was originally the Misfits roster as well as the first pickup officially announced for the midseason signing period.

Welcoming @zappisOW !!!

Our new sub has arrived!!

Read here: https://t.co/XzLyHAOvil pic.twitter.com/zG0w2gXofA
— Florida Mayhem 🌴💣 (@FLMayhem) February 2, 2018

As the smallest roster in the Overwatch League, the Mayhem were expected to make some moves when the signing period opened. The team was previously restricted to using a singular lineup as they fielded just six players, the League minimum. This limited roster has led to little success for the franchise, as the team currently sits at 11th in the standings with a 1-6 record and 7-21 map record.

With this signing, five of the six members of Team Gigantti's 2017 Contenders Season One roster are now on Overwatch League teams. The team's Tracer specialist, Davin, is the only one left not playing at the Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles.

In a news post on the Florida Mayhem website that has since been taken down, it was stated that zappis will join the team in Stage 2. Whether this will be the case for all midseason signings made over the next week remains to be seen.

The Florida Mayhem play their next match February 2 at 7 PM EST against the San Francisco Shock, however zappis won't make his Overwatch League debut until February 22 when the Mayhem play the New York Excelsior.

The Florida Mayhem roster is now:

Kevyn "TviQ" Lindström (DPS)
Andreas "Logix" Berghmans (DPS)
Tim "Manneten" Bylund (Flex)
Joonas "zappis" Alakurtti (Flex)
Johan "CWoosH" Klingestedt (Tank)
Sebastian "Zebbosai" Olsson (Support)
Aleksi "Zuppeh" Kuntsi (Support)
Vytis "Mineral" Lasaitis (Head Coach)

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Triangleman

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Now the question is, how does he feel about driving a bus?

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You know what i don't get?

These teams all signed in for 20 million bucks and some of them can't make a simple video or do a decent Photoshop job to save their lives...

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Deserved. Best of luck zapp/Mayhem

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Still blows my mind how they didn't pick him and Fragi up right off the bat instead of only getting 1 of them now when in reality it's Fragi they need more.

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power of friendship and nepotism i guess otherwise they would still have reinforce :D

#5

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Is Zappis honestly the player they needed ? I'm so done with them I really wanted them to do good sigh. They need tank and support synergy, maybe even a better shotcaller, logix and tviq don't have space to work with

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Taichi

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not really.
hes a good addition but they're not lacking flex players but tank players.

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If nothing else he's insurance against someone getting ill. Having a sub flex player at least lets you play if someone isn't well enough to on a given day

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Super happy for him, he deserves it.

Florida Mayhem on the up!

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Great player but absolutely the opposite of what they need. Unless they're planning to completely alter Zappis's hero pool, it becomes mostly useless when Manneten is one of the best off-tank players in the league.
Mayhem needs another full time hitscan player, along with a stronger option for a main tank, and more flexibility in the support category. I'm happy for Zappis and all, but if they don't get more, they're never going to improve drastically enough to make an impact in this League.

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Aye on paper, granted I've not been watching any of the OWL but is Logix still a one trick tracer? this change can free Cwoosh up to dps and have Zappis play tank for a bit and vice versa, while it ain't gonna solve all the problems they have it can still solve some and these guys won't improve overnight shits gonna take time so this is a very positive change even if it ain't the big one they need yet.

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Zappis wasn't an off-tank main for like 75%+ of his career. He's been around for a long time. He's just a really good flex player, he can play anything(except genji) at a good level.

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as long they keep zebo on support they will not win much
guy was one of the best flex players out there at the start and now hes just wasting his talent.

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His communication/leadership was one of his biggest upsides when he played TF2 and I wouldn't be too surprised if it's the same here. It's a little easier to lead a team from a support role and I think that's much of the reason he plays it. That said, I do agree with you that it's a shame he doesn't get to flex more often.

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Taichi

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they already tried this and failed.
there are ton of better flex players besides zebbo.

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Did everyone forget that zappis is one of the most flexible players in overwatch second to gods and haksal?

He played ana in triple tank triple sup, he played tracer in triple dps, he played flex tank in 2-2-2

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yeah but hes for sure no main tank and him playing supp is a waste.

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CamRa

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I dunno Gods and Haksal made it work

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Have to agree with Cam, he might not be top 2-3 at any of the roles he can play, but considering that felxibility has been Florida's main focus, and that he will find an environment that's "familiar" (no KO, no ultra young NA player, but old EU veterans he's been playing with/vs for years), there are positive aspects.

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perfect spot for him to land. When in doubt, add a Fin

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Zebbo & Zappis reunited PogChamp

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CamRa

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You mean zuppeh and zappis?

#21

Kryma

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they played tf2 together

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CamRa

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ah ok

#23

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Kryma when skitlite reunited?

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never it was cancer

#24

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WUT? They need to bench trashcan tracer onetrick Logix and find versitile hitscan player

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First he's not a onetrick, amazing Widow, great McCree and good Soldier
Second if I had to pick 2 players to "save" during these first matches, are him and Manneten.

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if they should bench anyone it's Tviq.

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Well this last match he played well, but have the feeling that he's the one underperforming the most, I mean considering how good he could potentially play.

In the small interview over.gg posted, damn if he had a tired face...

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