The Overwatch League office has announced the player discipline tracker and suspended seven players for the beginning of the next season.
The official post is as follows:
Throughout the 2019 season we will maintain a list of players who are disciplined for infractions of the Overwatch League rules of competition and code of conduct.
As players join the Overwatch League, the league office conducts a full review of their conduct and, where appropriate, takes disciplinary action. While the league reviews each case on its own, key factors informing the level of discipline include both the severity and recency of the actions under review. During the season, the league office will continue to evaluate infractions and take action as needed.
The following list does not include players who are not currently under contract with an Overwatch League team but might face suspension or fines should they return to league play. In addition, players who have previously served penalties while playing in Contenders are generally not subject to further discipline upon joining the Overwatch League.
Among those receiving suspensions are:
- Krystal from the Hangzhou Spark Hangzhou Spark OWL Rank # BERNAR Shin Se-won (신세원) off tank irony Kim Hyeong-woo (김형우) flex support Shy Zheng Yangjie (郑杨杰) dps AlphaYi Kim Joon (김준) dps guxue Xu Qiulin (徐秋林) tank superich Wu Gengtuo (吴梗拓) support , suspended one game for account boosting.
- Apply from the Florida Mayhem Florida Mayhem OWL Rank # SirMajed Majed Alrashied flex support Checkmate Baek Seung-hun dps Hydron Isaiah Rodriguez dps someone tank ANAMO Jeong Tae-seong (정태성) support , suspended two games for account boosting.
- Colourhex from the Boston Uprising Boston Uprising OWL Rank # Valentine Kim Byoungju dps punk Leyton Gilchrist tank Faith Hong Gyu Kim support Crimzo William Hernandez support , suspended two games for account boosting.
- Viol2t from the San Francisco Shock San Francisco Shock OWL Rank # Viol2t Park Min-ki flex support Finn Oh Se-jin (오세진) flex support Proper Kim Dong-hyeon (김동현) dps s9mm Samuel Santos dps Coluge Colin Arai tank , suspended two games for account boosting.
- Neko from the Toronto Defiant Toronto Defiant OWL Rank # Twilight Lee Joo-seok (이주석) flex support Heesu Jeong Hee-su (정희수) dps Finale dps MuZe Kim Young-hun (김영훈) tank Ch0r0ng support , suspended three games for account boosting, account sharing, and obstructing league office investigation.
- Ripa from the Los Angeles Gladiators Los Angeles Gladiators OWL Rank # Shu Kim Jin-seo flex support kevster Kevin Persson dps Patiphan Patiphan Chaiwong dps Reiner Corey Scoda tank FunnyAstro Daniel Hathaway support , suspended five games for throwing matches and toxicity.
- Rise (listed on the league page as "Rise") from the Guangzhou Charge Guangzhou Charge OWL Rank # Cr0ng Nam Ki-cheol (남기철) off tank Farway1987 Cao Jiale (曹家乐) flex support choisehwan Choi Se-Hwan (최세환) dps Develop Chae Rak-hoon (채락훈) dps Rio Oh Seung-pyo (오승표) tank Unique Yoo Dong-hyun support , fined $1,000 for account sharing.
At the time of writing, the Shock, Spark, Mayhem, Charge, and Defiant have issued official statements about the matter on their respective social medias. The Uprising and Gladiators have yet to make an official statement regarding their respective players and suspensions.
League play begins on February 14 with a rematch of the inaugural season grand finals between the Philadelphia Fusion Philadelphia Fusion OWL Rank # AimGod Min-seok Kwon flex support MN3 Yoon Jae-hee dps ZEST Kim Hyun-woo (김현우) dps Belosrea tank FiXa Kwon Young Hoon (권영훈) support and London Spitfire London Spitfire OWL Rank # Landon flex support SparkR William Andersson dps Backbone Jamie O'Neill dps Hadi Daniel Bleinagel tank Admiral Oliver Vahar support .