The
Los Angeles Valiant
Los Angeles Valiant
OWL
Rank #15
Molly
He Chengzhi (何诚智)
flex support
Diya
Lu Weida (陆炜达)
dps
innovation
Oh Seok-hyun (오석현)
dps
Becky
Il-ha Kim (김일하)
dps
Ezhan
dps
Marve1
Hwang Min-seo (황민서)
tank
Lengsa
Chen Jingyi (陈婧逸)
support
have parted ways with off-tank player
SPACE
, flex support
KariV
and DPS player
Agilities
. This was followed by the
Los Angeles Gladiators
Los Angeles Gladiators
OWL
Rank #4
Shu
Kim Jin-seo
flex support
kevster
Kevin Persson
dps
Patiphan
Patiphan Chaiwong
dps
Reiner
Corey Scoda
tank
FunnyAstro
Daniel Hathaway
support
picking up SPACE, and the
Toronto Defiant
Toronto Defiant
OWL
Rank #14
Twilight
Lee Joo-seok (이주석)
flex support
Heesu
Jeong Hee-su (정희수)
dps
Finale
dps
MuZe
Kim Young-hun (김영훈)
tank
Ch0r0ng
support
adding KariV to their roster.
Today we are announcing the departure of @SPACEOW, @Agilities, & @KariVOW.
— Los Angeles Valiant (@LAValiant) October 23, 2019
We will always look back at the time spent with these players with nothing but gratitude. Thank you for bringing so much joy, and thank you for showing us what it means to be a 7.#WingsOut pic.twitter.com/M73mLngz6i
3...2...1....BLAST OFF! 🚀
— Los Angeles Gladiators (@LAGladiators) October 23, 2019
Please join us in welcoming @SPACEOW to the Gladiators! pic.twitter.com/0r6ijM4LJV
Please join us in welcoming @KariVOW to the Defiant! We're so incredibly excited to have him on our roster and can't wait to see him in red and black. Thanks @LAValiant, we'll take good care of him. Stay tuned for more excitement during googly eyes season! #RiseTogether pic.twitter.com/2R627zZssZ
— Toronto Defiant (@TorontoDefiant) October 23, 2019
All three were on the Valiant's inaugural roster for the 2018 Overwatch League season. KariV and Agilities joined from parent organization Immortals, while SPACE played on Cloud9 EU beforehand.
In the 2018 season, the Valiant won the Stage 4 finals and finished the season in the top four. This season, they ended their run in 13th place with a 12-16 record in the regular season and were one spot short of qualifying for the play-in tournament.
SPACE joins the Gladiators after they finished in the top six this season; they finished the regular season in fifth to qualify for the playoffs, and were eliminated in the lower bracket to eventual champions the San Francisco Shock.
Last week saw three players depart the Gladiators; rOar was signed to the Washington Justice, Hydration followed suit with the Houston Outlaws, and Ripa announced his free agency.
KariV moves to the Defiant following their first season as an expansion team, where they tied for 17th place at the conclusion of the 2019 season with an 8-20 record in the regular season.
The Defiant also made changes to their roster last week, where former Paris Eternal head coach Féfé was added as their new head coach, and Yakpung parted ways with the team. Yakpung was the fifth player to be cut by the Defiant this offseason.
FCTFCTN, Shax and McGravy are currently subject to team option according to the Overwatch League.