Midnight released from XL2 Academy

XL2 Academy has released flex tank player Midnight.

• June 5, 2018 • by tamagao

ViViD replaces Renanthera as coach of Toronto Esports

Toronto Esports have parted ways with head coach Renanthera and have since hired ViViD as the team's new coach.

• June 5, 2018 • by tamagao

6nakes debut new roster at Pit

6nakes have entered the Pit Championship with a new roster consisting of only one returning player.

• June 2, 2018 • by tamagao

Fusion University takes Simplicity's spot in Pit

Simplicity has dropped out of the Pit Championship North America, and will be replaced by defending champions Fusion University.

• June 2, 2018 • by tamagao

Meta Athena adds Selly

Former Cloud9 DPS Selly has joined Meta Athena as a support.

• May 31, 2018 • by tamagao

ESWC to host €10,000 French LAN

A 10,000 Euro LAN will be held at the Esport Arena in Paris, France.

• May 30, 2018 • by tamagao

Pit Championship Season 3 announced

The Overwatch Pit Championship returns for the third time in a showcase of some familiar talents and some new faces.

• May 30, 2018 • by tamagao

Recry rejoins Meta Athena

Recry has rejoined Meta Athena after last playing for the team during the 2017 Nexus Cup Annual Finals.

• May 30, 2018 • by tamagao

Karasuno replaces Simplicity in BEAT

Karasuno replaces Simplicity while GOATs is the eighth team announced to play in the BEAT Invitational.

• May 28, 2018 • by tamagao

Grizzlys announce new roster

Grizzlys have changed half their starting lineup ahead of the BEAT Invitational.

• May 28, 2018 • by tamagao

Simplicity player DPS leaves organization

Former Simplicity main tank player DPS has announced his free agency.

• May 25, 2018 • by tamagao

Klaus becomes a free agent

Former Isurus Gaming and team Argentina 2017 DPS Klaus has announced his free agency.

• May 25, 2018 • by tamagao

Trials to be played on Overwatch League patch

Blizzard has made the decision to play Trials on patch 1.22. The live patch is 1.24.

• May 25, 2018 • by tamagao

Los Angeles Valiant partner with Otter Pops

The Los Angeles Valiant have partnered with Otter Pops, a provider of frozen snacks.

• May 24, 2018 • by tamagao

Editorial: More must be done to make Contenders sustainable

The Contenders system Blizzard has put into place is a good start, but more needs to be done to make it truly sustainable.

• May 23, 2018 • by tamagao

Last Night's Leftovers make fresh additions to the fridge

Last Night's Leftover has made several roster swaps ahead of BEAT, and has also brought in a coaching staff with OWL experience.

• May 23, 2018 • by tamagao

dridro leaves Copenhagen Flames

Only half of the Copenhagen Flames roster remains after dridro's departure from the team.

• May 23, 2018 • by tamagao

BEAT Invitational Season 4 announced

The BEAT Invitational returns for their fourth season of competition in an eight team tournament featuring several North American Contenders teams.

• May 22, 2018 • by tamagao

MikeyA leaves Mayhem Academy

DPS player MikeyA has left Mayhem Academy and is now a free agent in search of a new team.

• May 21, 2018 • by tamagao

iNSANE leaves Team BlossoM

iNSANE has left BlossoM in search of a new team.

• May 20, 2018 • by tamagao

Mayhem Academy lose players and coach

Mayhem Academy has lost an assistant coach, a main tank, and a support since the end of Contenders.

• May 20, 2018 • by tamagao

Meta Gaming makes changes to both squads

The Meta has dropped a player from both its Athena and Bellum rosters, and a new coach has been added to the Bellum coaching staff.

• May 20, 2018 • by tamagao

Hayko leaves Copenhagen Flames

Hayko is now the second player to leave the organization following the end of Contenders.

• May 18, 2018 • by tamagao

Vivo Keyd roster picked up by Revoltz e-Sports

Revoltz e-Sports Club has acquired the Vivo Keyd roster ahead of Contenders Trials.

• May 15, 2018 • by tamagao

Stage 4 to be played on pre-Hanzo rework patch

The next stage of the Overwatch League will not be played on the patch that is currently being run on live servers.

• May 15, 2018 • by tamagao

Shake finds coaching success with Boston Uprising

Shake has gone from one of North America's most accomplished flex supports to a coach on one of the Overwatch League's most accomplished teams.

• May 15, 2018 • by tamagao

Seven DPS Ukn0w retires

Ukn0w, who has played DPS for Seven since their 2017 Open Division title, has retired from Overwatch.

• May 15, 2018 • by tamagao

ENCE eSports releases roster

ENCE eSports has released their Overwatch roster after failing to qualify for Contenders Trials.

• May 14, 2018 • by tamagao

Battalion Esports drop Macca and Sarpe, pick up Delevingne and Darken2k

Battalion Esports has dropped Macca and Sarpe and acquired Delevingne and Darken2k from Caverna E-Sports.

• May 14, 2018 • by tamagao

Mirage Sport Électronique introduce Overwatch team

A Quebec-based esports organization is hoping to qualify into Contenders through Open Division play.

• May 11, 2018 • by tamagao

KyKy joins Houston Outlaws

The Houston Outlaws have signed to their coaching staff former Dallas Fuel head coach KyKy.

• May 10, 2018 • by tamagao

Brasil Gaming House bring back kolero

kolero, who played for the original iteration of Brasil Gaming House, has returned to the organization.

• May 10, 2018 • by tamagao

Angry Titans have been summoned in Poland

After surviving a 2017 that was unkind to teams looking for organizations, the players of Angry Titans hope to attain success with the organization that finally came to their doors.

• May 9, 2018 • by tamagao

Uprising and Shock shuffle head coaching staff

The Uprising is left without a head coach as Crusty leaves for the Shock.

• May 9, 2018 • by tamagao

A British Hurricane is in the forecast for Poland

The members of British Hurricane talked about joining an academy team, European Overwatch, and Poland.

• May 7, 2018 • by tamagao

Two leave That's a Disband

The flex and DPS for That's a Disband have announced their departures from the team.

• May 6, 2018 • by tamagao

Tonic leaves Orgless & Hungry

Orgless & Hungry main tank Tonic has left the team.

• May 6, 2018 • by tamagao

PoPiFresH and Copenhagen Flames split

PoPiFresH will not return to the Copenhagen Flames for the next season of Contenders.

• May 6, 2018 • by tamagao

McGravy EnVisions a bright future ahead of Poland

Ahead of the LAN playoffs in Poland, McGravy talks about himself, EnVision and their quest to make it to the Overwatch League.

• May 6, 2018 • by tamagao

T-Mobile partners with Houston Outlaws

The Houston Outlaws have partnered with wireless provider T-Mobile.

• May 4, 2018 • by tamagao

MVP Space part with QOQ and OneFact

MVP Space has announced longtime DPS and flex players OneFact and QOQ have been released from the team by mutual agreement.

• May 4, 2018 • by tamagao

The creation of a Korean esports Dynasty

Arnold Hur, Chief Growth Officer of KSV eSports and the Seoul Dynasty, answers questions about the Overwatch League franchise and broader esports organization.

• May 2, 2018 • by tamagao

Keyd Stars to field new roster for Trials

Keyd Stars has completely rebuilt its lineup ahead of its upcoming Contenders Trials run.

• April 29, 2018 • by tamagao

Florida Mayhem bolster coaching staff with yeHHH

The Florida Mayhem have added yeHHH to their coaching staff.

• April 25, 2018 • by tamagao

Contenders LAN venue and talent announced

The venue and talent lineup have been announced for the Contenders North America and Europe LAN final. Following the championship matches within each region, a showmatch between the two champions will be played.

• April 25, 2018 • by tamagao

Grizzlys drop supports and coach

Following their failure to make the playoffs in Contenders North America, Grizzlys Esports has slashed two players and a coach.

• April 25, 2018 • by tamagao

Contenders NA and EU playoffs to be held in Poland

The grand finals of Contenders North America and Contenders Europe will be played in Poland as four teams from each region have secured their tickets.

• April 23, 2018 • by tamagao

No Clout announces new roster

No Clout, once just a few maps from qualifying for Contenders, has announced its new roster with a hitscan DPS to be announced.

• April 20, 2018 • by tamagao

NRG Esports partners with University of California

NRG Esports and the San Francisco Shock have partnered up with nearby University of California - Berkeley.

• April 20, 2018 • by tamagao