Second Wind Second Wind Inactive Coluge Colin Arai off tank UltraViolet Benjamin David flex support Caden William Loll dps iced Zachary Hughes dps Speedily Nicholas Zou dps have announced that DPS player ellie has left the roster following threats of doxxing and harassment. It has since been revealed ellie's identity was fabricated.

Their departure comes during the team’s run in Contenders Season 3 North America, where they recently finished first in their round robin group and have qualified for the playoffs.

ellie joined the roster two weeks ago alongside Tehpwnzorr . They did not play any matches in Contenders before they left.

Since ellie's release, it has been revealed that their identity was not real. While Second Wind did not confirm the true identity of ellie in their statement, several -- including reporter Rod "Slasher" Breslau and Cloud 9 streamer Aspen -- have alleged the ellie account is actually owned by Punisher. Punisher is a male top 500 player who has not competed in Contenders before. He has not publicly confirmed he was ellie.

In their statement, Second Wind claimed to be unaware of ellie's true identity until after the player had already stepped down from the roster.

A Unikrn article reported the paperwork to add ellie to the roster was never completed and was therefore unable to compete in any matches in their short time with the team. Second Wind stated in their Twitlonger that they reached out to Blizzard to verify ellie's identity.

Second Wind are set to play against First Generation First Generation Inactive Hooey Estevao Gama off tank Naga Nikolai Dereli dps Zaprey Nikolaj Ian Moyes dps Nomy David Ramirez tank Tensa Joshua Small support in the Contenders playoffs on January 10.

Second Wind Second Wind Inactive Coluge Colin Arai off tank UltraViolet Benjamin David flex support Caden William Loll dps iced Zachary Hughes dps Speedily Nicholas Zou dps 's roster is now:

  • Corey "sit" Scoda (DPS)
  • Justin "RinaVX" Jeon (DPS)
  • Chris "MirroR" Trịnh (DPS)
  • Nathan "FrdWnr" Goebel (Off Tank)
  • Adrian "Akawa" Kawa (Tank)
  • Robert "Haku" Blohm (Flex Support)
  • Joshua "Tehpwnzorr" Nguyen (Support)

The Second Wind Second Wind Inactive Coluge Colin Arai off tank UltraViolet Benjamin David flex support Caden William Loll dps iced Zachary Hughes dps Speedily Nicholas Zou dps staff is:

  • Ali "Pew" Anwar (Manager/Analyst)
  • Thomas "Maid" Mok (Head Coach)
  • Steven "Flubby" Coronel (Assistant Coach)
  • Eric "Wheats" Perez (Assistant Coach)