The
Philadelphia Fusion
Philadelphia Fusion
OWL
Rank #4
Alarm
Kim Kyeong-bo (김경보)
flex support
Carpe
Lee Jae-hyeok (이재혁)
dps
sHockWave
Niclas Smidt Jensen
dps
Mano
Kim Dong-gyu (김동규)
tank
FunnyAstro
Daniel Hathaway
support
have parted ways with head coach
KDG
, and have signed
Paris Eternal
Paris Eternal
OWL
Rank #7
Kaan
Emir Kaan Okumus
flex support
ELLIVOTE
Elliot Vaneryd
off tank
Naga
Nikolai Dereli
dps
ONIGOD
Stefan Fiskerstrand
dps
Tsuna
Samir Ikram
dps
Daan
Daniël Vincentius Paulus Scheltema
tank
neptuNo
Alberto González
support
general manager
NineK
to take over the vacant spot.
Everyone please give a warm welcome to our new Head Coach, @NineK_OW!
— Philadelphia Fusion (@Fusion) October 23, 2020
We are very excited to head into the 2021 season under his leadership, welcome to Fusion NineK! #PhillyPower pic.twitter.com/QNz26qXCE6
KDG joined the Fusion during the 2019 offseason, where he was previously the head coach of the Seoul Dynasty in the 2019 season.
NineK returns to a coaching role after taking general manager duties for the Eternal in the 2020 season. The last time he coached was with the San Francisco Shock in the 2018 season and their 2019 championship season win.
The signing of NineK comes as a number of players and coaches from the Eternal have left, with NineK's departure being announced today.
The Fusion have also parted ways with flex support Boombox and DPS ChipSa, who were listed as free agents in the Overwatch League's contract page.
The Fusion finished fourth in the 2020 Grand Finals, where they were eliminated in the first lower bracket match against eventual runner-ups, the Seoul Dynasty.