The 2020 Overwatch League offseason concludes its third week, with more players entering free agency or re-signing with their teams. Teams ranging from the reigning champions to those looking to rebound make up the highlights for this week.
The Overwatch League offseason finishes its third week. Image credit: Ben Pursell for Blizzard Entertainment.
Shock splits with Rascal
The
San Francisco Shock
San Francisco Shock
OWL
Rank #1
ChoiHyoBin
Choi Hyo-Bin (최효빈)
off tank
Viol2t
Park Min-ki
flex support
Striker
Kwon Nam-joo (권남주)
dps
smurf
Yoo Myeong-Hwan
tank
FDGoD
Brice Monscavoir
support
have split with DPS
Rascal
, and is the first player to depart from the team after they won the 2020 Overwatch League season this month.
Rascal's departure marks the end of his two year tenure with the Shock. Image credit: Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment.
Rascal was brought onto the Shock in the 2018 offseason from their academy team, NRG Esports. Since then, he helped the team win the 2019 championship and this year’s as well.
His existing contract was expiring, according to the Overwatch League’s contract page.
Dragons part ways with five
Five players from the
Shanghai Dragons
Shanghai Dragons
OWL
Rank #2
Izayaki
Kim Min-chul (김민철)
flex support
Void
Kang Jun-woo (강준우)
off tank
Molly
He Chengzhi (何诚智)
flex support
Fleta
Kim Byung-sun (김병선)
dps
LIP
Lee Jae-won (이재원)
dps
ErsTer
Jeong Joon
dps
diem
Bae Min-seong (배민성)
dps
Fate
Koo Pan-seung (구판승)
tank
LeeJaeGon
Lee Jae-gon (이재곤)
support
have departed from the team, which include DPS’
Diya
and
diem
, flex player
DDing
, off-tank
Geguri
, and flex support
Luffy
. All five of their contracts are set to expire.
Diya was with the Dragons since their first roster, while Geguri was picked up shortly after the 2018 season began, becoming the first female player in the Overwatch League. diem, DDing, and Luffy were signed during the 2018 offseason.
The departures leave Izayaki as the only player left from the 2019 Dragons roster. Image credit: Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment.
All five of them had less play time on the Dragons this season compared to their other teammates. Diya in particular did not play any games, and instead played for academy team, Team CC, as a two-way player.
The departures leaves Izayaki as the only player left from the 2019 Dragons lineup
Fusion re-sign coaches ChrisTFer and Mobydik
Assistant coaches
ChrisTFer
and
Mobydik
have re-signed with 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
for the 2021 season.
ChrisTFer will work with new head coach NineK next season. Image credit: Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment.
ChrisTFer will continue with the Fusion for a third season, while Mobydik will return for a second season. The two will work with the team’s new head coach NineK, who was signed last week in place of KDG.
The team also has analyst Seita on their staff. It is unknown if he will re-sign with them for next season.
Danteh re-signs with Outlaws
DPS
Danteh
has re-signed with the
Houston Outlaws
Houston Outlaws
OWL
Rank #19
Crimzo
William Hernandez
flex support
Piggy
Shin Min-jun
off tank
Danteh
Dante Cruz
dps
Happy
Lee Jung-woo (이정우)
dps
KSF
Kyle Frandanisa
dps
JJANGGU
Cho Myung-heum (조명흠)
tank
Hydration
João Pedro Goes Telles
flex
Joobi
Enrique Triana
support
for the 2021 season, and is the first player on the team to do so for next season.
Danteh is the first player to re-sign with the Outlaws for the 2021 season. Image credit: Robert Paul for Activision Blizzard.
Danteh will play his third season with the Outlaws since the 2019 season. Two weeks ago he said that his contract was expiring and was free to explore other offers.
He re-signs with the Outlaws after a number of others have announced their free agency or are also looking for offers.
Dynasty re-sign FITS, Marve1, and creative
DPS
FITS
, tank player
Marve1
, and flex support
creative
have re-signed with the
Seoul Dynasty
Seoul Dynasty
OWL
Rank #3
creative
Kim Young-wan (김영완)
flex support
FITS
Kim Dong-eon (김동언)
dps
Profit
Park Joon-yeong (박준영)
dps
Saebyeolbe
Park Jong Ryeol
dps
Marve1
Hwang Min-seo (황민서)
tank
Gesture
Hong Jae-hee (홍재희)
tank
ANAMO
Jeong Tae-seong (정태성)
support
for the 2021 season.
FITS, Marve1, and creative will play for the Dynasty in the 2021 season. Image provided by the Overwatch League.
Fits and Marve1 will play their third season with the Dynasty, while creative will continue for a second ever since he was promoted from Gen.G Esports in the 2019 offseason.
It’s the second round of re-signings for the Dynasty after they re-signed Profit and Gesture last week.