Overwatch League Free Agency and Other News

Written by: Bryce Jackson

Seoul Dynasty transfers the rights to Tank player Jun-Hyeok “Bunny" Chae to the Los Angeles  Valiant.

Overwatch League accepts the terms of the release of Shanghai Dragons’ DPS player Fang “Undead” Chow after speculation that he may not return after leaving for China to attend to personal matters.

The Dallas Fuel have traded Support Player Scott “Custa” Kennedy to the Los Angeles Valiant for Support Player Benjamin “Unkoe” Chevasson.

After rumors of displeasure from Flex DPS Player Brandon “Seagull” Larned about a role switch, the Dallas Fuel fail to find suitable trade partners for the disgruntled player.

Los Angeles Valiant have officially released Flex player Kang-Je-"Envy" Lee after trade talks with the Seoul Dynasty and Dallas Fuel ended without a deal.

Los Angeles Valiant player Christopher “Grimreality” Schaefer will transition from active player to an assistant coaching role within the team.

Los Angeles Valiant announce the signings of DPS player Kyle “KSF” Frandanisa from the Overwatch Contenders team Simplicity and Tank player Finnbjörn “Finnsi” Jónasson from the Overwatch Contenders team Orgless and Hungry. The Valiant are also expected to announce another signing of a Support player to fill out their roster.

Los Angeles Valiant transfers DPS player Ted “Silkthread” Wang to the Los Angeles Gladiators.

Philadelphia Fusion DPS player Josh “EQO” Corona faces disciplinary action from the team following an inappropriate gesture done on his personal stream. Terms of the discipline have not  been announced as of time of writing.

In Stage 3 Blizzard has changed the format to the Stage finals. There will now be a 4 team bracket playoff to determine the stage winner. The number 1 seed will  no longer have a bye and have their choice of opponent in the first round.

Blizzard World will be added to the map pool. Stage 3 Maps: Volskya Industries, Temple of Anubis, Blizzard World, Numbani, Nepal, Ilios, Junkertown, Route 66.