Blackwatch Report

Today we're interviewing Gods from Gladiators Legion, one of the OGs of pro Overwatch. We're talking about the interesting comps, the stability of path to pro and making the swap from DPS to OffTank 

We're breaking down yesterday's matches, previewing tonight's and next Tuesday's and talking some more player moves.Scene news/HNP Community NewsNews 1 - TRZP will cast NA contenders with Avast (formerly of LGEvil and Boston Uprising) (Kyle predicted this literally 18 minutes before the announcement)Ham Tornado and Boopasaurus are the other casting pairhttps://twitter.com/Avast_o/status/1067114262563295232Roster MovesNews 1 - KW NATrill confirmed to be in NA for the start of Contenders with Team Envyhttps://twitter.com/Trill_ow/status/1066870006057553920News 2 - TR CNKephrii will be in Korea for the PAC contenders, he’s playing withhttps://twitter.com/Kephrii/status/1066852033435758593News 3 - KW CNCharge announce multi national roster featuring some familiar NA contenders talentChoi "HOTBA" Hong-joon (Off Tank) (Philadelphia Fusion)Charlie "nero" Zwarg (DPS) (Toronto Esports)Kim "Shu" Jin-seo (Flex Support) (Toronto Esports) Finley "Kyb" Adisi (DPS) (British Hurricane) Ou "Eileen" Yiliang (欧倚良) (DPS) (LGD)Chen "OnlyWish" Lizhen (陈李桢) (Support) (LGD)Oh "Rio" Seung-pyo (오승표) (Tank) (Meta Bellum)Lee "WonJaeLee" Won-jae (Flex Support) (Meta Bellum)Lee "Happy" Jung-woo (이정우) (DPS) (Meta Bellum)Kim "Chara" Jung-yeon (김정연) (Support) (Meta Bellum)https://www.over.gg/10009/guangzhou-charge-reveal-multinational-rosterNews 4 - TR NALast Night's Leftovers have ran out and are now ATL Academyhttps://www.over.gg/10011/last-nights-leftovers-become-atl-academyNews 5 - KW CNChengdu Hunters have announced their coaching staff Head Coach Rui (Shanghai Dragons) and Sub Coach Ray (Flash Wolves)https://www.over.gg/10013/hunters-add-coaches-rui-and-rayNews 6 - TR EUAngry Titans bring in a new head coach in Optidox (Skyfoxes) and an analyst with Wrathhttps://www.over.gg/10014/angry-titans-add-optidox-and-wrath-as-coachesNews 7 - KW NABoston Academy adds Klaus (from Isarus Gaming and BGH) to their roster to fill Nero’s spothttps://twitter.com/UprisingAcad/status/1067916084127223808?s=19News 8 - TR EULA Gladiators sign Ripa from Giganttihttps://twitter.com/LAGladiators/status/1067893830773465088News 9 - KW EUGreyy announced as final member of Paris Eternalhttps://www.over.gg/10019/greyy-joins-eternalNews 10 - TR EUMikeyA announces his departure from We Have Orghttps://www.over.gg/10022/mikeya-and-we-have-org-part-waysNews 11 - KW NARoky(O2 Ardeont) and Asher join Toronto Defiant as final 2 members of the teamhttps://www.over.gg/10021/defiant-finish-roster-with-asher-and-roky

We're chatting with YaLLa esports from the Middle East. We're talking about the recently lifted ban on teams from the Middle East, regional differences and the competitive tournaments in the area.

We're discussing the final rosters and doing our official Power RankingsScene news/HNP Community NewsNews 1 - TRCommunity run Contenders Twitter has been created and is posting great content, be sure to follow on Twitter @Contenders_OWNews 2 - KWOur schedule for this coming season of Contenders, with us recording on Wed nights the Wed matches will be covered on the following weeks showNews 3 - TRAccording to SGBros1 twitter there are new rules for 2019 Chinese ConstedersNew rules for Contenders China 2019 are out.https://weibo.com/6215161283/H3xJK5qT2 …There will be 12 teams entering Contenders 2019, with the top 8 of Contenders 2018 Season 3 qualifying automatically for Season 1 2019. All Chinese expansion teams have been invited to have their academy teams join Contenders 2019. Top (1) team in Trials 2019 will qualify for Contenders Season 1 2019.https://twitter.com/sgbros1_OW/status/1064777801968930817News 4 - KW KR@gatamchun shared a translation from the official Open Division guide in Korean that says ‘’Open Division KR prize money now given in “battle coins” (Battlenet credit)’’https://twitter.com/gatamchun/status/1065228305106956289Roster MovesNews 1 - KW NAAdam Retires from Pro Overwatch play and moves to a Player Manager position in XL2https://twitter.com/adam_overwatch/status/1065308981629870080News 2 - TR CNThe  Hangzhou Spark currently are:Kang "Adora" Jae-Hwan (강재환) (DPS)(Seven)Park "Bazzi" Jun-ki (박준기) (DPS)(Seven)An "Revenge" Hyeong-geun (안형근) (Flex Support)(Seven)Kim "GodsB" Kyeon-Bo (김경보) (DPS)(X6 Gaming)Yoon "BeBe" Hui-Chang (윤희창) (Flex Support)(X6 Gaming)Park "Ria" Seong-wook (박성욱) (Off Tank)(X6 Gaming)Jeong "NoSmite" Da-Un (정다운) (Tank)(X6 Gaming)Cai "Krystal" Shilong (蔡世龙) (DPS)(Tf1W)Xu "guxue" Qiulin (徐秋林) (Tank)(LGD) Park "iDK" Ho-jin (박호진) (Support)(Lucky Future Zenith)https://www.over.gg/10000/krystal-and-bebe-complete-spark-rosterNews 3 - KW EUHSL have acquired the Eagle Gaming spot for season 3 of contenders EUhttps://www.over.gg/9884/hsl-esports-enter-contenders-europeNews 4 - TR NAMidnight (formerly of Rise Nation, XL2 and Skyfoxes) officially retires.https://twitter.com/MidnightOW_/status/1064666531685126144News 5 - KW SALiko, German, Dudu, Neil, Honorato, Klaus, Kolero and Tmattei leave Brasil Gaming House and will now play under Based Tryhardshttps://twitter.com/basedtryhards/status/1065324619840856064News 6 - TR NANRG bolster their Coaching staff with Head Coach Mobydik (from Foxes) and Assistant Coach Face (of Sydney Drop Bears)https://twitter.com/NRGgg/status/1065350083145867264News 7 - KW PACCyclops Athlete Gaming has disbanded its Overwatch division (Taiyo & Dep’s team)https://www.over.gg/9962/cyclops-athlete-gaming-disband-overwatch-divisionNews 8 - TR SA Isurus Gaming 's new roster for ContendersMatias "cougar" Veloso (DPS)Cristian "Jhein" Camaño (DPS)Julian "Beast" Lauandos (Off Tank)Juan "xRavaged" Diego Sander (Tank)Alan "ddx" Salvati (Support)Sebastian "kaizak" Moreno (Support)The  Isurus Gaming staff is now:Pol "SUJA" Dominguez (Head Coach)Axel "Bulu" Alonso (Assistant Coach)Fermin "DRG" Pozzi (Assistant Coach/Manager)Yurivillar "Ornellas" Ornelas Faria (General Manager)

We have basically a thousand roster announcements to cover, some lovely news regarding Toronto, and we're doing our power rankings even though we only know about half of the final rosters.Scene news/HNP Community NewsNews 1 - TRLan Story Cup has returned and online qualifiers will run from nov 12th to nov 27th followed by online playoffs with the top 3 teams meeting T1w (Winners of the last cup) in a LAN finalshttps://www.over.gg/9746/lanstory-cup-hangzhou-set-to-commenceNews 2 - KWToronto Esports has left Overwatch after a very odd string of tweets from Owner Ryan Palletthttps://www.over.gg/9789/toronto-esports-drop-overwatchNews 3 - TROpen Division signups for 2019 Season 1 are up and postedRegistrationTeam Registration closes on December 3rd, 23:59 PST (11:59PM)Player Registration is open until January 26th, 00:00 PSTRegular Season2 matches per week, 1 on Saturday, 1 on SundayDefault match time: 13:00 PSTWeek 1: December 8th – 9th, 2018Week 2: December 15th – 16th, 2018     Week 3: January 5th – 6th, 2019Week 4: January 12th – 13th, 2019Week 5: January 19th – 20th, 2019Round 11 (if needed): Thursday, January 24th, 2019 (Default match time this day only: 17:00 PST)Tiebreakers (if needed): Friday, January 25th, 2019 (Default match time this day only: 17:00 PST)PlayoffsWeek 6: January 26th - 27th, 201912:00 - 20:00 PSThttps://twitter.com/owpathtopro/status/1062828395786977280Roster MovesNews 1 - KW NAPhase 2 is now playing under the Kungarna Bannerhttps://twitter.com/Team_Kungarna/status/1061032741062361089News 2 - TR NANYXL have promoted both of their star academy DPS players, Fl0wer and Nenne to the main rosterhttps://www.over.gg/9740/nenne-promoted-to-excelsiorhttps://www.over.gg/9679/fl0w3r-promoted-to-new-york-excelsiorNews 3 - KWAUSBlank Esports announce roster for season 3The  Blank Esports roster is:Mitchell "tails" Burnett (DPS)Rowan "Roro" Goldsmith (DPS)Noah "Nozz" McClafferty (Flex Tank)Joshua "Knellery" Knell (Tank)Giorgio "tongue" Lahdo (Support)Sean "Kura" Kovacs (Support)Bryce "Bryce" Williams (Head Coach)https://www.over.gg/9736/blank-esports-reveal-contenders-au-rosterNews 4 - TRNAYeHHH has been announced as Head of Player Scouting and Development for Mayhem Academy and Florida Mayhemhttps://www.over.gg/9745/yehhh-transitions-into-managerial-role-for-mayhem-academyNews 5 - KW SAFury the Australian Org competing in South America has announced its rosterThe  FURY lineup is:Leonardo "Shinigami" Moreira (DPS) (Team GDV)"KnighT" (DPS)(Team GDV)"Matiash4km" (DPS)Marco "Dagostim" Antonio (Flex Tank)(Team GDV)Junnior "keath" Abad Gamboa (Tank)(Team GDV)Matthew "Express" Glorioso (Support)(Team GDV)Diego "Raizen7" Oliveira (Support)(Team GDV)Hugo "Hugo" Victer (Coach)(Team GDV)"Synchronize" (Coach)(Team GDV)https://www.over.gg/9751/fury-announce-rosterNews 6 - TR NAFormer Gigantii flex tank rCk has been signed to the Dallas Fuel on a 2 year contracthttps://www.over.gg/9753/rck-joins-dallas-fuel-rosterNews 7 - KW EUBritish Hurricane add Dream as new analysthttps://www.over.gg/9752/hurricane-add-dream-as-new-analystNews 8 - TR AUSThe  ORDER roster is:James "yuki" Stanton (DPS)(NEW DARK SIDED/TEAM AUSTRALIA)Jordy "Jordation" Frish (DPS)(NEW Sydney Drop Bears)Adam "Adam" Soong (Flex Tank)Sam "Quatz" Dennis (Tank)(NEW Sydney Drop Bears)Max "Unter" Unterwurzacher (Support)Nathaniel "Merit" Hawkins (Support)(NEW Kanaga Esports)And their staff are:Andrew "Rqt" Haws (Coach)Ben "Smash" Lehane (Manager)https://www.over.gg/9741/order-reveal-rosterNews 9 - KW CNShanghai Dragons Academy team, TEAM CC announce new rosterThe  Team CC roster and staff is:Chai "KHeart" Lei（柴磊）(DPS)Feng "Yakumo" Zihan (冯子涵) (DPS)Jason "ieatuup" (DPS)(NEW Blank Esports)Choi "SonGBoos" Sung-hwan (최성환) (DPS)(NEW Met

We're talking Ashe, the HUGE contenders announcement, a bunch of roster swaps and call ups as well as our thoughts on the world cup viewer. Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW Contenders changes for 2019  seasons have been announced https://www.over.gg/9681/contenders-rule-changes-for-2019-announced News 2 - TR Angry Titans are hosting a tournament, The Angry Cup this weekend on Nov 10th pYydq8VcDQxxz_mBmm5R42oAdzxJywf3OkfcfSSDCuWQaWsaVnSYDXg3QcRbdShYbm38dLUXM9gREBNz2PitpXEg5FH2wPn2rAwFNASboqT7dpAhAdkXOPwXLWZCUmsbmsI0UH8Xrv3PI8J0toBxV7cwFR_nIP_r05NQauWQRQZBNO4HALMEJbVEPt4PqVvC3qxGHNnMp147NrZOF5G4PI4c4UzWIvUYHZOFyduf0uPvxjxiDqwrfWu_agO7D9YHg6vNtZA1bRLtbFpk https://www.over.gg/9686/angry-titans-to-host-angry-cup https://twitter.com/angrytitans/status/1058041765918326784 News 3 - KW Season 3 of Chinese Contenders will have its group stage draw on Nov 9th at 8pm cst https://www.over.gg/9676/contenders-china-group-draw-announced News 4- TR Samsung Morning Stars have bought the 6nakes EU Contenders slot after dropping out of Open Division undefeated https://www.over.gg/9722/samsung-morning-stars-join-contenders News 4 - KW Blackwatch Report is now on Spotify!!!! Roster Moves News 1 - KW Tseini has retired from Overwatch https://www.over.gg/9726/tseini-retires-from-overwatch News 2 - TR Manateen has joined the Mayhem Academy after not having his OWL contract renewed for a second season with the Florida Mayhem https://www.over.gg/9694/manneten-joins-mayhem-academy News 3 - KW News 4 - TR Sydney Drop Bears sign over half of Australian World Cup team to round out season 3 roster for contenders Huseyin "Hus" Sahin (DPS)(NEW) Felix "ckm" Murray (DPS)(NEW) Leyton "punk" Gilchrist (Flex Tank)(NEW) Ashley "Trill" Powell (Tank)(NEW) Dario "Akraken" Falcao-Rassokha (Support) Lachlan "Bertlog" Main (Support) Marin "Shoyo" Tomicic (Substitute, Assistant Coach) Sam "face" Merewether (Head Coach) https://www.over.gg/9720/sydney-drop-bears-revamp-roster News 5 - KW GOATS have rebranded to First Gen before their Contenders Season 3 start https://twitter.com/Reklats_OW/status/1059311889316950017?s=19 News 6 - TR O2 Ardeont have announced its new roster after several members have been picked up for OWL teams O2 Ardeont 's lineup is now: Maeng "climax" Ju-ho (DPS) Park "Arrow" Min-Seok (박민석) (DPS) Park "D3cal" Sung-in (박성인) (DPS) Lee "HOOMBABA" Dae-hyun (Flex Tank) Nam "Cr0ng" Ki-cheol (남기철) (Flex Tank) "Wily" (Tank) Kim "LukB" Ji-seok (Tank) Park "RaiN" Jae-ho (Support) Lee "Highly" Sung-hyeok (Support) O2 Ardeont 's coaching staff is: Kang "Arcane" Lae-sung (Manager) Jin "O2Boss" Suk-hoon (Head Coach) Lim "Twinkl" Young-bin (임영빈) (Coach https://www.over.gg/9723/o2-announces-organizations-new-roster News 7 - KW FunnyAstro and Fusions have  left the British Hurricanes https://twitter.com/Hurricane/status/1059552257233035264 News 8 - TR Fusions joins Boston Uprising on a two way contract https://www.over.gg/9729/uprising-add-fusions-coaches-to-academy-team News 9 - KW Boston Uprising have called up Axxiom (Tank) and Colourhex(Flex DPS) to their main roster https://www.over.gg/9684/boston-uprising-add-axxiom-and-colourhex News 10 - TR British Hurricane announce their roster for Contenders EU Season 3 Nesh - DPS Kyb - DPS Numlocked - Tank Hafficool - Flex Bock1 - Flex Support Jofi - Main Support https://twitter.com/Hurricane/status/1059838112476655616?s=19 News 10 - KW Element Mystic announce their roster for Contenders KR Season 3 Sparkle - DPS Xzi - DPS Alpha - Tank Takayaki - Tank Hanbin - Tank Rapel - Support Unique - Support Fixme - Support News 11 - TR ⚔️cRNKz ⚔️Track

We have special guest Volamel on to talk about some Chinese Contenders, as well as everyone's fears of the Tier 2 scene imploding.Scene news/HNP Community NewsNews 1 - KWNews 2 - TRNews 3 - KWNews 4 - TRRoster MovesNews 1 - KWYoung and Beautiful Contenders Season 3 roster has been announcedThe  Young and Beautiful roster is:Martin "Graceful" Wongprom (DPS) (New, from Grizzlys)Samir "Tsuna" Ikram (DPS) (New)Daniel "Danii" Lindblad (Flex Tank)Denis "Tonic" Rulev (Tank) (New)Danni "Ding" Rasmussen (Support) (Newish)Gustav "Gustav" Garpenståhl (Support)The staff is:Ask "Solheim" Solheim (Head Coach)Rhys "Cynic" Lambourne (Assistant Coach)Julien "LeRenegat" Garcia (Assistant Coach)Jannik "JBN" Boel (Manager)https://www.over.gg/9660/a-new-young-and-beautiful-roster-bloomsNews 2 - TRToronto Defiant announce Neko, Envy, Ivy(O2 Ardeont)and Steller (O2 Ardeont), Envy most recently played for Meta Bellum in the most recent contenders season.https://www.over.gg/9670/toronto-reveal-first-two-playersNews 3 - KWThe LA Gladiators have announced the addition of Roar (KDP) and Decay (KDP) to the teamhttps://www.over.gg/9664/gladiators-reveal-roar-and-decayNews 4 - TRSamsung Morning Stars are coming back to Overwatch after dropping out of Open Division S3 with an 8-0 recordThe  Samsung Morning Stars are:Casper "Caspere" Elvelid (DPS)Kai "ksp" Collins (DPS)Lucas "Leaf" Loison (DPS)Edmondo "DragonEddy" Cerini (Flex)Tiago "mowzassa" Rodrigues (Tank)Federico "Nisa" Portolani (Support)Arthur "dridro" Szanto (Support)Tomas "Ex0rath" Kotacka (Support)The staff is:Alexandre "san alex" Simões (General Manager)Richard "PiPou" Buscemi (Head Coach)https://www.over.gg/9658/samsung-morning-stars-complete-roster  News 5 - KWKitta has left XL2 Acadamy to go back for Army Traininghttps://www.over.gg/9666/kitta-leaves-xl2-academyNews 6 - TRThe Atlanta Reign have announced their roster for season 2 of Overwatch LeagueThe  Atlanta Reign are:Ilya "NLaaeR" Koppalov (DPS) (LNL)Jeong "ErsTer" Joon (DPS) (Lucky Future Zenith)Daniel "Dafran" Francesca (DPS)Seo "Daco" Dong-hyung (서동형) (Flex Tank) (Element Mystic)Park "Pokpo" Hyun-Jun (박현준) (Tank) (Element Mystic)Blake "Gator" Scott (Tank) (Goats/LNL)Steven "Kodak" Rosenberger (Support)Petja "Masaa" Kantanen (Support) (Team Giganti)The staff of the Reign is:Brad "Sephy" Rajani (Head Coach)Dimitri "Silence" Couturet (Assistant Coach)Cas "Casores" van Andel (Performance Coach)Danny "Danny" Mychakov (Analyst)https://www.over.gg/9673/atlanta-reign-unveil-rosterNews 7 - KWRunaway have signed a new roster for the upcoming Contenders SeasonRunAway is:Hee "Heesu" Su-jeong (DPS)Le "Schwi" Dong-Jae (DPS)Yu "QOQ" Sung-joon (유성준) (Flex Tank)Kim "Mag" Tae Sung (Tank)Lee "LeeJaeGon" Jaegon (Support)"GangNamJin" (Support)https://www.over.gg/9672/runaway-announce-new-rosterNews 8 - TRWahlice has parted ways with Fusion Universityhttps://twitter.com/wahlice/status/1056440831471570944News 9 - KWNanohana/Flower has been called up to NYXLhttps://twitter.com/NYXL/status/1056984715960508418News 10 - TRCopenhagen Flames have been knocked out of Contenders and as a result the full roster are free agents according to the teamhttps://twitter.com/CPHFlames/status/1056925002480734208

This week we talk about the top 4 out of NA Trials, a Beat recap and all your latest news. Scene news/HNP Community NewsNews 1 - KWJayne is possibly creating a Tier 2 Tournament sometime after blizzcon. Monthly Qualifier+Tournament, with prize poolhttps://twitter.com/AskJayne/status/1055055014777958400News 2 - TRReplay system announced for Overwatch, Beta test is the World Cup.https://www.over.gg/9655/replay-system-to-be-unveiled-at-blizzconNews 3 - KWNews 4 - TRRoster MovesNews 1 - KWNRG have announced their new Roster for Beat and ContendersPark "Poise" Jong-hyeok (박종혁) (DPS)Kevin "kevster" Persson (DPS)Eoghan "Smex" O'Neill (Flex)Seo "Stand1" Ji-Won (서지원) (Tank)Lee "Byrem" Seong-ju (이성주) (Support)"HelloImHalo" (Support)https://www.over.gg/9634/nrg-esports-announce-new-roster-ahead-of-beatNews 2 - TRToronto Esports have picked up Dino (LNL) and Swimmer (Skyfoxes) to round out their Contenders RosterCharlie "nero" Zwarg (DPS)Dalton "Dalton" Bennyhoff (DPS)Kelsey "Colourhex" Birse (DPS)William "Asking" Vetter (DPS)Hasan "crakinlakin" Alfardi (Flex)Park "Axxiom" Min-sub (박민섭) (Tank)Kim "Shu" Jin-seo (Support)Harrison "Kruise" Pond (Support)Hunter "Dino" Traupe (Support)Gabriel "Swimmer" Levy (Support)Tommy "itsToye" Yeung (Manager)https://www.over.gg/9633/toronto-esports-add-twoNews 3 - KWTeam GDV Esports (South American Org) has been picked up by Fury (An Australian Org). Fury will be the only non south american org competing in the south american region  https://www.over.gg/9636/team-gdv-esports-picked-up-by-furyNews 4 - TRBlase has signed with Boston Uprising, leaving Gladiators Legionhttps://twitter.com/BostonUprising/status/1054447267606740992News 5 - KWParis OWL expansion team has announced its rosterTerence "SoOn" Tarlier (DPS)George "ShaDowBurn" Gushcha (DPS)Nicolas "NiCOgdh" Moret (DPS) Eagle GamingKarol "DANYE" Szcześniak (DPS) Copenhagen Flames  Finnbjörn "Finnsi" Jónasson (Flex Tank)Benjamin "BenBest" Dieulafait (Tank) Young and BeautifulRoni "lhcloudy" Tiihonen (Tank) Gigantti/Mayhem AcademyDamien "HyP" Souville (Support) Eagle GamingHarrison "Kruise" Pond (Support) Toronto Esportshttps://www.over.gg/9652/paris-announces-nine-players-to-its-rosterNews 6 - TRShanghai Dragons bolster its roster with all Path To Pro playersMin-seong "diem" Bae, Lucky Future ZenithJin-hyeok "DDing" Yang, Kongdoo PantheraYoung-jin " YOUNGJIN" Jin, Kongdoo PantheraSeong-hyeon "Luffy" Yang, Kongdoo PantheraKyung-woo "CoMa" Son, Kongdoo PantheraJun-hwan "GuardiaN" Jo Toronto Esportshttps://www.over.gg/9650/shanghai-dragons-announce-six-additionsNews 7 - KWBeastHalo rumored to be a possibility for Chengdu OWL team along with Silkthread according to HaloOfThoughtsNews 8 - TRNews 9 - KWNews 10 - TR

We have not only a TON of news, AND Contenders NA Trials standings but ALSO we get to dive into the controversial news regarding Eagle Gaming and GGEA including an exposé article from VPEsports.Scene news/HNP Community NewsNews 1 - KWBEAT Invitational coming up October 19th-21st with NRG, Toronto Esports, Bye Week, Skyfoxes, Second Wind, LNL, GOATs and Phase2. Casted by ZP and someone elsehttps://www.over.gg/9544/beat-esports-announces-beat-invitational-season-5News 2 - TRKnoxxx (Rogue & Eagle Gaming) Retires after issues regarding financial and managerial issues with Eagle Gaming - more in the main discussionhttps://www.over.gg/9545/knoxxx-retires-from-professional-overwatch-following-troubles-with-eagleNews 3 - KWThe Vancouver OWL Expansion team has partnered with Luminosity Gaminghttps://twitter.com/VancouverOW/status/1051566064453279744News 4 - TRVpesports.com has a lengthy write up on the GGEA history of mismanagement with in the ORG - more in the main discussionhttps://www.vpesports.com/overwatch/former-infinite-executive-accused-of-misconduct-and-unethical-negotiating-practices/amp?__twitter_impression=trueRoster MovesNews 1 - KWColuge is apparently off of GOATs due to a skill/ability issue. Will be replaced by Hooeyhttps://twitter.com/Colugeisback/status/1051222735765065730News 2 - TRCopenhagen Flames announce new roster with players from the now defunct Eagle Gaminghttps://www.over.gg/9486/copenhagen-flames-take-on-eagle-players-in-new-rosterNews 3 - KWOrgless and Hungry take on former WHO playershttps://www.over.gg/9481/orgless-hungry-take-on-who-players-and-staffNews 4 - TRAsking is signed to Toronto Esportshttps://www.over.gg/9423/toronto-esports-sign-askingNews 5 - KWSkyfoxes roster for trialshttps://www.over.gg/9425/skyfoxes-announce-roster-for-contenders-trials  News 6 - TRRenathera has parted ways with Mayhem Academy and is replaced by Promisehttps://www.over.gg/9426/renathera-leaves-mayhem-academy-replaced-by-promiseNews 7 - KWBrasil Gaming House lose 2 players, dudu retires while Dehzinho leaves for personal reasons  https://www.over.gg/9424/dehzinho-leaves-brasil-gaming-househttps://www.over.gg/9484/dudu-retires-from-overwatchNews 8 - TRSwon has been signed by the Florida Mayhem for season 2 of the Overwatch Leaguehttps://twitter.com/NRGgg/status/1051563744495591427News 9 - KWZerg and Rownplb have been released from Fusion Universityhttps://www.over.gg/9546/fusion-university-release-zerg-and-rownplbNews 10 - TROne.Point adds Progi and GetAmazed for next contenders seasonhttps://www.over.gg/9577/one-point-change-two  News 11 - KWRunaway add QOQ, Mag and LeeJaeGon after Flowervin announces the full Season 2 roster has been picked up for OWLhttps://www.over.gg/9609/runaway-add-three-following-departures-for-owlNews 12 - TRLondon Spitfire sign Krillin out of Open Division Trialshttps://www.over.gg/9610/spitfire-sign-open-division-support-krillinNews 13 - KWRobDab leaves NRG “We wish you nothing but the best in your career going forward!”https://twitter.com/NRGgg/status/1052677951785861121

Today we're talking with YeHHH (Florida Mayhem analyst and player for Shu's Money Crew NA) and Mauz (Player for Shu's Money Crew EU). We're talking open division, the path to pro, NA vs EU and much much more.

We're being TOTALLY ORIGINAL and doing a list episode this week. But our lists are better. We also have a ton of team news to drop as well.NewsScene news/HNP Community NewsNews 1 - KWContenders Trials will not be casted/streamed in any official capacity. Players might possibly stream their individual POVs though.News 2 - TRNews 3 - KWNews 4 - TRRoster MovesNews 1 - KWJKW is leaving Bye Weekhttps://twitter.com/fragon_ow/status/1042131342765514754News 2 - TRYoung and Beutiful have a new head coach, Asksolheim former coach of One.Point and We have Org will take over for Y&Bhttps://www.over.gg/9344/asksolheim-joins-young-and-beautiful-as-coachNews 3 - KWBye Week Announce New Roster for NA TrialsTank - ShereshoyTank - WaifuDPS - JadeDPS - LefaaFlex - HobbsSupport - Pizza DemonSupport - Calyoonhttps://twitter.com/ByeWeek_/status/1046911537024241664News 4 - TRSecond Wind Announce New Roster for NA TrialsTank - AkawaTank - Frdwnr (from S1 LNL)Tank - JanitorDPS - EzireDPS - SaucyDPS - SitSupport - CarcarSupport - Hakuhttps://twitter.com/SecondWindGG/status/1047270962381697030News 5 - KWBrasil Gaming House adds Klauss from Isarus Gaming making them no longer 100% Brazilianhttps://twitter.com/brgaminghouse/status/1046900202739851266News 5 - TRGOATs Announce new roster for NA TrialsTank - Nomy (ex-SF Shock)Tank - Chayne (ex-Bye Week)Tank - Coluge(Arai)DPS - Boostio (is apparently benched though)DPS - Nagga (ex-Copenhagen Flames)DPS - EnkaeSupport - Hooey (ex-TempoStorm and Savages)Support - Tensahttps://twitter.com/GOATSgg/status/1047564520099594240News 6 - KWX6 sells its contenders spot to Eclipsehttps://www.over.gg/9379/eclipse-purchase-contenders-korea-spot-from-x6News 7 - TR

We're covering the Contenders EU Finals and the Open Division Finals as well as previewing NA Contenders Trials and another Blackwatch ProFiles Alum gets their callup to OWL! Scene news/HNP Community NewsNews 1 - KWAvalla, former assistant coach of Meta Bellum and mkL analyst of LNL have joined The Washington DC Expansion team as Head coach and analyst making Avalla the first female head coachhttps://www.over.gg/9316/avalla-and-mkl-join-d-c-coaching-staffNews 2 - TRSuquihno Nation, a mix of 2KILL Gaming and Black Dragons esports will compete in South America Trials taking the spot of 2KILL Gaminghttps://www.over.gg/9313/the-suquinho-nation-to-compete-in-trials-under-2kill-spotNews 3 - KWEagle Gaming announce in a press release that they will not have Buyouts for their players going to OWLNews 4 - TRRoster MovesNews 1 - KWFlorida Mayhem have called up Hagopeun from Mayhem Academyhttps://www.over.gg/9319/hagopeun-joins-florida-mayhem-from-mayhem-academyNews 2 - TRApply signed to the league’s first two-way contract to Florida Mayhemhttps://www.over.gg/9335/mayhem-sign-apply-to-two-way-contractNews 3 - KWKongdoo Panthera have added Nomi as head coachhttps://www.over.gg/9318/kongdoo-panthera-sign-nomi-as-coachNews 4 - TRElk has officially been called up to Philly Fusion as a Two-Way player but has “no intention of playing Contenders season 3”https://www.over.gg/9337/philadelphia-fusion-promote-elkNews 5 - KWSFShock have called Rascal up from NRGhttps://www.over.gg/9339/shock-promote-rascal-to-overwatch-league-rosterNews 5 - TRMinish has announced his retirement from competitive Overwatch to focus on his careerhttps://www.over.gg/9323/bye-weeks-minish-retiresNews 6 - KWDarksided has released their roster after placing Second in this last season of Contenders.https://www.over.gg/9292/dark-sided-release-roster-following-second-place-contenders-finishNews 7 - TRIOStux announces his departure from XL2 to focus on OWL

We're dropping down a tier (in teams, not quality) and talking some Open Division! Playoffs preview, game review, and much more. Scene news/HNP Community NewsNews 1 - KWLucky Future Zenith have droped out of NeXT Summer Lanhttps://www.over.gg/9303/lucky-future-zenith-withdraw-from-next-summer-lan-playoffsRoster MovesNews 1 - KWSmurf from GGEA has been traded to the San Fransisco Shock for Dantahhttps://www.over.gg/9306/shock-trade-danteh-to-outlaws-for-smurfNews 2 - TRChangsik and Shubil have left Kongdo Pantherahttps://www.over.gg/9307/changsik-and-shubil-part-ways-with-kongdoo-pantheraNews 3 - KWIshiny is now a free agenthttps://twitter.com/iShiny/status/1039976573196107776?s=19

We cover the "Closest, Most Nailbiting match the world has ever seen," Announce our Season and Finals MVPs in the first official "Contendies Awards" and speculate on how Contenders will change with the new OWL teams and their possible Academy teams. Scene news/HNP Community NewsNews 1 - KWMasterminds fully disbands Overwatch section as they merge into Orderhttps://www.over.gg/9211/mgcs-overwatch-roster-disbands-as-organisation-integrates-with-orderNews 2 - TRKate Mitchell (formerly of LNL) joins Washington DC OWL as General Managerhttps://www.over.gg/9257/toronto-and-d-c-announce-general-managersNews 3 - KWSephy and Silence from LNL signed to the Atlanta expansion team as Head Coach and Assistant Coach, Casores(former support Thats a Disband and coach One.Point) and Danny(Analyst Angry Titans) join from the EU contenders scenehttps://www.over.gg/9285/atlanta-announces-coaching-staffNews 4 - TRWe got affiliate - So let me tell you about twitch primeRoster MovesNews 1 - KWNaga has officially left the Copenhagen Flames, the team is now fully vacanthttps://www.over.gg/9252/nagga-becomes-final-player-to-leave-flamesNews 2 - TRLHCloudy joins Mayhem Academyhttps://www.over.gg/9283/lhcloudy-joins-mayhem-academyNews 3 - KWFormer Shanghai Dragons support Fiveking now plays as SIO has joined TEAM CC…. the Shanghai Dragons Academy teamhttps://www.over.gg/9288/team-cc-adds-former-shanghai-dragonNews 4 - TR

Kyle and Thornrayne break down the maps and players for the Contenders NA Finals between XL2 and Fusion University, give their winner predictions and read the longest Patron message known to man. Scene news/HNP Community NewsNews 1 - KWSephy is being reported as the new head coach for the Atlanta OWL franchisehttps://www.over.gg/9228/sources-sephy-to-coach-atlantaNews 2 - TRESL cancels Go4Overwatch tournament series - says it could come back if community cup numbers increasehttps://www.over.gg/9241/esl-cancels-go4overwatch-seriesNews 3 - KWNetEase owners of the Shanghai Dragons are holding an Invitational Tournament, so far RunAway are the only announced inviteeshttps://liquipedia.net/overwatch/NetEase_Esports_X_Tournament/SummerNews 4 - TRFusion University introduce new(unbanned) Jerseys for Contenders Finals. No XL2 Jerseys announced yet.https://twitter.com/FusionUni/status/1037416791578836992Roster MovesNews 1 - KWToronto Esports picks up ColourHex from the Sydney Drop Bearshttps://www.over.gg/9209/toronto-esports-sign-colourhex-from-drop-bearsNews 2 - TRGladiators release 3 during the exclusive rights period of free agency, iRemix, Asher and Silkthreadhttps://www.over.gg/9214/los-angeles-gladiators-drop-threeNews 3 - KWElement Mystic is reportedly looking for new members across all roleshttps://twitter.com/elementmystic/status/1037267477766365185News 4 - TRCopenhagen Flames contracts on all players but Naga have expiredhttps://www.over.gg/9243/contracts-expire-for-copenhagen-flames