Overwatch League’s free agency period for 2020 began Oct 7. Teams have until Nov 15 to sign a minimum of eight players to their rosters. After that point any extra roster signings or player transactions must resolve by June 15.
Roster changes by team are listed in chronological order:
Boston Uprising
Changes:
Current Roster:
- Jeffrey “Blasé” Tsang (DPS)
- Kelsey “Colourhex” Birse (DPS)
- Do-Hyung “Stellar” Lee (DPS)
- Cameron “Fusions” Bosworth (Tank)
- Richard “RCK” Kanerva (Tank)
- Min-Seob “Axxiom” Park (Tank)
- Zion “Persia” Yang (Support)
- Renan “Alemao” Moretto (Support)
Florida Mayhem
Changes:
- Assistant GM BEARHANDS leaves, yeHHH is promoted to GM
- Xepher, Swon, HaGoPeun, RAin and coach KHL are released.
Current Roster:
- Sang-Bum “Bqb” Lee (DPS)
- Jeong-Woo “Sayaplayer” Ha (DPS)
- Pan-Seung “Fate” Koo (Tank)
- San-Ha “Karayan” Choi (Tank)
- Seong-Joo “Byrem” Lee (Support)
- Jun-Su “Kris” Choe (Support)
Houston Outlaws
Changes:
- TaiRong and HyunWoo depart from Outlaws
- Former Vancouver Titans assistant coach Harsha signs as
- Outlaws head coach
Current Roster:
- Dante “Danteh” Cruz (DPS)
- Jake “Jake” Lyon (DPS)
- Jiri “Linkzr” Masalin (DPS)
- Matt “Coolmatt” Iorio (Tank)
- Alexandre “Spree” Vanhomwegen (Tank)
- Austin “Muma” Wilmot (Tank)
- Shane “Rawkus” Flaherty (Support)
London Spitfire
Changes:
Current Roster:
- Jun-Young “Profit” Park (DPS)
- Jun-Ho “Fury” Kim (Tank)
- Jae-Hui “Gesture” Hong (Tank)
- Young-Hoon “Krillin” Jeong (Support)
- Seung-Tae “Bdosin” Choi (Support)
- Ji-Hoon “Quatermain” Song (Support)
Los Angeles Gladiators
Changes:
Current Roster:
- Gui-Un “Decay” Jang (DPS)
- Chang-Hoon “Roar” Gye (Tank)
- Byong-Ho “Panker” Lee (Tank)
- Riku “Ripa” Toivanen (Support)
- Benjamin “BigGoose” Isohanni (Support)
- Jonas “Shaz” Suovaara (Support)
Los Angeles Valiant
Changes:
Current Roster:
- Brady “Agilities” Girardi (DPS)
- Johannes “Shax” Nielson (DPS)
- Kyle “KSF” Frandanisa (DPS)
- Russell “Fctfctn” Campbell (Tank)
- Caleb “McGravy” McGarvey (Tank)
- Indy “Space” Halpern (Tank)
- Scott “Custa” Kennedy (Support)
- Young-Seo “Kariv” Park (Support)
New York Excelsior
Changes:
Current Roster:
- Yeon-Gwan “Nenne” Jeong (DPS)
- Do-Hyeon “Pine” Kim (DPS)
- Jong-Ryeol “Saebyeolbe” Park (DPS)
- Hae-Seong “Libero” Kim (DPS)
- Dong-Gyu “Mano” Kim (Tank)
- Seong-Hyun “Jjonak” Bang (Support)
- Tae-Sung “Anamo” Jung (Support)
Paris Eternal
Changes:
Current Roster:
- Karol “Danye” Szcześniak (DPS)
- Nicolas “Nicogdh” Moret (DPS)
- Georgii “Shadowburn” Gushcha (DPS)
- Terence “Soon” Tarlier (DPS)
- Finnbjörn “Finnsi” Jónasson (Tank)
- Benjamin “Benbest” Dieulafait (Tank)
- Roni “Lhcloudy” Tiihonen (Tank)
- Luís “Greyy” Perestrelo (Support)
- Damien “Hyp” Souville (Support)
- Harrison “Kruise” Pond (Support)
Philadelphia Fusion
Changes:
- Kirby leaves Fusion
- Coaches Hayez and NamedHwi no longer with Fusion
- Fusion declines to renew contract with EQO and neptuNo (as posted on the Overwatch League website.)
Current Roster:
- Finley “Kyb” Adisi (DPS)
- Gael “Poko” Gouzerch (Tank)
- Su-Min “Sado” Kim (Tank)
- Isaac “Boombox” Charles (Support)
- Elijah “Elk” Gallagher (Support)
San Francisco Shock
Changes:
Current Roster:
- Min-Ho “Architect” Park (DPS)
- Dong-Jun “Rascal” Kim (DPS)
- Jay “Sinatraa” Won (DPS)
- Nam-Ju “Striker” Gwon (DPS)
- Hyo-Bin “Choihyobin” Choi (Tank)
- Matthew “Super” DeLisi (Tank)
- Myeong-Hwan “Smurf” Yoo (Tank)
- Min-Ki “Viol2t” Park (Support)
- Grant “Moth” Espe (Support)
Seoul Dynasty
Changes:
Current Roster:
- Dong-Eon “Fits” Kim (DPS)
- Byung-Sun “Fleta” Kim (DPS)
- Je-Min “Illicit” Park (DPS)
- Min-Seo “Marve1” Hwang (Tank)
- Min-Hyuk “Michelle” Choi (Tank)
- Sung-Hyuk “Highly” Lee (Support)
- Seung-Soo “Jecse” Lee (Support)
- Je-Hong “Ryujehong” Ryu (Support)
Shanghai Dragons
Changes:
Current Roster:
- Jin-Hyeok “Dding” Yang (DPS)
- Min-Sung “Diem” Bae (DPS)
- Young-Jin “Youngjin” Jin (DPS)
- Weida “Diya” Lu (DPS)
- Kang-Jae “Envy” Lee (Tank)
- Se-Yeon “Geguri” Kim (Tank)
- Gyeong-Woo “Coma” Son (Support)
- Min-Chul “Izayaki” Kim (Support)
- Sung-Hyeon “Luffy” Yang (Support)
Toronto Defiant
Changes:
- GODS is released
- Im37 dropped from roster
- RoKy becomes a two-way player
- Former Eternal coach Fefe joins Defiant
- Yakpung is released
Current Roster:
- Seung-Hyun “Ivy” Lee (DPS)
- Andreas “Logix” Berghmans (DPS)
- Laim “Mangachu” Campbell (DPS)
- Normunds “Sharyk” Faterins (Tank)
- Se-Hyun “Neko” Park (Support)
- Joo-Sung “Roky” Park (Support)
- Jae-Yoon “Aid” Ko (Support)
Washington Justice
Changes:
- Ado, Hyeonu, Janus, and SanSam are released
- Gido becomes free agent
- Washington Justice declines to re-sign Sleepy
Current Roster:
- Ethan “Stratus” Yankel (DPS)
- Corey “Corey” Nigra (DPS)
- Elliot “Ellivote” Vaneryd (Tank)
- Lukas “Lullsish” Wiklund (Tank)
- Gido “Gido” Moon (Support)
The changes so far will definitely shape the landscape of competition for the next season. With more time left in the free agency period, players, fans, and organizations alike, wait to see what follows next.
Written by Jash Rai
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