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Overwatch League Adds New Team For 2021

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Complete guide for those of you who may be unfamiliar with the teams from Overwatch League.

Overwatch League The Inaugural Season which started on January 12, 2021 yesterday made some people’s views about eSports change. Teams from Los Angeles, California to Shanghai, China participated in the Overwatch League last season.

This year Blizzard released some information related to the Overwatch League. In the previous season, players knew that as many as 12 teams competed in this event, in this second season Blizzard added up to 20 teams competing.

For those of you who don’t know, the teams competing in inaugural are required to pay 20 million US $ to be included in the Overwatch League, while for the new team they are reportedly required to pay up to 30 million US $ to enter. In full, you can read here the Overwatch League expansion slots price

Entering the second season of the Overwatch League, we have summarized which teams have made it into the Overwatch League.

Vancouver British Columbia – Canada

The Vancouver team is the last team to be announced in the Overwatch League and is wholly owned by an investment company Canucks Sports and Entertainment, Aquilini Investment Group who also invested his money in Vancouver Canucks and Rogesrs Arena, which is the venue for The International being held this year.

Toronto, Ontario – Canada

The Toronto team was first announced last August and was finally confirmed a month later. The team is funded by investors Penguins, Michael Kimel as well as his family, the esorts organization Splyce who cooperate with OverActive Media Group, an unnamed Toronto-based entrepreneur, and Westdate Construtction. Rumors circulated that the slot for the Toronto team was selling for $ 35 million at $ 5 million Splyce who controls the operations of the team and also owns a 10% stake. Early last September it was reported that Chirs Overholt President of the Toronto team who previously served as CEO of Canadian Olympic Committee. In addition, several positions have also been reported for this Toronto team, such as Jaesun “Jae” Won who became the General Manager, and Beoumjun “Bishop” Lee who became the Head Coach.

Washington, District of Columbia – United States

The group that was just created, Washington Esports Ventures led by the owner Washington Kastles, Mark Ein. Ein himself was also one of the minor owners of aXiomatic who is the company parent of Team Liquid. Kate Mitchell who was once the General Manager of the team Last Night’s Leftovers will be the Assistant Manager of the Washington DC team. Former New York Excelsior coach Jyeong-seok “Wizardhyeong” Kim reportedly to be the Head Coach of this team. As for players, only Joon-hwa “Janus” Song Recently, Janus played for the New York Excelsior team.

Atlanta, Georgia – United States

The Atlanta team was eventually sold to Atlanta Esports Venture Group being funded by Cox Enterprises. Under the direct auspices of the Cox brands, such as Cox Communications, Cox Media Group which has television, radio, and also newspapers, as well Cox Automotive who operates Autotrader and also Kelley Blue Book. The Atlanta team will be operated by the Atlanta Esports Venture in collaboration with Cox and Province, Inc. Paul Hamilton the Presindet and CEO of the Atlanta Esports Venture announced the former coach from San Francisco Shock Brad “sephy” Rajani will be the Head oac of this team, and Dimitri “Silence” Couturet will become an Assistant Coach. Not only that, Former team coach One.PoinT, Cas “Casores” van Ander will become a Player Development Coach.

Chengdu, Sichuan – China

The team from Chengdu will be owned by the Chinese Streaming Platforn, namely Huya which also has full rights to WESG and also investors from Tencent. Chengdu will be the last team to enter the Overwatch League roster for the second season. There is no information about the players and coaches for the team.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang – China

Hangzhou team owned by Bilibili, a company engaged in online entertainment in China, where the company provides various forms of media formats, ranging from video, live broadcasting, to mobile games. As with the team from Chengdu, there was no further information regarding anything from the Hangzhou team.

Guangzhou, Guangdong – China

The team that was announced for the first time, the Guangzhou team is owned and operated by Nenking Group, which is a financial and entertainment conglomerate owned by Zhong Naixiong. Not only that, Nengking Group also has Guangzhou Long Lions from Chinese Basketball Association. Similar to the two previous Chinese teams, the Guangzhou team has not announced anything regarding their coach and roster either.

Paris, France – Europe

Along with the Guangzhou team, Paris also became the first team to be announced in the Overwatch League. This position for Paris was bought by McCourt Global, a company based in Los Angeles that is the owner of football French club, Olympique de Marseille and all operations for the Los Angeles Marathon. Until now, the French team also has not provided more information about the roster of players and coaches.

With the addition of these eight teams, the total number of teams competing in the Overwatch League is 20. Among them are 11 from the United States, 2 from Canada, 2 from Europe, and 5 from Asia. The league is rumored to have plans to dispatch the team to play in their respective regions before 2021, which means each team is required to choose a place to compete in their city.

Source: Esports Insider

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