Analysis: The top things to know as Overwatch League Stage 2 approaches
Get pumped for Stage 2. By Noah Niederhoffer March 29 at 11:30 AM A surprise-filled Stage 1 of the Overwatch League’s second season is in the books, setting the table for what appears to be an intriguing second leg. That’s particularly true in light of the stunning news out of Atlanta this week.
He thanked the Reign in his statement, saying, “I want to say big thank you to the Atlanta Reign for giving me an opportunity in the OWL. Professional gaming was always the biggest dream of mine since I was very young and you gave me a shot. Sadly it is not anymore. I would rather be a streamer at this point in life and chill.”This is a huge blow to the Reign. “Dafran” is one of the best DPS players in all of professional Overwatch.
The OWL doesn’t give out stage MVP awards, but if they did, you could argue that nobody outplayed Vancouver’s Min-soo “SeoMinSoo” Seo in Stage 1. He ranked third in damage dealt per 10 minutes, sixth in final blows per 10 minutes, third in eliminations per 10 minutes, and 10th in deaths per 10 minutes. He might not be a bona fide OWL superstar just yet, but if he puts that kind of performance together again, he definitely will be.
After failing to make the playoffs at the end of OWL’s inaugural season, the Dynasty and Shock proved their doubters wrong by making it to the semifinals of the Stage 1 playoffs. And as noted, the Shock would advance and push the Titans to the brink in the final. After capturing the No. 2 overall seed in the OWL’s inaugural season, you would think that the organization and the team would have stayed the course. However, the Valiant jettisoned four players and many key coaches, including interim head coach Julien"daemoN" Ducros. Many ended up joining the new Paris Eternal expansion franchise.
When your two best players, who happen to be DPS players, Joon-yeong"Profit" Park and Ji-hyeok"birdring" Kim, are ranked 22nd and 24th in damage dealt per 10 minutes, that’s a serious problem. When your tank, Jae-hee"Gesture" Hong, is dying nearly six times per 10 minutes, a mark that puts him in 128th place in the league, that’s a serious problem.
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