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2019 Hangzhou Spark Season
The 2019 Hangzhou Spark season was the first season of Hangzhou Spark's existence in the Overwatch League as one of eight expansion franchises added for the 2019 season. The Spark struggled in Stage 1, posting a 3–4 record and missing the Stage 1 Playoffs. A 3–1 win over the Seoul Dynasty on 5 May gave the team a 5–2 record for Stage 2 and the seventh seed in the Stage 2 Playoffs. Hangzhou defeated the London Spitfire, 3–1, in the Stage 2 quarterfinals, but their playoff run ended after getting swept 0–4 by the San Francisco Shock in the semifinals. The Spark improved upon their Stage 2 performance in Stage 3, amassing a 6–1 record and the third seed in the Stage 3 Playoffs. However, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Los Angeles Valiant after losing a in five-map series. Hangzhou struggled at the beginning of Stage 4 after suspending their starting DPS Cai "Krystal" Shilong and the implementation of an enforced 2-2-2 role lock by the league. The team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilibili
Bilibili (stylized bilibili), nicknamed B Site, is a video sharing website based in Shanghai where users can submit, view and add overlaid commentary on videos. Since the mid-2010s, Bilibili began to expand to a broader audience from its original niche market that focused on animation, comics, and games (ACG), and it has become one of the major Chinese over-the-top streaming platforms serving videos on demand such as documentaries, variety shows, and other original programming. Bilibili hosts videos on various themes, including anime, music, dance, science and technology, movies, drama, fashion and video games, but it is also known for its extensive '' kuso''-style parodies by subcultural content creators. Bilibili provides a live streaming service where the audience can interact with streamers. Bilibili also offers games, mostly ACG-themed mobile games, such as the Chinese version of '' Fate/Grand Order''. Bilibili is also known for its scrolling '' danmu'' ("bulle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Fuel
Dallas Fuel is an American professional ''Overwatch'' team based in Dallas, Texas. The Fuel compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's West region. Founded in 2017, Dallas Fuel is one of the league's twelve founding teams and is one of two professional Overwatch teams based in Texas (the other, Houston Outlaws). The Fuel became the first team to play a home match, as they hosted the "Dallas Fuel Homestand Weekend" at the Allen Event Center in 2019; Dallas will host five homestands in 2020 at various locations. The team is owned by esports organization OpTic Gaming. Kyle "KyKy" Souder was appointed the team's first head coach, but after a disappointing first half of the 2018 season, he was replaced by Aaron "Aero" Atkins. Atkins led the team to a Stage 4 playoff berth in 2018 but could not bring the Fuel to the Overwatch League season playoffs. After a disappointing start to the 2020 season, the Fuel released Atkins, and in the 2021 offseason, the Fue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oasis (Overwatch)
'' Overwatch'' and '' Overwatch 2'' are team-based first-person shooter games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ''Overwatch'' was released in May 2016 for several platforms. The game features a number of gameplay modes that support casual play, ranked play, and competitive modes used for professional esports events, such as the Overwatch League. ''Overwatch 2'' was released in October 2022 with the same player versus player (PvP) modes, and will later include new player versus environment (PvE) co-operative multiplayer modes. Fundamentals :''Unless otherwise noted, all gameplay features apply to both Overwatch games.'' ''Overwatch'' features squad-based combat with two opposing teams of six players each, while ''Overwatch 2'' uses five-on-five teams. Players choose one of thirty-two hero characters, each with their own unique abilities and role classes. The three character roles include: damage characters that have powerful attacks to lead attacks or defend control points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana (Overwatch)
''Overwatch'' and ''Overwatch 2'' are team-based first-person shooter games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ''Overwatch'' was released in May 2016 for several platforms. The game features a number of gameplay modes that support casual play, ranked play, and competitive modes used for professional esports events, such as the Overwatch League. ''Overwatch 2'' was released in October 2022 with the same player versus player (PvP) modes, and will later include new player versus environment (PvE) co-operative multiplayer modes. Fundamentals :''Unless otherwise noted, all gameplay features apply to both Overwatch games.'' ''Overwatch'' features squad-based combat with two opposing teams of six players each, while ''Overwatch 2'' uses five-on-five teams. Players choose one of thirty-two hero characters, each with their own unique abilities and role classes. The three character roles include: damage characters that have powerful attacks to lead attacks or defend control points and ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston (Overwatch)
Winston is a player character appearing in the 2016 video game ''Overwatch'', a Blizzard Entertainment developed first-person shooter and its related media. Winston is one of the more prominent characters used by Blizzard in ''Overwatch'' media outside of the video game; the character made an appearance in the game's cinematic trailer and is the focus of an animated short released by Blizzard. The character is a genetically engineered gorilla that was part of a larger group of genetically engineered gorillas that was used by the in-universe Horizon Lunar Colony to test the effects of prolonged habitation in space. Development and design Winston was first showcased at ''Overwatch'''s BlizzCon 2014 reveal. Winston was noted to be dressed in a heavy white armor and wearing eyeglasses, as well as having an electrically charged melee attack. American voice actor Crispin Freeman provides the English voice-over for Winston. ''Overwatch'''s Principal Designer Geoff Goodman stated that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris (Overwatch)
'' Overwatch'' and '' Overwatch 2'' are team-based first-person shooter games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ''Overwatch'' was released in May 2016 for several platforms. The game features a number of gameplay modes that support casual play, ranked play, and competitive modes used for professional esports events, such as the Overwatch League. ''Overwatch 2'' was released in October 2022 with the same player versus player (PvP) modes, and will later include new player versus environment (PvE) co-operative multiplayer modes. Fundamentals :''Unless otherwise noted, all gameplay features apply to both Overwatch games.'' ''Overwatch'' features squad-based combat with two opposing teams of six players each, while ''Overwatch 2'' uses five-on-five teams. Players choose one of thirty-two hero characters, each with their own unique abilities and role classes. The three character roles include: damage characters that have powerful attacks to lead attacks or defend control points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilios (Overwatch)
''Overwatch'' and '' Overwatch 2'' are team-based first-person shooter games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ''Overwatch'' was released in May 2016 for several platforms. The game features a number of gameplay modes that support casual play, ranked play, and competitive modes used for professional esports events, such as the Overwatch League. ''Overwatch 2'' was released in October 2022 with the same player versus player (PvP) modes, and will later include new player versus environment (PvE) co-operative multiplayer modes. Fundamentals :''Unless otherwise noted, all gameplay features apply to both Overwatch games.'' ''Overwatch'' features squad-based combat with two opposing teams of six players each, while ''Overwatch 2'' uses five-on-five teams. Players choose one of thirty-two hero characters, each with their own unique abilities and role classes. The three character roles include: damage characters that have powerful attacks to lead attacks or defend control points an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Mayhem
Florida Mayhem is an American professional Overwatch (video game)#Esports, ''Overwatch'' esports team based in Miami and Orlando, Florida. The team competes in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's West Division. Founded in 2017, Florida Mayhem is one of the league's twelve founding members and is owned and operated by Florida-based esports organization Misfits Gaming and CEO Ben Spoont. The organization also ran Mayhem Academy, an Overwatch Contenders#Academy teams, academy team for the Mayhem that competed in Overwatch Contenders. The Mayhem made their first season playoffs appearance in franchise history in the 2020 season. Franchise history Team creation: 2016–2017 The team that would become the Florida Mayhem was formed in June 2016 as the first foray into Overwatch (video game)#Esports, Overwatch for Misfits Gaming, after Misfits picked up the European team Graviton Surge. The original roster included Sebastian "Zebbosai" Olsson, who would play in the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood (Overwatch)
''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch'' and ''Overwatch 2'' are team-based first-person shooter games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ''Overwatch'' was released in May 2016 for several platforms. The game features a number of gameplay modes that support casual play, ranked play, and competitive modes used for professional esports events, such as the Overwatch League. ''Overwatch 2'' was released in October 2022 with the same player versus player (PvP) modes, and will later include new player versus environment (PvE) co-operative multiplayer modes. Fundamentals :''Unless otherwise noted, all gameplay features apply to both Overwatch games.'' ''Overwatch'' features squad-based combat with two opposing teams of six players each, while ''Overwatch 2'' uses five-on-five teams. Players choose one of thirty-two hero characters, each with their own unique abilities and role classes. The three character roles include: damage characters that have powerful attacks to lead attacks or defen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Justice
Washington Justice is an American professional ''Overwatch'' esports team based in Washington, D.C. The Justice compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as member of the league's West region. Founded in 2018, Washington Justice began play as one of eight expansion teams in 2019. The team is owned by Washington Kastles owner Mark Ein, who founded Washington Esports Ventures to purchase the franchise. The team has reached the season playoffs two times. Franchise history OWL expansion On September 7, 2018, Activision Blizzard announced that Washington Esports Ventures, a venture led by businessman and Washington Kastles owner Mark Ein, had purchased an expansion team based in Washington, D.C. for Overwatch League's second season. "Esports is far and away the fastest growing platform in the world of sports," Ein said in an interview. "Most traditional sports are declining or flat. Esports is exploding. The growth, by any measure—participation and viewership—is showing signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia Fusion
Philadelphia Fusion is an American-based professional ''Overwatch'' esports team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Fusion compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's East region. Founded in 2017, Philadelphia is one of the league's twelve founding members and is the first professional esports team based in Pennsylvania. While the team competes in South Korea, Fusion Arena, a 3,500-seat dedicated esports arena in south Philadelphia, is planned to serve as the Fusion's permanent home. The team is owned by Comcast Spectacor, who also own the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). It also manages Fusion University and T1, academy teams for the Philadelphia Fusion that compete in Overwatch Contenders. Philadelphia have reached the season playoffs three times, including an appearance at the inaugural season Grand Finals, where they lost to the London Spitfire. Franchise history Beginnings On September 20, 2017, Overwatch developer A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
