Tag: Overwatch League
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The Weirdness of the Ellie Controversy
If you’ve been on the internet in the past week, you may have heard talk about “Ellie.” Ellie started out being the first female player on Second Wind, an Overwatch Contenders team. Contenders is essentially the Minor League of Overwatch esports, and to add a woman to Second Wind was a pretty big deal. The…
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Overwatch League May Get First Female Competitor Soon
The Overwatch League is currently male dominated, with not a single woman on any of the 12 teams’ rosters. That all might change soon, as Korean streamer Kim “Geguri” Se-yeon has reportedly said during a Twitch stream that she’s accepted an offer from a foreign team. Living in Korea, the “foreign” part likely means it’s…
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Overwatch League’s Felix Lengyel Response Points to Systemic Problems
Felix Lengyel, a professional Overwatch player known as xQc, was suspended from the Overwatch League last week and fined $2,000. Lengyel made homophobic comments toward a competitor while on a livestream. In a statement on the Overwatch League (OWL) website, Blizzard said: As of Friday, January 19, Dallas Fuel player Félix “xQc” Lengyel is suspended…