Division: Pacific
Roster:
- Christopher ‘GrimReality’ Schaefer, USA
- Brady ‘Agilities’ Girardi, Canada
- Terrence ‘SoOn’ Tarlier, France
- Ted ‘silkthread’ Wang, USA
- Benjamin ‘uNKOE’ Chevasson, France
- Stefano ‘Verbo’ Disalvo, Canada
- Young-seo ‘KariV’ Park, South Korea
- Kang-jae ‘envy’ Lee, South Korea
- Indy ‘SPACE’ Halpern, USA
- Pan-seung ‘Fate’ Koo, South Korea
- Seb ‘numlocked’ Barton, United Kingdom
Coach: Dong ‘Ookz’ Wook Kim
Owners: Immortals
As far as Overwatch goes, the Immortals have been in the thick of it from almost the beginning, winning a number of major tournaments throughout 2017. The team has changed considerably since those early successful runs before forming the Valiant Overwatch League squad, with a number of new players brought in to fill out bench roles, but there’s a sense that they should continue to find success and cause a little havoc against less experienced squads.
Player to Watch: One of the newest members brought in from outside of the Immortals stable is uNKOE, well known for his attacking and clinically defensive Ana. It should also come as no surprise that he can also pull off a solid Widowmaker too when the case requires it, but it will be interesting to see whether he can work well together with his new and somewhat stable teammates as the season goes on.
Division: Pacific
Roster:
- André ‘IDDQD’ Dahlström, Sweden
- Dante ‘Danteh’ Cruz, USA
- Andrej ‘Babybay’ Francisty, USA
- Nikola ‘Sleepy’ Andrews, USA
- Daniel ‘dhaK’ Martinez Paz, Spain
- David ‘Nomy’ Ramirez, Mexico
- Andreas ‘Nevix’ Karlsson, Sweden
Coach: Brad Rajani
Owners: NRG Esports
NRG hasn’t been on the scene for too long, but with championship caliber teams in Rocket League, League of Legends, and a major tournament victory in Smite behind them, they certainly aren’t inexperienced. Having said that, their current Overwatch squad has the least amount of tournament experience compared to the rest of the competition and are untested as a group. The pressure might be off them to perform, however, so expect a surprise or two.
Player to Watch: Given the small roster (with two inactive players due to age restrictions), it’s up to the rest of the team to find common ground early on. IDDQD will no doubt lead that charge as one of the most feared McCree’s of the tournament and one of the more experienced Overwatch players overall on the team.
