2019 London Spitfire season

The 2019 London Spitfire season was the second season of the London Spitfire's existence in the Overwatch League. The Spitfire entered the season as the defending Overwatch League champions after winning the 2018 Grand Finals.

2019 London Spitfire season
Head coach	Kim Kwang-bok (rel. 24 July)
General manager	Lee Seung-hwan
Owner	Jack Etienne
Division	Atlantic
Results
Record	16–12 (.571)
Place	Atlantic: 3rd League: 7th
Stage 1 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Stage 2 Playoffs	Quarterfinals
Stage 3 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Season Playoffs	Lower Round 1
Total Earnings	$225,000

Following a 0–3 loss to the Seoul Dynasty in Week 5 of Stage 1, the Spitfire fell to 3–4 and missed out on the Stage 1 Playoffs. London found success in Stage 2, as the team posted a 6–1 record and qualified for the Stage 2 Playoffs; however, they were knocked out in the quarterfinals by the Hangzhou Spark after losing 1–3. The Spitfire parted ways with head coach Kwang-bok "Coach815" Kim in the middle of Stage 3, leaving the team without a head coach. A 0–4 loss to the Los Angeles Valiant in Stage 3 eliminated London from Stage 3 playoff contention as the team went on to post a 3–4 record for that stage. After a 4–3 win-loss record in Stage 4, London finished the regular season with a 16–12 record and qualified for the Play-In Tournament for a chance to make it to the season playoffs.

London took down the Shanghai Dragons 4–3 in an OWL record eight-map series to qualify for the season playoffs. In the first round, London was defeated by the New York Excelsior, 1–4, sending the team to the lower bracket. A 0–4 loss to the San Francisco Shock ended the Spitfire's playoff run.

Preceding offseason

Player re-signings

From 1 August to 9 September 2018, all Overwatch League teams that competed in the 2018 season could choose to extend their team's players' contracts. London was the only team to re-sign all of their players; during this time, the team also signed their new head coach, Kim "Coach815" Kwang-bok.[1]

Free agency

All non-expansion teams could not enter the free agency period until 8 October; they were able to sign members from their respective academy team and make trades until then. On 15 October, Spitfire transferred Wonsik "Closer" Jung to Dallas Fuel.[2] A day later, London made their first free agency acquisition, signing former Element Mystic and DPS player Hee "Guard" Lee-dong.[3] The next day, Spitfire signed Jeong "Krillin" Yung-hoon, a relatively unknown player who had most recently played in the Overwatch Open Division.[4]

Regular season

Stage 1

London opened their season on 14 February against the Philadelphia Fusion – a rematch of the 2018 Overwatch League Grand Finals. Contrasted to Spitfire's landslide victory from the 2018 Finals, London was dominated on the second map Hollywood and fourth map Rialto. Although the Spitfire took the third map Volskaya Industries, team went on to lose the match by a score of 1–3.[5]

The next week, the Spitfire first took on the Washington Justice. London dropped the first two maps to go down 0–2 going into halftime, but with London's flex tank Jun-ho "Fury" Kim on D.Va putting on a solid performance after halftime, the Spitfire won three consecutive maps to complete a reverse sweep and defeat the Justice 2–3.[6] Three days later, the team faced the Hangzhou Spark. The team took out Ji Hyeok "birdring" Kim from the starting lineup, placed Park "Profit" Jun-yeong on Zarya, and moved Lee "Guard" Hee-dong onto Brigitte for the match; London played their best match of the season, as they took the first three maps and dropped the final map to win the match 3–1.[7]

London's only match of week three was against the Los Angeles Gladiators on 1 March. The Spitfire led 1–0 going into halftime, as they won map one and tied map two. Following halftime, the Gladiators took map three to tie the match 1–1. On map four, London placed Guard onto his signature hero Sombra; with effective play from Guard, the team ultimately took the map to win the match 2–1.[8] The Spitfire also only had one match in week four, as the team took on the Shanghai Dragons on 10 March. After four maps, the series was tied 2–2, sending the match to a fifth tiebreaker map. Map five was on Ilios; London was unable to secure the win, as the team lost by a 2–3 scoreline.[9]

In their last match of the stage, the Spitfire took on the Seoul Dynasty on 16 March, with both teams needing a win to keep their Stage 1 Playoff hopes alive. London dropped the first two maps to fall to a quick 0–2 deficit going into halftime. The Spitfire were only able to tie on the third map Temple of Anubis, ending any hopes of a victory. Dropping the fourth map as well, London lost the match 0–3 to finish the stage with a 3–4 record.[10]

Stage 2

London began Stage 2 with a match against the Florida Mayhem on 5 April. After splitting the two maps, the teams tied the third map keep the series tied at 1–1. The Spitfire were able to full-hold the Mayhem on the fourth map Watchpoint: Gibraltar, leading to a 2–1 match victory.[11]

In their only match the following week, the Spitfire took on the Fusion in a rematch of their first match of the season. London managed to take the first map Lijiang Tower; on map two Hanamura, both team completed the map to go into overtime rounds. After full-holding the Fusion, the Spitfire had a five-minute time-bank to capture one tick of progress, but Philadelphia ultimately full-held London to tie the map. The Fusion took map three to tie the series, but London stopped Philadelphia from completing map four Rialto and completed the map themselves to claim a 2–1 victory.[12] The also only had one match the next week against the Boston Uprising on 20 April. With Kim "birdring" Ji-hyeok returning in the lineup and a strong performance from Park "Profit" Joon-yeong, London defeated Boston in convincing fashion, sweeping them 4–0.[13]

Following the win, the Spitfire signed support player Song "Quatermain" Ji-hoon, who had previously played for Cloud9 Kongdoo.[14]

London traveled to the Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas for the Dallas Fuel Homestand Weekend in week four. The team first took on the Paris Eternal on 20 April. After an hour-long power outage delayed the match, London swept the Eternal 4–0, improving their undefeated stage record to 5–0.[15] The Spitfire's second match of the weekend was against the Chengdu Hunters a day later. Throughout the match, London looked lost as Chengdu ran their signature off-meta compositions; the Spitfire were handed their first loss of Stage 2, losing the match by a 1–3 scoreline.[16]

London finished the Stage 2 regular season with a match against the Houston Outlaws on 4 May. The Spitfire overwhelmed the Outlaws throughout the match, full-holding the Outlaws on three of the four maps en route to a 4–0 sweep. The win gave them a 6–1 Stage 2 record and a second-seeded Stage 2 Playoff berth.[17]

London faced the seventh-seeded Hangzhou Spark in the Stage 2 Quarterfinals on 9 May. The Spitfire started the match well, claiming the first map Oasis after initially being down in the map. However, London would not claim a single point in any map going forward, losing on Blizzard World, Hanamura and Watchpoint: Gibraltar to ultimately lose the match 1–3.[18]

Stage 3

London began Stage 3 with a match against the Boston Uprising on 7 June. The match saw the debut of Quatermain, who the team had signed in Stage 2; the Spitfire went on to sweep Boston 4–0 for the second time this season.[19] Two days later, the Spitfire faced the New York Excelsior. Dominated by New York's Sombra composition throughout the match, London failed to win a single map, getting swept 0–4 for the first time in the 2019 season.[20] The following week, London took down the Toronto Defiant by a 3–1 score.[21]

The Spitfire's first match of week three was against the Excelsior, who they had just lost to two weeks prior. After dropping map one to New York, London grabbed map two to tie the series 1–1 going into halftime. The Excelsior took map three, but again, the Spitfire took the next map to force the match into a fifth tiebreaker map. New York's Sombra composition proved to be too much for London, as the Spitfire fell in Ilios and lost the match 2–3.[22] A day later, the team took on the Washington Justice. London lost the first map; on map two Paris, the Spitfire full-held Washington's attack in overtime rounds, but the Justice did the same to tie the map. Down 0–1 in the match, London turned it around in the second half, claiming both maps three and four take a 2–1 victory over Washington.[23]

Following the win, the Spitfire parted ways with head coach Kwang-bok "Coach815" Kim on 24 July, leaving the team without a head coach.[24]

London's final two matches of the stage were in week four. First, the team took on the Los Angeles Valiant on 28 June. The Spitfire, who had failed to prove that they could effectively counter Sombra compositions, again fell to a team that utilized Sombra, as London was swept 0–4 in the match.[25] In their final match of Stage 3, London faced the Stage 2 Champions San Francisco Shock two days later. The Spitfire benched DPS Profit for Guard in the match, but it proved to be ineffective, as London was swept 0–4 for the second time in two days.[26] The loss ended the Spitfire's stage with a disappointing 3–4 record.

Stage 4

The London Spitfire walking to the stage for their first match of Stage 4.

The Spitfire's first match of Stage 4, along with the first match with an enforced 2-2-2 role lock by the League, was against the Dallas Fuel on 26 July. London's tank line and DPS outplayed that of Dallas', as the team went on to a convincing 3–1 win.[27] Two days later, London took on the Toronto Defiant. After dropping map one, London rolled through Toronto with strong showings from Park "Profit" Joon-yeong and Hong "Gesture" Jae-hee, as they took the match 3–1.[28]

In their first match of week two, London faced the Guangzhou Charge on 1 August. London took a 2–0 lead heading into halftime with map wins on Lijiang Tower and Hanamura and, subsequently, took map three Blizzard World. Despite losing the final map Havana, London won the series 3–1 to maintain their perfect Stage 4 record.[29] The Spitfire's next match was against the Florida Mayhem two days later. Despite being heavy favorites to win the match, strong performances by Florida's Lee "BQB" Sang-bum on Mei and Ha "Sayaplayer" Jeong-woo on Widowmaker proved to be too much for London to handle, as the team fell 0–3.[30]

The team took on the Vancouver Titans on 8 August for their first match of week three. While the Spitfire took map one Busan, the Titans came right back with their own win on map two Temple of Anubis to tie up the series. Coming out of halftime, London dominated map three Hollywood, as the team full-held Vancouver with solid showings from Park "Profit" Joon-yeong on Mei and Kim "Fury" Jun-ho on Roadhog and went up in the series 2–1. However, the Titans bounced back on map four Route 66 to push the match into a fifth tiebreaker map; London was edged out on Ilios and lost the match 2–3.[31] Two days later, London faced the Houston Outlaws. London dominated on the first map Lijiang Tower and narrowly won the second map Volskaya Industries. Up 2–0 coming from halftime, London took map three King's Row to ultimately win the match 3–1.[31]

London's final regular season match was against the Atlanta Reign on 18 August. London fell on the first map Busan, as Atlanta got far more value out of their ultimates and did not allow London to claim a single point. For map two Hanamura, the Spitfire were unable to hold the Reign from completing both points and could not claim a point on their own attack, as they fell 0–2 going into halftime. Map three Blizzard World played out similarly to Hanamura, as Atlanta was able to complete the map and London could not cap the first point; with the match already lost, the Spitfire were able to claim two points on the fourth map Havana but still dropped that map as well, getting swept 0–4 in the match.[32]

Postseason

Play-In Tournament

Finishing in seventh place in the regular season standings, the Spitfire qualified for the Play-In Tournament for the chance to qualify for the season playoffs. The team had a first-round bye in the tournament and faced the Shanghai Dragons on 31 August. The Spitfire looked dominant in the first two maps, completely shutting down the Dragons, to jump to an early 2–0 lead. However, the Dragon's DPS duo Yang "DDing" Jin-hyeok on Pharah and Jin "YoungJIN" Yong-jin on Doomfist came alive thereafter, helping Shanghai to claim the third map, Hanamura; with a tie on map six, King's Row, the team eventually tie the series 3–3 after seven maps. London sent the match to Ilios for the final map of the series. Both teams managed to take a point in the map, but London's coordination won out in the end, as they won 4–3 loss in an Overwatch League record 8-map series to qualify for the season playoffs.[33]

Playoffs

With the win in the Play-In Tournament, the Spitfire qualified as the seventh seed in the season playoffs. London began their playoff run with a match against the second-seeded New York Excelsior on 6 September. New York took the first map, Busan, to take a quick 1–0 lead in the series. For the second map, London selected Numbani. Both teams were able to complete the map on their respective attacks, but New York came out on top in overtime rounds to take a two-map lead. After a match break, the Spitfire selected Temple of Anubis for map three; again, both teams were able to complete the map on their first attacks. While London was able to take the first point on their second attack, New York's but up a solid defensive performance and prevented the Spitfire from completing the map a second time, leading to a third map win for the Excelsior. For map four, the match went to Watchpoint: Gibraltar. London took a win on the map to close the gap to 3–1. However, New York won in two rounds on Ilios to win the match. The 1–4 loss sent the Spitfire to the lower bracket.[34]

For the first round of the lower bracket, London took on the third-seeded San Francisco Shock the following day. Despite London DPS Park "Profit" Joon-yeong putting on a stellar performance on Pharah throughout the match, the Shock were able to overcome everything London threw at them. Shock DPS Kwon "Striker" Nam-joo and main support Grant "Moth" Espe performed extremely well throughout the match to help the Shock rebound from their previous match, as the handed London a 0–4 sweep, ending their playoff run.[35]

Final roster

2019 London Spitfire roster
Players	Coaches
Role No. Handle Name Nationality Damage 10 Guard  Lee Hee-dong  South Korea  Damage 13 Profit  Park Jun-yeung  South Korea  Damage 20 birdring  Kim Ji-hyeok  South Korea  Tank 7 Gesture  Hong Jae-hee  South Korea  Tank 19 Fury  Kim Jun-ho  South Korea  Support 8 NUS  Kim Jong-seok  South Korea  Support 11 Krillin  Jeong Yung-hoon  South Korea  Support 22 Bdosin  Choi Seung-tae  South Korea  Support 27 Quatermain  Song Ji-hoon  South Korea	Head coach Vacant Legend (C) Team captain (2W) Two-way player (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Injury/Illness Latest roster transaction: 26 April 2019.

Transactions

Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2019 regular season:

• On 26 April, Spitfire signed Song "Quatermain" Ji-hoon.[14]

Standings

Record by stage

Stage	Pld	W	L	Pct	MW	ML	MT	MD	Pos
1	7	3	4	.429	12	16	2	-4	13
2	7	6	1	.857	21	5	2	+16	3
3	7	3	4	.429	11	17	1	-6	14
4[lower-alpha 1]	7	4	3	.571	14	14	1	±0	9
Overall	28	16	12	.571	58	52	6	+6	7
Qualified for playoffs •   Qualified for play-in tournament

1. No stage playoffs were held for Stage 4.

League

2019 Overwatch League standings
#	Team	Division	W	L	PCT	P	MR	MD	STK
Division leaders
1	Vancouver Titans	PAC	25	3	.893	28	89–28–0	+61	W1
2	New York Excelsior	ATL	22	6	.786	28	78–38–3	+40	L1
Wild cards
3	San Francisco Shock	PAC	23	5	.821	28	92–26–0	+66	W8
4	Hangzhou Spark	PAC	18	10	.643	28	64–52–4	+12	W3
5	Los Angeles Gladiators	PAC	17	11	.607	28	67–48–3	+19	W1
6[lower-alpha 1]	Atlanta Reign	ATL	16	12	.571	28	69–50–1	+19	W9
Play-in tournament
7[lower-alpha 1]	London Spitfire	ATL	16	12	.571	28	58–52–6	+6	L1
8[lower-alpha 2]	Seoul Dynasty	PAC	15	13	.536	28	64–50–3	+14	L1
9[lower-alpha 2]	Guangzhou Charge	PAC	15	13	.536	28	61–57–1	+4	W4
10[lower-alpha 2]	Philadelphia Fusion	ATL	15	13	.536	28	57–60–3	-3	W1
11[lower-alpha 3]	Shanghai Dragons	PAC	13	15	.464	28	51–61–3	-10	L5
12[lower-alpha 3]	Chengdu Hunters	PAC	13	15	.464	28	55–66–1	-11	W1
Did not qualify for playoffs
13	Los Angeles Valiant	PAC	12	16	.429	28	56–61–4	-5	L2
14	Paris Eternal	ATL	11	17	.393	28	46–67–3	-21	L1
15	Dallas Fuel	PAC	10	18	.357	28	43–70–3	-27	L12
16	Houston Outlaws	ATL	9	19	.321	28	47–69–3	-22	L5
17	Toronto Defiant	ATL	8	20	.286	28	39–72–4	-33	L4
17	Washington Justice	ATL	8	20	.286	28	39–72–6	-33	W1
19	Boston Uprising	ATL	8	20	.286	28	41–78–2	-37	L8
20	Florida Mayhem	ATL	6	22	.214	28	36–75–5	-39	W2
Tiebreakers
Atlanta placed ahead of London based on map differential. Seoul placed ahead of Guangzhou based on map differential. Guangzhou placed ahead of Philadelphia based on map differential. Shanghai placed ahead of Chengdu based on map differential.

Game log

Regular season

2019 game log (Regular season record: 16–12)
Stage 1 (3–4) 1 14 February Philadelphia Fusion 3 – 1 London Spitfire Burbank, CA    Recap Blizzard Arena 2 Ilios 1 3 Hollywood 2 4 Volskaya Industries 5 1 Rialto 0 2 16 February London Spitfire 1 – 3 Paris Eternal Burbank, CA    Recap Blizzard Arena 0 Ilios 2 2 King's Row 1 2 Volskaya Industries 3 0 Route 66 3 3 21 February Washington Justice 2 – 3 London Spitfire Burbank, CA    Recap Blizzard Arena 2 Busan 1 3 Numbani 2 2 Horizon Lunar Colony 4 2 Rialto 3 0 Nepal 2 4 24 February Hangzhou Spark 1 – 3 London Spitfire Burbank, CA    Recap Blizzard Arena 0 Ilios 2 1 Numbani 2 0 Horizon Lunar Colony 2 3 Dorado 2 5 1 March Los Angeles Gladiators 1 – 2 London Spitfire Burbank, CA    Recap Blizzard Arena 1 Busan 2 3 Numbani 3 3 Volskaya Industries 2 1 Dorado 2 6 10 March London Spitfire 2 – 3 Shanghai Dragons Burbank, CA    Recap Blizzard Arena 2 Nepal 0 0 King's Row 3 1 Temple of Anubis 0 0 Route 66 3 1 Ilios 2 7 16 March London Spitfire 0 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Burbank, CA    Recap Blizzard Arena 1 Nepal 2 2 Hollywood 3 2 Temple of Anubis 2 2 Route 66 3
Stage 2 (6–1) 8 5 April London Spitfire 2 – 1 Florida Mayhem Burbank, CA 4:00 pm PST    Recap Blizzard Arena 2 Lijang Tower 0 2 Hanamura 3 3 Eichenwalde 3 1 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 0 9 7 April Atlanta Reign 0 – 4 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 1:45 pm PST    Recap Blizzard Arena 0 Oasis 2 1 Temple of Anubis 2 3 Blizzard World 4 3 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 4 10 13 April London Spitfire 2 – 1 Philadelphia Fusion Burbank, CA 12:00 noon PST    Recap Blizzard Arena 2 Lijiang Tower 1 2 Hanamura 2 3 Blizzard World 4 3 Rialto 2 11 20 April London Spitfire 4 – 0 Boston Uprising Burbank, CA 12:00 noon PST    Recap Blizzard Arena 2 Busan 0 3 Paris 2 6 King's Row 5 2 Junkertown 0 12 27 April Paris Eternal 0 – 4 London Spitfire Allen, TX 9:00 am PST    Recap Allen Event Center 0 Busan 2 1 Temple of Anubis 2 4 King's Row 5 1 Junkertown 3 13 28 April Chengdu Hunters 3 – 1 London Spitfire Allen, TX 11:45 am PST    Recap Allen Event Center 2 Oasis 1 4 Paris 5 3 Eichenwalde 0 2 Rialto 1 14 4 May London Spitfire 4 – 0 Houston Outlaws Burbank, CA 12:00 noon PST    Recap Blizzard Arena 2 Lijiang Tower 0 2 Hanamura 0 3 King's Row 2 2 Junkertown 0
Stage 3 (3–4) 15 7 June Boston Uprising 0 – 4 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 5:45 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 0 Oasis 2 0 Horizon Lunar Colony 1 1 Eichenwalde 2 1 Dorado 2 16 9 June New York Excelsior 4 – 0 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 12:00 noon PST    Details Blizzard Arena 2 Ilios 0 1 Horizon Lunar Colony 0 4 Hollywood 3 3 Havana 0 17 14 June Toronto Defiant 1 – 3 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 5:45 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 2 Ilios 1 0 Volskaya Industries 1 3 Hollywood 4 2 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 3 18 21 June London Spitfire 2 – 3 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA 4:00 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 1 Nepal 2 4 Paris 3 2 Eichenwalde 3 5 Dorado 4 0 Ilios 2 19 22 June London Spitfire 2 – 1 Washington Justice Burbank, CA 12:00 noon PST    Details Blizzard Arena 1 Nepal 2 2 Paris 2 4 Numbani 3 4 Dorado 3 20 28 June London Spitfire 0 – 4 Los Angeles Valiant Burbank, CA 5:30 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 1 Nepal 2 3 Volskaya Industries 4 0 Hollywood 3 0 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 3 21 30 June London Spitfire 0 – 4 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 1:45 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 0 Oasis 2 5 Horizon Lunar Colony 6 0 Numbani 1 4 Havana 5
Stage 4 (4–3) 22 26 July Dallas Fuel 1 – 3 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 5:45 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 2 Ilios 1 1 Hanamura 2 2 King's Row 3 1 Route 66 2 23 28 July London Spitfire 3 – 1 Toronto Defiant Burbank, CA 1:45 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 0 Ilios 2 1 Temple of Anubis 0 3 Hollywood 0 3 Junkertown 2 24 1 August Guangzhou Charge 1 – 3 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 4:00 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 1 Lijiang Tower 2 3 Hanamura 4 1 Blizzard World 3 2 Havana 1 25 3 August Florida Mayhem 3 – 0 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 1:45 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 2 Lijiang Tower 0 1 Volskaya Industries 0 3 Blizzard World 3 3 Junkertown 2 26 8 August London Spitfire 2 – 3 Vancouver Titans Burbank, CA 4:00 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 2 Busan 0 1 Temple of Anubis 2 1 Hollywood 0 4 Route 66 5 1 Ilios 2 27 10 August Houston Outlaws 1 – 3 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 12:00 noon PST    Details Blizzard Arena 0 Lijiang Tower 2 3 Volskaya Industries 4 2 King's Row 3 1 Route 66 0 28 18 August London Spitfire 0 – 4 Atlanta Reign Burbank, CA 12:00 noon PST    Details Blizzard Arena 0 Busan 2 0 Hanamura 2 0 Blizzard World 3 2 Havana 3

Playoffs

2019 playoff game log
Stage 2 Playoffs (0–1) Quarterfinals 9 May Hangzhou Spark 3 – 1 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 8:00 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 1 Oasis 2 3 Blizzard World 0 1 Hanamura 0 1 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 0
Play-In Tournament (1–0) Quarterfinals   First-round bye   Semifinals 31 August Shanghai Dragons 3 – 4 London Spitfire Burbank, CA 12:00 noon PST    Details Blizzard Arena 0 Busan 2 0 Numbani 1 1 Hanamura 0 4 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 5 2 Lijiang Tower 1 3 King's Row 3 3 Dorado 1 1 Ilios 2
Season Playoffs (0–2) First round 6 September London Spitfire 1 – 4 New York Excelsior Burbank, CA 4:00 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 0 Busan 2 3 Numbani 4 3 Temple of Anubis 4 2 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 1 0 Ilios 2 Losers Round 1 7 September London Spitfire 0 – 4 San Francisco Shock Burbank, CA 9:00 pm PST    Details Blizzard Arena 1 Busan 2 2 Numbani 3 1 Horizon Lunar Colony 2 1 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2

Awards

On 8 May, Kim "Fury" Jun-Ho, Hong "Gesture" Jae-Hui, and Park "Profit" Jun-Young were named as a reserves for the 2019 Overwatch League All-Star Game.[36]

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