The players of one of the most prominent Overwatch organisations in South Korea have found a home in the Overwatch League. The team is managed by popular streamer Flowervin and along with her partner Runner. The two were responsible for the financing as well as the daily management of the team.

Runaway is one of the most successful Overwatch teams from Korea. They were the runners-up twice in the APEX tournaments before the start of the Overwatch League. Despite consistently getting high placements in tournaments, the team seemed to be unable to win trophies. Despite this, they were definitely one of the most talented teams in the region. The Runaway roster had several players who developed a huge fan following very soon. Players like Kaiser [not with Runaway any longer] were lauded by the Western Casters for his excellent individual skill.

Runaway – A family environment

For Flowervin, the Runaway Overwatch team was like a family. It is rare to find a team which puts the players’ interests at the forefront. However, Runaway is a team formed by Flowervin and Runner. They developed the team as a family and always wanted the best for their players.

Flowervin announced the fact that all of Runaways team has been signed to the Overwatch League on her personal stream. The stream had several thousands of viewers at the time of the announcement. For Korean fans, this is a special moment since many of them had only positive memories for the team and its players.

All players have completed the OWL season 2 contract.

We will not forget our memories with you.

Congratulations, guys. pic.twitter.com/m0bdH7MFij — Runaway (@Runaway_OW) October 17, 2018

This translation by twitter user @gatamchun provides a translation for Flowervin’s stream. There are a lot of unanswered questions which we hope to see in the upcoming days. The New Overwatch League team names, their rosters as well as other details might see the light of day during Blizzcon 2018.

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What can we infer from this ‘announcement’?

Since we don’t have an official announcement yet, we have very little to go off from the short stream. We do know that all of the signings were done before September 30th. This means that the team that signed the players would most likely be one of the eight new Overwatch League teams.

The eight new Overwatch League teams had an exclusive signing period ranging from September 9th till October 8th. The facts point toward Runaway joining one of the new Overwatch League teams. Any announcement by an existing team would have been made before the September 9th.

Another unknown fact is whether one team has signed the entire Runaway roster or if the roster has split up. Signing the roster in its entirety makes a lot of sense for any Overwatch League. It provides the team with the right opportunity to dive straight into Season 2 on a winning note. The team already has established synergy and communication. If the franchise would also sign the Runaway staff, it would be the most comfortable situation for the players.

As of now, Flowervin suggests that the player salaries are ‘on the higher side’ of the spectrum. For players of their calibre, they definitely deserve a good salary along with great support from the management.

Overwatch League format changes

The new season of the Overwatch League will see significant changes to the schedule as well as format. The new schedule will provide for better rest periods and less number of games for the players. One of the most common complaints during Season 1 was the abnormally high number of games as well as lack of elongated breaks in between.

With the new season, there will be ample breaks for players allowing them to even visit their homes. Since most of the players in the Overwatch League are from Korea, this will be a welcome change for the players. Homesickness is a reality amongst Overwatch League players, one that requires care and adequate emphasis from the management.

For many of the Runaway players, this new ‘structured environment’ will be a new change for the team. They will have support staff who will help them overcome any mental stress as well provide for physical exercise.

For now, we await further details of Runaway’s new home in the Overwatch League. If they are on a single roster, this team has a lot of potentials to be a real challenger for Season 2.

The current roster for Runaway :

The RunAway players that will join OWL: