London Spitfire

The London Spitfire are the reigning Overwatch League champions representing London, UK. The team is owned by CEO and Founder of Cloud9, Jack Etienne. It was no easy run for them to win the OWL Inaugural Season, because they went through so many ups and downs and faced a ton of adversity along the way. They won Stage 1 in the regular season, placed 3rd in stage 2, and they barely ended up making it to the finals where they won the tournament in fanatic style defeating the talented team from Philadelphia . One might say that their performance was rather inconsistent, and if they want to win the OWL second season, they need to work on areas to make them more consistent against top teams.

Houston Outlaws

The Outlaws represent Houston, Texas, USA. The team has the same owner and CEO as Optic Gaming, Hector Rodriguez. In last years league the Houston Outlaws weren’t strong enough to make it to the playoffs. However their 3rd place finish in stage 1 helped them finish in 7th place after season play and secure a 75,000$ prize amount. They relied too much on their star player, Austin “Muma” Wilmot. They haven’t made many changes to their lineup, so they are going to rely on the relationships between players from last year to build on a successful 2019 league performance. We will see if these tactics work out for the Houston Outlaws.

New York Excelsior

New York Excelsior represents New York, USA. They are owned by COO of professional MLB team The New York Mets. They had a great debut in the league, where they were crowned the top team in the Atlantic Division, with their star player Sung-Hyeon “Jjonak” Bang winning 2018 Overwatch League MVP. They can attribute a lot of their success to consistency and team based strategies implemented against different opponents throughout the year. One thing they do need to focus on is helping their new players adapt to heroes and teammates while handling the intense pressure. If everything goes well with the new additions to the squad, we can expect their dominance in the upcoming season.

Paris Eternal

Like we could notice from the name, Paris Eternal represents Paris, France. They showed us how good management can create a perspective team, in a short time. But unfortunately, the team’s schedule puts them at a disadvantage, because they have harder matches how the season is coming to an end. If they want to make something great this season, they have to start winning early to create good spirit in the team, that will carry them through the season.

Atlanta Reign

One of the four new teams in Atlantic Division is Atlanta Reign. They put themselves to one of the most ambitious teams in the league, signing eight players from six different countries. With so many different cultures and languages, their biggest obstacle could be communication. They need to create a path for the communication between players. It is theoretically an easy problem to fix, but if they don’t fix it, it could be disastrous for Reign.

Boston Uprising

Boston Uprising was the only team in 2018 to go 10-0 in Stage 3, which was a great achievement for the team, but they could not hold the gameplay in Stage 4. They are the team that always play on certainty, there are no spontaneous things in their gameplay, and that is easy to read for the chaotic opponents like Fusion. If they change something inside their team, we can expect that their team name could be the awareness for all the teams in OWL.

Philadelphia Fusion

Like we mentioned before: „Chaotic opponents like Fusion“. Philadelphia Fusion is one of the most unpredictable teams in Overwatch League. They don’t rely on strategies, or something else, they play by feeling. Last year in Inauguration season they maintained impossible. They came to the Grand Final from the last place for the Season Playoffs. But, if they want to navigate harder teams like NYXL, they need to reduce their chaotic style, and maybe put some discipline in the team.

Washington Justice

Just as Atlanta Reign, Washington Justice could have a problem with communication, while they signed 2 months ago four South-Korean players and three American players. There is no doubt that this team can perform good, but if they don’t work on their communication, all of their hard work and dedication can fall in the water. But they had preseason, and we can hope that they create a way to communicate with each other.

Toronto Defiant

One of the teams that can make some big results this season, with a team that relies on teamwork, and team synergy. They are one of the four new teams in the Atlantic Division, which means it’ll be the first time they’ll perform on the big stage as a team. From their previous gameplays, we can say that Defiant is set to play defensive, with some organized counterattacks. If they depend on one another without hesitation, they can fight against chaotic Fusion, and with New York Excelsior.

Florida Mayhem

And the last team, but not the less important, there we have Florida Mayhem. The team that changed complete of their previous roster, leaving just their star MVP player Jeong-Woo „Sayaplayer“ Ha in the team. Sayaplayer has a back issue, and he needs to go to back surgery, so he wouldn’t be so usefull to his teammates. But if they worked on their defense strategy, which was catastrophic last year, they could be a danger for all the teams above.

That was the 10 teams from Atlantic Division! There is no doubt that Overwatch League – Season 2 is going to be boring or inconspicuous. Teams are hungry for winning, and every one of these 10 teams will push it to the limit. And don’t forget to watch Overwatch League – Season 2, Stage 1 of Regular Season on February 14th!