TechNews, May 13 - Hangzhou Spark, the third-place team in the Overwatch League OWL 2023 with the best all-Chinese results, announced its transition to inactive status after the competition, with the base closed and the end of cooperation with players and coaches. The official also released a commemorative video.
With the reunion of Blizzard and NetEase, the return of Overwatch China server is imminent, and the relevant eSports ecosystem will also return.
Today, Hangzhou Spark Esports Technology Co., Ltd. announced the launch of OnceAgain Overwatch team, representing the resurrection and renaming of Hangzhou Spark team. In fact, this team is a brand new team but retains multiple personnel configurations of the original Hangzhou Spark team.
The official Hangzhou Spark team also retweeted the video, saying Go! Let's do it again!
According to the introduction, the OnceAgain team includes multiple players from the original Hangzhou Spark team, as well as former Chengdu Hunters players, Dallas Fuel coach RUSH, etc. The TapTechNews list is as follows:
Formerly played for Hangzhou Spark team and Overwatch World Cup China team, proficient in tank heroes, dominant with Winston, agile with Primal Rage, like thunderous strike, impressive to both Chinese and foreign audience, responsible for the team.
Formerly played for Hangzhou Spark team and Overwatch World Cup China team, known for precise hitscan heroes, plays aggressively, crushes enemies single-handedly, responsible for output in the team.
Formerly played for Hangzhou Spark team, Chengdu Hunters, and Overwatch World Cup China team, vast hero pool as a flex, nimble movements like dancing on the edge of a sword, collects enemy heads effortlessly, responsible for kills in the team.
Formerly played for Hangzhou Spark team, Chengdu Hunters, Los Angeles Valiant, and Overwatch World Cup China team, excels in supporting teammates for efficient output, Lucio on the edge of battlefield is every enemy's nightmare for every movement step, also guides the team towards victory with meticulous command ideas, the team's brain.
Formerly played for Hangzhou Spark team, Chengdu Hunters, and Overwatch World Cup China team, powerful healing like torrents ensures teammates' health, accurate Zenyatta acts as a deterrent to opponents, the team's support.
Formerly from Dallas Fuel team, Overwatch World Cup South Korea team, good at selecting top players nurturing, focuses on the core coaching system as a head coach, arranges tactics based on players' characteristics.
Formerly played for Hangzhou Spark team, Chengdu Hunters, Guangzhou Charge, and Shanghai Dragons, rich experience in coaching matches, with RUSH, executes rigorous training management and rich tactical system.
From 2018 to 2023 serving Hangzhou Spark team, rich experience in team operation, meticulous in every detail, a solid foundation for the team.
Currently, Chengdu Hunters and Guangzhou Charge have announced their departure from the Overwatch League, and Blizzard is also undergoing transformation in Overwatch competitions, TapTechNews will follow up with more news.