At present, in the off-season of overwatch league 2021-2022, each league team is aiming at the new version of the new season, throwing an olive branch to all outstanding players, seeking talents from secondary competitions, and rebuilding the OWL 2022 season lineup.
On the career path of Watch Esports, there is a low-key Korean challenger team - O2 Blast (hereinafter referred to as O2). Like the "secret shop" in the game, hidden behind the scenes has contributed a large number of excellent players and coaches to the league. Spectators who don't pay much attention to overseas secondary events may not be aware of their dynamics, but every offseason transfer period, we can always see the team's transfer transaction news frequently, and this group of players will often become the key players that will stir up the entire league next season.
Since O2 Blast's inception, it has produced 19 players and 7 coaches for OWL. Among them are Viol2t, a two-time champion member of the San Francisco Shock; OWL's rookie of the year for the 2021 season; Former Dynasty coach who is now the head coach of the New York Nine Heavenly Team, WhyNot; and a number of outstanding players and coaches who later became the pillars of each team.
It is worth mentioning that O2 is the challenger team that has sent the most talent to the league so far, not only that, this e-sports team that has developed steadily in South Korea, but in the case of frequent turnover of players and coaching members, it can still achieve continuous results and win championships in two consecutive seasons this year. Five of the O2 teams this year have been selected by the San Francisco Shocks, Seoul Dynasty and Dallas Fuel. There are also two members of the coaching staff, who travel to the Los Angeles Gladiators and the New York Nine Heavenly Team to take charge of the coaching whip.
In order to have a more comprehensive understanding of the league's "secret store" O2 Blast, we specially interviewed the O2 team manager, YoungJin, who has newly joined the China commentary group this season, and finally introduced us to the highlights of the five O2 players who have just joined the league team.
Kilo、Proper、Finn
Since the second season of overwatch league, O2 Blast has continued to bring new blood to the league and is the most outstanding challenger team on Overwatch Career Path. As YoungJin introduced to us, the five O2 players who have signed league teams this offseason have their own characteristics, and Proper and Chiyo are likely to pry the balance and become the brightest rookies in the new season. It is foreseeable that O2 will follow the current concept of governing the team, and more materials will be excavated in the future, and O2 graduates have thus become synonymous with the new stars of the league. League teams also have plans to recruit, so check out the "secret store" O2 Blast.