Blackwatch Report

We've got THE WHOLE GAUNTLET to cover across 3 regions and boy were there some surprises.

The Gauntlet is underway and we're keeping you updated with all of the results as well as diving into some real whacky matches this week!

We’re previewing the NA, EU and Asia Gauntlet Bracke

We're reviewing the NA and EU Contenders October games, and unveiling the 2nd half of our Most Wanted list.

We’re breaking down the quarters and semis for the KR Contenders Playoffs!!! Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW Contenders Viewer rewards adds skins and sprays ingame https://twitter.com/owpathtopro/status/1316773142707093504?s=20 News 2 - TR News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW Noukky moving up from Hurricane manager to General Manager of the London Spitfire https://twitter.com/Spitfire/status/1317156480802410496?s=20 News 2 - TR Naga moves over to Obey Alliance from Team Doge https://twitter.com/Raspberry_OW/status/1317102999999631361?s=20 News 3 - KW

Team Doge disappears off the face of the earth, British Hurricane may get a big promotion and much more! Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW MonkeyBubble Banana Brawl announced with 2 Trials Spots up for grabs https://twitter.com/MonkeybubbleO/status/1311701515099406336?s=19 News 2 - TR EBC EMEA Major announced https://twitter.com/EBC_gg/status/1312724452250091520?s=20 News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW London Spitfire rumored to be calling up some or all of the British Hurricane in replacement for the current roster, lets go of all Korean coaching staff Sparkr the only player too young to play in OWL (18 in June 2021) https://esportsobserver.com/spitfire-releasing-roster-staff/ https://twitter.com/Spitfire/status/1311748980968169472?s=20 News 2 - TR Tier 2 Drama Alert Nation forced to change name after copyright issues https://twitter.com/T2Alert/status/1312433049301397506?s=20 News 3 - KW Imp announces his departure from Team Doge, and the team forfeits th...

We've got some big team news, roster moves, Trials results, we break down an interesting Twitlonger and preview our Contenders September picks. Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW Malibu departs from contenders https://twitter.com/Malibu_OW/status/1302793293470642176?s=20 cmTGTzCaCwbDujKP1mInKB-b6eTf-FJswVOWYAu8 News 2 - TR Triumph pulling OW Team, waiting to see how OW2 changes Tier 2 support https://twitter.com/TriumphGamingGG/status/1303000826718433280?s=19 mKacca7-FPNLpyzR4lMOqtyVYoDZA_-5SfpWQFcD News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW S9mm has been removed from Karasuno and is LFT https://twitter.com/sammmsux/status/1304472585812541446?s=20 News 2 - TR Lullsish and Haficool join Young and Beautiful https://twitter.com/YaB_OW/status/1300820979250335744?s=20 News 3 - KW Erki has joined SMC https://twitter.com/SMC_EU/status/1304117451655962624 News 4 - TR GetAmazed joines Drifters as player development coach https://twitter.com/DriftersQQ/status/...

We've got some awesome matches from August's Contenders Tournament. How right/wrong were our predictions? Find out now! Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW https://liquipedia.net/overwatch/EBC/2020/EMEA/Regionals/Atlantic News 2 - TR News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW Haficool returning to Overwatch currently LFT https://www.over.gg/14400/hafficool-returns-to-overwatch-for-one-last-push-for-owl News 2 - TR ImSpecial joins Avoided after being Tier 3 for 4 years this is his first move into Contenders https://www.over.gg/14401/imspecial-joins-avoided News 3 - KW Lep and Vigilante leave Triumph, Lep is taking a break for school while Vigilante is currently LFT https://www.over.gg/14417/lep-and-vigilante-part-ways-with-triumph News 4 - TR Revival add Kabe, Squid and Frostedd, Specs leaves the team https://twitter.com/TheRevivalGG/status/1300107150358839297?s=20 News 5 - KW News 4 - TR News 4 - TR News 5 - KW

We're joined again by Dan McHugh from the Path to Pro team We're discussing all of the new changes to the Path to Pro ecosystem, and looking ahead at what's to come in the future.

There's some spice in the scene this week, the ban hammer has been slammed and Trials results are in giving us a look at Contenders August. Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - TR Open Division signups are live and we have news that Monkey Bubble is looking for teams to Broadcast in Open Division this season. Will take place Aug 15/16 and 22/23 Seeding is based on average team SR from comp ( weird ) 4 teams will be promoted from open to trials this time around News 2 - KW LA Valiant announce the Feed Fest, OWL Token and Spray giveaways, community and design showcase https://twitter.com/LAValiant/status/1292483273382273024?s=19 News 3 - TR Mayhem Summer classic has been announced, 16 teams. $5,000 https://twitter.com/FLMayhem/status/1291804473212301312?s=20 Roster Moves News 1 - KW Uprising Academy add head coach LeRenegat https://twitter.com/UprisingAcad/status/1290309932273762306?s=20 News 2 - TR Seoul Dynasty add off-tank Toyou on a TwoWay Contract https:/...

We’re breaking all of the roster news you may have missed, reviewing the Trials results and breaking down some teams for the upcoming Contenders season Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW Roster and coaches part ways with Third impact https://www.over.gg/14199/third-impact-roster-splits-with-organization News 2 - TR Sydney Drop bears acquired by LG Dire Wolves https://www.over.gg/14188/sydney-drop-bears-become-lg-dire-wolves-announce-roster News 3 - KW Bilibili Esports hosting Bi Weekly tournament in between Contenders weeks called China & Korea Battle Invitational https://twitter.com/OWBeacon/status/1285146538897887233?s=19   Roster Moves News 1 - KW Element Mystic have parted ways with Coach Yasmen and signed Daemin to take over coaching duties  https://www.over.gg/14186/element-mystic-replace-coach-with-daemin News 2 - TR Krystal has joined the Charge as a 2way player for their Academy Team  https://www.over.gg/14183/...

The Vancouver Titans may be falling apart, but for once, Tier 2 isn't. Come bask in the amazingness that was the Fran's Overwatch Community Cup and let's discuss whether Second Wind would survive in OWL.

We’re reviewing the first week of Contenders Trials and previewing the first week of Contenders

We're talking about having the new team, the team's recent performances and being very excited about the fact that Crimzo is in OWL!

We're reviewing the Mayhem Winter Classic, discussing all of the month's team and player moves and previewing the Contenders seeding tournament this next weekend!

We're spending basically this whole episode talking about the Chipsa thing because it's recent and relevant Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW News 2 - TR News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW Decod has been released from Triumph and will be joining Third Impact https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr2t6m News 2 - TR iCy has announced his departure from Triumph, citing differences in philosophies. Will join Decod on Third Impact  https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr2t60 News 3 - KW Heesu has been signed by the Philadelphia Fusion  https://twitter.com/Fusion/status/1199009855618473990?s=20   News 4 - TR Uprising Academy add Noxious to coaching staff https://www.over.gg/12674/uprising-academy-sign-noxious-as-assistant-coach News 5 - KW NYXL sign Mandu from O2Blast to round out the support line https://www.over.gg/12669/excelsior-sign-mandu News 6 - TR

We are LIVE! Tonight is a special Blackwatch Profile with @djSchmultz Product Manager for Overwatch Esports. We're talking about his esports journey and the new @owpathtopro format.

We're reviewing the ENTIRE GAUNTLET, spotlighting the best players and announcing the winner of our bracket contest.  Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW New Contenders format announced (Will be broken down in a later episode) https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/23149532 News 2 - TR Gauntlet Bracket Giveaway  1st Shrugoff 17 2nd La Llorona 16 (EM win finals) 3rd Fuel Fan Zero 16 (Runaway win finals) Kyle 16 Thorn 13 News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW GetAmazed has left Third impact for better opportunities  https://www.over.gg/12150/getamazed-leaves-third-impact-for-new-opportunities ]News 2 - TR Phase 2 adds IBTB(IllBeTheBest) at flex support and wish Spilo a farewell  https://www.over.gg/12143/phase-2-add-new-flex-support-lose-head-coach News 3 - KW Kolsti retires and Spilo formerly of Phase 2 takes over as head coach for Uprising Academy  https://www.over.gg/12149/kolsti-retires-uprising-academy-repla...

We're doing a deeper breakdown of the Gauntlet starting this week. We've got some map stats and some Scrimbucks to breakdown. Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW Bermuda wins 7k at Denver lan with Tea Party taking home 3k News 2 - TR News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW Saltshaker and bernadette have left Phase 2 https://www.over.gg/12125/bernadette-and-saltshaker-leave-phase-2    News 2 - TR Jolfe has left square one https://twitter.com/jolfe_/status/1181446427492401152?s=19   News 3 - KW Ilka has been added to the Boston Uprising coaching staff https://twitter.com/BostonUprising/status/1180168626713878528?s=20   News 4 - TR News 5 - KW

We're talking with Gladiators Legion Team Manager Rusto about The Gauntlet, Contenders and Running a Multi-National Team. Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW News 2 - TR HNP Listener meetup Philladium in the sports complex across from Wells Fargo center  Saturday 9/28 9pm  News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW Robdab has announced he is leaving Third Impact and is currently LFT https://www.over.gg/12039/robdab-leaves-third-impact News 2 - TR Hotdate announced he is leaving Square One to take some personal time  https://www.over.gg/12037/hotdate-steps-down-from-square-one News 3 - KW TeamCC do not renew bunny’s contract making him a free agent https://www.over.gg/12038/team-cc-release-bunny News 4 - TR Angry Titans lose bulk of roster to contracts expiring, Erki(D), Superplouk(T), Phatt(S), AFoxx(S) and Skwal(C) News 5 - KW Gator is apparently eligible for Gauntlet since apparently OWL Playoffs aren’t a stage ???, ATL Ac...