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 final Korean Closed Qualifier matches for Gauntlet Asia and checking in on the NA Open Qualifiers.

We’re covering a few more Contenders KR matches and taking a look forward at the roster building and TwoWay player rules for 2021 Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW News 2 - TR News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW Kraandrop(Tank) leaves Uprising Academy, Pizzademon joins for Flex Support spot https://www.over.gg/14559/uprising-academy-adds-pizzademon-parts-ways-with-kraandop News 2 - TR Malthel steps away from Odyssey and competing to work on himself https://twitter.com/MalthelOW/status/1314775979051675648?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:/...

The first Tournament of Contenders 2020 Season 2 was quite bonkers. We're breaking down all the upsets and surprises.  Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW Slept On Tank Doge calls out Scion Esports roster, calling players “Wintraders, Boosters and Cheaters” https://twitter.com/Doge_OW/status/1288632325581017088?s=19 News 2 - TR Monkey Bubble announces NeXT Summer Tournament broadcast partnership https://twitter.com/MonkeybubbleO/status/1290034876276645888 News 3 - KW Monkey Bubble also announced EU Coverage of this weeks Trials https://twitter.com/MonkeybubbleO/status/1289940934042349568 Roster Moves News 1 - KW Far departs from Karasuno roster https://twitter.com/KarasunoGG/status/1288542306619084801?s=20 News 2 - TR Woohyal joins Runaway https://twitter.com/Runaway_OW/status/1288706980119339010?s=19 News 3 - KW Vizility joins Angry Titans https://twitter.com/angrytitans/status/1288899339931312129?s=19 News 4 - TR iCED has join...

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/...

We're covering the Third Impact Community Cup, lots of player movement and previewing the Fran's Overwatch Community Cup that's happening like right now. Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW Second Wind officially departs from Contenders https://twitter.com/SecondWindGG/status/1277379417040457740?s=20 News 2 - TR Icy (Third Impact Offtank) interview next show News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW QOQ signed to HZ Spark from T1 https://twitter.com/Hangzhou_Spark/status/1273827962077380608?s=20 News 2 - TR Onigod signed to Dallas Fuel from Team Doge https://twitter.com/DallasFuel/status/1274039246572011521?s=20 News 3 - KW Track and Dino leave Square One News 4 - TR Finnsi is released from Team Doge https://twitter.com/TeamDogeOW/status/1274115533680631816?s=20 News 5 - KW Frill leaves Second Wind, not playing in Contenders anymore due to college acceptance News 6 - TR Speedily and Hybrid signed to team Doge https://tw...

We're covering the final week of regular Contenders matches, and delving into some early playoffs discussions.

We're talking about Contenders NA, Team Doge stomping everyone, Second Wind being called up to OWL and we have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

We're talking Open Division Playoff Results, looking forward to Trials, Talking the Envy release, and probably covering Sinatraa moving to Valorant......because it literally just happened and we have so many feelings.

We're covering the Flash Ops Echo Showdown results this week and previewing the Open Division Playoffs.

After a nice week break to let the sadness past and grind some Valorant, we’re back covering the KR Contenders Week 2 Playoffs and talking the big roster changes Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW Path to pro announces the Flash Ops Echo Showdown this coming weekend https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/23391566 News 2 - TR News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW Toronto Defiant have shut down the Rebellion  https://www.over.gg/13431/defiant-drop-montreal-rebellion-several-retire   News 2 - TR Shuh, Leaf and Tanizhq have all announced their retirement from overwatch after the closing of the rebellion  News 3 - KW Numlocked will still entertain OW offers but is also looking outside of overwatch for opportunities  News 4 - TR Shockwave, Dridro and Wrath all have post being free agents looking for offers News 5 - KW Roky and Mangachu have moved up to the Defiant on their 2 way contracts News 6 - TR All Player Retirements ...

Topics   esports In perfect Blackwatch Report tradition, our predictions get rekt and we have some interesting Contenders changes to discuss. Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW Contenders Rule Changes https://www.over.gg/13331/sources-contenders-rules-adjust-trials-seeding-and-clarifies-hero-pools News 2 - TR Afreeca TV will be the new broadcast partner for Contenders Korea https://www.reddit.com/r/Competitiveoverwatch/comments/fs7llz/afreeca_tv_signs_multiyear_deal_with/ News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW Skyfoxes add Panker(T), Daans(T), Supreme(FS) and Haruhi(FS) https://www.over.gg/13398/skyfoxes-add-four News 2 - TR News 3 - KW News 4 - TR News 5 - KW News 6 - TR

RIP Atlanta Academy, Triumph plays Revival every week and MTL learns that former OWL pros are pretty good Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW Starting this week Contenders will be cast remotely due to the global Covid-19 pandemic https://twitter.com/owpathtopro/status/1242247071140212736?s=20   News 2 - TR News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW MTL Rebellion pickups of Shockwave from SquareOne and Numlocked from Rikkitikkitavi Esports News 2 - TR ATL Academy announces their departure from the remainder of the Contenders season https://twitter.com/ATLAcademyOW/status/1241805562247106565?s=19 News 3 - KW Skyfoxes trade away Mikey to Noble in return from Panker (Noble then go on to win Trials, unlucky for Skyfoxes) https://twitter.com/NobleGG/status/1241771624153649157 News 4 - TR Chayne joins the Saints after being let go from MTL Rebellion https://twitter.com/Saints_OW/status/1241799735561850880?s=19 News 5 - KW Lucky Future picks up ...