Blackwatch Report

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 RIGHT in the middle of the action this week, covering the first day of Contenders July, previewing the rest and dropping our already boomed brackets Scene news/HNP Community News News 1 - KW Schedule change - Moving recording to sunday evenings same time 6 eastern / 3 pacific News 2 - TR News 3 - KW Roster Moves News 1 - KW Triumph Roster announced News 2 - TR Raspberry Racers become the Obey Alliance https://twitter.com/ObeyAlliance/status/1287779790662098950?s=20   News 3 - KW Kellex has joined the British Hurricane after retiring from Toronto Defiant https://twitter.com/Hurricane/status/1287779891732152330?s=20   News 4 - TR Saucy has joined the Atlanta Reign… from Atlanta Academy  https://twitter.com/ATLReign/status/1286723578268917761?s=20  

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!

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 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

We're reviewing the WILD week of Contenders matches we had, taking a look at some interesting news, and previewing the second week of Trials/The start of KR Contenders

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

We're chatting with Boopasaurus about his thoughts on the Contenders/Path to Pro Scene. 

Today we're chatting with UC Irvine's Head Coach and Revival's Manager Renanthera. We're looking at the collegiate world's first foray into the Trials and possibly Contenders as well as the possibilities of collegiate esports becoming the better option for aspiring players.

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!