there are 3 other chinese teams that get first pick
#esports-discussion
gaunt acorn
and probably one of them will attempt a full-chinese roster
the others, i imagine, will just settle for koreans
shanghai included
they seem to be going for a mix of korean/chinese players
wouldn't surprise me if at least 1 chinese team goes full-korean
hidden vault
The chinese is the only nationality capable of not going full korean without being mediocre
If they don't no one will
Even Houston didn't but look at them
Ok that's besides the point
idle beacon
spain vs who?
idle beacon
why are u18 players allowed in thw world cup?
vast geode
Why not
idle beacon
is it because of no money prices?
vast geode
Well it’s not a job I suppose
idle beacon
no winghaven in spain this year
too bad ^^
lol i dont know one of the danmark roster
oh kellex
gaunt acorn
because they aren't under contract for world cup
balmy wolf
I feel bad for Korea
They’re going to ruin Lunatic Hai’s legacy
I expect Korea to lose this year
hidden vault
I don't think any of the teams are actuallt strong enough to beat korea
But is was a mistake that they chose players mainly from NYXL
balmy wolf
Unless fate can learn how to feed less I don’t see him not getting farmed by Finland, Canada, or the US
Yes that’s mainly it
They’re going to choke
hidden vault
Aww no more Fate and Fury combo
You are gonna meet your fate with fury
Ok that's lame
balmy wolf
I expect the members of LW Blue to choke, fate is going to feed, and it’s going to end with disaster. They should’ve picked a mixture of London spitfire and Seoul dynasty like it was intended by Seoul failed us
hidden vault
Carpe Fleta is great too
balmy wolf
Actually Seoul never failed. Their coaches failed them.
hidden vault
NYXL is too dive
balmy wolf
So was Seoul
balmy wolf
They never had time to adapt to new metas because lunatic hai was busy winning tournaments they never had time to change it up or practice new metas and strategies. Eventually even if lunatic hai remained as their original roster I think the goats meta would’ve been the beginning of the end for them, wouldn’t you agree their end was inevitable? They are too dive
hidden vault
Well lunatic hai didn't win Apex 4
balmy wolf
That wasn’t because of goats. They just simply got outplayed
hidden vault
Lw blue dripped out
balmy wolf
It was still dive season
Yeah the both big elite teams dropped out or failed
Also I just want to see EscA make a return and try to regain some lost glory
balmy wolf
Can you really blame them? Once you’re at the top the only way is back down...
hidden vault
Maybe we can wait for season 3 for whoru
I don't know I think overwatch league is really sad
balmy wolf
I think it’s unfair
hidden vault
Players get booted not for their skill but for meta plays
balmy wolf
It seems like they’re killing the korean teams to make it easier for western teams to win
Doesn’t it?
Life is unfair
hidden vault
every and I say EVERY single team had to scumb to getting koreans
Players to coaches
It's just disappointing
balmy wolf
It really does seem like they can’t beat the korean teams so they just tore their teams apart
It makes me angry because if they were allowed the same structure and resources the Koreans would 4-0 every map and end every fight with a team kill
hidden vault
Looking at mayhem looking at seoul
Shanghai idk how many players were involved with the scandal
hidden vault
But that's beside the point
balmy wolf
Do you think there’s a scandal in the former best korean team that comprises of Seoul?
Like in Shanghai but on a much deeper level?
hidden vault
No
balmy wolf
Regarding their old coaching staff probably
They told miro conflicting styles
It’s like the cop that says stand up but cross your legs and if you do one or the other you’ll get shot
The way to win is not to play
hidden vault
I don't know what coaches are supposed to be doing other then analyse
The players actually have more experience playing
The irony
balmy wolf
But I have faith in Seoul. They’ll make some shit happen. They’re good at that. These coaches have too much power, making roster choices. They should ban coaches like they did in league and leave the roster choices to the players so they can fucking win
The players on each team are MORE than capable
It’s just these coaches tripping on paper
Most failed teams can be traced back to coaches
balmy wolf
Because people are greedy
idle beacon
aren't coaches better than players, have more knowledge than players ?
idle beacon
atleast they are in any other sport
balmy wolf
Just because you coach doesn’t mean you can perform in-game in overwatch and just because you’re a performer in-game doesn’t mean you can coach
idle beacon
again
balmy wolf
Overwatch isn’t like other sports
idle beacon
coaches in other sports played that sport
and the games i've played
coaches were players before aswell
balmy wolf
It doesn’t apply
Not all coaches can just hop in and win lol
There’s a reason they’re coaching and not playing
idle beacon
That’s like saying that all black people should be assumed violent human beings because of prison inmate racial statistics very stupid comparation
hidden vault
It's just specifically overwatch cause it's still a relatively new game
And the players indeed spent more time playing then their coaches
balmy wolf
You just said any and all coaches can outperform any and all players because they use to be players
idle beacon
you can't just become a coach like that, with no practical experience? Oo
idle beacon
whatever, kid .. learn to read and understand
hidden vault
I'm not saying they weren't players before
balmy wolf
“Kid” sounds like you’re self aware
I doubt Kyky can be thrown in for Muma or whoever the main tank is and outperform him
Or whatever role he plays idc
hidden vault
Most of the current coaches had lesser time as a pro player in overwatch as compared to most of their players
This is what I meant
balmy wolf
They’re picked because their input and assets to team play and strategies are valuable
hidden vault
I apologise if I wasn't clear winston
balmy wolf
But that doesn’t mean they can be equal to or greater than the players they’re coaching
I’m sure there is a coach somewhere
Who can do that
But MOST coaches cannot
hidden vault
Most of them were converted from other games, which of course if their pro play was overwatch I believe they will do alot better
There are some really good coaches like coach moon, Aero Wizhyeong
balmy wolf
Yeah. It’s just a huge blow of disrespect to the pro players who spend countless hours doing what they do for someone to just say “oh yeah the coach, he’s both an endless fountain of knowledge and mechanical skill”
Because the former is not true
hidden vault
I don't know but somehow I feel this batch of pro players would make great overwatch coaches
I believe this batch went through alot
If overwatch lasts that long
balmy wolf
Yes I agree
It’s just sad we couldn’t see them all compete against each other for longer than they did
idle beacon
where did dhak play before?
balmy wolf
Shock and selfless with dafran and sinatraa
idle beacon
@hidden vault no need for an apology .. i've understood what it was about
ah ye shock
balmy wolf
It’s important to note he came from the team dafran was on. He isn’t some random dude
idle beacon
i just didnt remember in what owl team he was. i only remembered some red / orange color ^^
happyhook was / is from fuel
right?
gaunt acorn
harryhook, yes
hidden vault
Dafran does full time streaming
idle beacon
kellex?
hidden vault
Boston uprising
hidden vault
You mean ow not owl
hidden vault
But be crazy if you are an owl player
idle beacon
owl
hidden vault
Oh
hidden vault
Oh dear misread it
idle beacon
i am confused now 😄
hidden vault
Missed the finals XD
idle beacon
but there was no sfs, boston @ finals 😃
and dhak hasn't played for sfs for a long time, if i remember?
lol spain on fire atm 😮
hidden vault
Yeah cause moth took over
hidden vault
And dhak has been booted from sfs
idle beacon
this popifresh has some interesting tracer play
balmy wolf
He was performing badly when he first got a chance to play so they put him back on the bench and it was stuck in a weird situation because nobody expected sinatraa to underperform his debut
idle beacon
did he then performed better?
balmy wolf
Nope
balmy wolf
Danteh has a better performance than sinatraa. Yeah maybe before owl sinatraa was a thing but unless he proves himself in the World Cup, id say he’s done or probably going to another team
idle beacon
ye i hope so
balmy wolf
But
idle beacon
danteh was doing damn well
idle beacon
danteh or sin ?
hidden vault
Yeah sintraa was choosen over danteh for USA OWWC anyways
balmy wolf
Yeah sin
balmy wolf
He was signed 150k so even if he fucks up he’s still making way more than some of the Seoul dynasty members
idle beacon
and then delivering such a trash performance
balmy wolf
Not his fault I’d say
hidden vault
Seoul members deserve more my god
balmy wolf
Too much pressure on his shoulders. Everyone expected a god tier performance. He’s a kid of course he’s going to fuck it up
The same is for Seoul
hidden vault
Zunba even started smoking because of that
idle beacon
he did? 😮
hidden vault
Yeah
idle beacon
now that's stupid 😄
hidden vault
Just search in the chat
sullen berry
Zunba and the big smoke
hidden vault
Not too sure
sullen berry
🚭
balmy wolf
Everyone called seoul back to back world champions and the moment they had a chance to prove themselves on an equal play field they got outplayed and fucked it up. When there’s that much pressure on you and everyone expects you to be literally the best, what teenager or young adult wouldn’t fuck up there?
idle beacon
and about seoul .. i never understood the hype about them
balmy wolf
They beat the korean teams that are beating the overwatch league for years back to back and never dropped a single map in the World Cup
They set records impossible or nearly impossible to recreate
idle beacon
aren't they having people which talk with the players, to calm them down and motivate them?
balmy wolf
No their structure was poor compared to the western teams
hidden vault
Nah they don't
idle beacon
too bad
hidden vault
The industry isn't mature enough
balmy wolf
The only reason they were good was because of more play time. Once the field is leveled and equaled they aren’t the best anymore. It’s not fair for all.
hidden vault
And damn bilzzard for not making that a tos
idle beacon
so only assholes being "you better perform good" instead of a positive motivation peops ?
balmy wolf
It’s really on them for not making a players union
hidden vault
Uh huh
balmy wolf
They’re just kids
hidden vault
It's not players union
balmy wolf
They should make one
hidden vault
But playercare and welfare
hidden vault
If they players are satisfied they wouldn't need that
balmy wolf
thing is
idle beacon
when owl started, i really were anti-seoul
balmy wolf
Nobody would care what happens to a championship team. Many would say they need to step down to make room for others
long belfry
🛠
idle beacon
later at the end of stage3 and 4 .. i felt a lil pity for'm
hidden vault
Looked at what happened to miro
balmy wolf
They were predicted to win the entire thing without dropping maps or stages
idle beacon
that's a bit too much to expect, eh
long belfry
Miro was figured out
balmy wolf
They were called the best team bro
hidden vault
From his own team
balmy wolf
Here are six guys
hidden vault
Booted
idle beacon
yea, but not losing a single map .. is not really doable
balmy wolf
Instead of the coach being like it’s okay come practice he’s like nah you’re out
idle beacon
maybe they did that before owl .. where other teams haven't had analysts and shit
balmy wolf
Most teams had equal resources, coaches and time to practice
Yet Seoul still never dropped a map
This year they might
LW “Choke” Blue instead of LH
idle beacon
who got dropped out of dynasty?
balmy wolf
Miro, Gido, Wekeed
idle beacon
😮
balmy wolf
Goodbye 👋
idle beacon
who came in?
long belfry
Seouls coaches were worse than KyKy
balmy wolf
Fissure
hidden vault
Xepher and Kuki
balmy wolf
Seoul coaches are worse than kyky
idle beacon
fissure left glads?
balmy wolf
Yes
hidden vault
Yes
idle beacon
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?
balmy wolf
Obviously
hidden vault
@idle beacon #esports-news
balmy wolf
He hates non korean teams
hidden vault
It's all there
idle beacon
@hidden vault i haven't followed owl much, bruh 😄 but thx
balmy wolf
I mean
idle beacon
i bet dynasty offered a shitload of money
hidden vault
Well fissure wanted it too
balmy wolf
I think season 2 will come down to Seoul vs London in the season grand finals
idle beacon
glads weren't really bad .. there can't be a reason he hated it there
balmy wolf
Fissure will tear London a new one
If anyone can save Seoul, it’s fissure and his leadership
idle beacon
so 3 left, 1 came or any other player?
balmy wolf
None yet but Seoul expressed wanting ado from the shanghai dragons
hidden vault
Xepher and Kuki got given away
balmy wolf
They never were apart of LH so I don’t care for them as much as miro
balmy wolf
Even gido
He was with them after their peak
Same for fleta
He’s not really... lunatic hai.
hidden vault
Gido was the original lunatic hai
balmy wolf
Only for apex season 4?
balmy wolf
I did
long belfry
Gido was a dps player
balmy wolf
Yeah the coach putting him on Zen is like kyky putting akm on genji
idle beacon
nyxl's headcoach also quit
hidden vault
But gido should have been on tracer
idle beacon
wtf is going on? 😄
balmy wolf
Dude
hidden vault
It's overwatch
balmy wolf
What if the old lunatic hai members returned under headcoach Wizardhyeong
They’d win so much
Xd
hidden vault
Nah forget it I'm not expecting anything frim the old days
balmy wolf
Why didn’t Seoul just buy him?
Even KuKi with his average tier performance
But I don’t think wekeed was owl ready
balmy wolf
They might sign a full korean roster
idle beacon
mayhem
hidden vault
McDonald's team wants to change colours too
balmy wolf
Good
idle beacon
any other match going on now?
vast geode
Ye Spain vs Denmark right now
But I wanna see Thailand vs Australia and the contenders match
idle beacon
custa from ehm
can't remember ^^
and mickie from fuel ?
australia have 2 valiant players and can't take down thailand? 😄
gaunt acorn
australia only has one valiant player
custa is the only australian in the overwatch league, currently (mickie is also the only thai player)
australia vs thailand is 1 owl + 5 non-owl v.s. 1 owl + 5 non-owl
idle beacon
liquipedia says that gunba is also from valiants
i need a new gaming chair
any recommendations?
idle beacon
what?
sullen berry
We get a handful of Dxracer gaming chairs where at least one of the wheels don't hold up
While we use the ones they use on stage
Thunder X3
sullen berry
They are inconsistent in quality
sullen berry
Office chairs are ergonomic
gaunt acorn
gaming chairs you pay more for the branding
idle beacon
well i'd need a chair with adjustable arm rest things
sullen berry
Basically what I associate with the OWL Gaming chairs
They look like straight up office chairs
idle beacon
but with adjustable arm rests?? .. i dont know what they're called
upper niche
WTF was that I just watched against that Dva?
copper solstice
Isn’t those chairs like 1000 dollar chairs?
Herman Miller chair named like Aeron I think @idle beacon
idle beacon
poor thailand 😦
rapid bobcat
Australia is playing 3 matches in 1 day
gaunt acorn
no, it's contenders pacific now
idle beacon
but live?
gaunt acorn
yes?
idle beacon
is there also a page with infos about it, @gaunt acorn ?
torpid charm
I’m pissed I missed Contenders Finals
Wait I didn’t nvm
https://twitter.com/DallasFuel/status/1040356876272250880?s=19 hey Effect is going to an event yaaaay
long belfry
I saw we announce that OGE and EFFECT and almost had a heart attack
limber pine
CAG's ult management has been terrible
pearl stratus
Which is crazy since they're still handling things really well.
limber pine
ikr
pearl stratus
They're basically ignoring Ameken though.
So little D'va pressure on him
He just gets to rocket rocket rocket
limber pine
not enough direct rocket hits though
pearl stratus
Yeah - the fun of watching contenders is the nutty comps. The downside is watching the skill gap
Imagine if Ameken was like.. Agilities level.
All of those fights go completely different.
limber pine
definitely
torpid charm
CAG pls get it together
pearl stratus
I want Vods from last night to go up, I heard Jake did a solid job casting.
Remove Monte and Doa, replace with ZP + Jake.
torpid charm
I never really how soothing Wolf and Achilios are because they deadass put me to sleep
limber pine
If OWL's schedule looks similar with 8 new teams, they'll need a 4th casting duo
i'd think it'd likely be ZP + whoever
torpid charm
ZP & Jamerson 👀
pearl stratus
Jake. Boot him off the roster, get a Danteh over.
limber pine
one can wish
pearl stratus
Not that Jakes play is bad.
But I like having his analysis around.
Having a second Reinforce figure would never hurt.
torpid charm
That’s a good point
grizzled trout
season 2 is gunna be neat
pearl stratus
So far its looking like they're ironing stuff out.
The schedule changes look potentially really nice, if that leak was true.
pearl stratus
CAG playing a modified Dive into this comp
Is like crazy amateur
Can Taiyo not play Rein?
"Lets play Dive into Goats."
Then Talon on the cart:
limber pine
I'm trying to remember Taiyo at OWWC
uh apparently Ta1yo is a DPS
playing tank now?
no wait
pearl stratus
That makes sense then. Probably would get out-Reined.
limber pine
yeah I'm right
off tank and DPS at OWWC
so if you think about it, it's kinda miraculous that they've done as well as they have
without a main tank
pearl stratus
Yeah, that's pretty huge.
It also explains why they struggle so much with GOATS with people being on unfamiliar roles.
CAG does solid when Talon isn't running Goats.
But they suffer when they swap.
pearl stratus
I was surprised Talon dropped GOATS at the end of their push.
Because the more people they swapped off Goats, the worst their push went.
limber pine
aye
pearl stratus
I hope GOATS lasts long enough for Season 2.
Because its fun to watch and its counterplay is even more fun to watch.
Doomfist gameplay is a great visual for the e-sport.
ruby pendant
Dynasty 40-0 Season 2!
limber pine
i mean, Fissure is an upgrade to whatever they had at main tank
that alone is an upgrade
i wonder how they'll fill out their bench
pearl stratus
It's more filling out dps now, Fleta can't stay there alone.
limber pine
🇦🇺
vagrant niche
OOF 
limber pine
China is rank #1
ruby pendant
Would be cool if Dynasty could get sayaplayer
vagrant niche
was was the winning key of china? did they had good dps players? or was sweeden just throwing?
limber pine
no clue it was 3 AM for me
pearl stratus
China has a lot of really really good players. Shanghai's Chinese players (minus Diya) just weren't an indication of that.
vagrant niche
isn't Sky on the chinese team tho?
pearl stratus
Yes, but its with people he's comfortable with
limber pine
are vods of today's matches up yet?
pearl stratus
You want two flex now.
Current meta isn't widow heavy.
And Fleta is the flex to Widow, no need to double up.
Ideally they pick up someone who can flex to Brig/Zarya.
Or Brig/D'va.
limber pine
Ado?
pearl stratus
Ado is the most likely pick up.
Zunba "Just hung out" before they signed him.
So this looks like a repeat.
ruby pendant
@limber pine when you say vods you mean this https://www.twitch.tv/videos/309956807 ?
limber pine
yes
pearl stratus
@vagrant niche Also Leave came back for the OWWC.
limber pine
gracias
pearl stratus
And he's a monster, used to be on MY.
limber pine
Can Denmark win against China/Australia/Sweden?
pearl stratus
Australia and Sweden maybe.
I don't see them taking China.
Australia, while doing well, has some sloppiness they don't seem to be able to shake as I watch Aus. v. Thai right now.
I expected them to be playing a lot tighter.
ruby pendant
Sweden
limber pine
I think Thai is playing really well
pearl stratus
Thai is 50/50 to me.
limber pine
despite match scores
pearl stratus
Teetawat is really impressive, so is Patiphan.
pearl stratus
Pannys or whoever
Has some NUTTY sleeps.
But like Oputo and the others are kind of meh.
limber pine
Oputo clutched on Hanzo, but that's about it
pearl stratus
But its still nice to see a few really solid Thai players.
pearl stratus
Kid's 14.
vagrant niche
Patiphan
pearl stratus
He's a monster.
limber pine
also
pearl stratus
If he gets a really good coach he'll evolve into something crazy.
limber pine
Wolf and Achilios are such underrated casters
pearl stratus
Honestly this World Cup has had impressive people on EVERY team, which is nice.
My issues with Wolf and Achi is they're very monotone. Their content is amazing though.
vagrant niche
@limber pine are those from the australia vs spain match?
pearl stratus
I've seen 6-7 people I think could be integrated easily into OWL as starters.
A few more that could be bench/backup.
limber pine
are what from AUS/SPN?
pearl stratus
They've done contenders forever too, no?
limber pine
yeah
pearl stratus
If there's call ups to OWL I expect them or ZP+[Someone]
vagrant niche
well, who ever did spain vs australia was very good
ZP belong on OWL not contenders
pearl stratus
ZP is really really good at helping develop casters, watching Jake.
pearl stratus
Bren has grown on me.
It took some time though.
I still think Crumbz and Sideshow can fuck off though.
torpid charm
Bren and Sideshow are funny ashell
vagrant niche
I always liked Brenji since the start, i remember Phuckett always picked on him
on the start
pearl stratus
Also as much as I like Doa, he's still pretty bad.
pearl stratus
Monte can stay for content.
torpid charm
Bren was like “Sideshow and I won’t ever cast together again because we sound too similar”, here we are now
pearl stratus
He's smart about the game, and he does good stuff with Watchpoint-esque formats.
But his casting leaves somehting to be desired.
pearl stratus
Oh nice.
ruby pendant
sorry!!
pearl stratus
ZP and Jake did Sweden vs. China too.
limber pine
lol no worries I wanted to watch the 4th match anywya
pearl stratus
ZP does such a good job bringing Jake in line and keeping him from going too long.
pearl stratus
@vagrant niche Btw, Sky in this OWWC match vs. Sweden is crazy different from OWL Sky.
pearl stratus
I wouldnt' say improved, he's playing with comfortable people so he doesn't look as nervous.
A few of the OWWC China team are MY, so its old teammates, etc.
He never settled in the multi-lingual roster, it just confused him to have a language barrier on his tanks.
pearl stratus
But yeah, watching Leave he's definitely carry potential.
vagrant niche
you have any good clips?
pearl stratus
I'm watching through the match now, just watching him play on Oasis atm.
I expected Leave to look a lot more rusty since he "quit"
pearl stratus
Same.
Guxue looks solid too, but I want to see his Rein play
Also Shy I knew was good, LGD did really solid in Contenders.
And Leave plays Zarya
Yeaaaah he'll end up on one of the new Chinese teams I'd guess.
@vagrant niche Have fun on Oasis Map 2.
It's bananas as hell.
limber pine
nice ping
pearl stratus
Why are there two of them.
vagrant niche
@limber pine wolf and achilious casted spain vs australia
and those are the guys i was saying they are very good
they need to be on OWL
pearl stratus
Reinforce is doing decently, Tviq is... yeah.
Basically Tviq looks like Tviq where he's okay, but not a star.
And Chips looks like Chips.
Dead.
pearl stratus
Jake casting with an erection right now because someones playing a Junkrat well.
balmy wolf
sweden sucks, delete sweden
pearl stratus
Sweden, sadly, has arguably the weakest of the OWL players which hurts them.
Chips is 2016 out of date, and Tviq isn't a carry dps.
balmy wolf
2017 team was great
pearl stratus
I mostly mean Chips hasn't been great since OWL started, and continued that into OWWC.
balmy wolf
why cant sweden be as strong as they were in csgo
there aren't many big swedish players anyways
sweden wont and wouldnt make it at all with these players
vagrant niche
WTF
that Shy and Leave are playing so good together
Sweeden has zero peel for their supports
sadly chipsha is pretty bad
he's washed up 
rip
pearl stratus
It's even crazier when you realize Leave retired like.. a year ago.
And just came back to OW.
And the kids still fragging like that.
Reinforce was playing REALLY well though, but his supports weren't on pace with him imo.
vagrant niche
it's talent
pearl stratus
His shatters and stuff were really good.
vagrant niche
Manateen having very weird bombs
pearl stratus
Also Shy is mostly credited as a Zen Ana btw 😛
vagrant niche
Sharp himself is not bad
pearl stratus
He carried his Sombra over to a DPS role with her changes.
pearl stratus
They're not handling her at all, it happened during hte other stages too.
Whats the biggest thing to me is the way they keep their cool.
China never panics.
Wait till you get to Anubis.
copper solstice
Where is wolf and achilious from? Like what do they cast besides This event and the other one.
warped axle
Korean contenders
hidden vault
basically fuck you felta we don't need you
vagrant niche
Fleta is the only reason i would mildly cheer for seoul
hidden vault
it's a low key fuck you fleta we don't need you
pearl stratus
You have to remember
Ryuhejong played with WhoRu and Esca for years.
It's comfort more than skill.
And Fleta looks like a korean drama villain.
jagged crater
curious if seoul had whoru and esca , would they have done better
pearl stratus
Not like he'd be fun to hang out with
Esca probably not stages 1-3.
Whoru? Definitely.
Fleta + Whoru would have been monstrous.
Fleta basically had to cover two dps slots because Munchkin isn't insane, and Bunny was only Tracer
hidden vault
what happened if the moved gido up to DPS though?
Gido is supposed to be Tracer Zen
jagged crater
i remember gido was tearing it up as tracer back in apex
pearl stratus
Gido was a DPS who flexed to support. He's proficient on all the hit scans at a high level.
jagged crater
it was when whoru couldnt play or something?
pearl stratus
Whoru is 17.
hidden vault
and Fleta looks overworked not villianess to me
pearl stratus
If OWL continues on its projected path
jagged crater
this was back in apex
pearl stratus
Whoru is going to sign for $$$$$$$$$.
jagged crater
when lunatic hai put whoru on a time out
pearl stratus
I really want Runaway to go to OWL but at the same time I don't.
Because it wouldn't be the same Runaway.
But they're, by far, my favorite Korean team to watch
pearl stratus
Current right now in this meta is the most fun to watch imo.
Because they were already a team that did some weird ass comps
And now all of those comps have merit.
So they carry it through so well.
jagged crater
was china and sweden favs to win bangkok qualifier?
jagged crater
that's why they were the favs
pearl stratus
Leave impressed the hell out of me.
jagged crater
Australia is blank esports + custa
pearl stratus
Guys been retired for what.. a year?
Comes back a month or two ago.
Just dominates.
jagged crater
isnt he crazy young?
hidden vault
I wish leave and the MY team would comeback and rival the korean teams lol
pearl stratus
Leave? Leaves like 22.
Or I may be thinking of someone else.
A lot of MY is still 17
jagged crater
can u imagine if shanghai was just MY, what a difference that could've made
jagged crater
the difference between an 0-40 team and an above 0.500 team
jagged crater
captain insano
verbal roost
Has any team gone 40-0?
jagged crater
in the history of any sport?
verbal roost
owl
verbal roost
oh what team?
verbal roost
oh ok
verbal roost
warriors have gone 73-9 before 😄
verbal roost
maybe he might move to LA?
jagged crater
lebron and KD would be nutty
verbal roost
vagrant niche
warped axle
jagged crater
jeff kaplan is a lakers fan
that means we're gonna see sprinkles of lebron around OW
pearl stratus
Eh despite not liking Lebron I like what he's done giving back to communities.
Could be worse.
#DJKhaledNeverAgain
jagged crater
another one
warped axle
AGANE
warped axle
I wonder what the longest game win streak was in OWL S1
I know Boston had the longest match win streak at 14
In Stage 1 Houston had that 18 game win streak
because they played the 5 worst teans all in a row
frozen perch
Ouuuch. Thailand is in last place.
warped axle
Tbf Spain only has 1 point more
limber pine
But Thailand has looked really good
In any other qualifier, their record would be better
Their record is fairly misleading
ember jewel
The chinese on a coordination level we're yet to see in the world cup
pearl token
Their on the fly swaps are top notch
When they pulled out the Bastion I lost my mind lol
Plus having two players that can murder on Genji just opens up so many more options with that alone
queen drift
China wc team actually isn’t bad
gaunt acorn
nobody thought they would be, tbh
except the people who only knew chinese overwatch via shanghai dragons, i guess
china, even with the corruption last year at world cup, still did alright
they certainly have talented players
queen drift
Ye I’d never really followed Chinese ow
gaunt acorn
i suppose this is a better introduction than 0-40
queen drift
Think they’ll get picked up? Or is China too much of a meme in owl rn
gaunt acorn
there's 4 chinese teams now
i'm convinced at least one of them will go for a full-chinese roster
the other 2/3 will probably be mixed chinese/korean
and i think one might go full-korean
but i also think the top chinese talent will get spots, certainly
ruby pendant
China world cup team is better than Dragons?
queen drift
Much
gaunt acorn
@ruby pendant yes, much better
even the 2016 & 2017 chinese world cup teams were better than shanghai
ruby pendant
lol
gaunt acorn
the bar isn't too high, honestly
you could probably argue team thailand this year looks better than shanghai
but that's not to discount china -- as i said above, there's no doubt they have talent
warped axle
Team China looks better than the Houston Outlaws lmao
queen drift
Also not hard
gaunt acorn
forest wharf
how
limber pine
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tawny sigil
im ready for the ear rape 2018 OW edition
zenith patio
Ear rape by silence
tawny sigil
working fine for me
zenith patio
I have to turn the speaker up to even hear
forest wharf
fine for now
tawny sigil
IT BEGINS
tawny sigil
SOUND BARRIER ACTIVATED
serene tendon
can you blame him
forest wharf
akm blade>ckm blade?
serene tendon
rip sound barrier
forest wharf
you'd think after 2 blade cancels that they would switch off genji
tawny sigil
dayum
warped axle
Audio 
gaunt acorn
no, just bad production
zenith patio
Someone please get Mercy on the audo
gaunt acorn
it was even worse yesterday, believe me
tawny sigil
did nano boost used to increase fire rate?
limber pine
yes
serene tendon
BZZZZZ
limber pine
nano-boosted sombra sounds like hair clippers
serene tendon
nano sombra is scary
warped axle
Akraken has slept Nerfdd soooo much
hidden vault
@zenith patio dude get lucio instead
warped axle
Shax and Fischer are an insane DPS pair
What is it with Denmark and good DPS players?
zenith patio
@hidden vault Oh snap you're right
We need lucio on audio stat
He'd probably have a heartattack once he sees the monkeys running stream audio
serene tendon
denmark is clean
warped axle
Shax is whack
tawny sigil
australia is u wot m8?
forest wharf
jake actually losing his breath from talking lol
stuck agate
im so glad jake looks more comfortable in his role
he looked so stiff and awkward first time around \
tawny sigil
JAKE... JAKE
sullen berry
I can't wait for more hot mics during intervals
Also when jake and ZP were being messed with production with the preview schedule and fake out four times in a row
tawny sigil
rip aussie mens
zenith patio
I swear, I feel like the audio keeps swimming in the ocean
It's like underwater at times
limber pine
yup
but Denmark has tied a map and lost 3 maps
so they could very well only lose 1 match and be eliminated on map score
still
serene tendon
is calling a c9 a charlie nine a way to make cloud 9 feel better?
dusk hinge
It’s more professional that way
gaunt acorn
@serene tendon the cool kids call it a letter number
pearl token
D11
verbal roost
Nano no longer speeds up fire rate?
sullen berry
Since it was originally nerfed, it doesn't now
verbal roost
Ok
tawny sigil
A DVA bomb can break my bones, but an emp won't stop me from beating you down.
what has mickie done in the past to deserve such bad teams
same him from the world!
pearl token
This Patiphan kid
pearl token
I mean could you imagine, if these younger players continue to have interest and the league goes long enough for them to join...how unreal theyll be by then
visual glen
Sombra anti-fun 
pearl token
Paused
The sombra meta is pretty fun lol
To watch at least
I mean overall actually this is such solid stuff to watch. So much variety. Not going into watching expecting the dive or mirror crap
sullen berry
When bren and sideshow have game pauses, they try not to physically choke each other in public
It's great banter
pearl token
Lol
serene tendon
sombras taken control of audio again
zenith patio
SOUND ISSUES?
OH my goodnes.
I never imagined we had that!
GASPS
Sombra, stop hacking the audio please
pearl token
Gotta say that pause was kinda bs
And I wouldnt have said that if the casters didnt mention China called for a timeout
Like what hell is that
If that was an actual option that was known im sure Agilities wouldve called one when he played a whole map with his Interact unbound
upper niche
Thailand are beating China... and China just added 3 OWL teams. hmmmm.
stoic zephyr
What’s up with every team buying Seoul subs
Fl mayhem bought xepher, valiant bought Kiki
Like what else?
They are better subs out there....
serene tendon
thailand owning
serene tendon
yes
pearl token
Kiki is gonna ride the bench all season if the Valiant are anything like S1
They pretty much rolled the starting 6 the whole time and especially with Fate/Space
toxic yacht
pearl token
Lol theyre temp banning in chat for the pause copypasta
source: was banned for 600 seconds
serene tendon
holy shit pat is 15
zenith patio
Wait seriously??
pearl token
Holy crap
zenith patio
And here I thought China was unstoppable
pearl token
That was unreal
pearl token
^
zenith patio
How do they determine the score BTW?
tawny sigil
too bad patiphan cant get a career for another 3 years
pearl token
Seriously
Thats what i mean though about how ridiculously godlike he might be when he finally does
serene tendon
is flow3r eligible yet?
serene tendon
hes on xl2 right?
ruby pendant
wow 2-2!!
serene tendon
"15 year old little legend" lmao
pearl token
Loll
gritty sparrow
Play this in quarter speed
Pause at 8 seconds - Libero has concussive blasted himself into optimal Barrage position
Pause at 9 seconds - Zappis has recognized the signs of an imminent Barrage and begins flying at Libero
Pause just before 10 seconds - Both Libero and Zappis are out of the frame, above
Pause AT 10 seconds - you see Libero dropping straight down, back into frame, and then pop Barrage
The patience is remarkable
He recognized the incoming D.Va, and waited on the Barrage. He lays off the hover jets and drops one body-length down, forcing Zappis to overshoot him. Zappis is now behind him with no matrix and no booster. Then, Libero pops the Barrage
Incredible Pharah play that in full speed goes completely unnoticed
serene tendon
rip the dream
gritty sparrow
I know this match is from much earlier, but in doing my video analysis I got way too excited about this small little play that I had to share
serene tendon
especially painful since theyre the home team
i love how wrecking ball swinging in a circle on point is a genuine strat
visual glen
Sweden ain't going to blizzcon
hidden vault
Akm and Ckm friends?
gaunt acorn
akm is actually his father
hidden vault
then he should play hitscan
serene tendon
punk bomb 
hidden vault
projectile scum
gaunt acorn
he can play hitscan
serene tendon
noice
hidden vault
I bet bkm is the better one
sullen berry
the sound of bren's jimmies getting rustled
https://clips.twitch.tv/GiantAgreeableDunlinRedCoat
casters this group stage is more comforting to watch after knowing these guys on the desk casting together
limber pine
I’d love to see Denmark got to Blizzcon
vagrant niche
so is Sweeden total garbage?
lol that's going to look bad on reinforce
it's a shame we can have Patiphan on a pro team
that kid is so talented and good
sullen berry
reinforce can make the defense that it was a highly competitive group stage
but it doesn't help they couldn't do anything with contenders players coming in cold
pearl stratus
I'll never get bored of this play.
Guxue is my favorite player to watch in this bracket.
This bracket actually is more studded with people who could be in OWL than the last one. You knew all about Brazil etc.
Actually...
We might actually get a real chinese OWL team.
sullen berry
day 2 also
pearl stratus
Jake did a good job, thanks to ZP.
pearl stratus
I'll also never get over Jake being so happy with Leave in China vs. Sweden when Leave was playing Junkrat.
Jake was just so happy.
pearl token
His hands have a voice of their own
long belfry
#SeagullForS2Caster
Seagull would be a great caster imo
Or have him in the desk
With Reinforce
And have you ever watched his stream?
He does talk
dusk hinge
I think China can make it to top 8 like last year
But I don’t think there going to make top 4
They’re cutting it pretty close with 2 game fives
fleet lance
Canada needs to pull it together