The Philadelphia Fusion, Dalls Fuel and Toronto Defiant all made roster moves Wednesday in the Overwatch League, continuing the roster shuffle season.
Philadelphia Fusion
The Philadelphia Fusion acquired Jun-ho "Fury" Kim from the London Spitfire, who received Se-won "BERNAR" Shin and Tae-hoon "Fuze" Kim from Fusion University.
The Fusion timed Fury's acquisition with the announcement of their 2020 roster, which includes the return of Jaehyeok "Carpe" Lee, Simon "snillo" Ekstrom, Gael "Poko" Gouzerch, Sumin "SADO" Kim and Isaac "Boombox" Charles. Josh "Eqo" Corona was also re-signed after rumors that he might be leaving the team.
Along with Fury, the newcomers include Seunghun "Ivy" Lee, who spent last season with the Toronto Defiant, and Daniel "FunnyAstro" Hathaway, who comes over from the Atlanta Reign. Kyungbo "Alarm" Kim was promoted from Fusion University to complete the roster.
Fury, 19, is a South Korean Off-Tank player who spent the first two seasons of the Overwatch League with London. After time with Rhinos Gaming Wings in APEX and Team Liquid in Contenders, he helped the Spitfire win Season 1 of the OWL and was part of South Korea's 2018 World Cup championship team later in 2018.
"I started my OWL career on Spitfire, and the last 2 years will be an unforgettable experience," Fury tweeted. "I've learned a lot from my teammates and staff, and we had some incredible times together.
The Spitfire have been undergoing offseason changes after being eliminated by the San Francisco Shock 4-0 in the Season 2 playoffs.
"During his time in the London Spitfire, @furyy_d has been the undisputed king of clutch defence matrixes," the Spitfire tweeted. "With a championship under his belt, he departs the team for a new challenge.
"Thank you for the past 2 years and we wish you the best with the @Fusion!"
BERNAR, 19, is a Tank player who came to Fusion University in July 2018 after competing for BK Stars and WGS Laurels Nine.
"I got out of Fusion Uni and joined the London Spitfire," he tweeted. "I'm the first team in the league and I know the players I've played before were great, so I'll try harder. I will also try not to disappoint our fans. Thank you for your support."
Fuze, 20, played for MVP Space and Gen.G esports before joining Fusion University this past July.
"We couldn't be happier to see them make it to the Overwatch League and wish them all the best with the @Spitfire!," the Fusion tweeted.
Dalls Fuel
The Dallas Fuel acquired Flex DPS Gui-un "Decay" Jang from the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Main Tank Min-seok "OGE" Son.
Decay, 18, joined the Gladiators in October of 2018 when he met the age requirement ahead of Season 2 of the Overwatch League. The South Korean had previously spent time with the legendary APEX organization KongDoo Panthera, which has since rebranded to Team Griffin.
Decay arrived in Los Angeles with Gye "rOar" Chang-hoon, who joined the Washington Justice earlier this month.
OGE, 20, played for Nc Foxes and CONBOX in APEX before joining the Fuel in March of 2018 for Season 1.
"i can't wait to play for this team," OGE tweeted after the trade was announced Tuesday afternoon.
Fuel CEO Mike Rufail thanked OGE for his time with the team while also addressing rumors of how the player swap came to fruition.
It is true that we gave OGE the final decision to choose his new team if we felt we were making our team better in return," Rufail tweeted. "It worked out well this time as multiple teams wanted him. I always try to make the players happy even on their way out."
Toronto Defiant
The Toronto Defiant welcomed Brady "Agilities" Girardi for the Overwatch League 2020 season, while parting ways with Seung-hyun "Ivy" Lee.
"I was happy to join the Toronto defiant for the first season. Thank you to the fans who supported us even in times of hardship. It was a great experience, and I appreciate all of you," Ivy wrote on Twitter.
Ivy already has a new home, announced as part of the Philadelphia Fusion roster on Wednesday.
Toronto has cut ties with six players in October after finishing tied for 17th of 20 teams in the 2019 season.
Agilities, 19, is a Canadian who had been with the Los Angeles Valiant for the past two years.
Paris Eternal
The Paris Eternal announced the return of six players for 2020 to bring their roster total to nine.
Returning are DPS players Terence "SoOn" Tarlier and Nicolas "CiCOgdh" Moret, Tank Benjamin "BenBest" Dieulafait and Supports Damien "HyP" Souville, Harrison "Kruise" Pond and Lui "Greyy" Perestrelo.
"We're pleased to have them all with us for the 2020 season," the Eternal tweeted.
The six will be joined by South Korean newcomers Kim "Sp9rk1e" Hanbin, Choi "Hanbin" Han-been and Jung "Xzi" Ki-hyo, who technically remain inactive until they turn 18. Sp9rk1e and Xzi are DPS players while Hanbin is a Tank.
The Eternal have made sweeping changes this offseason, parting with four players as well as head coach Felix "Fefe" Munch, assistant coach Kyle "KyKy" Souder and manager Alban "Albless" de la Grange.
Yun "Rush" Hee-won has taken over as head coach, and will be assisted by Jaeyoon "Aid" Go, Chunghyeok "Levi" Jeong and Bumhoon "NineK" Kim, while Joni "Seita" Paavola is the team's strategic coach.
The departed players include Off-Tank Finnbjorn "Finnsi" Jonasson, Flex DPS Karol "Danye" Szczesniak, Main Tank Roni "LhCloudy" Tiihonen and Flex DPS George "ShaDowBurn" Gushcha on Wednesday.
Hangzhou Spark
Hangzhou Spark bid adieu to assistant coach Seung-jun "Sup7eme" Han on Wednesday.
"Today we say goodbye to coach @Master7supreme. You are always helpful and supportive. We wish you the best of luck moving forward," Hangzhou Spark wrote on Twitter.
Sup7eme was quick to return the love over social media.
"I have so many good memories that I will never forget," the South Korean wrote. "I will always pray for the future of our players. Goodbye Hangzhou."
The Spark went 18-10 in the 2019 regular season and earned the fourth seed in the playoffs, where they were ultimately eliminated by the eventual champion San Francisco Shock.
Seoul Dynasty
The Seoul Dynasty announced Changgeun "Changgoon" Park will take over as the team's head coach for Season 3 of the Overwatch League.
Changgoon helped lead the London Spitfire to a victory in the Grand Finals of Season 1 of the OWL. He joined the Dynasty as an assistant coach in August 2018, working for Kim "KDG" Dong-gun.
The Dynasty parted with KDG earlier this month after being eliminated from the Season 2 playoffs after advancing through the play-in event. Seoul went 15-13 during the 2019 regular season, finishing in eighth place.
Seongwon "MMA" Mun will be leaving Gen.G Contenders to work as an assistant for Changgoon.
The Dragons have also re-signed Jinmo "tobi" Yang and called up Youngwan "Creative" Kim from Gen.G Contenders.
"tobi always showed consistent plays for the past two seasons, and Creative proved himselve while playing at Gen.G Contenders," the team said in a statement. "Join us celebrating our supporter line for the 2020 season!"
They will join newcomers Jae-hee "Gesture" Hong and Joon-yeong "Profit" Park, South Korean players who joined the team after being released by the Spitfire, where they played for Changgoon in Season 1.
--Field Level Media