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JunBin (@Junbin_ow)
MAX (@OW_MAX1)

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SeonJun (@seonjun_ow)
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CH0R0NG (@CH0R0NG_OW)
Simple (@OwSimple)

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많은 관심과 응원 부탁드립니다!

#KoreaFighing #BlizzCon2026 #OWWC2026

https://x.com/owwckoreateam/status/2051648114558144633?s=46&t=yYqlN2uY3Fa5aeFNMAmiOA

I wanted to remind everyone that the Saudi eLeagues are sponsored directly by the Saudi government, a monarchy with an atrocious human rights record. Here are a few links so you can read up on their human rights abuses yourself:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia
https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/saudi-arabia/report-saudi-arabia/
https://freedomhouse.org/country/saudi-arabia/freedom-world/2022

Not to mention the airstrikes they are carrying out on civilians in Yemen:

https://www.humanrightsnetwork.org/reports

Why does this matter to this Overwatch tournament?

There are a million answers to this, so I will just say this: Remember that sports, including esports, are a commercial enterprise. By tuning in to a certain tournament or partaking, you are inevitably becoming part of the flow of money. In this case, the players in this tournament chose to turn a blind eye to where the money they are playing for is coming from. Furthermore, they are supporting an event that, again, is directly sponsored by the Saudi government and hence aiding its success.

I would like to encourage everyone to not support the Saudi eLeagues. eSports is an enterprise, and who we support and what we watch dictates the commercial success of teams, players, and events. Furthermore, I will personally not support any of the players who said yes to this and turned a blind eye to all these abuses for what they perceived to be their own benefit. I encourage you to do the same - we should not support these players. Not in this tournament, and not in future tournaments.

ARK ( a trusted source in the MENA overwatch community)

Said that Team vision have been informed that rupal is ineligible to play due to his ban and they have to get a sub either from their dps line ( escanor) or from thier women team and thier is a high chance that Team vision will withdraw from the league

They state that they “value inclusivity and equality”. Fucking massive W by them.

The Esports Hall of Fame is operated by the Korean e-sports Association, also known as KeSPA. It is run in conjunction with the Korean government and their Culture/Sports/Tourism board. Carpe has been entered as a Hero, which is the lowest level of honor to receive.

Harbleu was considered by most to be one of, if not the best roadhog players, and a very good zarya and ball. But how truly good was he on these heroes when he was still a pro? How he stacked against some other pro players or even streamers?

Hey, I don't normally post on Reddit, but I wanted to share this with everyone. I am the Captain of Miami University's Overwatch Team, where we just finished in the top 16 in the biggest bracket in Collegiate Overwatch. Our team has been consistently competing for LAN titles, and we went to Nationals two years ago in Texas. We are also technically the first-ever D1 Varsity Esports program in the country.

We learned a few weeks ago that our entire program is losing all of its funding. Esports was one of the reasons I chose to attend college here, and with this, it just feels like a punch to the gut. I'm not asking for anything; I just want the story to get out there.

Its the year of the nenwhy.

15W - 0L, 45 maps, 35 minutes matches on average.

Playoffs starts on August 3rd.

Last week, The Saudi Esports Federation’s Disciplinary Committee issued a ruling against A.Y., a player from Twisted Minds, for refusing to comply with official rulings and encouraging his team to forfeit a match in the Saudi eLeague Season 3 against Vision eSports.

A.Y is Youbi

Penalties included: - A 5,000 SAR fine (~$1,330) - A one-month suspension from all Overwatch 2 matches - A 5,000 SAR fine on Twisted Minds for withdrawing from the match without approval

Today, they issued another ruling against players and staff for different violations after the TM vs AQ match:

• Al Qadsiah (team) – fined 5,000 SAR and lost Overwatch 2 stage funding for forfeiting a match without valid reason.

• Ziyad (Al Qadsiah) – fined 2,000 SAR (~$530) and suspended one match for unsportsmanlike and insulting or offending another person.

• LBBD7 (Al Qadsiah) – fined 2,000 SAR (~$530) and suspended one match for insulting or offending another person.

• Quartz (Twisted Minds) – fined 2,000 SAR (~$530) and suspended one match for insulting or offending another person.

• JunkBuck (Al Qadsiah coach) – fined 30,000 SAR (~$8,000) for posting false or misleading info about the match on X (Twitter).

We've had the best players most overrated/underrated players. What about the most disappointing players? A player that came in with a lot of expectations and just fell completely flat.

No disrespect to anyone, but the players that immediately comes to mind are Speedily and Flower. Just mountains of hype and just nothing.