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London Spitfire have finally revealed the initial eight players in their roster for the 2020 Overwatch League season.
The new all-South Korean team is as follows:
- JMAC – main tank
- BERNAR – off tank
- Highly – flex support
- Krillin – flex support
- Fuze – main support
- SanGuiNar – main support
- Glister – hit scan DPS
- Schwi – projectile DPS
It’s been a long time coming – no more teasers or riddles (or leaks), meet the Initial 8 of the #OWL2020 London Spitfire! #AcesHigh pic.twitter.com/6WPllCYNxK
— London Spitfire (@Spitfire) November 23, 2019
The new players replace the likes of Birdring, NUS, Guard, Profit, Gesture, Fury, Bdosin and Quatermain who left Spitfire over the last few months.
JMAC said:
“I am JeungMac who was playing for Chengdu academy team LGE.HUYA. I am happy to announce that I will be joining London as new main tank. I will work hard with my new players and coaches to be the best team. Thank you very much.”
JMAC, London Spitfire
Fuze added: “I will try my best with my new players to lead our team to victory! Thank you very much.”
Highly commented: “I want to thank all the fans who have been cheering for me. I will work my hardest to lead my team to victory with my new teammates.”
Glister said: “I am happy to work with my new teammates and I will show you insane plays. Thank you very much!”
Back in the summer, London Spitfire announced their 2020 match schedule including home games in the UK.
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Spitfire will host two homestand weekend events in London next year. The specific match dates are as follows:
- March 28: London Spitfire vs Paris Eternal (SSE Arena, Wembley)
- March 29: London Spitfire vs Toronto Defiant (SSE Arena, Wembley)
- June 6: London Spitfire vs San Francisco Shock (Birmingham venue TBC)
- June 7: London Spitfire vs Los Angeles Gladiators (Birmingham venue TBC)
Tickets can be purchased online here.
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
