The Shanghai Dragons are expecting to see one of their newest roster additions be with the rest of the team very soon, as the team announced on Twitter that Gihyeon "Ado" Chon is currently on his way to the United States.
The news comes after the team had announced that both Ado and teammate Eui-Seok "Fearless" Lee recieved their visas and were now able to join the rest of the team in Los Angeles to compete in Stage 3 of the Overwatch League's inaugural season. Kim "Geguri" Se-yeon and He "Sky" Junjian are the two lost members of the Dragons' reinforcements with the team is expecting to see Geguri arrive in Los Angeles on March 23rd, while the travel plans for Sky have not been announced as of yet.
The good news of Ado's arrival comes at a time where other roster issues are being dealt with by the Shanghai Dragons. Shanghai also announced that DPS player Weida "Diya" Lu would be the missing the last two matches of Stage 2 because of family issues. Diya's absence has been compounded by the departure of Chao "Undead" Fang for similar reasons. Journalist Rod Breslau reported that Undead's return to the Overwatch League was in question due to public comments posted by the player. However, the team has stated that Undead is will be having a second visa interview to return to Los Angeles, while they are working on Diya's interviews.
The Shanghai Dragons will need their roster at full strength if they hope to improve upon on their winless record for the rest of the season, as the team currently sits at the bottom of the standings with a 0-18 record. Ado will be looked upon with the rest of the new arrivals to help in the team accomplishing their goal of rising to compete with the rest of the teams in the league.
(cover photo courtesy of Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment)
