Pro Overwatch Player Geguri Could Be Heading To The League Soon (Updated)

Kim "Geguri" Se-yeon is a former off tank player of the ROX Orcas who has dominated her competition in the professional Overwatch scene with her exceptional Zarya play, so much in fact that she was once accused of cheating for a stint. Geguri rose above the accusations and proved she was legitimately an extremely talented player who could compete with the best. When the 12 Overwatch League rosters were announced and Geguri was not on one of them it caused major criticism of the League, as many pointed to there being a representation problem. This debate has since been the topic of many discussions for the Overwatch community.

That said, it looks as though that Geguri is out about to break into the Overwatch League as the first female player from a recent announcement she made on her stream that made its way to Reddit by a post from TISrobin311. 

The English translation of Geguri's statement is as follows: 

“Regarding teams.. just know that I’m going to a foreign team. I got many offers.” 

Geguri is 18 years old, which means that she has the ability to begin competing with any of the Overwatch League teams, but if she is making her way to a team with a large roster, such as the London Spitfire or New York Excelsior, she would most likely join their academy team first in order to transition in. Many members of the community have tried to predict which team she will be joining from the organizations she follows on Twitter, which has not been very fruitful as she follows every single team.  

Redditor NYCMuffinMan helped to paint a clear picture of the most likely candidate being the New York Excelsior, due to the team's need for a substitute player for current off tank player Tae-hong "MekO" Kim and the fact that Geguri is followed by the head of player personnel for Excelsior, the head analyst of the team, and it being the first team that she followed.  

New Excelsior stands with the London Spitfire as being one of the top two teams in the Overwatch League. Adding a player of Geguri's caliber could easily push them to pass London and take sole ownership of being the best team in all of the Overwatch League. 

Update: Overwatch League (2/5/2018 4:46 PM PST)

The Overwatch League's head office has given out an official statement regarding the reports that Geguri could possibly be joining an Overwatch League team, in response to PC Gamer's report.

"No player can be considered part of the Overwatch League until we've both received a contract for a given player from a team, and also subsequently approved that contract. The League office has not received a contract for Geguri."

While this does not rule out that Geguri has recieved any offers from any Overwatch League teams or contenders teams, it confirms that Geguri becoming a part of the Overwatch League, at this point in time, is complete speculation, until an official announcement is made by Geguri herself or one of the Overwatch League's teams. 

Update: ESPN (2/6/2018 2:57 PM PST)

According to a report by ESPN, Geguri is expected to join the Shanghai Dragons and become the first female player in the Overwatch League. She will be joined by Element Mystic's Lee Eui-Seok, MVP Space's Cheon "Ado" Ki-hyun, and an unknown Chinese player as the group of new players making their way to the Dragon's roster. An offcial announcement is expected by Shanghai in the coming weeks, but no official word has come from the team or the Overwatch League at the time of this writing.