Florida Mayhem CEO Teases Roster Announcement On Twitter
By Nicholas Barth ·
The Florida Mayhem came into the Overwatch League with the smallest roster and it has been a factor in the team's poor performance so far. After adding Joonas "zappis" Alakurtti to the line-up, it seems the team will be getting yet another surprise member this week.
The Florida Mayhem have had a rough stage one of the Overwatch League, as the team currently sits near the bottom of the standings with a 1-7 record. Even though the Mayhem has talented players on their roster they are not able to compete with teams whose large roster sizes allow them to adjust to the Mayhem's strategies by utilizing different players. The Mayhem are not able to make these same adjustments because of their extremely small roster. The addition of tank player Joonas "zappis" Alakurtti showed that the team has begun to address this major issue and now it looks like they are going to continue the roster acquisitions.
For my @FLMayhem fans — More news this week coming your way. I will not stop till we level this roster up. Stick by ya boy and I promise I’ll make you and Florida proud. #BringTheMayhem
— Ben Spoont (@benspoont) February 5, 2018
Ben Spoont, Founder and CEO of the Florida Mayhem, posted a tweet today teasing major news for the organization this coming week. With the mentioning of his commitment to upgrading the roster, it is safe to assume that this news will concern the addition of another player to the Florida Mayhem.
The Florida Mayhem have stumbled so far in Stage 1, but are working to improve the roster for the future.
Source: Overwatch League
The Mayhem have been one of the most active teams during the midseason signing period, which comes to no one's surprise considering that many members of the community questioned the organization's decision to only commit to six players to begin Stage 1 of the Overwatch League. Overwatch is a game where adjustments must be made on the fly in order to have the best chance of victory and the Mayhem have been severely lacking in this aspect of the game. Zappis was the right move in this direction, due to his flexibility in the tank role. With a good amount of proven pro players still waiting to get a call to join a team, the Mayhem will have a good selection to choose from in order to inject even more talent and flexibility into the struggling roster.
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