Dallas Fuel Announces Retirement of Seagull from the Overwatch League

Tuesday, August 7th has seen the Overwatch League team of the Dallas Fuel officially announce that Seagull has decided to retire from competing in the professional scene and will be turning his attention to streaming and continuing to build his large Twitch community. 

The news of the retirement of Seagull from the Dallas Fuel and the Overwatch League was announced on the official twitter account for the Dallas Fuel where the organization posted a video honoring the time Seagull spent as a player for the team and the impact he has had on the professional scene of Blizzard's first person shooter as whole. 

We’d like to thank @A_Seagull for his time with the Dallas Fuel as he announces his retirement from pro Overwatch to focus on streaming and his community. We salute his impact on the league and game as a whole. ?️

Details: https://t.co/PqbTNsHtHZ pic.twitter.com/6ub2ixnhGw

— Dallas Fuel (@DallasFuel) August 7, 2018

"The versatility, at a high level of skill, that Seagull brought to the Dallas Fuel this season is a model that all up-and-coming Overwatch players can learn from. His aptitude for the game is one of the best ever seen in Overwatch and he was a key leader both in and out of game for the Fuel. I wish him the best in his future endeavors," said Aaron “Aero” Atkins, Head Coach of the Dallas Fuel, in the press release regarding the retirement of Seagull. 

Seagull has been one of the leading members of the professional Overwatch scene since its early days where he was a player for NRG Esports. Combining his talented play, vast game knowledge and passion, Seagull soon became one of the most popular players in the world and gas since gathered and created one of the largest communities on the streaming platform of twitch and beyond. 

Team EnVy, the parent organization of the Dallas Fuel, signed Seagull to be a member of its Overwatch roster back in 2017 where it was able to capture the Overwatch Contenders Season 1 championship with the help of the veteran player. The roster of Team EnVy went on to become the Dallas Fuel where Seagull played as both an off-tank and DPS for the organization throughout the inaugural season of the league. 

“We have nothing but love for Brandon,” said Mike Rufail, owner and CEO of Envy Gaming. “Seagull joined us at a time when Team Envy had the most dominant roster in North America in Overwatch and helped contribute throughout the ups and the downs of our first Overwatch League season as the Dallas Fuel. We support Brandon in his decision and he leaves us on good terms. We’ll always be pleased that he chose to make his final act in professional Overwatch with the Dallas Fuel.”

While the community will surely miss seeing Seagull compete on the biggest stage in the Overwatch League for the Dallas Fuel, fans will still be able to follow and watch the talent of Seagull through his continued streaming adventures on his Twitch Channel.

(cover photo courtesy of Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment)