London Spitfire's Rascal Will Reportedly Join the Dallas Fuel
By Nicholas Barth ·
The Dallas Fuel struggled mightily in Stage 1 of the Overwatch League and have begun to acquire more firepower to help the team in Stage 2.
According to a report by ESPN, the Dallas Fuel will be acquiring Kim "Rascal" Dong-jun from the London Spitfire via contract transfer. The transfer is pending per approval by the Overwatch League and has been confimed by both owners of the London Spitfire and Dallas Fuel.
I can confirm we are in the process of negotiating @Rascal’s transfer to the @DallasFuel. Working with @C9Jack, his staff and the @overwatchleague to finalize.
— Mike Rufail (@hastr0) February 13, 2018
Mike "hastr0" Rufail, owner of the Dallas Fuel, confirmed the pending transfer on his Twitter, while Jack Etienne, owner of the London Spitfire, confirmed the transfer in a statement to ESPN. "We're pursuing negotiations with the Dallas Fuel to make this transfer happen."
Rascal will be eligible to play for the Fuel in Stage 2 and will join an impressive DPS group that includes Timo "Taimou" Kettunen, Hyeon "EFFECT" Hwang, Brandon "Seagull" Larned and the newly announced announced Dylan" aKm" Bignet. Rascal will be looked upon to help bring the winnning environment that he experienced as a member of the Stage 1 champions, London Spitfire, to the Dallas Fuel, who finished 10th during Stage 1.
Not seeing much playing time for the Spitfire, Rascal only played one map in the Spitfire’s 3-2 reverse sweep victory over the New York Excelsior in the Stage 1 championship match, the talented DPS player will likely be heavily involved in the Fuel’s future plans.