Overwatch League Expansions Teams Have Exclusive Rights to Sign Players Until October 7
By Zac Cameron ·
The exclusive signing period for the current Overwatch league teams has ended, and now the Expansion teams will have their chance to pick up new players.
The existing teams of the Overwatch League have had their chance to make roster shuffles and adjustments, with their exclusive signing period now over. It’s now time for the eight new Expansion teams to have their crack at forming the rosters they hope will find success in the 2019 Overwatch League season.
Expansion teams have exclusive rights to Overwatch League free agents from today until October 7th. Any player from the inaugural season without a new contract has also been piled into the free agency pool, and teams can also sigh players who have not participated in season one, which means players scouted from Overwatch Contenders and the Overwatch World Cup are all up for grabs.
We can’t wait for the #OWL2019 season!
— Overwatch League (@overwatchleague) September 7, 2018
Here are the 8 new teams joining the league! pic.twitter.com/zhkrNYDlko
The exclusive period will end on October 7th, with the player signing period open to all Overwatch League teams, both existing and new. Founding Overwatch League teams will be able to make player trades with other Overwatch League teams during the entire signing window however.
The teams of the Overwatch League will have until December 1st to have at least eight players on their books, and will also be able to sign additional players, up to 12, until a final deadline during the 2019 season that has yet to be revealed. By the roster deadline, it’s also expected that most teams will be available to unveil their rosters and branding, with a lot of speculation as to how these new teams will look still floating around the web. For more information on player trades, check out Blizzards explanation, here.