Washington DC Sign Overwatch League's First Female Coach
By Zac Cameron ·
The expansion organization has made two new staff members to help build their team, including the first female coach for the Overwatch League.
The Washington, D.C. Expansion Team for the Overwatch League has announced the signing of two new staff members, former Meta Bellum coach Molly “AVALLA” Kim and analyst Mikael “mkL” Skjønhaug from Last Night’s Leftovers.
AVALLA is the first female Overwatch League coach to be signed and comes with an impressive resume with teams from various Contenders regions, including OpTic Academy and Meta Bellum. With a personal skill rating peak in the top 100 of players in South Korea, AVALLA is set to bring personal player experience and coaching expertise as Washington looks to create a roster that can compete with the existing franchises.
“After spending one season in Open Division, NA Contenders, and KR Contenders, I am finally here at Overwatch League,” AVALLA wrote on Twitter following the announcement. “As far as I know, I think I am the first female coach to make it here. Will work hard. I gave up law school to coach here.”
After spending one season in open divison, NA Contenders, and KR Contenders, I am finally here at @overwatchleague . As far as I know, I think I am the first female coach to make it here. Will work hard. I gave up law school to coach here ?
— AVALLA 아바라 (@avalla_ow) September 20, 2018
Analyst mkL has previously worked with AVALLA at OpTic Academy and has personal experience with the game in both player and coaching roles since the game’s early beta period in 2015. mkL and AVALLA will join head coach Kim “WizardHyeong” Heyong-seok and tank player Song “Janus” Joon-hwa on the roster.
“I’m happy to have AVALLA and mkL join the coaching staff,” WizardHyeong stated on the D.C. Overwatch League site. “They bring international experience and a great work ethic. Together, we’re well on our way to building the best coaching staff in the league.”
Washington, D.C. currently does not have a full roster of players, however the organization has until December 1st to field the minimum 8 players required by the league.