New Paris Overwatch League Team Announces Official Roster
By Nicholas Barth ·
The new Paris Overwatch League team has officially announced its roster with a very strong European core.
The Overwatch League will see eight new teams competing in Season 2 with two of these new teams for the league making major announcements their franchises on Tuesday, October 23rd. Atlanta Reign was revealed to be the official team name for the Atlanta franchise with its color scheme and logo having also been announced. The other major announcement to come from the group of the eight new Overwatch League teams was the roster reveal for the Paris franchise on Tuesday.
STAND WITH US ?? Here come our players for the #OWL2019 :
— Paris OWL (@OverwatchParis) October 23, 2018
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⚔️ @danye_ow
? @HyP_ow
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?️ @BenBest_Ow
?️ @FinnsiOW
?️ @LhCloudy
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EU is getting stronger ? #HelloParis ?? pic.twitter.com/zJ6M2zCoGw
Paris, France will see its Overwatch League team compete in its debut season with the following roster:
- Terrence "SoOn" Tarlier - DPS
- George "ShaDowBurn" Gushcha - DPS
- Nicolas "NiCO" Moret - DPS
- Karol "Danye" Szcześniak - DPS
- Damien "HyP" Souville - Support
- Harrison "Kruise" Pond - Support
- Benjamin "BenBest" Dieulafait - Main Tank
- Finnbjörn "Finnsi" Jónasson - Flex Tank
- Roni "LhCloudy" Tiihonen - Main Tank
Julien "daemoN" Ducros has been named as the head coach of the Paris franchise of the eight new teams, while Michael DE WIT has been announced as the General Manager for the organization.
Fans of the Paris team are likely very excited to see that SoOn and ShaDowBurn will be two of the organization's DPS players, as the former Los Angeles Valiant and Philadelphia Fusion players are regarded as two of the top DPS players in the world of professional Overwatch and were able to collect countless highlight plays in Season 1.
The Paris franchise of the group of new Overwatch League teams will also be drawing upon plenty of young talent from the esports scene of Blizzard's popular first person shooter on its newly revealed roster in order to make a statement in its upcoming debut season. Fans should stay tuned, as there will likely be many more announcements regarding the eight new Overwatch League teams coming in the very near future.
(cover photo courtesy of Paris Overwatch League)