With the start of the Overwatch League only a day away, it’s only natural to want a rundown of all 12 teams that will be participating in the inaugural season for the league. Unlike other popular sports leagues like the NFL, teams in Blizzard’s official esports league lacks the notoriety of popular brands.
For more info on everything from where and how to watch matches to the Overwatch League app, check out our complete overview guide here.
As such, it can be hard to decide who to root for. Even worse, it can make betting even more challenging to do than with other sports. With a robust unofficial Overwatch fantasy league that you can already join, you’ll want the best chances you can get. Thankfully, there was a preseason last month that gives us a pretty solid idea of who is the best right now in the Overwatch League.
All Teams in the Overwatch League
The Overwatch League is divided into two divisions: Atlantic and Pacific. The 12 total teams are divided up half and half into each of these two divisions. Let’s start with breaking down all six teams in the Atlantic division.
Boston Uprising
Owners: Robert Kraft and the Kraft Group (best known for owning the New England Patriots NFL team)
Division: Atlantic
Overwatch League Preseason Record: 1-1 (win-lose)
Preseason Place: 7th
Tier: Mid
Roster:
- Connor ‘Avast’ Prince, Support, USA
- Jonathan ‘DreamKazper’ Sanchez, DPS, USA
- Kristian ‘Kellex’ Keller, Support, Denmark
- Lucas ‘NotE’ Meissner, Flex, Canada
- Mikias ‘Snow’ Yohannes, Support, Ethiopia
- Nam-joo ‘Striker’ Kwon, DPS, South Korea
- Se-hyeon ‘Neko’ Park, Support, South Korea
- Stanislav ‘Mistakes’ Danilov, DPS, Russia
- Woo-yeol ‘Kalios’ Shin, Fles, South Korea
- Yeong-jin ‘Gamsu’ Noh, Tank, South Korea
Florida Mayhem
Owner: Ben Spoont (Misfits, UK)
Division: Atlantic
Overwatch League Preseason Record: 0-2
Preseason Place: 10th
Tier: Low
Roster:
- Aleksi ‘Zuppeh’ Kuntsi, Support, Finland
- Andreas ‘Logix’ Berghmans, DPS, Belgium
- Johan ‘CWoosH’ Klingestedt, Tank/Flex, Sweden
- Kevyn ‘TviQ’ Lindstrom, DPS, Sweden
- Sebastian ‘Zebbosai’ Olsson, Support, Sweden
- Tim ‘Manneten’ Bylund, Flex/DPS, Sweden
Houston Outlaws
Owner: Hector Rodriguez (OpTic Gaming)
Division: Atlantic
Overwatch League Preseason Record: 0-2
Preseason Place: 9th
Tier: Low
Roster:
- Alexandre ‘SPREE’ Vanhomwegen, Flex, Belgium
- Austin ‘Muma’ Wilmot, Tank, USA
- Christopher ‘Bani’ Benell, Support/Flex, Canada
- Daniel ‘Boink’ Pence, Support, USA
- Jake ‘JAKE’ Lyon, DPS, USA
- Jiri ‘LiNkzr’ Masalin, DPS, Finland
- Lucas ‘Mendokusaii’ Hakansson, DPS, Sweden
- Matt ‘Clockwork’ Dias, DPS, USA
- Matt ‘coolmatt69’ Iorio, Flex, USA
- Shane ‘Rawkus’ Flaherty, Support, USA
London Spitfire
Owners: Cloud9
Division: Atlantic
Overwatch League Preseason Record: 1-1
Preseason Place: 4th
Tier: High
Roster:
- Chan-hyung ‘Fissure’ Baek, Tank, South Korea
- Choi-tae ‘Bdosin’ Seung, Support, South Korea
- Dong-eun ‘Hooreg’ Lee, DPS, South Korea
- Dong-jun ‘Rascal’ Kim, DPS, South Korea
- Hyeon-woo ‘HaGoPeun’ Jo, Support, South Korea
- Jae-hee ‘Gesture’ Hong, Tank, South Korea
- Ji-hyuk ‘birdring’ Kim, DPS, South Korea
- Jong-seok ‘NUS’ Kim, Support, South Korea
- Joon-yeong ‘Profit’ Park, DPS, South Korea
- Jun-ho ‘Fury’ Kim, Flex, South Korea
- Seung-hyun ‘WOOHYAL’ Sung, Flex, South Korea
- Won-sik ‘Closer’ Jung, Support, South Korea
New York Excelsior
Owner: Jeff Wilpon (New York Mets)
Division: Atlantic
Overwatch League Preseason Record: 1-1
Preseason Place: 5th
Tier: Mid to high
Roster:
- Do-hyun ‘Pine’ Kim, DPS, South Korea
- Dong-gyu ‘Mano’ Kim, Tank, South Korea
- Hye-sung ‘Libero’ Kim, DPS/Flex, South Korea
- Jong-yeol ‘Saebyeolbe’ Park, DPS, South Korea
- Jun-hwa ‘Janus’ Song, Tank, South Korea
- Sung-hyeon ‘JjoNak’ Bang, Support, South Korea
- Tae-hong ‘Mek0’ Kim, Flex, South Korea
- Yeon-joon ‘ArK’ Hong, Support, South Korea
Philadelphia Fusion
Owner: Comcast
Division: Atlantic
Overwatch League Preseason Record: N/A (due to “player logistics issues”)
Preseason Place: N/A
Tier: Uncertain (most likely mid)
Roster:
- Alberto ‘neptuNo’ Gonzalez, Support, Spain
- Gael ‘Poko’ Gouzerch, Flex, France
- George ‘ShaDowBurn’ Gushcha, DPS, Russia
- Hong-joon ‘HOTBA’ Choi, Flex, South Korea
- Isaac ‘Boombox’ Charles, Support, United Kingdom
- Jae-hyeok ‘Carpe’ Lee, DPS, South Korea
- Jeong-hwan ‘Dayfly’ Park, Support, South Korea
- Joe ‘Joemeister’ Gramano, Support, Canada
- Joona ‘Fragi’ Laine, Tank, Finland
- Josh ‘Eqo’ Corona, DPS, Israel
- Su-min ‘SADO’ Kim, Tank, South Korea (due to violations and other issues, SADO will not be participating in the first 30 of 40 matches in the Overwatch League)
Dallas Fuel
Owners: Envy US
Division: Pacific
Overwatch League Preseason Record: 2-0
Preseason Place: 2nd
Tier: High
Roster:
- Brandon ‘Seagull’ Larned, DPS/Flex, USA
- Christian ‘cocco’ Jonsson, Tank, Sweden
- Félix ‘xQc’ Lengyel, Tank, Canada
- Jonathan ‘HarryHook’ Tejedor Rua, Support/Flex and Captain, Spain
- Kim ‘EFFECT’ Hyeon, DPS, South Korea
- Pongphop ‘Mickie’ Rattanasangchod, Flex, Thailand
- Scott ‘Custa’ Kennedy, Support, Australia
- Sebastian ‘chipshajen’ Widlund, Support/Flex, Sweden
- Timo ‘Taimou’ Kettunen, DPS/Flex, Finland
Los Angeles Gladiators
Owners: Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (Los Angeles Rams and Denver Nuggets)
Division: Pacific
Overwatch League Preseason Record: 1-1
Preseason Place: 6th
Tier: Mid (potential underdog)
Roster:
- Aaron ‘Bischu’ Kim, Flex, South Korea
- Benjamin ‘BigG00se’ Isohanni, Support, Finland
- João ‘Hydration’ Pedro Goes Telles, DPS, Brazil
- Jonas ‘Shaz’ Suovaara, Support, Finland
- Joon-seong ‘Asher’ Choi, DPS, South Korea
- Lane ‘Surefour’ Roberts, DPS, Canada
- Luis ‘iReMiix’ Galarza Figueroa, Tank, Puerto Rico
Los Angeles Valiant
Owners: Immortals
Division: Pacific
Overwatch League Preseason Record: 2-0
Preseason Place: 2nd
Tier: High
Roster:
- Benjamin ‘uNKOE’ Chevasson, Support, France
- Brady ‘Agilities’ Girardi, DPS, Canada
- Christopher ‘GrimReality’ Schaefer, DPS, USA
- Indy ‘SPACE’ Halpern, Flex, USA
- Kang-jae ‘envy’ Lee, Flex, South Korea
- Pan-seung ‘Fate’ Koo, Tank, South Korea
- Seb ‘numlocked’ Barton, Tank, United Kingdom
- Stefano ‘Verbo’ Disalvo, Support, Canada
- Ted ‘silkthread’ Wang, DPS, USA
- Terrence ‘SoOn’ Tarlier, DPS, France
- Young-seo ‘KariV’ Park, Support, South Korea
San Francisco Shock
Owners: NRG Esports
Division: Pacific
Overwatch League Preseason Record: 1-2 (replaced Philadelphia Fusion for one game)
Preseason Place: 8th
Tier: Low to Mid (potential underdog)
Roster:
- Andre ‘IDDQD’ Dahlstrom, DPS, Sweden
- Andreas ‘Nevix’ Karlsson, DPS, Sweden
- Andrej ‘Babybay’ Francisty, Flex/DPS, USA
- Daniel ‘dhaK’ Martinez Paz, Support, Spain
- Dante ‘Danteh’ Cruz, DPS/Flex, USA
- David ‘Nomy’ Ramirez, Tank, Mexico
- Nikola ‘Sleepy’ Andrews, Support, USA
Seoul Dynasty
Owners: KSV Sports
Division: Pacific
Overwatch League Preseason Record: 3-0 (replaced Philadelphia Fusion for one game)
Preseason Place: 1st
Tier: Very High
Roster:
- Byung-Sun ‘Fleta’ Lim, DPS, South Korea
- Dae-kuk ‘KuKi’ Kim, Tank, South Korea
- Gi-Do ‘Gido’ Moon, DPS/Flex, South Korea
- In-Jae ‘EscA’ Kim, DPS, South Korea
- Jae-Mo ‘xepheR’ Koo, Flex, South Korea
- Je-Hong ‘ryujehong’ Ryu, Support/Flex, South Korea
- Jin-Hyuk ‘Miro’ Gong, Tank, South Korea
- Jin-Mo ‘Tobi’ Yang, Support, South Korea
- Joon-hyuk ‘Bunny’ Chae, DPS, South Korea
- Joon-Hyuk ‘Zunba’ Kim, Flex, South Korea
- Sang-Beom ‘Munchkin’ Byun, DPS, South Korea
- Seok-woo ‘Wekeed’ Choi, DPS, South Korea
Shanghai Dragons
Owners: NetEase
Division: Pacific
Overwatch League Preseason Record: 0-2
Preseason Place: 11th
Tier: Very low
Roster:
- Chen ‘Fiveking’ Zhaoyu, Support, China
- Cheng ‘Altering’ Yage, Support, China
- Fang ‘Undead’ Chao, DPS, China
- Jing ‘Roshan’ Wenhao, Tank, China
- Liu ‘Xushu’ Junjie, Tank / Flex, China
- Lu ‘Diya’ Weida, DPS, China
- Wu ‘MG’ Dongjian, Tank, China
- Xu ‘Freefeel’ Peixuan, Support, China
Who is the Best in the Overwatch League?
There are a few teams that everyone should keep an eye on. Obviously, the top three teams currently are Dallas Fuel, Los Angeles Valiant, and Seoul Dynasty with Dynasty being the current pick to win the season overall. Since none of those three teams have played each other yet, but this week will reveal a lot.
This is because Dallas Fuel is going up against both Valiant and Dynasty, so we will have a better idea of where each team stands at the top. Beyond them, though, there are a few other notable teams. Both the London Spitfire and New York Excelsior are teams that can potentially go toe-to-toe with the best, while there are also some potential dark horses.
These would be San Francisco Shock and Los Angeles Gladiators. The Shock had the advantage (or disadvantage, depending on how you look at it) of playing in more games than anyone except the Dynasty. They won against the Florida Mayhem and was pretty even with top tier team Los Angeles Valiant, so it remains to be seen if they are the dark horse.
The Los Angeles Gladiators, on the other hand, got a real upset win against the London Spitfire, a team that crushed the Shock in one of its losses. They are a team that everyone should keep an eye on to be the underdog for the season.
