Blackwatch Report

We're breaking down the September Contenders matches and boy were there some surprises.

Scene news/HNP Community News

News 1 - TR

Tournament of Champions from Elo hell is coming back, with 2 Trials spots up for grabs starting on Oct 12th - Oct 25th

https://events.elohell.gg/toc/info/

News 2 - TR

News 3 - KW

Roster Moves

News 1 - KW

Angry Titans add henningsen and SirMajed from The Ultimates

https://www.over.gg/14515/angry-titans-add-two-from-the-ultimates

News 2 - TR

Ex-Oblivione DPS Rene transitions to coaching role, Vestola to take DPS position

https://www.over.gg/14516/rene-moves-to-coaching-role-on-ex-oblivione-vestola-to-join

News 3 - KW

Revival signs the SleptOn Roster

https://twitter.com/TheRevivalGG/status/1308164129165893632?s=19

News 4 - TR

Danye has come out of retirement and is currently LFT

https://twitter.com/danye_ow/status/1310560243739394048?s=20

News 5 - KW

Asking has left Karasuno, no word on if he is LFT or taking time off/

https://twitter.com/Asking_sf2/status/1309604906618286080?s=20

News 4 - TR

Doge has left Revival

https://twitter.com/Doge_OW/status/1309572277143506947?s=20

News 4 - TR

News 5 - KW

We've got some big team news, roster moves, Trials results, we break down an interesting Twitlonger and preview our Contenders September picks.

Scene news/HNP Community News

News 1 - KW

Malibu departs from contenders

https://twitter.com/Malibu_OW/status/1302793293470642176?s=20

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News 2 - TR

Triumph pulling OW Team, waiting to see how OW2 changes Tier 2 support

https://twitter.com/TriumphGamingGG/status/1303000826718433280?s=19

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News 3 - KW

Roster Moves

News 1 - KW

S9mm has been removed from Karasuno and is LFT

https://twitter.com/sammmsux/status/1304472585812541446?s=20

News 2 - TR

Lullsish and Haficool join Young and Beautiful

https://twitter.com/YaB_OW/status/1300820979250335744?s=20

News 3 - KW

Erki has joined SMC

https://twitter.com/SMC_EU/status/1304117451655962624

News 4 - TR

GetAmazed joines Drifters as player development coach

https://twitter.com/DriftersQQ/status/1303397523026063365?s=19

We've got some awesome matches from August's Contenders Tournament. How right/wrong were our predictions? Find out now!

Scene news/HNP Community News

News 1 - KW

https://liquipedia.net/overwatch/EBC/2020/EMEA/Regionals/Atlantic

News 2 - TR

News 3 - KW

Roster Moves

News 1 - KW

Haficool returning to Overwatch currently LFT

https://www.over.gg/14400/hafficool-returns-to-overwatch-for-one-last-push-for-owl

News 2 - TR

ImSpecial joins Avoided after being Tier 3 for 4 years this is his first move into Contenders

https://www.over.gg/14401/imspecial-joins-avoided

News 3 - KW

Lep and Vigilante leave Triumph, Lep is taking a break for school while Vigilante is currently LFT

https://www.over.gg/14417/lep-and-vigilante-part-ways-with-triumph

News 4 - TR

Revival add Kabe, Squid and Frostedd, Specs leaves the team

https://twitter.com/TheRevivalGG/status/1300107150358839297?s=20

News 5 - KW

News 4 - TR

News 4 - TR

News 5 - KW

We got some FANTASTIC 3rd Party tournaments to cover, and we're dropping our Contenders August Predictions.

Scene news/HNP Community News

News 1 - KW

Comically Large Crosshair becomes Drifters

https://twitter.com/DriftersQQ/status/1292943986747772928?s=20

News 2 - TR

News 3 - KW

Roster Moves

News 1 - KW

Fischer joins British Hurricane as Head Coach

https://twitter.com/Hurricane/status/1292777781324128257?s=20

News 2 - TR

Team Doge Replace Ojee and Speedily with Aspen and Naga

https://twitter.com/TeamDogeOW/status/1293957855368957953?s=20

News 3 - KW

Odyssey add support Momentum

https://twitter.com/Odyssey_OW/status/1292930021074632705?s=20

News 4 - TR

Patiphan Retires

https://twitter.com/ItsPatiphan/status/1294426209720434688?s=20

News 5 - KW

WGS announce roster

https://twitter.com/World_game_star/status/1294994007366352897?s=20

News 4 - TR

T2 Drama Alert is formed

https://twitter.com/T2Alert/status/1294427505278017536?s=19

News 4 - TR

Nomy has left Triumph

https://twitter.com/Nomy/status/1296253500381261824?s=20

News 5 - KW

Empress has also left Triumph(Assistant Coach) and is now the Head Coach of Square One

https://twitter.com/SquareOne_OW/status/1296529938661744644?s=20

We're joined again by Dan McHugh from the Path to Pro team

We're discussing all of the new changes to the Path to Pro ecosystem, and looking ahead at what's to come in the future.

The first Tournament of Contenders 2020 Season 2 was quite bonkers. We're breaking down all the upsets and surprises. 

Scene news/HNP Community News

News 1 - KW
Slept On Tank Doge calls out Scion Esports roster, calling players “Wintraders, Boosters and Cheaters”

https://twitter.com/Doge_OW/status/1288632325581017088?s=19

News 2 - TR

Monkey Bubble announces NeXT Summer Tournament broadcast partnership

https://twitter.com/MonkeybubbleO/status/1290034876276645888

News 3 - KW

Monkey Bubble also announced EU Coverage of this weeks Trials

https://twitter.com/MonkeybubbleO/status/1289940934042349568

Roster Moves

News 1 - KW

Far departs from Karasuno roster

https://twitter.com/KarasunoGG/status/1288542306619084801?s=20

News 2 - TR

Woohyal joins Runaway

https://twitter.com/Runaway_OW/status/1288706980119339010?s=19

News 3 - KW

Vizility joins Angry Titans

https://twitter.com/angrytitans/status/1288899339931312129?s=19

News 4 - TR

iCED has joined the Maryville Collegiate team and will attend school while competing 

https://twitter.com/MaryvilleGG/status/1288250229553344513?s=20 

We’re RIGHT in the middle of the action this week, covering the first day of Contenders July, previewing the rest and dropping our already boomed brackets

Scene news/HNP Community News

News 1 - KW

Schedule change - Moving recording to sunday evenings same time 6 eastern / 3 pacific

News 2 - TR

News 3 - KW

Roster Moves

News 1 - KW

Triumph Roster announced

News 2 - TR

Raspberry Racers become the Obey Alliance

https://twitter.com/ObeyAlliance/status/1287779790662098950?s=20 

News 3 - KW

Kellex has joined the British Hurricane after retiring from Toronto Defiant

https://twitter.com/Hurricane/status/1287779891732152330?s=20 

News 4 - TR

Saucy has joined the Atlanta Reign… from Atlanta Academy 

https://twitter.com/ATLReign/status/1286723578268917761?s=20 

We’re breaking all of the roster news you may have missed, reviewing the Trials results and breaking down some teams for the upcoming Contenders season

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News 1 - KW

Roster and coaches part ways with Third impact

https://www.over.gg/14199/third-impact-roster-splits-with-organization

News 2 - TR

Sydney Drop bears acquired by LG Dire Wolves

https://www.over.gg/14188/sydney-drop-bears-become-lg-dire-wolves-announce-roster

News 3 - KW

Bilibili Esports hosting Bi Weekly tournament in between Contenders weeks called China & Korea Battle Invitational

https://twitter.com/OWBeacon/status/1285146538897887233?s=19 

Roster Moves

News 1 - KW

Element Mystic have parted ways with Coach Yasmen and signed Daemin to take over coaching duties 

https://www.over.gg/14186/element-mystic-replace-coach-with-daemin

News 2 - TR

Krystal has joined the Charge as a 2way player for their Academy Team 

https://www.over.gg/14183/krystal-joins-charge-as-two-way-player

News 3 - KW

Wya moved to 2way player and will play alongside the new Academy Team Ignition(whole team picked up by Charge)

https://www.over.gg/14182/wya-becomes-two-way-player-on-charge-ignition-one-picked-up-as-academy-team

News 4 - TR

Jon, Bigall, Awkward and Milkyman all leave Triumph

News 5 - KW

Milkyman Joins Square One

News 6 - TR

Jon has joined team Doge as a coach 

https://twitter.com/TeamDogeOW/status/1285334783606882314?s=19 

News7 - KW

Nomy leaves Coaching position with Square One

https://twitter.com/SquareOne_OW/status/1284548493311389696

News 8 - TR

Gods and FCT coaching new team Slept On

https://twitter.com/Team_Slepton/status/1283458133294292992?s=20 

News 9 - KW

Vizility is coming back to Competitive Overwatch LFT currently 

https://twitter.com/Vizility/status/1284895268794753025?s=20

News 10 - TR

Third Impact roster staying together as Comically Large Crosshair (a poke at former teammate Ta1yo’s Crosshair)

https://twitter.com/Ta1yosCrosshair/status/1285635655628992514?s=19

News 11 - KW

Ta1yo gets picked up by SF Shock

https://twitter.com/SFShock/status/1285620556793106432?s=19

News 12 - TR

ExOblivione announce new roster

https://twitter.com/ExOblivioneOW/status/1285275278235717632 

News 13 - KW

Lucky Future has pulled out os Season 2 of Contenders, passing its slot to Team BM

https://twitter.com/OWBeacon/status/1285496730759254016?s=19 

We're covering Third Impact's success in Contenders, the new reported format changes and much more!

We're covering the Third Impact Community Cup, lots of player movement and previewing the Fran's Overwatch Community Cup that's happening like right now.

Scene news/HNP Community News

News 1 - KW

Second Wind officially departs from Contenders

https://twitter.com/SecondWindGG/status/1277379417040457740?s=20

News 2 - TR

Icy (Third Impact Offtank) interview next show

News 3 - KW

Roster Moves

News 1 - KW

QOQ signed to HZ Spark from T1

https://twitter.com/Hangzhou_Spark/status/1273827962077380608?s=20

News 2 - TR

Onigod signed to Dallas Fuel from Team Doge

https://twitter.com/DallasFuel/status/1274039246572011521?s=20

News 3 - KW

Track and Dino leave Square One

News 4 - TR

Finnsi is released from Team Doge

https://twitter.com/TeamDogeOW/status/1274115533680631816?s=20

News 5 - KW

Frill leaves Second Wind, not playing in Contenders anymore due to college acceptance

News 6 - TR

Speedily and Hybrid signed to team Doge

https://twitter.com/TeamDogeOW/status/1274803216094334976?s=20

https://twitter.com/TeamDogeOW/status/1275844350082265089?s=20

News7 - KW

Panker officially retires

https://twitter.com/Panker_OW/status/1276057404312977415?s=20

News 8 - TR

Uprising Academy release Doggo and sign Aztac

https://twitter.com/UprisingAcad/status/1276218208157040641?s=20

https://twitter.com/UprisingAcad/status/1276559031243546624?s=20