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Push The Point: Overwatch League Storylines and News episodes
- #105: OWL Week 7 (2021)We kick off with extended coverage of 2 high profile match-ups: Shanghai Dragons vs. Seoul Dynasty and the Dallas Fuel vs the San Francisco Shock. We take a further look at the backstory behind these matchups before we give a map by map breakdown of each game's highlight moments and performances.Afterwards, we breakdown this week's news stories. This week we focus on 2 new signings for OWL's Canadian teams, the Vancouver Titans and the Toronto Defiant. We talk about how these players stand to impact their teams' fortunes before recapping the past week of Overwatch League games. We go on to preview the final week of play before the June Joust, and give our predictions for 4 teams will be competing in Hawaii.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2sh
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations.
Website: mashthosebuttons.com
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord56 min - #104: OWL Week 6 (2021)It's been a busy week in the Overwatch League with a ton of player movement, huge upsets and more to cover. We open with our 2 highlight games, Philadelphia Fusion/New York Excelsior and Washington Justice/Boston Uprising. We give some special attention to 2 of this week's more noteworthy games and break down the plays and performances behind the final results. From here, we go on to this week's news, covering a signing from the Outlaws, retirements from players and staff around the league, and the return of a fan favorite brand to Overwatch Contenders.Next, we recap all of the action from Week 6 in OWL. We go over the biggest plays, player performances, and more from each game. Afterwards we preview the coming week in Overwatch League, highlighting which games we're specifically excited to watch.We wrap up with a discussion of Overwatch 2's announcement regarding the switch to 5v5, what that means for OWL tank players, and how this pushes the evolution of the game.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2sa
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations.
Website: mashthosebuttons.com
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 24 min - #103: OWL Week 5 (2021)We've got a ton of news to cover this week as we move out of the May Melee tournament season and into the June Joust. We begin with a look at several news stories from around the league, as several teams announced new signings. We go further into how the additions affect each team's prospects for the rest of the season, and discuss how the new moves will likely affect team strategies.Next, we break down all of the key information for the 2nd tournament of the season, the June Joust. We discuss the important changes regarding tie-breakers as well as the new map pool for the coming weeks. We then cover the implications of this stage's Hero Pool eliminations and what they mean for the metas we're likely to see. We wrap up with a brief look ahead at next week's games and discuss the strength of schedule for some of OWL's premier squads.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2s1
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations.
Website: mashthosebuttons.com
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr - #102: May MeleeWe kick off the show with coverage of this week's news stories. We've got some player and content creator departures as well as the major controversy surrounding the recently lifted boycott of Saebyeolbe by OWL's 4 Chinese teams. We talk about the events leading up to the boycott, what the league might have done to ease tensions and where things could go from here. We then shift into our highlight matches: Florida Mayhem vs Shanghai Dragons (Day 1) and Chengdu Hunters vs Dallas Fuel. We give a map by map recap for each game while covering the major moments and player performances from each match.Next, we move on to our May Melee coverage. We talk about each game in the tournament with special attention paid to the journeys of the two final teams. We highlight important moments and huge plays while comparing how the teams matched up with each other. We wrap up with some brief speculation on where the winning squad and the runners up go from here as we shift into the June Joust tournament season.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2rs
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations.
Website: mashthosebuttons.com
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 11 min - #101: OWL Week 3 (2021)We kick off this week's show with a couple news stories from around the league, before looking at our 2 highlight matches for Week 3. We dive deeper into Justice vs Defiant and Dragons vs Fusion and give some additional analysis about the games' results and how they affect the league at large.From here, we go into our recap of Week 3, as teams battle to secure tournament seeding and the knockout round pushes 4 teams to the top of the standings. We recap each game while highlighting notable moments, huge player performances and more. From here, we move on to a brief May Melee preview. We look at the chances of the 4 competing teams and make our predictions for the ultimate winner of the May Melee.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2rl
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations.
Website: mashthosebuttons.com
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 10 min - #100: Week 2 Recap (2021)Our first story focuses on the Chengdu Hunters and their recent rise to the top of the APAC standings. We talk about how Chengdu has looked so far and what changes to expect after their recent loss to the Philadelphia Fusion. Our other spotlight story focuses on the Washington Justice vs the Dallas Fuel matchup. Both teams performed quite well in the series and early praise of the Justice roster seems to be ringing true. We talk about how each team performed and where we see the Justice evolving from here.From there, we jump straight into our coverage of the Week 2 games. We break down the highs and lows of each matchup and point out highlight moments and player performances. We talk about the expectations set for the debuting Justice, Uprising, Eternal, and Spitfire and how look at each team's Week 2 results. From there, we go on to preview the Week 3 slate of games. We highlight matches that we're especially excited to watch and consider our predictions for the 6 tournament participants in each region.We wrap up the show with a discussion about Jeff Kaplan's recent departure from Blizzard Activision. We talk about some potential reasons for the move, as well as the community response to the news. We end with our goodbye to Jeff and some speculation about the future of his career.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2rb
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations.
Website: mashthosebuttons.com
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 18 min - #99: Week 1 Recap (2021)Week 1 of the regular season kicks off with a weekend full of hot news and awesome matches! We begin with our two marquee news stories from the Fuel and the Fusion. The Dallas Fuel look to put things back together after the sudden retirement of their star hitscan player Xzi, while the Fusion look to thrive in APAC with two new starters on the roster. From here, we recap the rest of this week's news stories including coming live events and Kevster's travel status.We move on to our Week 1 recap, where we break down each game from the past week of play. We highlight critical plays and player performances while paying attention the narrative starting to build around each team. From here, we move on to our preview of next week's matches. We pick out our potential marquee matches, as well as other bouts that we're excited to watch.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2r1
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations.
Website: mashthosebuttons.com
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 6 min - #98: OWL 2021 Season LaunchOverwatch League is finally back and Rames and LoBosco are returning with all the important info you need! We start off with some housekeeping announcements as Push the Point sees several major changes, including weekly Sunday night streams. We discuss our feelings about the start of Season 4 before launching into this week's big news.We breakdown the final trickles of player movement as visa issues lead to some important additions and releases. We also cover the Season 4 broadcast team, both the desk and the broadcasting duos, and talk about what we're excited to see from OWL production in 2021. We also take a brief look at the OWL pick'ems launch, including our own podcast hosted pick'me contest that you can find in the shownotes below.Next up, we break down our individual power rankings. Each host vouches for their set of standings as we talk about where some of the less certain teams may end up. From here, we give a preview of Week 1 of the regular season. We point out which games we're excited to watch and which teams to keep an eye on.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2r2
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations.
Website: mashthosebuttons.com
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 9 min - #97: Overwatch League 2021 Season Preview: East #2On this episode, we wrap up our coverage of the Eastern division with looks at the Seoul Dynasty, Philadelphia Fusion, NYXL, and the Los Angeles Valiant. We review the Season 4 rosters for each team and set our expectations for their 2021 performance. Next, we give our win conditions for each team. What defines a successful season? What should fans of each squad want to get out of 2021? OWL is racing closer, and these 4 teams look to be incredibly fun to watch.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2qv
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations.
Website: mashthosebuttons.com
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 13 min - #96: Overwatch League 2021 Season Preview: East #1Episode 4 of our team preview series moves to the APAC region as we take a look at the Guangzhou Charge, the Hangzhou Spark, the Shanghai Dragons, and the Chengdu Hunters. We take a look at each team's Season 4 roster and give our thoughts on how each set compares to competitors around the league. We set our expectations for each team's performance in 2021 and give our definition of a successful 2021 season. OWL is almost back, and we're here to give you all of the info you need.
Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2qr
Show Twitter: twitter.com/pushpointpodHosts:
Julian Quezadatwitter.com/ramses_owChris Loboscotwitter.com/LoBoscoThank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations.
Website: mashthosebuttons.com
Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetworkDiscord: mash.gg/discord1 hr 10 min
About Push The Point: Overwatch League Storylines and News
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Push the Point is an Overwatch League podcast focused on discussing the events surrounding the league, its players, storylines, and marquee matchups. We aim to provide an engaging and conversational…
dialogue about the league and its topics, with the desire to encourage a positive outlook of the league and the game itself within the Overwatch and Overwatch League community.