Is the Overwatch League Summer Showdown simply a two-horse race? Is there a THIRD team to mention in the upper ranks of North America? And are we getting a battle-pass locked HERO? AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel take the news, give their preds, and run through their mental brackets for the Summer Showdown.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:04:27 - Valiant playing pro bono?

00:47:41 - Justice makes SS, the players they traded did not

00:54:44 - Florida Mayhem squeaked in, but Majed to stay home?

01:01:18 - Vancouver turns it around, qualify for the tournament

01:09:13 - Is Dallas the best team in the world?

01:15:46 - Shock streak stopped

01:21:01 - Three horse race for third

01:35:29 - Brief notes on APAC teams that didn't make it

01:39:48 - Guangzhou turns in a 4-2 stage

01:54:04 - Rising concerns on Seoul?

01:57:41 - Fusion make it in at 2-4

02:02:45 - Shanghai have only dropped 1 Summer Showdown map

02:16:17 - East bracket predictions

02:34:37 - West bracket predictions

03:06:08 - Breaking: Leak on new hero name & paywall?

Are Crusty and the San Francisco Shock the best team in Overwatch League history with their 20-0 win streak? Would Toronto Defiant THROW to spite the Los Angeles Gladiators? And where are the Washington Justice haters now? AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel tackle the news and preview some of the final narratives of the Summer Showdown.

00:06:24 - San Francisco streaking

00:43:16 - Staff moves: Titans make changes. How do they rate?

01:03:16 - Staff moves: Uprising release Lori

01:18:37 - Quick hits: Artist to NYXL as coach, Coach Kariv leaves Mayhem

01:27:49 - Justice: PRE switches roles. Team very competitive

01:51:51 - Glads path to Showdown

02:25:02 - Reign-Glads pred

02:28:36 - All about APAC

02:47:58 - Quick notes on the coming weekend & wrapping up

We're past the midseason and teams are still shuffling. Creative for Ir1s, MAG's home, and Happy's ending are ALL on the docket today. Who have AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel tapped as the most improved? Which teams are looking solid moving forward in the Overwatch League's Summer Showdown?  If you read this, write "We Love Schmoney Comp!!" in the comment section  Apologies for the ending! Discord is a magical service

00:07:10 - Justice cuts to minimum, staff member to fill out roster

00:13:46 - Thoughts on 6th man rule and related incentives

00:42:41 - Washington's stage to date

00:55:27 - Glads add Happy, still possible to make Showdown?

01:12:26 - Boston adds Mag, aussie gets Punk'd

01:24:57 - Vigilante transfers to the Reign, Speedily coming to the rescue

01:36:55 - Houston & Seoul commit international trade. Did Atlanta make out best?

02:03:20 - Spitfire adds Kaan at the cost of assistant coach Spilo

02:14:52 - APAC recap

02:34:15 - Audio issue, hijinks ensue

With Justice hunted by hungry wolves, will the remainders of the pack find a home in the Overwatch League in time? Are we just ONLY going to see JOATS all season? And will we continue to see more movement through the Summer Showdown? AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel discuss budgets in the Overwatch League, a potential Justice collapse and the first week of the 2022 Summer Showdown.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:15:12 - Jacob Wolf report - The owner's meeting & Implications

00:40:34 - Covering the NA budget tier list

01:03:34 - Mag migrates north

01:07:42 - This little Piggy went home

01:15:38 - Eternal completes total roster overhaul

01:23:33 - AVRL's eulogy to the Washington Justice

02:10:52 - Recap: early feelings on JQ meta

02:28:42 - Highlighting a few games from this past weekend

02:42:46 - A select few previews

02:50:54 - Wrap up

Links discussed in the show & recent content from our hosts

Volamel on meta - https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/why-are-there-so-many-upsets-in-owls-summer-showdown/

Yiska's insider budget tier list - https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/owl-budget-tierlist/

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What's the deal with Washington Justice? Is New York Excelsior going through it? And is there hope on the horizon for Overwatch 2? With the Mickey Mouse Club House in full swing, AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel take to the recent news of roster moves and reports for the 2022 Overwatch League season.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:12 - Report: Washington shopping all players, aggressively trying to cut costs

00:22:07 - What are the Justice's best assets? Is it because of underperformance?

00:32:48 - Talk on Overwatch League finances & player salaries

01:06:24 - What's going on in New York?

01:32:18 - Roster moves: Houston adds two

01:46:20 - Swingchip is back and Lige let go

01:52:29 - Discussion on news of no 3rd beta

01:59:14 - Wrap up

Links discussed in the show & recent content from our hosts

Yiska on Justice: https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/sources-washington-justice-trying-to-sell-its-players-after-loss-of-trust-in-owl-finances/

Yiska interviews Doge & Junkbuck: https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/interview-with-doge-the-new-outlaws-signing/

Volamel on Junker meta: https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/winners-and-losers-of-overwatch-leagues-summer-showdown-meta/

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Are Toronto Defiant a top 5 in the Overwatch League's Summer Showdown? Are the London Spitfire opening 2-0 alongside the … VANCOUVER TITANS!? I don't know what's going on, Junker Queen got the boys acting up. AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel dive into the new Junker GOATS metagame ahead of the Summer Showdown?

00:09:14 - London Spitfire vs. Florida Mayhem

00:25:15 - Houston Outlaws vs. New York Excelsior

00:32:42 - Los Angeles Gladiators vs. Dallas Fuel

00:41:02 - Boston Uprising vs. Atlanta Reign

00:44:34 - Washington Justice vs. San Francisco Shock

00:53:25 - Vancouver Titans vs. Toronto Defiant

00:59:55 - Boston Uprising vs. London Spitfire

01:04:14 - Paris Eternal vs. Washington Justice

01:06:30 - Los Angeles Gladiators vs. Houston Outlaws

01:08:49 - Vancouver Titans vs. Paris Eternal (Double pickems points)

01:12:35 - Florida Mayhem vs. San Francisco Shock

01:14:50 - New York Excelsior vs. Dallas Fuel

01:16:08 - Toronto Defiant vs. Atlanta Reign

01:24:21 - Wrap up

With half the season under wraps AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel tackle the Overwatch League's Midseason Madness power rankings. Are last season's top performers falling in our standings? Has North America locked up the top spots? Are Spark cracking the top FIVE!? What about Philadelphia?

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:11 - Defining the terms of our midseason power rankings

00:10:34 - 20th

00:13:26 - 19th

00:17:47 - 18th

00:22:01 - 17th

00:28:18 - 16th

00:35:26 - 15th

00:44:58 - 14th

00:49:09 - 13th

00:55:01 - 12th

00:59:43 - 11th

01:05:29 - 10th

01:12:08 - 9th

01:23:13 - 8th

01:34:31 - 7th

01:44:37 - 6th

01:50:28 - 5th

Are Pelican and Piggy leaving the Houston Outlaws? Are more big moves incoming? And is Junker Queen going to mould the Summer Showdown metagame? AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel dive into some of the recent news around the Overwatch League and speculate on the upcoming Junker Queen style.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:04:30 - Juked partnership

00:09:21 - Texas Heat: Hot rumors on the Hotlaws

00:38:38 - Yiska goes deeper on the day's rumors

00:48:52 - #ContendersStrike

01:21:32 - Goats & JQ

01:42:33 - Stage 3 meta comp?

02:25:23 - Wrap up

Links discussed in the show & recent content from our hosts

Volamel on coming meta - https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/has-goats-returned-and-should-summer-showdown-be-concerned/

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Is Proper sweeping the awards? Who in their right mind picked shockWave to win … anything? And who is REALLY “Decarrying” in Overwatch League currently? With their erasers in hand AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel review the 2022 Crouchies and change quite a few of their awards.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:01 - Midseason Crouchies: Most likely to win OWL

00:13:13 - Midseason Crouchies: Hooreg award (best bench player)

00:19:46 - Midseason Crouchies: Pine award (best role player)

00:28:04 - Midseason Crouchies: Fl0w3r award (biggest letdown)

00:39:01 - Midseason Crouchies: The Packing award (most with the least)

00:42:48 - Midseason Crouchies: Skewed award (big pop off, no expectations)

00:51:36 - Midseason Crouchies: Kaiser award (most snubbed)

01:01:33 - Midseason Crouchies: DeCarry award (standout performance)

01:08:28 - Midseason Crouchies: ROTY award (besides proper)

01:12:15 - Midseason Crouchies: MVP award

01:20:34 - Juked Midseason MVP Awards

Should Shock have beaten the Gladiators? Can k1ng turn around the Titans? Have the Dragons’ wings been clipped? AVRL, Yiska, and Volamel tackle some of the breaking roster moves and discuss the rather anti-climatic conclusion to the Overwatch League’s Midseason Madness.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:45 - NY tosses their Kuki

00:23:39 - k1ng of the Titans and Yiska talks tickets

00:36:57 - Midseason Madness recap from top 6 on, starting with Shanghai

00:47:46 - Pivoting to Atlanta & the league's top tanks

00:57:52 - Spark & Fusion

01:18:51 - Glads/Shock winners bracket

01:28:15 - Reign/Glads losers finals

01:43:12 - Midseason Madness finals

02:42:04 - Wrap up