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Role Star awards are doled out based on votes from Overwatch League staff members, talent, and members of the media.\u00a0\u00a0 Tank\u00a0 This year\u2019s crop of tank Role Stars saw a lot of repeat winners from the 2020 class. Dallas Fuel\u2019s talented main tank, Lee \u201cFearless\u201d Eui-seok, earned his second Role Star award as his team soared to new heights in 2020. His tank partner, Choi \u201cHanbin\u201d Han-been, also received a Role Star award. They\u2019ve been two of the most consistent tanks in the league all year long.\u00a0 Off-tanks were critically important throughout 2021 and the Role Star winners reflected that. Indy \u201cSpace\u201d Halpern, the vocal leader of the Los Angeles Gladiators, nabbed an award for his crisp tank play. Earning his second annual Role Star award, Kang \u201cVoid\u201d Jung-woo of the Shanghai Dragons continued his mastery of off-tank heroes this year.\u00a0 Support\u00a0 Unsurprisingly, the Shanghai Dragons\u2019 stalwart backline got a lot of love during awards season. Flex support Kim \u201cIzayaki\u201d Min-chul, who was also an MVP candidate, received a Role Stars award for his high-caliber Zenyatta and Ana play. His support partner, Lee \u201cLeejaegon\u201d Jae-gon, received his second subsequent Role Stars award for his high-risk, high-reward playstyle.\u00a0 Los Angeles Gladiators flex support Kim \u201cShu\u201d Jin-seo may not have won the MVP award, but he took home a Role Stars award this year. The final support Role Star recipient, Joon \u201cFielder\u201d Kwon, had one of the best support redemption arcs of the year. He moved from the Paris Eternal in 2020 (where he played on 200 ping) to the Dallas Fuel, where he\u2019s been a critical part of the team\u2019s success.\u00a0 Damage Dallas continued to rake in the awards in the DPS category, with Kim \u201cSP9RK1E\u201d Young-han winning his second Role Star award. Last year, he earned the honor on the Paris Eternal, but he obviously continued his dominance this year. Lee \u201cLIP\u201d Jae-won of the Shanghai Dragons also earned his second Role Stars award; he was a menace on Sombra this year and destroyed many dreams of his competitors. The Gladiators managed to bring home one award in each category, with DPS Kevin \"Kevster\" Persson taking home his first Role Star award for his varied, vibrant play over the past year. To absolutely no one's surprise, Xin \u201cLeave\u201d Huang of the Chengdu Hunters earned yet another accolade in addition to his 2021 MVP win. 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