<\/figcaption><\/figure>The roster has yet to see any meaningful results\u2014they’ve just recently been put together, after all\u2014and Contenders will be their first big outing together in Overwatch<\/em>. A few of the players lack the mainstream tournament experience, but they’ll be able to look to veteran players like MikeyA, zza, and crems for guidance there.<\/p>
Florida Mayhem’s Overwatch<\/em> League roster has struggled in the tournament’s first stage, but is hoping to make a resurgence after adding a few new players to the roster<\/a>. Florida started the Overwatch<\/em> League season with a simple, six-man roster, which lacked the flexibility needed to succeed. Now with three additional players<\/a>\u2014DPS Ha “Sayaplayer” Jung Woo, tank player Kim “aWesomeGuy” Sung Hoon, and flex tank Joonas “zappis” Alakurtti<\/a>\u2014the team is looking to move up the rankings.<\/p>
Mayhem Academy will take on the Los Angeles Gladiators’ Overwatch<\/em> Contenders roster on March 11 at 11pm ET.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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