With a number of teams dropping out of Overwatch<\/em>, that’s left some spots Blizzard’s upcoming Contenders tournaments in flux.<\/p>
South Korean Overwatch<\/em> team Lunatic-Hai announced<\/a> their disbandment this week, citing the uncertaint future of Overwatch <\/em>in South Korea. Korean Overwatch<\/em> team Element Mystic has purchased the Contenders Korea slot, according to a post<\/a> on their official Facebook page.<\/p>
Talon Esports, a Taiwan and Hong Kong\u2013based organization that dropped out of Overwatch<\/em> in July, announced this week<\/a> that it would take over Pacific-based team Ardeont’s slot. Unlike Lunatic-Hai, though, Ardeont isn’t dropping out of Overwatch<\/em>. Instead, the team is heading back to South Korea, where its players are from. Talon Esports will re-build a roster to participate in the Contenders Pacific tournament.<\/p>
Related: <\/strong>Nine Overwatch<\/em> League teams will field academy rosters for Contenders<\/strong><\/a><\/p>
Blizzard has yet to confirm which teams will participate in the worldwide Contenders tournaments, though it did release a list last year of teams that had qualified<\/a>. A number of teams on that list have since disbanded, so it’s likely we’re to see a lot more shuffling before Contenders begins, across all regions.<\/p>
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