\u2014<\/span> head coach<\/li> <\/ul>Misfits apparently chose yellow because Florida is, after all, the sunshine state. The palm tree bomb signifies Florida Mayhem’s “future competitive impact,” according to the press release.<\/p>
Florida Mayhem joins 10 other Overwatch <\/em>League franchises that have already revealed official branding. The last team to be revealed is Kroenke Sports & Entertainment’s Los Angeles team.<\/p>
Preseason exhibition matches begin Dec. 6, while the regular season starts Jan. 10 and continues through 2018. Games will be held at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles for the inaugural season and later move to home arenas for each respective team.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Johan \"CWoosH\" Klingestedt \u2014 main tank Tim \"Manneten\" Bylund \u2014 flex tank Kevin \"TviQ\" Lindstr\u00f6m \u2014 DPS Andreas \"Logix\" Berghmans \u2014 hitscan Sebastian \"Zebbosai\" Olsson \u2014 support Aleksi \"Zuppehw\" Kuntsi \u2014 flex support Vytis \"Mineral\" Lasaitis \u2014 head coach Misfits apparently chose yellow because Florida is, after all, the sunshine state. The palm tree bomb signifies Florida Mayhem's \"future competitive impact,\" according to the press release. Florida Mayhem joins 10 other Overwatch League franchises that have already revealed official branding. The last team to be revealed is Kroenke Sports & Entertainment's Los Angeles team. Preseason exhibition matches begin Dec. 6, while the regular season starts Jan. 10 and continues through 2018. 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