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Related: The Seoul Overwatch League team is Seoul Dynasty \"'Excelsior' represents the extreme scale and boundless ambition of the city, and the passionate drive of a team committed to reaching the top and never letting up,\" NYXL said in a press release. \"Excelsior represents the heroic optimism and positivity of Overwatch, a game that empowers everyone to become a hero.\" Image via Blizzard Entertainment The players will wear the colors of NYXL\u2014two different shades of blue with a hint of red. The roster is as follows: Joong \u201cJanus\u201d Hwa - Tank Dong-gyu \"Mano\" Kim - Tank Kim \"Mek0\" Tae Hong - Off-Tank Kim \"Pine\" Do Hyeon - Flex Park \"Saebyeolbe\" Jong Yeol - DPS Hong \u201cArK\u201d Yeon Joon - Support Bang \u201cJJoNak\u201d Sung-Hyeon - Support Kim \"Libero\" Hye Sung

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She lives in Massachusetts with her cat, Puppy, and dog, Major. She's a Zenyatta main who'd rather be playing D.Va.","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/nicole-carpenter"}]}},"raw_content":"The New York Overwatch League franchise, owned by Sterling.VC, is the next to reveal its branding and roster. As rumored, the New York team will be called New York Excelsior and field the former LuxuryWatch Blue roster. And if Excelsior is too hard to say or spell for you, you can just call them NYXL. Related: The Seoul Overwatch League team is Seoul Dynasty \"'Excelsior' represents the extreme scale and boundless ambition of the city, and the passionate drive of a team committed to reaching the top and never letting up,\" NYXL said in a press release. \"Excelsior represents the heroic optimism and positivity of Overwatch, a game that empowers everyone to become a hero.\" Image via Blizzard Entertainment The players will wear the colors of NYXL\u2014two different shades of blue with a hint of red. The roster is as follows: Joong \u201cJanus\u201d Hwa - Tank Dong-gyu \"Mano\" Kim - Tank Kim \"Mek0\" Tae Hong - Off-Tank Kim \"Pine\" Do Hyeon - Flex Park \"Saebyeolbe\" Jong Yeol - DPS Hong \u201cArK\u201d Yeon Joon - Support Bang \u201cJJoNak\u201d Sung-Hyeon - Support Kim \"Libero\" Hye Sung - DPS Most of the roster is comprised of former LW Blue players, though Libero comes from Meta Athena and ArK from LW Red. \u201cIt is an amazing opportunity to have NYXL be part of a brand new professional league and representing the city of New York,\u201d Sterling.VC co-founder Jeff Wilpon said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019ve put together a strong team and look forward to competing at the highest level.\u201d The Overwatch League begins on Dec. 6 with its preseason exhibition matches, where all 12 founding teams will compete. The regular season is scheduled to begin on Jan. 10 and continue into June. 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