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It was not until the arrival of Pongphop "Mickie" Rattanasangchod as a stand-in that saw Team EnVyUs have their first taste of success, winning Season 1 of OGN's Overwatch APEX in Seoul, Korea, marking the first time that a Western-owned team had taken home an esports title on Korean soil. However, their early dominance resulted in disappointing results, when, as heavy favorites, the team failed to win either of their first two LAN tournaments.
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Īmassing a 57-game winning streak, the new roster showed why they were widely considered the best team in the world. A week later, EnVyUs formed a roster by looking abroad, eventually bringing players from across Europe to their Charlotte headquarters and securing the core of what would become the Dallas Fuel in Sebastian "chipshajen" Widlund, Christian "cocco" Jonsson, Jonathan "HarryHook" Tejedor Rua, and Timo "Taimou" Kettunen. Even though their original roster showed some early promise in online tournaments, just prior to the official launch of Overwatch, the team disbanded. Franchise history 2016–2017: Pre-Overwatch League įormed during the Overwatch closed beta in February 2016, Team EnVyUs acquired the players of Team Hubris, a North American squad that finished first in six of the seven tournaments played during the beta, to officially create their Overwatch esports division.