Dallas Fuel’s new lineup for the Overwatch League 2023

Something that is not common after the end of any season is for a champion team to make different changes in their lineups that took them to the top.

That is precisely what is happening with Dallas Fuel, the current champion of the Overwatch League, which will have a somewhat different look for the sixth season of this league to begin in 2023. But not everything is new with the team, as fans should be sure to be happy to see some familiar faces.

Official announcement

The year 2023 started with several important news. One of them was, without a doubt, the official announcement of the Dallas Fuel squad for the 2023 Overwatch League season.

The organization made the announcement public through several publications on social networks.

Familiar faces

In total, there are three players and an experienced coach who knows what it’s like to win and who will guide the rest of the emerging talent, all of whom have a standard connection to a famous Overwatch Contenders team.

Kim “SP9RK1E” Yeong-han and Kim “Edison” Tae-hoon return to Dallas for this 2023 season, aiming to repeat or surpass their stellar performances during the regular season and playoffs in 2022.

Edison had a spectacular closing of 2022, where he was able to face in Sojourna some of the best players in the league, demonstrating a spectacular level.

SP9RK1E has one of the most flexible heroes rosters in the entire Overwatch competitive scene. This fits the OWL champion organization like a glove.

Tank Choi “Hanbin” Han-been also returns to Dallas Fuel for the 2023 season. In 2022, Hanbin shared the stage with Lee “Fearless” Eui-Seok proving to be a phenomenal duo. But he may have the spotlight all to himself this year.

Dallas kept the base of the champion team

The Fuels retained the foundation of the franchise’s success in 2022. Yun “RUSH” Hee-won returning to be the team’s Head Coach for a third consecutive year.

RUSH has dealt with all types of players during his coaching career, many of them with unmatched quality. So, this new Dallas Fuels lineup won’t be a challenge for RUSH.

It’s also no surprise that the team announced Lee “MCD” Jeong-ho for the 2023 OWL lineup. The former Boston Uprising Support played a long time at Element Mystic. Finally, he will be joined by Kim “Bliss” So-Myung, the star rookie who has played in recent seasons for O2 Blast and Gen. G.

The surprise comes after winning OWL 2022

After Dallas won the 2022 OWL championship, many fans expected the iconic lineup to stay together for 2023.

Shortly after the win, the organization announced that the players were entering unrestricted free agency to negotiate with any team in the league.

Following this announcement, Lee “Fearless” Euiseok, the main tank of the champion team, decided to leave for Houston Outlaws. On the other hand, the Supports Kwon “Fielder” Joon and Han “ChiYo” Hyeon-Seok signed with Atlanta Reign.

Finally, Kim “Doha” Dong-ha and Kang “guriyo” Min-SEO remain in free agency. This is because they practically did not play during the entire of 2022.

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