By: Bryce L. Jackson

Free Agent Signing

12/10/18 - Los Angeles Gladiators have converted the contract of Gladiators Legion Tank player Lee “Panker” Byung-ho into a Two-Way contract.

12/5/18 - Boston Uprising announce the signing of Support player Renan “Alemao” Moretto.

12/5/18 - Washington Justice announce the signings of Support players Cho “Hyeonu” Hyeon-woo, Mun “Gido” Gi-do, Riley “Fahzix” Taylor, and DPS player Chon “Ado” Gi-hyeon.

12/4/18 - Washington Justice announce the signings of Flex player Kim “SanSam” Hyang-ki and DPS players Corey “Corey” Nigra and Ethan “Stratus” Yankel.

12/3/18 - Dallas Fuel announce the signing of Flex player Zachary “ZachaREEE” Lombardo.

12/1/18 - Vancouver Titans announce entire roster, all former members of Overwatch Contenders: Korea team, RunAway:

DPS Player Kim “Haksal” Hyo-jong

DPS Player Lee “Hooreg” Dong-eun

DPS Player Seo “SeoMinSoo” Min-soo

DPS Player Lee “Stitch” Chung-hee

Flex Tank Player Choi “JJANU” Hyeon-Woo

Tank Player Park “Bumper” Sang-beom

Support Player Kim “Rapel” Jung-geun

Support Player Kim “SLIME” Sung-jun

Support Player Lee “Twilight” Joo Seok

11/30/18 - Chengdu Hunters announce the signings of DPS Players Zhang “YangXiaoLong” Zhihao, Yi “JinMu” Hu, and Lo “Baconjack” Tzu-Heng.

11/29/18 - Chengdu Hunters announce the signings of Tank Player Ding ”Ameng” Menghan, Luo “Elsa” Wenjie and Flex Player Ma “LateYoung” Tianbin.

11/28/18 - Chengdu Hunters announce the signings of Support players Li “Yveltal”Xianyao, Guan “Garry” Li, and Kong “Kyo” Chunting.

11/28/18 - Los Angeles Gladiators announce the signing of Riku “Ripa” Toivanen.

11/27/18 - Toronto Defiant announces the signings of DPS player Choi “Asher” Joon-seong and Support player Park “RoKy” Joo-seong.

11/27/18 - Paris Eternal announces the signing of Support player Luís “Greyy” Perestrelo.

11/26/18 - Philadelphia Fusion converts the contract of Simon “Snillo” Ekström into a two-way contract with NA Contenders team Fusion University.

11/23/18 - Atlanta Reign converts the contract of Blake “Gator” Scott into a two-way contract with NA Contenders team ATL Academy.

11/22/18 - Guangzhou Charge announces entire roster for the Overwatch League 2019 Season:

Tank Player Oh “Rio” Seung-pyo

Tank Player Kim “Chara” Jung-yeon

DPS Player Lee “Happy” Jung-woo

Support Player Lee “WonJaeLee” Lee Won-jae

Flex Player Choi “Hotba” Hong-joon

Support Player Kim“Shu” Jin-seo

DPS Player Ou “Eileen” Yiliang

DPS Player Finley “Kyb” Adisi

DPS Player Charlie “Nero” Zwarg

Support Player Chen “OnlyWish” Lizhen

11/20/18 - Hangzhou Spark announce the signings of DPS player Cai “Krystal” Shilong and Yoon “BeBe” Hui-chang

11/19/18 - Hangzhou Spark announce the signings of Support players Park “iDK” Ho-jin and An “Revenge” Hyeong-Geu.

11/18/18 - Hangzhou Spark announce the signings of DPS players Park “Bazzi” Jun-Ki and Kim “GodsB” Kyeong-bo.

11/17/18 - Hangzhou Spark announce the signings of Flex player Park “Ria” Seong-Wook and DPS player Kang “Adora” Jae-hwan.

11/16/18 - Hangzhou Spark announce the signings of Tank Players Xu “Guxue” Quilin and Jeong “NoSmite” Da-un.

11/11/18 -Dallas Fuel announce the signing of Flex Tank player Richard “rCk” Kanerva.

11/8/18 - NYXL promote DPS player Jeong “Nenne” Yeon-kwan from XL2 to the main roster.

11/5/18 - Boston Uprising sign Tank player Cameron “Fusions” Bosworth.

10/30/18 - Boston Uprising promote Tank Player Park “Axxiom” Min-seob and DPS Player Kelsey “Colourhex” Birse from Toronto Esports to the main roster.

10/30/18 - Toronto Defiant announce the signing of Support Player Go “Aid” Jae-yoon and Tank Player Jo “Yakpung” Gyeong-mu

10/29/18 - New York Exclesior promote Hwang “Fl0w3r” Yeon-oh from XL2 to main roster.

10/29/18 - Toronto Defiant announce the signing of DPS Players Lee “Stellar” Do-Hyung and Lee “Ivy” Seung-hyun.

10/28/18 - Atlanta Reign announces entire roster for the Overwatch League 2019 Season:

Support Player Petja “Masaa” Kantanen

Tank Player Park “Pokpo” Hyun-jun

Flex Tank Player Seo “DACO” Dong-Hyeong

DPS Player Jeong “Erster” Joon

DPS Player Ilya “NLaaer” Koppalov

Support Player Steven “Kodak” Rosenburger

Tank Player Blake “Gator” Scott

DPS Player Daniel “dafran” Francesca

10/27/18 - Toronto Defiant announce the signings of Flex Tank player Lee “envy” Kang-jae and Support player Park “Neko” Se-Hyeon

10/25/18 - Los Angeles Gladiators announce the signing of Tank player Gae “rOar” Chang-hoon and DPS player Jang “Decay” Gui-un.

10/24/18 - San Francisco Shock announce the signing of Flex Support Player Park “Viol2t” Min-ki.

10/23/18 - Paris Eternal announces entire roster for the 2019 Overwatch League Season:

DPS Player Terence “Soon” Tarlier

DPS Player George “ShaDowBurn” Gushcha

DPS Player Nicolas “NiCOgdh” Moret

DPS Player Karol “Danye” Szcześniak

Support Player Damien “HyP” Souville

Support Player Harrison “Kruise” Pond

Tank Player Benjamin “BenBest” Dieulafait

Tank player Finnbjorn “Finnsi” Jonasson.

Tank Player Roni “LhCloudy” Tihonen

10/22/18 - Shanghai Dragons announce the signing DPS player Min-seong “diem” Bae, Flex player Jin-hyeok “DDing” Yang, DPS player Young-jin “YOUNGJIN” Jin, Support player Seong-hyeon “Luffy” Yang. Support player Kyung-woo “Coma” Son, and Flex Tank player Jun-hwan “GuardiaN’ Jo.

10/22/18 - The Boston Uprising announce the signing of Flex DPS player Jeffery “Blasé” Tseng.

10/15/18 - The Florida Mayhem announce the signing of Support Player Choi “Kris” Sun-joo, DPS player Lee “BQB” Sang-Bum, and tank player Yoon “Swon” Sang-Won.

9/25/18 - The San Francisco Shock announce the signing of Flex player Kim “Rascal” Dong-jun.

9/25/18 - The Philadelphia Fusion promote Support player Elijah “Elk” Gallagher from Fusion University to the main roster.

9/24/18 - The Florida Mayhem Promote and Sign Flex DPS Player Damon “Apply” Conti to a two-way contract with NA Contenders team Mayhem Academy.

9/21/18 - The Florida Mayhem promote Hyeon-woo “HaGoPeun” Jo from Mayhem Academy to main roster.

9/11/18 - Overwatch DC team announce the signing of Tank player Song “Janus” Joon-hua. 

Expansion News

Blizzard Ent. has announced that expansion teams were awarded to Atlanta, Georgia, Toronto, Canada, Paris, France, and Guangzhou, China for the 2019 season.

Atlanta Reign

Toronto Defiant

Paris Eternal

Guangzhou Charge

Chengdu Hunters

Hangzhou Spark

Vancouver Titans

Washington Justice

9/5/18 -  Vancouver, Canada and Chengdu, China have been announced as the latest Overwatch League franchises. The additions of these teams brings the official count 20.

9/4/18 - Washington D.C., USA and Hangzhou, China will be the newest cities awarded Overwatch League teams. The addition of these two teams will bring the 2019 Overwatch League franchise count to 18. The Overwatch League still expects to add 2 more teams before the end of the expansion process.

Trade News

12/3/18 - The Boston Uprising have announced the transfer of DPS Player Kwon “Striker” Nam-joo to the San Francisco Shock.

9/18/18 - San Francisco Shock have traded DPS player Dante “Danteh” Cruz to the Houston Outlaws for Tank player Myeong-hwan “Smurf” Yoo. Smurf spent the last season with Houston Outlaws Contenders Academy team GGEA.

9/13/18 - Seoul Dynasty have announced the transfer of Tank player Kim Dae “KuKi” Kuk to the Los Angeles Valiant.

9/10/18 - Seoul Dynasty have announced the transfer of Flex Tank Player Koo “Xepher” Jae-mo to the Florida Mayhem. 

8/20/18 - LA Gladiators have traded Tank player Chan-Hyung "Fissure" Baek to the Seoul Dynasty.

Retirements

11/30/18 - Former Los Angeles Gladiators DPS Player Ted “Silkthread” Wang announces retirement.

11/17/18 - Former Florida Mayhem Flex Player Johan “CWoosh” Klingestedt announces retirement.

8/31/18 - Seoul Dynasty Support player Jin-woo "9ambler" Heo announces retirement.

8/7/18 - Dallas Fuel Flex player Brandon "Seagull" Larned announces retirement.

Roster Releases

9/7/18 - Los Angeles Valiant announce the release of Support player Stefano “Verbo” Disalvo, assistant coach/DPS player Christopher “Grimreality” Schaefer, Tank Player Sebastian “Numlocked” Barton, and Flex player Finnbjorn “Finnsi” Jonasson.

9/5/18 -  Florida Mayhem announce the release of Flex players Johan "CWoosH" Klingestedt, Tim "Manneten" Bylund, Joonas "Zappis" Alakurtti, DPS player Andreas "Logix" Berghmans, and Support players Sebastian "Zebbosai" Olsson and Aleksi "Zuppeh" Kuntsi.

9/4/18 - Dallas Fuel announce the release of Support player Sebastian "Chipshajen" Widlund and the re-assignment of Tank player  Christian "cocco" Jonsson to assistant coach. The Fuel aslo re-signed all of the remaining 7 players to new contracts.

9/3/18 - Houston Outlaws announce that they have moved DPS Players Matthew "Clockwork" Dias and Lukas "Mendokusaii" Hakansson from players to roles within the Outlaws organization. Clockwork's role has not been specified. Mendo's role will be Content Creator according to the team. 

9/2/18 - Houston Outlaws release Tank player Russell "FCTFCTN" Campbell.

9/2/18 - Boston Uprising Release DPS player Stanislov "Mistakes" Danilov.

9/2/18 - Shanghai Dragons release Support players Yage " Altering" Cheng, Zhaoyu "Fiveking" Chen, Peixuan "Freefeel" Xu, Junjian "Sky" He, DPS Players Daemin "Daemin" Kim, Gihyeon "Ado" Chon, and Tank players Wenhao "Roshan" Jing, and Junjie "Xushu" Liu. Dragons also announce the release of coaches "Kong" and "Nai8".

9/2/18 - Philadelphia Fusion announce the release of DPS player Georgii "ShaDowBurn" Gushcha and Support players Joe "Joemeister" Gramano and Jeong-Hwan "DayFly" Park.

9/2/18 -  Seoul Dynasty announce the release of Tank player Jinhyok "Miro" Gong, Flex player Gi-do "Gido" Moon, and DPS player Seok-woo "Wekeed" Choi.

8/31/18 - NYXL announce the release of Tank player Joon-hwa "Janus" Song and coach WizardHyeong.

8/31/18 - Boston Uprising announced the release of Support Players Mikias "Snow" Yohannes and Connor "Avast" Prince and Tank player WooYul "Kalios" Shin.

8/31/18 - Los Angeles Gladiators announced the release of Tank player Luis "iRemiix" Galarza Figueroa, DPS Player Jun-sung "Asher" Choi and Flex player Ted "Silkthread" Wang.

8/22/18 - San Francisco Shock announce the release of Support player Daniel "Dhak" Martinez, DPS player Andre "IDDQD" Dalhstrom, and Tank player David "Nomy" Lizarraga Ramirez Osmar. 

{Article will be updated to reflect new roster moves and other updates}

{Last Update: 12/10/18}