Assessing the Overwatch League off-season is hard to do without a significant conversation about London Spitfire. <\/p>\n
With the 2021 OWL closing in, we are slowly getting a clearer picture of how the teams will look like and which names will be competing for the title of Season 3 champions. <\/p>\n
There has been major roster moves with some organisations splashing out big to form super teams, while others opted for more audacious changes, but it was the Spitfire that stole the narrative.<\/p>\n
After falling short of winning their second OWL title in the past two years, the UK-based team decided to make drastic changes ahead of the 2021 season and released their entire coaching staff at the start of October. <\/p>\n
Only a couple weeks later, Spitfire also cut ties with seven of their players, with the remaining four getting the boot in the months that followed, which validated the rumour of a complete roster rebuild.<\/p>\n
London Spitfire’s new venture centred around Ysabel “Noukky” M\u00fcller, who got promoted to a position of a general manager, while also keeping her job as at the Spitfire’s academy team manager – the British Hurricane. <\/p>\n
With Noukky taking over the reins of the entire Overwatch project, Spitfire drew out their plans for the future and revealed they will be stepping away from fielding an all-Korean roster, in favour of Western players, while taking advantage of Hurricane’s ability to develop world-class talent.<\/p>\n
\nPlease welcome the new General Manager of the London Spitfire @Noukky<\/a> as she brings an update on what to expect from the team in 2021.#AcesHigh<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/YsUcbnNonq<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1DPj8qnlU3<\/a><\/p>\n
— London Spitfire (@Spitfire) October 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n