Luminosity Gaming acquires Hammers Esports players as second roster

Luminosity strengthens their presence in the Overwatch community, as they sign Hammers Esports' players to their organization.

Luminosity Gaming have announced their acquisition of the Hammers Esports roster. LG has been in the Overwatch scene for a long time now, and they love it so much they are going to be supporting two rosters! That's right, this roster will be signed in addition to the current LG squad of SPREE, Mineral, EISSFIELDT, Hidan, Ube, and SuperPlouk that we know and love.

This development of yet another organization signing a second roster comes shortly after Team Singularity's announcement, and has almost been the norm in Korea for a while. In this case, LG might have found a deal too good to pass up, as Hammers has been the breakout talent of the last months. Or, LG sees the value of having two teams capable of improving each other; twice as large a player pool is also extremely valuable for when the Overwatch league does happen. 

The original LG roster will now be called LG Loyal, whereas this new squad will be competing under the name LG Evil. As a reminder, these are their current lineups:

LG Loyal

• SPREE
• Mineral
• EISSFIELDT
• Hidan
• Ube
• SuperPlouk

 

LG Evil

• Jake
• super
• train
• Avast
• rob420
• Voll

 

Steve Maida, CEO of Luminosity Gaming shared the following about this acquisition:

We are very excited to welcome LG Evil to the team. It's in an incredibly talented group of young men who fought through adversity, and have proven they are a top team in the world. What most impresses me about the team is their unwavering loyalty and belief in one another. I think this specifically can be accredited to their success. Personally, I've been captivated by Overwatch, frequently finding myself losing track of time while playing or watching. I believe the future for the game and our teams looks bright and I look forward to watching and cheering them on heading into the OWL. I also want to thank Hammers Esports for making the transition a smooth one.They have an eye for talent and I'm sure we'll be hearing more from them.”

Both LG rosters will be playing in the Carbon Series later today, not against each other, so be sure to tune in starting  5:15 PM PST/8:15 PM EST/02:15 AM CET at https://www.twitch.tv/carbonentertainment to support LG.

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