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The Competitive Recap: We listed what you might have missed (April 7th - April 13th)


There are a lot of things to keep track of in the Overwatch scene and it's become increasingly difficult to keep up with it all. Never fear as the GosuGamers Competitive Recap is here! We've compiled all the Overwatch news that's fit to print.

Released every week, the Competitive Recap compiles all the tournament and important news that's happened over the last seven days. Whether you're interested in big news, or want to stay updated on changes in teams, you can always tune in every week to see if there's anything you've missed.

Important News:


 

MonteCristo and Doa set to cast Overwatch League

We got the first real info on the Overwatch League this week, hopefully more to come sooner rather than later.

Patch 1.10: Lucio rework coming to the Live servers

The new Lucio has arrived on the live servers. More compact energy, get used to it.

The Overwatch Uprising is now Live - PvE Gamemodes & Collectibles

We have received the latest in a series of great seasonal events, with a PvE gamemode once again.

Blizzard adjusts the MMR rating system

Small but significant changes have been made to the MMR system, in regards to the impact of streaks.

 

Tournament News:


 

Lunatic-Hai runs away with grand finals of OGN's Apex Season 2

We really couldn't explain what happened better than just advising you to watch the series!

Season 3 of APEX has an official starting date, and it's sooner than expected!

Not only did S2 of APEX end this week, but Season 3 was announced in the same breath. Only a few more weeks!

Only two Western teams have been invited for APEX Season 3 - Rogue, NRG reported to take part in APEX Season 3

Due to the timeframe, only two (instead of four) Western teams will be participating in the season. And we might already know who they are.

 

Unique GosuGamers Content:


 

Cloud9's musical chairs: The struggle for a working formula

Cloud9 continues to change up their roster, so Yiska just had to take a look at their history and how this approach has panned out thus far.

The Overwatch League: Selling the Stadium Dream, Part Three: We Call it Home

Final edition in the series, in which the existing teams with their own relationships to cities are taken into consideration. The listed cities are some of the most likely ones to be featured in Season 1 of the Overwatch League.
 

Team News:


 

Cloud9 imports trio of Koreans, benches Mendokusaii, Ryb

As is clear from the title of the article, Cloud9 has once again made some major adjustments.

Seagull steps down from NRG starting roster, replaced by Mendokusaii

It was quite a shock when Seagull announced him taking a backseat for a little while to focus on streaming. Don't fear though, as he will be right back in time for the OWL!

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