UK esports organisation NerdRage have brought on board a top 20 European Overwatch team.
Previously known as Potato Team, the roster has placed well in recent Go4Overwatch events and is currently ranked 17th in Europe according to Gosu rankings.
The roster features two British players (Fusions and Smex) and is as follows:
- ?? Henrik “NuttyB” Romby – DPS/Flex
- ?? Iver ‘Trob’ Straume – Flex/Support
- ?? Jonathan “Jona” Stelma – DPS/Flex
- ?? Cameron “Fusions” Bosworth – Main Tank
- ?? Eoghan “Smex” O’Neill – Flex
- ?? Miguel Angel “Lawliet” Morcillo Hidalgo – Support
NerdRage co-owner Rupert “RUDIAK” Cary said in a Twitlonger post: “Over the last few months we have been closely watching the Overwatch scene to find a suitable team with a huge amount of untapped skill, capable of becoming one of the best teams out there.
“We are confident in the future of Overwatch as an esport in Europe and additionally we will be using the team at the forefront of a number of projects we will be involved with over 2017.”
“Over the last few months we have been closely watching the Overwatch scene to find a suitable team with a huge amount of untapped skill, capable of becoming one of the best teams out there.”
Flex/support player Trob added: “I’m really happy with our line-up. We have been together for almost three months now without any roster change. We all have very high ambitions.
“We’ve had decent placements in weekly Go4 tournaments, top four just about every week, and it only gets better. When NerdRage contacted us they were super interested in our team. Our goals are similar and we’ve gotten a really good impression of them. We are very excited to work with them going forwards.”
You can follow NerdRage and the players on Twitter here:
Welcome to the family @FusionsOW @Smex_OW @Trob_ow @NuttybigB @JonaStelma & Lawliet – Top 20 Signing-Read more here: https://t.co/vOwSDd7yFA pic.twitter.com/RP1hmXWaZu
— nerdRage (@NerdRage_pro) January 19, 2017
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