The South Korean Overwatch pro Chan-hyung “Fissure” Baek was benched by his former team London Spitfire. The Los Angeles Gladiators then recruited him – and rolled over Spitfire at the next opportunity.
Chan-hyung “Fissure” Baek is a professional Overwatch player and tank for the Los Angeles Gladiators. Last Saturday, March 10th, was likely one of the happiest days of his career. He won against London Spitfire – the team he formerly played for.
London Spitfire was the strongest team in the first phase of the Overwatch League. On February 11th, they won the finals of the first section of the eSports event. Only 8 players from their roster played actively and regularly in the matches – Fissure mostly sat on the bench.
Fissure wanted to step into the limelight – and switched
That Fissure was rarely used is understandable. He would have been the substitute for Gesture, who is undeniably one of the best tank players in the Overwatch League. Had he been replaced, many matches would likely not have gone in favor of London Spitfire.
It is equally understandable that Fissure wanted to step out of Gesture’s shadow to be successful himself. So he switched in the second phase when teams could buy and transfer new players to the relatively weak Los Angeles Gladiators.
With the Gladiators, he has since been among the six starters in every match. He is thus literally in the limelight much more frequently than before. And this also has its advantages for the Gladiators, who have been able to achieve more success in the second phase.
London Spitfire was crushed and Fissure is happy about it
Last Saturday, the Los Angeles Gladiators finally got to face London Spitfire. The Spitfires had until that point 11 map wins in a row, the longest winning streak in the Overwatch League so far.
Led by Fissure with aggressive strategies, the Gladiators literally crushed their opponents. With an outstanding 3 to 1, the underdogs snatched the victory and even left the analysts astonished.
Fissure himself is pleased with the victory and especially that he could show how good he really is. There was no bad blood. He gave each of his former teammates a hug after his victory, and they returned it with a laugh. Sportsmanship as one wishes for!
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