In their opening match of the Overwatch League Season 6 playoffs against regional rivals Seoul Infernal, the Dallas Fuel convinced with a strong showing of their Zarya composition mostly around superstar player Choi.Hanbin“Han is done.
After the match, Hanbin and his partner Kim”Addison” Tae-hoon sat down for a post-match conference, shared thoughts on his prospects during the playoffs, met with old teammates with stern words, and meta.
I’m coming back
After spending the regular season in the Dallas Fuel APAC region, the season returns to North America for the playoffs.
After their championship in season 5, the team tried to keep their starters and offered the team to move to another location to improve the deal. Ultimately, only the Hanban, Edison, and Flex DPS are low.”SP9RK1E“Yong Han stuck around.
“Tank Player Lee”fearless“Eui-Seok, and supports Han”Chi Yu“Hyun Seok and Kwon”FielderJune joined rival teams in the Houston Outlaws and Atlanta Reigns, respectively.
ChiYo and Fielder found great success with their new team, winning the regular season and MidSeason Madness event in the process. However, the team was upset by Hangzhou Spark in the opener during the playoffs.
When asked if Addison had anything to say to teammates who left him to seek honors elsewhere, he said: “Since you guys are the ones who chose Atlanta, I hope you’ll deal with a tough loss.”
Given that the Fuel is playing in the opposite group of the Spark, expect the two teams to practice extensively against each other in preparation for the playoffs. Therefore, comparison of power levels should be possible.
“I think the main difference is that Spark and Dallas use different comps. If we go head to head with the best comps that we’re good against the best comps that they’re good, I think we’re actually the better team.Addison said during the post-match press conference.
Rock, paper, boulder
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In the early matches, the teams displayed an incredible amount of compositional diversity, featuring a wide range of meta-archetypes from rush to poke to dive to composition.
“It’s probably a rock, paper, scissors meta. We have a distinct color as a team. Many different teams that go against us will try to match our comp. It seems we are trying to win with a rock against everyone whether they are trying to fight us with paper or scissors.” Hanbin explained.
“We are just passing through. It is working. I don’t think it really matters what they come up with.Given the results of the first day and the strength of their new millimeter, a title defense is not out of the question:Now that we have the Zarya meta, it might enable us to aim for the championship again.“
Edison agreed: “When we see other comps teams are using, even if Soraya is buffed, no one is really using Soraya. It seems like they’ve given up on her. We might have a Going up against a team that will try to compete with Soraya. We are probably on the same level.“
Another prodigal son of a championship-winning roster makes it to the event in Fearless, and as the Fuel awaits the Florida Mayhem in the upper bracket, who are considered favorites in the event, there could be a matchup between the old friends. . Cards
If the Texans lose against the favored Mayhem, a derby in the lower bracket finals could await them if the Outlaws can best the Infernals today. On the prospect of getting revenge against his former partner in crime, Hanbin had a heartwarming moment to share:
“I am very excited to face Fearless. I feel like we’re going to have a blast. I’m sure it would feel great if we won, but at the same time I don’t think I’d be that sad to lose against the Braves. It’s not that I want to lose, it’s not acceptable but I think it’s going to be a lot of fun.“