Hey guys. Today im staring what I wish to become a series of posts, in which I review every single one of the current Season 1 OWL teams and rank them in general categories.

In every review ill review 3 big individual factors and give a final impression, these being:

1. Roster 
2. Organization
3. Performance

So without further ado, ill start with my personal favorite team of the league: 

Dallas Fuel

                                    

1. Roster: 

Compared to the various all Korean and exclusively national teams comprising the league, the Dallas Fuel are the perfect example of a display of international talent. Formerly known as the fan favorite Team EnvyUs, the roster originally formed from the independent European team IDDQD ,and after various minor roster changes throughout the year they would go on to dominate in various NA tournaments. After their succes throughout their career as EnvyUs, the whole roster would be signed to the Dallas franchise, adding 2 key members to their league team.

The current roster consists of: 

Timo "Taimou" Kettunen / DPS /Finland

Hwang "Effect" Hyeon / DPS / South Korea

Brandon "Seagull" Larned / DPS-Flex / USA

Pongphop "Mickie" Rattanasangchod / Tank-Flex / Thailand

Christian "cocco" Jonsson / Tank / Sweden

Félix "xQc" Lengyel / Tank / Canada

Sebastian "chipshajen" Widlund / Support / Sweden

Jonathan "HarryHook" Tejedor Rua / Support-Flex / Spain

Scott "Custa" Kennedy / Support / Australia

The team is a clear force to be reckoned with. From the mechanical skills displayed by Taimou and Effect, to the tactical team plays performed by xQc, to the aggressive supports that are Chips and Custa. This team has it all. 

2. Organization:

The Dallas Franchise is owned by Mike Rufail (Owner and director of Team EnvyUs) and Kenneth Hersh (former senior chairman and CEO of NGP and prominent entrepreneur in Texas) in the form of Hersh Interactive ,and managed like most EnvyUs divisions, by Mat "TazMo" Taylor. 

It is coached by none other than the OW Esports OG, former C9 player and self proclaimed sloth - Kyle "KyKy" Souder. KyKy has been part of the team since April last year and has clearly had a very positive impact on the development of the roster as a team and its evolution. He is clearly not only a very capable player, but an amazing strategist and tactical agent for Dallas.

It is also notable that Dallas Fuel is the first Overwatch League team to have an official direct sponsor, that being Jack in the Box.

                           

3. Performance:

It is an understatement to say that Team EnvyUs was the most dominant roster in NA throughout all of 2016. Winning tournament after tournament including prominent ones such as the BTW OW Cup, MLG Vegas, posing 2nd in the Overwatch Open and even being the first North American team to win a tournament in Korea, beating every other Korean team in their own region in OGN APEX Season 1.

The team had set a standard. Everybody on the scene now knew the boys in blue werent playing. Going into 2017 they attempted to compete in APEX again but struggled with the improved Korean teams being formed. Their biggest victory of the year, and well deserved, was winning Overwatch Contenders Season 1 NA.

                                      

Making the transition to the full Dallas Fuel roster and participating in the Overwatch League Preseason, the Fuel managed to beat both teams they played against - The Houston Outlaws and the Florida Mayhem , in what is considered a statement from the Fuel in regards of what they are going to show in the full season of the League when it starts in January. 

Final Ranking:

The Fuel have definetly proven to be a Tier 1 team, showing how capable and flexible they can be. I see them as being the 2nd team most likely to win the first season of the League. There really isnt much to add that they havent shown in actions with how theyve played lately. #BurnBlue

That is gonna be it for the first team review. Hopefully theres enough support to finish up the series at some point. Until then, id appreciate if you would upvote this post and share it with whoever you know has an interest for the league. Yall have a beautiful day!

-Kyül