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Overwatch League’s Los Angeles Valiant release 3 players and an assistant coach

Even the stage four winners are making roster changes.
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Published: Sep 7, 2018 07:21 pm

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No team is safe during the Overwatch League’s roster change period—not even a squad that won a stage during the inaugural season.

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The Los Angeles Valiant dropped three players and a coach earlier today. Finnbjörn “Finnsi” Jónasson, Seb “numlocked” Barton, Stefano “Verbo” Disalvo, and assistant coach Christopher “GrimReality” Schaefer have been released by the Valiant. 

“We thank Numlocked, Verbo, Finnsi, and Grimreality for their contributions to the LA Valiant during Overwatch League’s inaugural season and wish them well in future endeavors,” said LA Valiant CEO Noah Whinston.

Los Angeles Valiant went 27-13 during the opening OWL season, finishing atop the Pacific Division and coming in second in the overall league standings. The LA squad captured the stage four title in June before being swept out of the inaugural playoffs by eventual-champions London Spitfire in July.

Related: It’s official: All 8 new teams coming to Overwatch League have been revealed

The Overwatch League is in the middle of its roster signing period. Any player without a new contract by Sept. 9 will become a free agent, eligible to be picked up by expansion teams—which were officially announced earlier today. Expansion teams have the right to negotiate with season one free agents first. The free agent pool will then become open to all teams on Oct. 8.

A start date for the Overwatch League’s second season hasn’t been announced yet.

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Dot Esports Editor. I primarily play, watch, and write about Call of Duty but can also occasionally be found feeding the enemy ADC in League of Legends. I have been following competitive Call of Duty since 2011 and writing about it since 2015.
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