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Toronto Defiant
Toronto Defiant was a Canadian professional Overwatch (video game)#Esports, ''Overwatch'' esports team based in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 2018 as an expansion team for the Overwatch League (OWL), Toronto began play in 2019 and was one of two OWL teams based in Canada (the other being Vancouver Titans). Following the termination of the Overwatch League, the Defiant played in the Overwatch Champions Series. The team was owned by OverActive Media, who also owned the Montreal Rebellion, a former Overwatch Contenders#Academy teams, academy team for the Defiant that competed in Overwatch Contenders (OWC). History Overwatch League: 2018–2023 On September 7, 2018, Blizzard Entertainment announced that OverActive Media (OAM) had purchased a slot for a Toronto-based franchise. On the same day, Splyce announced that they would be working with OAM to form and operate the unnamed Toronto team, with OAM's Chris Overholt and Splyce's Marty Strenczewilk as the team owners. Former CEO of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overwatch Champions Series
The ''Overwatch'' Champions Series (OWCS) is a global competitive esports tournament series for the video game ''Overwatch 2'', owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The circuit is divided into four regions: North America, , Asia and China. The North America and EMEA regions are operated by ESL FaceIt Group, while Asia is operated by Korean esports tournament organizer WDG and China is operated by Thunder Fire Group. History ''Overwatch'' initially showed promise for an esports scene during its beta phase in 2015, attracting teams from around the world to compete upon its full release. While an open ecosystem for its esport was quickly established, its publisher Activision Blizzard elected to create the Overwatch League, a franchised league akin to that of North America's NBA, with slots being sold for a reported for its inaugural season in 2018. The league faced challenges early on, including a slow start in its inaugural years and logistical issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Defiant Inaugural Season Roster
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of North American cities by population, fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. As of 2024, the census metropolitan area had an estimated population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multiculturalism, multicultural and cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
