Houston Outlaws

Houston Outlaws
The logo for the Houston Outlaws features two revolvers forming the shape of a longhorn skull in the colors of the team.
Founded September 20, 2017[1]
League Overwatch League
Division Atlantic
Team history Houston Outlaws
2017–present[2]
Location Houston, Texas
Colors Green, black, white[2][3]
              
Owner OpTic Gaming
Head coach Tae-yeong "TaiRong" Kim
General manager Matt "flame" Rodriguez
Championships 0
League titles 0
Division titles 0
Stage titles 0
Stage 1: —
Stage 2: —
Stage 3: —
Stage 4: —
Website Official website

The Houston Outlaws are an American professional Overwatch esports team based in Houston, Texas. The Outlaws compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's Atlantic Division. The team are one of twelve founding members of the Overwatch League.

Franchise history

On September 20, 2017, American esports organization OpTic Gaming were revealed to have acquired the Houston-based franchise of the Overwatch League.[1] On October 31, the franchise name was revealed as the Houston Outlaws.[2]

Seasons

Table key

W Champions RU Runners-up SF Semi-finalist QF Quarter-finalist ↑ Postseason berth

Record: Matches won – Matches lost
Finish: Final position in league or division standings
Prize money: Total performance bonuses earned in United States dollars

Overview

As of 18 June 2018
Summary of Houston Outlaws Seasons
Season Division Record Win% Finish Postseason Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Prize money Awards
League Division Rank Finals Rank Finals Rank Finals Rank Finals
2018 Atlantic 22-18 .550 7th 5th — 2nd SF 7th — 9th — 5th — $75,000 —

Players

As of 04 September 2018[4]

Current roster

No. Handle Name Hometown Role Transaction notes
57 Arhan Jung Won-hyeop South Korea Flex
  • Signed on March 30, 2018[5]
3 Bani Christopher Benell Ottawa, Canada Support
  • Signed on October 31, 2017[6]
13 Boink Daniel Pence Gurnee, United States Support
  • Signed on October 31, 2017[6]
69 Coolmatt Matt Iorio Laporte, United States Tank
  • Signed on October 31, 2017[6]
6 Danteh Dante Cruz Chicago, United States Damage
  • Signed on September 19, 2018[7]
66 Jake Jake Lyon San Diego, United States Damage
  • Signed on October 31, 2017[6]
49 LiNkzr Jiri Masalin Turku, Finland Damage
  • Signed on October 31, 2017[6]
17 Muma Austin Wilmot Morrow, United States Tank
  • Signed on October 31, 2017[6]
1 Rawkus Shane Flaherty New York City, United States Support
  • Signed on October 31, 2017[6]
7 SPREE Alexandre Vanhomwegen Koksijde, Belgium Flex
  • Signed on October 31, 2017[6]

Former players

No. Handle Name Hometown Role Transaction notes
11 Clockwork Matthew Dias Red Bank, United States Damage
  • Signed on October 31, 2017[6]
  • Released on September 2, 2018[8]
2 FCTFCTN Russel Campbell Midland, United States Tank
  • Signed on February 16, 2018[9]
  • Released on September 2, 2018[10]
12 Mendokusaii Lucas Håkansson Spånga, Sweden Damage
  • Signed on October 31, 2017[6]
  • Released on September 3, 2018[11]

OWL All-Star selections

The following Outlaws players were selected to the Overwatch League All-Star Game.
Players selected as starters are denoted with an asterisk (*)

  • Muma (Austin Wilmot) – 2018

Head coaches

As of 10 May 2018
Handle Name From To Span Ref. Notes
TaiRong Kim Tae-yeong October 31, 2017 Present 351 days [6][12]

Academy team

Founded on February 21, 2018, to compete in Overwatch Contenders North America, the Outlaws' academy team initially went under the moniker "OpTic Academy".[13]

In Season One, the team achieved a playoff berth following a 4–2 regular season record.[14] In the playoffs, an opening round 3–2 victory over the Gladiators Legions set up a semi-finals clash with the Fusion University.[15] However, the academy team of the Philadelphia Fusion and eventual winners would prove too strong resulting in a 1–3 loss.[16][17]

On July 2, 2018, one day prior to Season Two starting, the team announced they would be rebranding themselves as "GG Esports Academy".[18]

Academy roster

As of 6 July 2018[19]
Handle Name
Aid Ko Jae-yoon
fischer Mads Josef Jehg
Greyy Luís Perestrelo
Kellar Justin Kellar
SharP Hugo Sahlberg
Tehpwnzorr Joshua Nguyen
Voll Matthew Wallace

References

  1. 1 2 Chen, James (20 September 2017). "Overwatch League Completes the Circuit". Red Bull. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Carpenter, Nicole (31 October 2017). "Overwatch League's bad boys are here: OpTic Gaming's Houston Outlaws". Dot Esports. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Entertainment, Blizzard (31 October 2017). "PRESENTING THE HOUSTON OUTLAWS". Overwatch League. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "PLAYERS". Overwatch League. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Tahan, Chelsey (30 March 2018). "The Houston Outlaws welcome "ArHaN" to the team". Overwatch Wire. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Vejnovic, Tatjana (31 October 2017). "Houston Outlaws Confirmed for Second Texas Team". Overwatch Wire. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Houston Outlaws [@OutlawsOW] (September 19, 2018). "Welcoming Danteh" (Tweet). Retrieved September 22, 2018 – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ Houston Outlaws [@OutlawsOW] (September 2, 2018). "Clockwork moving to non-player role" (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2018 – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ Houston Outlaws [@OutlawsOW] (February 16, 2018). "FCTFCTN joins Houston Outlaws" (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2018 – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Houston Outlaws [@OutlawsOW] (September 2, 2018). "Parting ways with FCTFCTN" (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2018 – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ Houston Outlaws [@OutlawsOW] (September 3, 2018). "Mendo shifting to Content Creator" (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2018 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ Lee, Sam (1 November 2017). "Overwatch League Reveals Three More Team Names". Hollywood.com Esports. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  13. ↑ Carpenter, Nicole (21 February 2018). "Former RunAway tank Kaiser signs with OpTic Gaming's Overwatch League academy team". Dot Esports. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "OVERWATCH CONTENDERS 2018 SEASON 1: NORTH AMERICA". Dot Esports. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Gladiators Legion vs. OpTic Academy". Dot Esports. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  16. ↑ Fitch, Adam (13 May 2018). "Fusion University jerseys cause controversy at Overwatch Contenders NA finals". Cybersport. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  17. ↑ O'Brien, Joe (14 May 2018). "Fusion University Wins Overwatch Contenders NA Season One - Final Placements". Dexerto. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "OpTic Academy is now GGEA". GG Esports Academy. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018 – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ "THE TEAMS". Overwatch Contenders. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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