{"id":5886,"date":"2018-10-30T04:54:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T04:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=5886"},"modified":"2018-10-30T04:54:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T04:54:57","slug":"toronto-defiant-announce-new-additions-to-overwatch-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/toronto-defiant-announce-new-additions-to-overwatch-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Defiant announce new additions to Overwatch roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AFTER being unveiled to to Canadian public just a week ago, Toronto Defiant has wasted no time in announcing important additions to its <a title=\"Best betting sites for Overwatch\" href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/overwatch\/betting\/\">Overwatch eSports<\/a> playing roster.<\/p>\n<p>South Korean star, Kangjae (Envy) Lee, a 21-year-old from Seoul, will captain the Defiant from the Flex (off-tank) position while countryman Se Hyun (Neko) Park, a 20-year-old from Changwon, is another key signing in the Flex Support position.<\/p>\n<p>Kangjae Lee comes to the Defiant after a successful stint at the LA Valiant, which finished fourth in the Overwatch League this season, while Se Huyn Park played with the third-place Boston Uprising and was voted on to the Atlantic Division all-star team.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a title=\"Overwatch League betting guide\" href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/overwatch-league\/\">Learn everything you need to know about Overwatch and betting on the league here.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Incredibly, since receiving its franchise license, Toronto Defiant has attracted more than CA$21 million in investment and has attracted tech entrepreneur Sheldon Pollack, venture capitalist Adam Adamou and Michael Kimel, part-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins and co-founder of the Chase Hospitality Group.<\/p>\n<p>Defiant&#8217;s launch party was a full house with a line down the street last Wednesday in downtown Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>The question now is, how will the fledgling franchise perform in 2019?<\/p>\n<p>London Spitfire will enter the 2019 season as reigning champion after <a title=\"How to bet on Overwatch\" href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/overwatch\/how-to\/\">winning the league championship<\/a> \u2014 and US$1 million \u2014 in July after beating Philadelphia 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>Importantly, in addition to its key player signings, the Defiant has also been able to attract the championship coach from the London Spitfire, Beoumjun (Bishop) Lee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After being unveiled to to Canadian public just a week ago, Toronto Defiant has wasted no time in announcing important additions to its Overwatch eSports playing roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":5887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4,85,483],"class_list":["post-5886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured","tag-overwatch-league","tag-toronto-defiant"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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