Philadelphia Fusion
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Philadelphia Fusion
Team Information
City:
Location:
Region:
Manager:
Roston
Coaches:
ChrisTFer, Mobydik, NineK, Seita
Team Captain:
Carpe
Colors:
Total Earnings:
$1,005,000
Championships:
0
Division titles:
Stage titles:
0
Links
Player Breakdown
Number of Players
10
History
Founded:
2017-09-20
Philadelphia Fusion is the team representing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the Overwatch League. The Fusion compete in the Eastern Division.
The team is owned by Comcast Spectacor, a sports and entertainment company that owns Philadelphia-based sports teams such as the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL, and manages stadiums and convention centers in North America.
Contents
Timeline[edit]
- September 20th - Franchise is officially announced, as part of the final three franchises of the Inaugural Season of the Overwatch League. [1]
- November 1st - The Philadelphia franchise officially reveal their new name, the Philadelphia Fusion. [2][3]
- November 3rd - The team announces their 12-man roster in a video. [4]
- November 4th - The team announces their Coaching staff. [5]
- November 29th - SADO is suspended for the first 30 games of Season 1 for account boosting before being signed to the organization. [6]
- March 1st - Support staff for the Fusion is announced. [7]
- March 30th - The Philadelphia Fusion announce Kabaji and Hoonmaru have joined the organization as streamers. [8]
- April 4th - eqo was fined $1,000 for behavior on his personal Twitch stream by Overwatch League and additionally fined $2,000 and suspended for three matches by the Philadelphia Fusion. [9][10]
- May 25th - Emongg is announced to have joined the organization as a streamer. [11]
- September 2nd - The Philadelphia Fusion announce the release of ShaDowBurn, Joemeister and DayFly. [12]
- September 25th - Elk is promoted from Fusion University to Philadelphia Fusion. [13]
- October 8th - The Fusion announce that their coaching staff for 2019 will be lead by Co-Head Coaches Hayes and NamedHwi, who were previously Assistant Coaches for the team. [14] Former Head Coach Kirby's new position is not announced at this time.[15]
- October 17th - The Philadelphia Fusion announce that they have traded HOTBA to Guangzhou Charge. [16]
- January 12th - Former Head Coach Kirby becomes the Director of Overwatch Operations of Philadelphia Fusion. [17]
- January 31st - ChrisTFer joins the team as Assistant Coach. [18]
- February 12th - Streamer Hoonmaru leaves the team. [19]
- July 17th - fragi joins the Guangzhou Charge. [20][21] and Kyb joins the team.[22][23]
- July 30th - Elk moves to the Inactive Roster. [24]
- September 23rd - Director of Overwatch Operations Kirby announces he's no longer with the team. [25]
- September 30th - Streamer Emongg and Streamer Kabaji leave the team. [26]
- October 11th - The Philadelphia Fusion announce the departure of both Co-Head Coaches Hayes and NamedHwi. [27]
- October 21st - neptuNo leaves the team. [28]
- October 22nd - eqo leaves the team. [29]
- October 23rd - Kyb and Elk leave the team. [30]
- October 25th - The Philadelphia Fusion welcome KDG as their new Head Coach and Roston as their new Assistant GM. [31]
- October 30th - The Philadelphia Fusion announce their full roster for 2020. Alarm, FunnyAstro, Fury, and ivy join the team, and eqo re-joins the team. [32]
- November 13th - The Philadelphia Fusion announce the addition of Assistant Coach Mobydik and Strategic Analyst Seita. [33]
- November 25th - Heesu joins the team. [34]
- November 26th - ChipSa joins the team. [35]
- December 19th - snillo leaves the team. [36]
- October 20th - Boombox leaves the team. [37]
- October 21st - The Philadelphia Fusion part ways with the Head Coach KDG. ChipSa leaves the team. [38][39]
- October 23rd - NineK joins the team as the Head Coach. [40]
- November 2nd - Mano joins the team. [41]
- November 11th - SADO, Fury and Ivy leave the team. [42][43][44]
- November 23rd - sHockWave joins the team. Heesu leaves the team. [45][46]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
| Active Squad | |||||
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| # | ID | Name | Role | Join Date | |
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18 | Carpe 
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Jaehyeok Lee | DPS | 2017-11-03 [4] |
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21 | Poko (Two-way) | Gael Gouzerch | Tank | 2017-11-03 [4] |
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15 | Eqo | Josue Corona | DPS | 2019-10-30 [32] |
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17 | Alarm | Kyung-bo Kim | Support | 2019-10-30 [32] |
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33 | FunnyAstro (Two-way) | Daniel Hathaway | Support | 2019-10-30 [32] |
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7 | Mano | Donggyu Kim | Tank | 2020-11-02 [41] |
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24 | sHockWave (Two-way) | Niclas Jensen | DPS | 2020-11-23 [45] |
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27 | Rascal | Dongjun Kim | DPS | 2021-03-15 [47] |
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8 | HOTBA | Hongjun Choi | Tank | 2021-04-07 [48] |
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4 | tobi | Jinmo Yang | Support | 2021-04-08 [49] |
Former[edit]
| Former Players | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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10 | Heesu | Heesu Jeong | DPS | 2019-11-25 [34] | 2020-11-23 [46] |  Toronto Defiant
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2 | Ivy | Seunghyun Lee | DPS | 2019-10-30 [32] | 2020-11-11 [44] |  New York Excelsior
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19 | Fury | Junho Kim | Tank | 2019-10-30 [32] | 2020-11-11 [43] |  Washington Justice
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9 | SADO | Sumin Kim | Tank | 2017-11-03 [4] | 2020-11-11 [42] | Toronto Defiant
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1 | ChipSa | Philip Graham | DPS | 2019-11-26 [35] | 2020-10-21 [39] | |
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42 | Boombox | Isaac Charles | Support | 2017-11-03 [4] | 2020-10-20 [37] |  Young and Beautiful
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| Former Players | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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3 | snillo (Two-way) | Simon Ekström | DPS | 2017-11-03 [4] | 2019-12-19 [36] | Retired
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1 | Kyb | Finley Adisi | DPS | 2019-07-17 [22] | 2019-10-23 [30] | Retired
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17 | Elk (Two-way) | Elijah Gallagher | Support | 2018-09-25 [13] | 2019-10-23 [30] |  Skyfoxes
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15 | Eqo | Josue Corona | DPS | 2017-11-03 [4] | 2019-10-22 [29] |  Philadelphia Fusion
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8 | neptuNo | Alberto González Molinillo | Support | 2017-11-03 [4] | 2019-10-21 [28] |  Guangzhou Charge
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54 | fragi | Joona Laine | Tank | 2017-11-03 [4] | 2019-07-17 [20] | Guangzhou Charge
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| Former Players | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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7 | HOTBA | Hongjun Choi | Tank | 2017-11-03 [4] | 2018-10-17 [16] | Guangzhou Charge
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13 | ShaDowBurn | George Gushcha | DPS | 2017-11-03 [4] | 2018-09-02 [12] |  Paris Eternal
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10 | DayFly | Jeonghwan Park | Support | 2017-11-03 [4] | 2018-09-02 [12] | |
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23 | Joemeister | Joe Gramano | Support | 2017-11-03 [4] | 2018-09-02 [12] |  HU Storm (Head Coach)
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Organization[edit]
Active[edit]
| Organization | |||||
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| # | ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |
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BLT | Tucker Roberts | President | 2017-09-20 [50] | |
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Joe | Joe Marsh | Strategic Advisor | 2017-09-20 | |
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Roston | Roston Yoo | Assistant General Manager | 2017-09-20 [7][31] | |
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NineK | Bumhoon Kim | Head Coach | 2020-10-23 [40] | |
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7 | ChrisTFer | Christopher Graham | Assistant Coach | 2019-01-31 [18] |
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Mobydik | Sim Seung-bo | Assistant Coach | 2019-11-13 [33] | |
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Seita | Joni Paavola | Strategic Analyst | 2019-11-13 [33] | |
Former[edit]
| Former Organization | |||||||
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| # | ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | |
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KDG | Donggun Kim | Head Coach | 2019-10-25 [31] | 2020-10-21 [38] | Toronto Defiant
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Heidi | Heidi Marsh | Chef | 2018-03-01 [7] | 2019-10-31 [51] | ||
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0 | NamedHwi | Sehwi Go | Co-Head Coach | 2017-11-04 [5] | 2019-10-11 [27] | |
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11 | Hayes | Elliot Hayes | Co-Head Coach | 2017-11-04 [5] | 2019-10-11 [27] |  ROAR Esports
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15 | Beezy | Ethan Spector | Analyst | 2017-09-20 [5] | 2018-07-31 | |
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Emongg | Jeff Anderson | Streamer | 2018-05-25 [11] | 2019-09-30 [26] |  San Francisco Shock
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5 | Kabaji | Emre Dincer | Streamer | 2018-03-30 [8] | 2019-09-30 [26] | |
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12 | Kirby | Yann Luu | Director of Overwatch Operations | 2017-11-04 [5][17] | 2019-09-23 [25] | |
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Hoonmaru | Ji Hun Lee | Streamer | 2018-03-30 [8] | 2019-02-12 [19] |  London Spitfire (Assistant Manager)
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Voyager | Becca Stadtner | Team Manager Assistant | 2018-03-01 [7] | 2018-07-31 | ||
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Tournament | Results | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||||||
| 2020-10-09 | 4th | Premier |  |
Overwatch League 2020 - Playoffs - Grand Finals | 0 : 3 | 
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$350,000 |
| 2020-09-13 | 2nd | Premier | |
Overwatch League 2020 - North America Playoffs | 3 : 0 |
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$0 |
| 2020-08-23 | 2nd | Premier | |
Overwatch League - 2020 Regular Season | 24/-/2 | Grp. S. | $0 |
| 2020-08-09 | 2nd | Major | |
Overwatch League 2020 - Countdown Cup | 2 : 4 | 
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$35,000 |
| 2020-07-05 | 2nd | Major | |
Overwatch League 2020 - Summer Showdown | 3 : 4 |
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$35,000 |
| 2020-05-24 | 3 - 4th | Major | |
Overwatch League 2020 - May Melee | 1 : 3 | 
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$10,000 |
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2019-03-24 | 3 - 4th | Major | |
Overwatch League - 2019 Stage 1 Playoffs | 0 : 4 |
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$50,000 |
| 2018 | |||||||
| 2018-07-28 | 2nd | Premier | |
Overwatch League - Inaugural Season Playoffs | 0 : 2 |
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$400,000 |
| 2018-06-17 | 6th | Premier | |
Overwatch League - Inaugural Season | 24/16 | Grp. S. | $100,000 |
| 2018-03-25 | 2nd | Major | |
OWL - Inaugural Season Stage 2 Title Matches | 2 : 3 |
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$25,000 |
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | |||||||
Gallery[edit]
Team Uniform[edit]
Philadelphia Fusion Team Uniform Inaugural Season
2020 Philadelphia Fusion Team Photo[edit]
Philadelphia Fusion team photo taken at their homestand.
Additional Content[edit]
Announcements[edit]
- 2017-12-01 | A Letter To Our Fans by Su-min "SADO" Kim of Philadelphia Fusion (trans.
by Se-Hwi Go and Ethan Spector)
Interviews[edit]
- 2020-03-06 | Identity Shift, Winning Mentality Contribute to Fusion’s Perfect Start by Katrina Weil of Overwatch League
- 2017-11-13 | Fusion Joemeister: "This year's OWWC Arguably had the biggest stage and audience most [...] of us had the privilege to play for." by Volamel of Esports Heaven
Videos[edit]
- 2017-11-01 | Game on Philly by Philadelphia Fusion
- 2017-12-22 | Fusion Journeys: Joemeister by Philadelphia Fusion
- 2017-12-29 | Fusion Journeys: Boombox by Philadelphia Fusion
- 2018-01-02 | Fusion Journeys: Poko by Philadelphia Fusion
- 2018-01-04 | Fusion Journeys: Carpe, Dayfly, and Hotba by Philadelphia Fusion
- 2018-01-08 | Fusion Journeys: NeptuNo by Philadelphia Fusion
References[edit]
- ↑ THE OVERWATCH LEAGUE™ WELCOMES FINAL TEAMS FOR INAUGURAL SEASON
- ↑ PRESENTING THE PHILADELPHIA FUSION
- ↑ Comcast Spectacor Presents the Philadelphia Fusion
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 This Is How We Do It In Philly
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Philadelphia Fusion Coaching staff.
- ↑ SADO SUSPENSION ISSUED
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Meet the Fusion support staff!"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Welcome the Fusion Stars Hoonmaru and Kabaji!
- ↑ "Eqo Fined". Overwatch League. 2018-04-04.
- ↑ "The Philadelphia Fusion has suspended Josh "eqo" Corona three games...". Philadelphia Fusion. 2018-04-04.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Excited to welcome @emonggtv to the Fusion Stars streaming fam! He's LIVE NOW until 7PM EDT (with some special guests throughout the day)! 📺: https://twitch.tv/emongg". Philadelphia Fusion. 2018-05-25.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "The Fusion have released Georgii "ShaDowBurn" Gushcha, Joe "Joemeister" Gramano, and Jeong-Hwan "DayFly" Park". Philadelphia Fusion. 2018-09-02.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Elk called up to main Fusion roster". Philadelphia Fusion. 2018-09-25.
- ↑ "Staffing Announcement - The 2019 Fusion team will be led by Co-Head Coaches - @Hayez and @NamedHwi.". Philadelphia Fusion. 2018-10-8.
- ↑ "Hey guys, just wanted to let everyone know @followkirby is alive and well.". Tucker Roberts. 2018-10-8.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Trade Alert: The Fusion have traded @HOTBA_OW to @OWL_TeamGZ, the new expansion team of the @overwatchleague.". Philadelphia Fusion. 2018-10-17.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Staffing Announcement - We're happy to finally announce @followkirby's new role within the Fusion!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-01-12.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "We're happy to announce that ChrisTFer is joining the squad as an Assistant Coach!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-01-31.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Philadelphia Fusion (2019-02-12). "Today we part ways with @hoonmaru".
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Guangzhou Charge (2019-07-17). "Please join us in welcoming the incredible @fragi and @BischuGG to the team!".
- ↑ Philadelphia Fusion (2019-07-17). "Today we say goodbye to @fragi".
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Guangzhou Charge (2019-07-17). "We also want to wish the inimitable @KYB all the best in his new home with the @Fusion.".
- ↑ Philadelphia Fusion (2019-07-17). "We are excited to announce the arrival of @KYB, who joins our roster from the @GZCharge".
- ↑ "I'm back in NY and will be taking a couple weeks off". Elk. 2019-07-30.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "I am no longer with @Fusion @T1". Yann Luu. 2019-09-23.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 "Today we bid farewell to @emonggtv and @kabajisan. We thank them for representing the Fusion so incredibly well in the Overwatch community, and we wish them all the best in their futures!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-09-30.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 "Today we officially say goodbye to Coach @Hayez and Coach @NamedHwi.". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-10-11.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Today we say goodbye to @Neptuno". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-10-21.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Today we say goodbye to @eqo". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-10-22.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 "Today we part ways with @elk and @KYB.". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-10-23.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 "Say hello to Philly's new front office.". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-10-25.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 "Told you we had big things coming for next year.". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-10-30.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 "Please welcome to the team Assistant Coaches @ChrisTFerOW & @Mobydik_ow and Strategic Analyst @Seita_ow!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-11-13.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 "The newest member of our family is finally here. Please welcome @HeesuGOD from @Runaway_OW!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-11-25.
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 "What's it like when an Overwatch League team plays around a Doomfist?". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-11-26.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 "It's hard to say goodbye to family. @snillo_ow has been a part of Fusion since the very beginning, but we're excited to see where he goes next in his career!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2019-12-19.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 "We can't thank @Boombox enough for his dedication to Fusion for the past three years.". Philadelphia Fusion. 2020-10-20.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 "Today we part ways with Head Coach @dgkimmm.". Philadelphia Fusion. 2020-10-21.
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 "We only spent one season @ChipSa_OW, but we can't thank him enough for the hard work and laughter he brought to all of Fusion.". Philadelphia Fusion. 2020-10-21.
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 "Everyone please give a warm welcome to our new Head Coach, @NineK_OW!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2020-10-23.
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 "Give a warm welcome to @Mano_OWL, joining Fusion for the 2021 Season!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2020-11-02.
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 "One of the friendliest players on Fusion, one of the most ferocious Main Tanks in OWL.". Philadelphia Fusion. 2020-11-11.
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 "While we are sad to see him go, @Furyy_d will always be a proud part of the Fusion family.". Philadelphia Fusion. 2020-11-11.
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 "We hate to say goodbye, but wish you the best of luck in the next chapter of your career, Ivy!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2020-11-11.
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 "Give a huge welcome to Fusion's newest addition, @sHockWaveOW!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2020-11-23.
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 "We are humbled to have given @HeesuGOD his first home in the Overwatch League and sad to see him go.". Philadelphia Fusion. 2020-11-23.
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 "Let's welcome @Rascal to the Fusion family!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2021-03-15.
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 "Please welcome @HOTBA_OW back to the Fusion!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2021-04-07.
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 "Please welcome @ow_yangtobi to the Philadelphia Fusion!". Philadelphia Fusion. 2021-04-08.
- ↑ Comcast CEO's son and gamer, Tucker Roberts, to head company-owned esports team
- ↑ Thank You Chef Heidi
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