List of Atlanta Reign players

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Atlanta Reign is an American esports team founded in 2018 that competes in the Overwatch League (OWL). The Reign began playing competitive Overwatch in the 2019 season.

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All rostered players during the OWL season (including the playoffs) are included, even if they did not make an appearance.

All-time roster

Dusttin "Dogman" Bowerman was the first Reign player to be selected for the All-Star Game. Dogman at the KitKat Rivalry Weekend.jpg
Dusttin "Dogman" Bowerman was the first Reign player to be selected for the All-Star Game.
2021 OWL Rookie of the Year Oh "Pelican" Se-hyun. Pelican in Hawaii in 2021.jpg
2021 OWL Rookie of the Year Oh "Pelican" Se-hyun.
As of September 30, 2022
HandleNameRoleCountrySeasonsRef.
babybayAndrej FrancistyDamageFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2019–2020 [1] [2]
DACODonghyeong SeoTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019 [3] [4]
dafran Daniel Francesca DamageFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2019 [3] [5]
DogmanDusttin BowermanSupportFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2019–2020 [6] [7]
EdisonTaehoon KimDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020–2021 [8] [9]
ErsterJoon JeongDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019–2020 [3] [7]
FireAnthony KingSupportFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2020 [10] [7]
frdNathan GoebelTankFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2019–2020 [11] [7]
FunnyAstroDaniel HathawaySupportFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2019 [12] [13]
GatorBlake ScottTankFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2019–present [3]
HawkXander DomecqTankFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2020–present [14]
Ir1sSeunghyun KimSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020–2021 [15] [16]
KaiKai CollinsDamageFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2021–present [17]
KodakSteven RosenbergerSupportFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2019, 2020 [3] [18] [10] [19]
MasaaPetja KantanenSupportFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 2019-2021 [3] [20]
neroCharlie ZwargDamageFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2022–present [21]
NLaaeRIlya KoppalovDamageFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 2019 [3] [22]
OjeeChristian HanSupportFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2022–present [21]
PelicanSehyun OhDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021 [17] [23]
PokpoHyunjun ParkTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019–2020 [3] [7]
SaucyRoland GarrettDamageFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2020 [24] [7]
SharPHugo SahlbergDamageFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2020 [25] [26]
SpeedilyNicholas ZouDamageFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2022–present
UltraVioletBenjamin DavidSupportFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2022–present [21]
VenomDongkeun LeeDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2022–present [21]
VigilanteJun KimSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2022–present

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References

  1. ↑ Samples, Rachel (April 2, 2019). "San Francisco Shock trade Babybay to Atlanta Reign". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ Richardson, Liz (July 17, 2020). "Atlanta Reign DPS Babybay retires from the Overwatch League". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "dafran rounds out Atlanta Reign's OWL roster". ESPN. October 29, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ Field Level Media (November 9, 2019). "Atlanta Reign release 'Daco'". Gwinett Prep Sports. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Dafran retires from Overwatch, joins Reign stream team". ESPN. Reuters. March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  6. ↑ Genova, Vincent (February 11, 2019). "OWL: Atlanta Reign troll fans with roster signing announcement". Dexerto. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alford, Aaron (October 22, 2020). "Atlanta Reign releases 6 players". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ Richardson, Liz (November 12, 2019). "Edison joins Atlanta Reign". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ Atlanta Reign [@ATLReign] (October 12, 2021). "Thank you for the amazing past two seasons, @Edison_OW" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Twitter.
  10. 1 2 Richardson, Liz (January 31, 2020). "Atlanta Reign adds Fire, promotes Kodak". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  11. ↑ Samples, Rachel (April 3, 2019). "Atlanta Reign acquire frd from Gladiators Legion ahead of Stage 2". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  12. ↑ Padilla, Brandon (March 29, 2019). "Breaking: FunnyAstro Signed to Atlanta Reign as Two-Way Player". The Game Haus. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Fusion, Fuel, Defiant and more make Overwatch League roster moves". ESPN. Reuters. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  14. ↑ Scrubasaurus (October 31, 2019). "Gator and Hawk promoted to Reign". over.gg. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  15. ↑ Richardson, Liz (July 31, 2020). "Atlanta Reign signs flex support LR1S". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  16. ↑ Atlanta Reign [@ATLReign] (October 12, 2021). "Today we say a heartfelt thank you and farewell to @ow_Ir1s. Your play this season was nothing short of incredible, and you have an amazing career ahead of you. Thank you for creating history with us" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Twitter.
  17. 1 2 Richardson, Liz (February 11, 2021). "Atlanta Reign signs DPS Kai". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  18. ↑ Samples, Rachel (June 10, 2019). "Kodak steps down from Atlanta Reign, joins ATL Academy". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  19. ↑ Lopez, Jalen (July 18, 2020). "Atlanta Reign support Kodak moves to coaching role". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  20. ↑ Atlanta Reign [@ATLReign] (October 13, 2021). "An inaugural player, leader, and a person that you loved to be around within Overwatch and out. Thank you @Masaa_ow for all the memories and for being a part of our history dating back to the birth of Atlanta Reign. We wish you nothing but the best" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Twitter.
  21. 1 2 3 4 Atlanta Reign [@ATLReign] (October 29, 2021). "Locked in. Your 2022 Atlanta Reign" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Twitter.
  22. ↑ Knudsen, Connor (November 10, 2019). "Sources Confirm that both SharP and Edison have Signed with the Atlanta Reign". The Game Haus. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  23. ↑ Houston Outlaws [@Outlaws] (October 18, 2021). "🚨TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Pelican is landing in Houston! We've acquired @PELICAN_OW, the 2021 #OWL Rookie of the Year, via trade with the @ATLReign (pending League approval)" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Twitter.
  24. ↑ Howard, Brandon (July 26, 2020). "Former ATL Academy Player Saucy Joins Atlanta Reign". TheGamer. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  25. ↑ Richardson, Liz (November 15, 2019). "Atlanta Reign sign SharP". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  26. ↑ Richardson, Liz (February 10, 2021). "Atlanta Reign releases DPS SharP". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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