British Hurricane

British Hurricane is a British esports team for the video game Overwatch competing in Overwatch Contenders (OWC) and an academy team for the London Spitfire of the Overwatch League (OWL). The team is based in London, United Kingdom and plays in the Europe region of OWC. Since inception, Hurricane has gone on to claim two regional and one interregional championships.

British Hurricane

Founded	2018
League	Overwatch Contenders
Division	Atlantic
Region	Europe
Team history	British Hurricane 2018–present
Based in	London, United Kingdom
Colours	Dark blue, light blue, white
Owner	Jack Etienne
Head coach	Mads "fischer" Jehg
General manager	Ysabel "Noukky" Müller
Affiliation(s)	London Spitfire
Regional titles	2 2018 Season 1 2020 Season 1
Interregional titles	1 2018 Atlantic Showdown

Franchise history

On 15 February 2018, the London Spitfire formally announced that their academy team for Overwatch Contenders Europe would be called the British Hurricane and revealed their all-European 2018 Season 1 squad.[1] Cloud9 owner Jack Etienne worked with Code Red Esports owner Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner and popular Overwatch YouTuber Tom "Stylosa" Stewart on helping them target the British demographic for their roster.[2]

In their first season, the Hurricane took home the 2018 Season 1 European championship after defeating Team Gigantti 4–3 in the European Overwatch Contenders Grand Finals. Following, the team defeated North America Contenders Champions Fusion University in the 2018 Atlantic Showdown by a score of 3–1.[3] Hurricane struggled in 2018 Season 2 – only amassing one win – and was dropped down to Contenders Trials for Season 3, where they finished atop the rankings and joined Contenders 2018 Season 3.[4] They were able to qualify for the Season 3 playoffs but fell to Team Gigantti in the quarterfinals.[5]

British Hurricane had a dominant performance in 2019 Season 1, as the team went a perfect 7–0 in the European region, and made it to the Europe Grand Finals for the second time in two years.[6] However, they fell to the German-based team Angry Titans in the finals by a score of 1–4.[7] Due to their performance in Season 1, the team qualified for the 2019 Atlantic Showdown – a double-elimination interregional tournament. After defeating Lowkey Esports in Round 1 and losing to Team Envy in the bottom-half bracket, the team was eliminated by ATL Academy by a score of 0–3, placing 5th in the tournament.[8]

Seasons overview

Year	Season	Region	OWC regular season				Regional playoffs	Interregional events
			Finish[lower-alpha 1]	Wins	Losses	Win %
British Hurricane
2018	1	Europe	1st	4	1	.800	Winners	Atlantic Showdown – Winners
	2	Europe	5th	1	4	.200		None held
	3	Europe	3rd	3	2	.600	Quarterfinals
2019	1	Europe	1st	7	0	1.000	Runners-up	Atlantic Showdown – Lower Round 1
	2	Europe	4th	3	4	.429	Semifinals	Did not qualify
2020	1	Europe	1st	12	0	1.000	Winners	None held
Regular season record				30	11	.732
Playoff record				9	3	.750

1. Placements prior to 2019 reflect standings in the team's respective group and not the entire region.

Current roster

British Hurricane roster
Players	Coaches
Role Handle Name Nationality Damage Dannedd  Rosdahl, Daniel   Sweden  Damage SparkR  Andersson, William   Sweden  Tank Hadi  Bleinagel, Daniel   Germany  Tank Molf1g  Djernes, Mikkel   Denmark  Support Kellex  Keller, Kristian   Denmark  Support Ripa  Toivanen, Riku   Finland	Head coach Mads "fischer" Jehg Legend (C) Team captain (2W) Two-way player (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Injury/Illness Latest roster transaction: 10 August, 2020.

OWL buyouts and promotions

All Overwatch Contenders players are eligible to be promoted by their affiliated Overwatch League team or signed to any other Overwatch League during specified non-blackout periods.[9]

2018

• DPS Finley "Kyb" Adisi was signed by expansion team Guangzhou Charge on 22 November.[10]

References

1. Marshall, Cass (15 February 2018). "Meet Spitfire's all-European Contenders team: British Hurricane". Heroes Never Die. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
2. Duwe, Scott (15 February 2019). "London Spitfire has revealed its Overwatch Contenders team, British Hurricane". Dot Esports. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
3. Scott-Jones, Richard (15 May 2018). "British Hurricane are Overwatch Contenders Atlantic champions". PCGamesN. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
4. Feng, Evie (30 October 2018). "Catch up on Contenders, the best Overwatch matches you probably missed". Heroes Never Die. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
5. Cooney, Bill (9 January 2019). "Former Overwatch League pro shows off impressive Winston strategy". Dexerto. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
6. Padilla, Brandon (1 May 2019). "Contenders Catch-Up: Playoffs Edition". The Game Haus. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
7. Richardson, Liz (3 May 2019). "Angry Titans are Overwatch Contenders Europe's 2019 season one champions". Dot Esports. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
8. Liang Jing-hao (5 June 2019). "Takeaways from the 2019 Overwatch Atlantic Showdown". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
9. Olmstead, Sydney (14 June 2018). "Blizzard Reveals Information About Overwatch League Offseason". VGR. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
10. Viana, Bhernardo (23 November 2018). "Guangzhou Charge signs an international roster for its debut in the Overwatch League". Dot Esports. Retrieved 23 July 2019.