Today, beloved Overwatch League star Brandon “Seagull” Larned announced his retirement from professional Overwatch after just one season.
Larned, who played off-tank and DPS for the Dallas Fuel, will return to streaming on Twitch, where he built a streaming empire of 760,000 followers.
Brandon "Seagull" Larned has had quite a year, going from esports player to full-time streamer and back again, all while continuing to grow a fandom of millions who love him for his easygoing demeanour and gravity-defying Pharah and Genji plays. Over the weekend, his new team, EnvyUs, swept the finals of the $US100,000 ($128,498) Overwatch Contenders tournament, but with Overwatch League just a couple months away, uncertainty looms for the Overwatch pro scene and Larned himself.
Team Envyus managed to go the entire six weeks of Overwatch Contender's first regular season undefeated, and proved it wasn't a fluke during today's Grand Finals at Blizzards new esports arena.
As was foretold (by himself), Brandon "Seagull" Larned is back. But the DPS dynamo didn't return to partially Shaq-owned team NRG Esports. In a move that surprised many, he's jumped ship to Team EnvyUs.
For quite a while, Brandon "Seagull" Larned has led a dual life. Sometimes, he's a pro player for NRG Esports. Other times, he's the most popular Overwatch streamer in the business. One guy with two time-devouring careers. Something had to give.
