{"id":16250,"date":"2021-05-09T06:54:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T06:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/dallas-fuel-wins-may-melee-tournament-earns-first-franchise-championship"},"modified":"2024-07-20T18:45:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T18:45:44","slug":"dallas-fuel-wins-may-melee-tournament-earns-first-franchise-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/overwatch\/dallas-fuel-wins-may-melee-tournament-earns-first-franchise-championship","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Fuel wins May Melee tournament, earns first franchise championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been rough being a Dallas Fuel, from its original iteration which featured the core of the mighty Team EnVyUs to a failed experiment that saw Gui-un “Decay” Jang ditch his leadership role and eventually the org, it took a complete overhaul including former Element Mystic members for the Fuel to finally burn blue winning the May Melee tournament<\/a> against the Shanghai Dragons.<\/p>\n

It was a remarkable feat all around, as it continues Eui-Seok “Fearless” Lee’s redemption arc in OWL. The Korean main tank was a part of the infamous Shanghai Dragons 2018 squad that went 0-40 during the inaugural season of the League, moving to Contenders China for 2019 before finding success with a revamped roster in 2020, winning that year’s Countdown Cup and May Melee.<\/p>\n

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Fearless<\/a>, who left the Dragons to join former EM friends with the Dallas Fuel, saw him reunited with former Shanghai teammates, in a clash of styles, as the APAC representatives tried to exploit the lack of a dedicated hitscan player from the side of the Fuel after the sudden retirement of Jung “Xzi” Ki-hyo<\/a>, with the Western squad adopting a style that revolved around Dong-ha “Doha” Kim’s Sombra and Echo play Yeong-han “SP9RK1E” Kim <\/p>\n

<\/a> Dallas Fuel on Twitter<\/span> they call us the meta definers 😎 pic.twitter.com\/XFy0gLb17o— Dallas Fuel (@DallasFuel) May 9, 2021<\/span> Dallas Fuel<\/span> Twitter<\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n

Shanghai, who has been a lot more susceptible to misplays than last season despite keeping its core roster with the addition of Pan-seung “Fate” Koo as their new main tank, couldn’t keep up with the relentless pressure and high tempo from the Fuel, with 2020’s MVP Byung-sun “Fleta” Kim’s Echo completely nullified during the decisive sixth map.<\/p>\n

<\/a> Dallas Fuel on Twitter<\/span> we came, we saw, we conquered. pic.twitter.com\/X9zsIGnc1C— Dallas Fuel (@DallasFuel) May 9, 2021<\/span> Dallas Fuel<\/span> Twitter<\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n

With this victory, Dallas Fuel adds its first championship win in franchise history, on top of earning three extra points for the OWL 2021<\/a> overall season standings and $100,000.<\/p>\n