Florida Mayhem add Yaki, Gangnamjin to 2020 Overwatch roster

Announced on Wednesday (20 November), DPS Jun-ki “Yaki” Kim and support player Nam-jin “Gangnamjin” Gang will be joining the Overwatch 2020 team.  

The two players are from South Korean Contenders team RunAway, who together won the Contenders Major in September. They finished as a runner-up and third place in more recent tournaments. 

Speaking about the acquisition on Twitter, Yaki wrote: “I’m glad to join Mayhem this season. I won’t let down our fans.” 

Gangnamjin wrote: “This is my first time joining the league and I’m ready to make good results this season. Thank you for the fans that have always supported me!” 

Prior to RunAway, Yaki also played for XL2 Academy and MVP Space after entering the Overwatch scene in 2016. 

The two players join Florida Mayhem which is entirely comprised of South Korean players, including Jeongwoo “Sayaplayer” Ha, Junsoo “Kris” Choi, Sangbum “BQB” Lee, Panseung “Fate” Koo, Seongjoo “Byrem” Lee, Beom-jun “Gargoyle” Lee, and San-ha “Karayan” Choi.  

The new acquisitions will be hoping to turn around Florida Mayhem’s fortunes, after the team finished 20th in this year’s Overwatch Season League standings.  

Next year marks the third Overwatch League which kicks off February 2020.