{"id":3237,"date":"2018-01-29T03:55:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T03:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2018-01-29T03:55:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T03:55:53","slug":"overwatch-league-dallas-fuel-signs-former-rogue-player-akm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/overwatch-league-dallas-fuel-signs-former-rogue-player-akm\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch League: Dallas Fuel signs former Rogue player aKm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a title=\"Overwatch League esports guide\" href=\"\/overwatch-league\/\">Overwatch League&#8217;s<\/a> Dallas Fuel is set to sign a new high-profile DPS player to bolster its troubled ranks.<\/p>\n<p>French player Dylan &#8216;aKm&#8217; Bignet has &#8220;finalized negotiations&#8221; with the team and was signed last week after the roster addition period opened on Monday, as confirmed by Dallas Fuel CEO Mike Rufail on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>His signing coincides with Dallas Fuel&#8217;s current unimpressive 1-5 record, after suffering high-profile losses to Seoul Dynasty, London Spitfire, Los Angeles Valiant, Houston Outlaws and Boston Uprising in the first three weeks of the Overwatch League.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Fuel finally secured its first win last Friday against San Francisco Shock and hope to turn around their fortunes with aKm&#8217;s arrival.<\/p>\n<p>The earliest aKm can begin playing is at the beginning of Stage 2 on February 21, when the Fuel will take on the lowest ranking team in the Overwatch League, the Shanghai Dragons.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rufail, AKm previously impressed him during preseason tryouts, but team management &#8220;wanted to leave a few roster spots open&#8221; so Fuel could properly fill skill gaps following evaluation of the team&#8217;s performance in Stage 1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We really liked Dylan in the preseason, but wanted to leave a few roster spots open to fill gaps after we evaluated our team more in Stage 1. Going silent on more here for now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Rufail (@hastr0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hastr0\/status\/957336063994974208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Popular around the world for his uncanny McCree and Soldier 76 play, aKm will likely be placed in the starting line-up. How he will improve the team&#8217;s current issue of lackluster dive compositions is unknown, given the number of Fuel players already filling the hitscan role, including Hwang &#8216;Effect&#8217; Hyeon and Timo &#8216;Taimou&#8217; Kettunen.<\/p>\n<p>Across social media, aKm has been spotted practising his Genji play following the news of his signing, so a potential switch-up on the DPS front could be just what Fuel needs to throw opponents off their current predictable composition.<\/p>\n<p>Akm is highly regarded in the Overwatch esports scene for his time with Rogue, an all-French Overwatch esports team which achieved high standings in multiple Overwatch esports leagues from 2015 to 2016, including Overwatch APEX, Overwatch Contenders and Overwatch TaKeOver. aKm played a pivotal role in the outfit&#8217;s worldwide success.<\/p>\n<p>When Blizzard established the Overwatch League in 2017, Rogue disbanded after being unable to secure a spot and released their entire roster as free agents. Fellow Rogues alumni Terence &#8216;SoOn&#8217; Tarlier and Benjamin &#8216;unKOE&#8217; Chevasson are now playing for the Los Angeles Valiant, a higher-ranked team Dallas Fuel has yet to beat this season.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to watch Overwatch League this week?<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"BetOnline esports betting site\" href=\"\/go\/betonline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3203 lazyload\" title=\"Sign up and claim Overwatch League esports betting bonus at BetOnline.com\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2018\/01\/betonline_esb_terms_banner.png.webp\" alt=\"BetOnline.com sign up and claim exclusive Overwatch esports betting bonuses\" width=\"920\" height=\"159\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2018\/01\/betonline_esb_terms_banner.png.webp 920w, https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2018\/01\/betonline_esb_terms_banner-300x52.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2018\/01\/betonline_esb_terms_banner-768x133.png.webp 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 920\/159;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3203\" title=\"Sign up and claim Overwatch League esports betting bonus at BetOnline.com\" src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/betonline_esb_terms_banner.png\" alt=\"BetOnline.com sign up and claim exclusive Overwatch esports betting bonuses\" width=\"920\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/betonline_esb_terms_banner.png 920w, https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/betonline_esb_terms_banner-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/betonline_esb_terms_banner-768x133.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Fuel are set to take on Philadelphia Fusion on Overwatch League this Thursday, February 1 at 2pm PST \/ 5pm EST. You can watch their next match and the rest of this week&#8217;s scheduled clashes for free via the best <a title=\"Live streaming options to watch Overwatch League online\" href=\"\/overwatch\/live-stream\/\">live-streaming esports sites<\/a> or through Blizzard&#8217;s official OWL website.<\/p>\n<p>Visting us from United States and interested in placing a bet on a Overwatch League match? Our top recommendation for customers from your country is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/go\/betonline\/\"  title=\"Claim bonus at BetOnline\"  target=\"_blank\">BetOnline<\/a><\/strong> for its reputable licensing, many esports betting options, supported payment methods, and tons of exclusive bonuses you can take advantage of if you sign up through our links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Overwatch League&#8217;s Dallas Fuel is set to sign a new high-profile DPS player to bolster its troubled ranks. French&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[196,116,4,120,31,197,85],"class_list":["post-3237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-akm","tag-dallas-fuel","tag-featured","tag-los-angeles-valiant","tag-overwatch","tag-overwatch-apex","tag-overwatch-league"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3237"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3312,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3237\/revisions\/3312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}