NYXL becomes second OWL franchise to return to academy scene after 4-year hiatus

As of the start of the Overwatch League 2023 preseason, only one team had an official academy: the San Francisco Shock and its partnership with Korean Contenders team O2 Blast. A majority of the league had academy teams, but all of them went inactive around the 2019 and 2020 seasons.

But now, one OWL team is bringing back a formerly inactive academy roster. The New York Excelsior confirmed the reformation of its academy team today. Dubbed the NYXL Academy, the roster will compete in both the Contenders scene and the Calling All Heroes scene, as a roster of marginalized gender players.

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