Overwatch

Toronto Defiant and Ultra Earn Among The Most In Their Respective Leagues

Written by

Sascha Heinisch

Published

8th Sep 2020 07:49

At its conception, the Overwatch League (OWL) was set up to open new revenue streams especially in the form of localisation and when this opportunity fell through in 2020 due to the global pandemic COVID-19, keeping tabs on the financials of the OWL franchises became even harder than it used to be.

An at least comparative peek behind the curtain revealed Adam Adamou, co-founder and CSO of OverActive Media Corp, the owners of the Toronto Defiant, Toronto Ultra and the MAD Lions. In a Twitter post, he revealed that their franchised teams in the Call of Duty League (CDL) and the OWL were ranking at “either #1 or #2 in revenues in their respective leagues” with skins sales for each team being either the second or third best respectively.

For the third season of OWL, the Defiant had rebuilt their roster with a mostly Western and English-speaking identity after they had counted on an entirely South Korean roster in the second season. Bringing on Canadian talent like Lane “Surefour” Roberts, Brady "Agilities" Girardi and Liam "Mangachu" Campbell, the team seems to have struck a chord with their local fanbase.

Interestingly, neither the Ultra nor the Defiant had outstanding competitive success in 2020, though the CDL line-up managed to win their own home tournament at the end of July, narrowly beating the Atlanta FaZe in the final.

Adamou indicated that the financial success his teams found was predicated on his business team and the Torontonian fans for ranking among the top teams in Activision Blizzard’s franchised leagues.

Stay up to date with all the latest esports and gaming news by checking out our social channels here: Twitter | Facebook

Image via Blizzard Entertainment

About the author

Sascha Heinisch

Sascha "Yiska" Heinisch is a Senior Esports Journalist at GGRecon. He's been creating content in esports for over 10 years, starting with Warcraft 3.

Why trust GGRecon?

Established in 2019, we don’t just cover games - we live them. Our expert team is full of dedicated gamers, qualified journalists, and industry insiders who collectively boast decades of experience covering gaming and esports. This deep-rooted expertise allows us to provide authoritative and nuanced perspectives first-hand from a team who are playing, and researching every game covered on our website.

Our foundation is built on a profound commitment to editorial independence, ensuring our content remains free from external influence and advertising pressures and is held to the highest level of editorial conduct, integrity, and quality.

Every article on GGRecon comes from rigorous research, informed analysis, and a passion for gaming that resonates with our readers. We uphold these standards through a transparent editorial policy, accessible here, which governs our processes and maintains our accountability.

Trending

Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2's LE SSERAFIM collab has broken its item shop

Overwatch 2

K-Pop is making its Overwatch debut

Overwatch 2

250,000 Overwatch players banned in new effort to eliminate cheating

Overwatch 2

Blizzard insists Overwatch 2 is doing well despite review bombing

Overwatch

OWL Team Head confesses to causing historic Shanghai Dragons technicality win

Fortnite