The Spitfire are coming to London. The highly anticipated
London franchise for the Overwatch League™ today unveiled its official team name, colours,
and logo. Owned by popular esports organisation Cloud9, the London Spitfire will be one of 12
city-based teams from around the globe set to compete in the inaugural season of the
Overwatch League.
The name Spitfire was chosen as an homage to the iconic British aircraft used by the Royal Air
Force. One of the heroes in Overwatch, Lena “Tracer” Oxton, was also a former RAF member in
the game’s lore. Already a favourite amongst the organisation, we asked our fans to weigh in on
possible monikers during the naming process, and they resoundingly picked Spitfire, thereby
cementing the decision.
“We’re excited to represent London in the Overwatch League with the Spitfire,” said Jack
Etienne, Owner of Cloud9. “We’ve put together a fantastic team and are anxious to see them in
action in the debut season of the Overwatch League early next year.”
“London leads the world in creativity and cutting-edge technology and the city’s games and
esports industry plays a major part in that success,” said Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. “Good
luck to all those representing the capital on the London Spitfire team in the Overwatch League.”
“British people have a great love of video games—the UK market for games was worth £4.3
billion in 2016 and is the fifth largest in the world,” said Matt Hancock, Minister of State for
Digital. “I’m looking forward to seeing the global phenomenon that is esports flourish in the UK,
and it’s a great endorsement of the strength of the UK scene that the first official European
Overwatch team has come to London.”
The Overwatch League is the first major global professional esports league, with 12 city-based
teams across Asia, Europe, and North America. Overwatch® was created by globally acclaimed
publisher Blizzard Entertainment (a division of Activision Blizzard – Nasdaq: ATVI), whose iconic
franchises have helped lay the foundations and push the boundaries of professional esports
over the last 15 years. Overwatch recently reached a new milestone of 35 million players.
Overwatch was built from the ground up for online competition, with memorable characters and
fast-paced action designed for the most engaging gameplay and spectator experiences. To
learn more about the Overwatch League, visit www.overwatchleague.com.
