The Story of RunAway - The Underdogs Who Became An Overwatch Titan

In this video, we take a break from looking at players in the Overwatch League to instead dive into the rich history of RunAway, the South Korean team that captured the hearts of the Overwatch community through their high-level play, unique uniforms, and charm as a team.

After making it to the grand finals on several accounts only to lose to another team in APEX / Overwatch Contenders, RunAway at long last was able to take home a trophy in their home country after emerging as the winners of Overwatch Contenders Korea 2018 Season 2.

As one of the best South Korean Overwatch Contenders teams, the entire roster of RunAway has been confirmed by their manager, flowervin, to have been successfully signed into the second season of the Overwatch League.

The current RunAway roster is as follows

Kim "Haksal" Hyo-jong Park "Bumper" Sang-beom Lee "Stitch" Choong-hui Choi "JJANU" Hyeon-woo Lee "Twilight" Ju-seok Kim "SLIME' Sung-jun Seo "SeoMinSoo" Min-soo Lee "Hooreg" Dong-eun Yu "QoQ" Sung-jun

Chapters

0:00 The eSports business

1:01 Founding RunAway

3:04 Early success and heartbreak

4:41 A team in crisis

5:53 Fighting for survival

7:35 Contenders and transition

8:51 Finally becoming champions