Japanese esports organisation Loopy Raccoon has revealed its Overwatch esports roster for 2026.
Seven gamers, which features a combination of latest and returning names, will signify the organisation within the Overwatch Champions Sequence (OWCS) circuit this season.
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Because the begin of 2026, two new gamers have joined Loopy Raccoon. Kim ‘vigilante‘ Joon final performed for Korean organisation T1, and joined as a help participant again in February. Jeong ‘Stalk3r‘ Hak-yong, who previously performed for Group Falcons, is the most recent harm participant becoming a member of Loopy Raccoon’s roster.
The 2 new gamers exchange An ‘SP1NT‘ Woo-Jin and Kim ‘shu‘ Jin-seo, each of whom left Loopy Raccoon in December, 2025.
That is the total roster of Overwatch gamers that can signify Loopy Raccoon in 2026:
Sung ‘CH0R0NG‘ Yoo-min – Assist
Chae ‘HeeSang‘ Hee-sang – DPS
Park ‘JunBin‘ Jun-bin – Tank
Lee ‘LIP‘ Jae-won – Harm
Choi ‘MAX‘ Su-min – Tank
‘vigilante‘ – Assist
‘Stalk3r‘ – Harm
The crew will proceed to be overseen by Assistant Coach Son ‘Kong‘ Jun-young and Head Coach Moon ‘Moon‘ Byung-chul.
Loopy Racoon’s Journey in Overwatch
The organisation first made its aggressive debut in April 2024 by signing the free-agent crew WAC, a crew comprised of former Overwatch League gamers and 2023 Champion CH0R0NG.
The organisation entered into the esports scene simply as Blizzard Leisure unveiled OWCS, the Overwatch League’s alternative. Since then, Loopy Raccoon has undergone a number of roster modifications through the years, but nonetheless stands as one of many strongest groups in each Asia and on the worldwide stage.
In 2024, the crew gained the Asia Stage 1 Important Occasion and the 2024 Main, and went on to win the Overwatch event in the course of the 2024 Esports World Cup. After podium finishes in Stage 2 and three, the crew went on to complete runner-up within the OWCS 2024 World Finals.
Loopy Raccoon would proceed to take pleasure in success in 2025, successful Korea Stage 1 and putting runner-up within the Asia Stage 1 Important Occasion. It then defeated Group Falcons 4-2 at 2025 Champions Conflict in Hangzhou, China. The crew then went on to win Korea Stage 2 and three, but positioned between fifth and eighth in the course of the Midseason Championship on the 2025 Esports World Cup.
The organisation would finish the 2025 season by reaching the World Finals in DreamHack Stockholm, putting third as Twisted Minds turned the champion.
In 2026, Loopy Raccoon was named an OWCS associate crew in Asia, which resulted within the crew being invited to the OWCS 2026 Pre-Season Bootcamp. In the course of the occasion, a reside event was held, the place the crew positioned runner-up after dropping to Twisted Minds.
Solely time will inform whether or not Loopy Raccoon will as soon as once more attain the World Finals this yr, and if the crew can go all the way in which to safe the championship title.
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