📝 Dallas Fuel announce roster for OWCS 2026

Dallas Fuel have announced their 2026 roster, featuring tank Kim "Kellan" Min-jae, a DPS duo of Park "SeonJun" Seon-jun and hitscan Rocco "Kronik" Iacobacci, and a support line of Christopher "Cjay" Smith and Luke "Lukemino" Fish. Eric "Wheats" Perez will take the helm as head coach, and Kim "Yong" Yong-jin returns to the team as assistant coach.

One of the original 12 Overwatch League teams, Dallas have now returned to Overwatch as one of the four North American partner teams and have fielded an interesting but strong roster.

Kellan makes his return to North America after spending a season back home in Korea, where he had some solid results on an underdog ONSIDE GAMING team. His English-speaking ability and dive-oriented hero pool have stood out during his previous stint in OWCS North America. Now, with a new roster around him and a legacy Overwatch team at his back, he'll be aiming for a swift return to the top and international competition.

SeonJun is an exciting DPS prospect who last played for a WAE team that looked great at times, but couldn't put it together against the elite top three in Korea. The 19-year-old was a particularly bright spot on this roster, known for his elite Tracer and Genji play, on which he hung with the very best in the region more often than not. He also has experience playing in North America, having played for TSM in OWCS 2024.

Kronik and Cjay were both snapped up after being released from Spacestation Gaming earlier this month. Both proved they were among the best in the region with their heroes, delivering highlight-reel moments and almost taking SSG to an NA Stage title, losing to Team Liquid by the slimmest of margins. They have more than proven that they can make it happen domestically and will be a big part of ensuring the Dallas Fuel are up to speed with some of the region's new superteams.

The final piece of the puzzle is Lukemino, presumably making his return to main support after playing flex support for the last few seasons. He has proven himself as a dynamic and reliable support player during his time on NTMR, orchestrating multiple upsets and solid performances. His signing also opens up Dallas to utilising what would be a very dangerous double flex support composition, as both he and Cjay are known for their willingness to go and get a frag when the time is right.

Wheats has also seen success at the highest level of NA Overwatch, coaching the NTMR/Geekay Esports roster to two stage titles, and a 3rd place at Champions Clash thanks to their iconic win over Crazy Raccoon. He's an experienced coach who knows how to win, and may just be a perfect pickup for this squad.

The assistant coach, Yong, was part of the Dallas Fuel staff during OWL from December 2020 to 2021, leaving the team to fulfil his military service. Yong returned to Overwatch for OWCS 2025 China Stage 3, helping Weibo Gaming to a domestic 1st-place finish and a 5th-6th finish at the World Finals.

Dallas have assembled something of an oddball roster, and only time will tell if the pieces will fit together in the right way, but what's undeniable is that this team is full of talent. They may be a dark horse in an NA region that is shaping up to be anyone's for the taking.