Is the Gap Closing Between the West and Korea?

Since the inception of Overwatch Esports, Korean players and teams have dominated global competition, but is that gap now closing? We spoke to professional players and coaches on the Korean and Western sides to figure out why the gap exists in the first place. What Western teams need to do to catch up, and if the gap will ever close.

Credits:
Writer, Editor, Voiceover: niice
Assistant Editor/Sound Mastering: Patrick
OWTV Producer: CommanderX
Clip Collector: Kosm
Interviewers: Apostle, Boomstox, Bslites, CommanerX, Renanthera, Shottyflo
Translation: Lime Wizard
Pros Interviewed: Backbone, ChrisTFer, Crispy, cuFFa, Junkbuck, Landon, Lethal, Mobydik, Moon, NineK, Painkiller, Quartz, Rupal, Seicoe, sHockWave, zeruhh
Thumbnail: Datennuke

Music:
NEREUS - Lullaby [Agrofox Release]
Rivals of Aether - Fighter Select
Rivals of Aether - Main Menu
Rivals of Aether - Oceanic Breeze
Rivals of Aether - The Earthen Division

Music available courtesy of Musopen: https://musopen.org/
Beethoven's String Quartet No. 6 in Bb major Movement I
Dvorak's String Quartet No. 12 Movement II
Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Movement III
Mozart's The Magic Flute (Overture)

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