📝 Team Vision: A Retrospective With Skeng1 and Scyle

From relegation to high ambition

Few teams in EMEA embody the chaotic ups and downs of competitive Overwatch quite like Team Vision. A Saudi organisation that entered the scene in mid-2023, Vision spent its early efforts carving its place in the local Saudi eLeague, consistently finishing third, behind regional giants Al Qadsiah and Twisted Minds. Their breakthrough came in early 2025, when a 5th-place performance in the Overwatch Champions League 2025 Stage 1 Open Qualifiers secured them a place at the top level of Overwatch competition.

That debut OWCS run was rocky. Vision finished 7th in Stage 1, then dropped to FACEIT League Masters through the relegation bracket. But rather than fading, the organisation doubled down. They rebuilt the squad with a direct and ambitious goal in mind, signing a blend of up-and-coming talents and hardened veterans in Tama, Park “Viol2t” Min-ki, and Choi “ChoiSehwan” Se-hwan. The team fought their way back through Masters, topped promotion, and returned to the OWCS with two signings, in Simon “Scyle” Broström and Moritz “cookie” Schmidt, and a clear expectation: a top-three finish and a ticket to Stockholm.

“This was everyone’s goal,” said team manager El-Hassan “Skeng1” Gamea. “The org, the coaches, the players—top 3 was the expectation. We knew fans had us around 4th or 5th, but internally? We were aiming higher.”

A season of highs, lows, and constant reinvention

OWCS Stage 3 began with what Vision hoped would be their rhythm for the whole season: a 3-0 sweep over Gen.G Esports, a result Skeng1 describes as a “statement win.”

“We absolutely dominated them,” he said. “That win felt really, really good. After that, we knew we were better than they were.”

Team Vision’s season quickly became defined by constant back and forth. They lost 0-3 to Al Qadsiah the next day, but even in defeat, both players and staff saw glimpses of their ceiling.

“They weren’t as good as we thought,” Skeng1 explained. “We should have won Lijiang, we rolled them on the first two points in Junkertown, and when we swapped to Winston on Suravasa, we brought it to 2-2. We learned a lot.”

Vision’s season started to follow a pattern: beating the teams they were expected to beat, falling short against the region’s top three. But their 3-0 loss to Twisted Minds raised a couple of red flags. “It made us realise that we have a lot of catching up to do. And realistically, it was more of a wake-up call,” Skeng1 recalled, “like we need to improve faster than normal if we want to catch the top 3.”

By mid-season, Vision brought on former Shanghai Dragons/Poker Face coach, We “BlueHas” Seong-hwan, who handled micro-level details to free up coach Jung “Anamo” Tae-sung for macro work. Skeng1 spoke highly of both: Anamo as passionate and driven to win, BlueHas as sharp and impactful in the details.

And while the team was balancing out their coaching duties, their in-game identity remained in flux. The team was constantly tinkering with their playstyle, comps, and philosophies in search of a version of themselves that could punch above their weight. As Scyle puts it:

“Throughout Stage 3, we were consistently the fourth-best team, even though we basically swapped our style almost every week.”

Skeng1 mirrored the veteran support’s thoughts, “a lot of the time, we were unsure of our own level,” he said. “At times, we believed playing meta/counter play was our way to win, as playing Winston was generally kind of hard. And at times, we thought our only way to win was to play our best comp, which was the Winston look.”

Playoffs: A familiar loss and communication woes

Skeng1 expressed that Vision entered the playoffs quite confident in their chances. “We actually were happy we had Al Qadsiah. For our team, they are easier than Virtus.pro and Twisted Minds.” However, despite welcoming the rematch, Team Vision were outplayed. “Ultimately, that loss really hurt us because that was the game we had to win,” added Skeng1.

That loss put everything on the line for Team Vision in their lower bracket match against Team Peps, which they had already beaten earlier in the season. This is where Vision’s season unravelled.

According to both Skeng1 and Scyle, the team fell into last-minute overthinking, breaking away from strategies that had worked for them in the past. “We picked the wrong first map,” said Skeng1. “And we played a comp on Samoa that we simply never played before.”

“They prepared for us for a whole week. We prepared for Al Qad.”

From Scyle’s perspective, the collapse was compounded by communication challenges inherent to mixed rosters, an issue that’s widely acknowledged across the scene.

“The coaches and our two Korean players had a separate discussion, and the decision was made to play Ana/Ball/Pharah on Samoa, which we had never done before. If we had to choose, we would’ve played Lucio/Kiri. It requires less communication across the whole team and usually feels a lot better.”

The result was that Vision effectively started the series down 0-2 before reverting to what worked and taking a map. And as Scyle said, “They just banned monkey on Map 4, and the series was over 1-3.” The map advantage paid dividends to Team Peps. “I think the Peps game was purely lost because of our first two map drafts.”

Vision finished 5th-6th, missing Stockholm. “Congratulations to Gen.G and Peps for qualifying ahead of us, but to see the two teams you beat in the regular season finish above you just hurts,” admitted Skeng1.

The Roster: Talent, experience, and the search for synergy

Despite the disappointing finish, Vision’s roster was not the problem, if anything, it was their biggest strength.

Tama, their young tank, impressed with his flexibility and growth. “He proved to everyone that he deserves to compete at this level. He plays every tank in the game, other than one or two,” said Skeng1. “He has huge potential.”

Cookie’s position as the vocal veteran also stood out to Skeng1, saying, “He played a major part in our communication. He has a lot of experience, and it showed.”

ChoiSehwan, by all accounts the team’s MVP of the season.

“The most consistent player on the team,” said Skeng1. “He made plays that left me in awe.”

Viol2t, unsurprisingly, lived up to his reputation.

“The GOAT,” said Skeng1 bluntly. “He carried fights that should have been lost.”

And finally, Scyle, who exceeded all expectations.

“He really surprised me. 100% one of the best Wuyangs around right now.” Skeng1 said. “What surprised me more is how smart he is, and it showed both in VODs and in-game.”

For a roster that mixed rising talent with veterans of the sport, the potential ceiling is very high. But as both interviews highlight, synergy and communication remain the biggest hurdles.

Powering forward or another rebuild

Vision now face a long offseason before qualifiers resume next year. An opportunity that could either sharpen them into contenders or scatter the pieces of a roster that failed to click.

“I’ll say this: you will see a different level next year,” promised Skeng1.

Scyle is more tempered, acknowledging that turnover is likely, but also that keeping a core, if it’s the right core, can change everything.

“There’s value in staying together longer. The hard part is knowing what parts to add or remove to make it flourish.”

Vision also have the opportunity to stick to their experienced support backline and replicate the success their local peers have found in Kellex, Landon, and FunnyAstro. Scyle pushed back on the obsession with “young talent” in Overwatch.

“It’s good to some degree, but I think in general, it’s overrated. What matters is how much players put into the team and the game, not their age.”

Team Vision’s Stage 3 run wasn’t the breakthrough they wanted, but it wasn’t a failure either. There’s a glimpse of a future where the team finally figures out what they want to be, and with persistence, they might yet achieve it.

They showed their quality often enough to remind the region that this roster, if refined rather than rebuilt, could become something dangerous.

With Skeng1’s promise of “a different level next year,” Vision now stand as one of the most intriguing teams to keep an eye on heading into 2026.

(The interviews for this article were conducted prior to the Saudi eLeague Championship 2025)