The master of D.Va bombs is calling it a career. With five seasons under his belt in the Overwatch League, Gael "Poko" Gjorch is retiring, he announced on Twitter earlier today.
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The master of D.Va bombs is calling it a career. With five seasons under his belt in the Overwatch League, Gael “Poko” Gjorch is retiring, he announced on Twitter earlier today.As one of the originals of the Overwatch League, Poco was part of the Philadelphia Fusion for four years, before signing with the London Spitfire for the 2022 season. With the Fusion, he helped lead the team to the Grand Finals in the inaugural season. He became a frequent part of the Fusion Corps along with DPS Lee “Carp” Jaehyeok.If you need more information about Veteran Tank Poko Retires From Professional Overwatch then read carefully and share with your friends.
With Poco and Carpe withdrawing from professional Overwatch, there are no players from the Season One Fusion roster currently signed to a team.The two-time All-Star signed with the London Spitfire, a young roster where Poco was the team’s elder statesman.In the minutes he was called up, Poco still demonstrated his rushing skills and proven ability to contribute to a winning team. The Spitfire team would exceed expectations with a fifth place finish and a 14–10 overall record. In the league, Poco has missed the playoffs only once, in 2019, in five seasons of the competition.
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Poco was a great off-tank player during the 6-vs-6 era. He entered the league as a flashy player constantly excelling in the D.Va Self-Destruct Multikill; Known throughout the community as Poco Bombs. He was a player who shone in the Season One dive meta with his superstar DPS partners.Entering the 2020 season, the Fusion picked up another elite off-tank player, Kim “Fury” Junho, which raised questions about how Poco would fit into the team in his role as the obvious number-two option.
It wasn’t much of a concern. He found a solid role on the team as both a strong veteran presence and an elite sigma player, starting the season with as many starts as any player in the league. Finding your role and being successful in it is something that Poco was great at. Before entering the Overwatch League, Poco was a main star for GamersOrigin, leading him to success in the French scene. On the France Overwatch World Cup roster, he would help the team finish fourth in 2018.
He was a key part of helping the new crop of Fusion players adapt to the team each season. Poco has been one of the most loved and popular players during the five years of the competition.He would serve as one of the faces of the league and, behind the scenes, all indications were that his peers respected him as one of the core players of professional Overwatch.
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