List of New York Excelsior players

New York Excelsior is an American esports team founded in 2017 that competes in the Overwatch League (OWL). The Excelsior began playing competitive Overwatch in the 2018 season.

All rostered players during the OWL season (including the playoffs) are included, even if they did not make an appearance.

## All-time roster[edit]

As of September 30, 2022
Handle  | Name  | Role  | Country  | Seasons  | Ref.

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Anamo  | Taesung Jung | Support  |  South Korea | 2018–2020  | [1][2]
ANSOONJAE  | Soonjae An | Support  |  South Korea | 2022–present  |
ArK  | Yeonjun Hong | Support  |  South Korea | 2018–2019  | [3][4]
BiaNcA  | Dongwook Kim | Tank  |  South Korea | 2019–2021  | [5][6]
FEATH5R  | Seungwoo Lee | Damage  |  South Korea | 2021  | [7][6]
Fl0w3R  | Yeonoh Hwang | Damage  |  South Korea | 2019  | [8][9]
Flora  | Youngwoo Lim | Damage  |  South Korea | 2021–present  | [7]
Friday  | Minjae Jo | Support  |  South Korea | 2021  | [7][6]
Gangnamjin  | Namjin Gang | Support  |  South Korea | 2022–present  |
Gwangboong  | Gwangwon Kim | Damage  |  South Korea | 2021  | [7][6]
Haksal | Hyojong Kim | Damage  |  South Korea | 2020  | [10][11]
Ho1  | Howon Jeon | Support  |  South Korea | 2022–present  |
HOTBA  | Hongjun Kim | Tank  |  South Korea | 2020  | [12][13]
Ivy  | Seunghyun Lee | Tank  |  South Korea | 2021  | [7][14]
Janus  | Junhwa Song | Tank  |  South Korea | 2018  | [3][15]
JJonak | Seonghyun Bang | Support  |  South Korea | 2018–2021  | [3][16]
Kalios  | Wooyeol Shin | Tank  |  South Korea | 2021  | [17][6]
Kellan  | Minjae Kim | Tank  |  South Korea | 2022–present  |
Libero  | Haeseong Kim | Damage  |  South Korea | 2018–2020  | [3][2]
Mandu  | Chanhee Kim | Support  |  South Korea | 2020  | [18][19]
Mano  | Donggyu Kim | Tank  |  South Korea | 2018–2020  | [3][20]
MekO  | Taehong Kim | Tank  |  South Korea | 2018–2019  | [3][21]
Myunb0ng  | Sangmin Seo | Support  |  South Korea | 2022  |
Nenne  | Yeonkwan Jeong | Damage  |  South Korea | 2019–2020  | [22][13]
Pine | Dohyeon Kim | Damage  |  South Korea | 2018–2019  | [3][23]
Saebyeolbe | Jongryeol Park | Damage  |  South Korea | 2018–2020  | [3][2]
Vulcan  | Jack McArthur | Tank  |  United States | 2022  |
WhoRU  | Seungjun Lee | Damage  |  South Korea | 2020  | [24][25]
Yaki  | Junki Kim | Damage  |  South Korea | 2022–present  |
Yakpung  | Gyeongmu Jo | Tank  |  South Korea | 2021  | [26][6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ New York Excelsior [@NYXL] (March 30, 2018). "Excited to announce that @Anamo_ow and @zet4444 will be joining your #NYXL crew" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
2. ^ a b c Richardson, Liz (November 18, 2020). "NYXL drops Libero, Saebyeolbe, and Anamo". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h Carpenter, Nicole (October 30, 2017). "Overwatch League franchise New York Excelsior has the most hype announcement yet". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
4. ^ Czar, Michael (March 18, 2019). "Ark traded from the New York Excelsior to the Washington Justice". Daily Esports. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
5. ^ Samples, Rachel (November 22, 2019). "New York Excelsior promote BiaNcA from XL2 Academy". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
6. ^ a b c d e f New York Excelsior [@NYXL] (October 5, 2021). "They set their sights above the skyline and worked hard to make us proud. We thank them for their dedication and are grateful for our time with them" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2021 - via Twitter.
7. ^ a b c d e Alford, Aaron (December 23, 2020). "NYXL Complete 2021 Lineup". Hotspawn. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
8. ^ "NYXL add South Korean star Fl0w3r for Season 2". ESPN. Reuters. October 29, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
9. ^ Howard, Brandon (October 10, 2019). "New York Excelsior Release Flow3r". TheGamer. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
10. ^ Ocal, Arda (June 5, 2020). "Haksal joins the NYXL". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
11. ^ Richardson, Liz (October 20, 2020). "Haksal retires from professional Overwatch". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
12. ^ Richardson, Liz (November 15, 2019). "New York Excelsior add HOTBA". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
13. ^ a b Duwe, Scott (October 21, 2020). "NYXL parts ways with Nenne, Hotba, Bianca, and WhoRU". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
14. ^ Biazzi, Leonardo (July 16, 2021). "Ivy parts ways with NYXL, retires from pro Overwatch". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
15. ^ Hangen, Christopher (September 14, 2018). "ESPN Stats & Info: OWL signing window analysis". ESPN. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
16. ^ New York Excelsior [@NYXL] (October 8, 2021). "Zenyatta. 44. MVP.There are a lot of words synonymous with @JJoNakLove. And yet, there aren't enough words to express how honored we are to have shared time with him. To the Octopus King: Thank you" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2021 - via Twitter.
17. ^ Castelot, Ophelie (June 30, 2021). "Overwatch League: NYXL Signs Kalios". ESTNN: Esports News Network. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
18. ^ Samples, Rachel (November 26, 2019). "New York Excelsior sign Mandu ahead of 2020 Overwatch League season". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
19. ^ Michael, Cale (November 3, 2020). "NYXL officially releases Mandu". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
20. ^ Czar, Michael (November 3, 2020). "Mano moves to the Philadelphia Fusion". Daily Esports. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
21. ^ Richardson, Liz (October 17, 2019). "New York Excelsior part ways with MekO". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
22. ^ Rodriguez, Veronika (November 8, 2018). "Nenne Promoted to NYXL for Overwatch League Season 2". DBLTAP. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
23. ^ "Top prospect WhoRU signs with Excelsior, Pine retires". ESPN. Reuters. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
24. ^ Richardson, Liz (December 4, 2019). "Whoru joins the New York Excelsior". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
25. ^ Field Level Media (January 18, 2021). "Seoul's Bdosin, New York's WhoRu retire from OWL". Reuters. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
26. ^ Richardson, Liz (December 11, 2020). "NYXL adds Yakpung and BiaNcA". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

## External links[edit]

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New York Excelsior

* Founded in 2018
* Based in New York City, New York

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* Hammerstein Ballroom

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Owner
Jeff Wilpon
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NYXL

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Atlantic North

Conference titles (2)|

* 2018
* 2019

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* XL2 Academy (OWC)

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* 9

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