Team Secret drops Overwatch players

Team Secret said on May 24 that it had dropped multiple players from its Overwatch roster, accelerating changes ahead of the next Overwatch Champions Series window. The announcement came in a post on X cited in social tracking around the scene, and it landed days before OWCS Pacific Stage 2 is due to begin on June 4. The move affects a roster Team Secret had only formed in March after signing the former DAF lineup, according to Liquipedia’s team page. Team Secret finished second in OWCS Pacific Stage 1 on April 30, earning $1,500, before making the latest changes in late May. ### Which players are confirmed to be out? Liquipedia’s transfer listings show Yui on May 24 and UYOU on May 23 as no longer attached to Team Secret, matching the timing of the roster shake-up. (liquipedia.net) The team page now lists four active players — HyVision, PaLee, Yoshinori2k and Yui — but the transfer feed indicates at least part of that public roster was in flux over the weekend. The public record is less clear on every departure named in the X post because the social item referenced in the briefing was not fully reproduced in searchable web results. (liquipedia.net) What is verified from secondary roster tracking is that Team Secret’s lineup changed immediately before the next OWCS stage. ### How unusual is the timing? June 4 is the listed start date for OWCS Pacific Stage 2, leaving Team Secret with less than two weeks between the public roster changes and the start of official play. (liquipedia.net) The team’s Overwatch division itself was created on March 25, meaning the original lineup lasted about two months before the first major overhaul. January 29 is when Blizzard published its 2026 OWCS season details, saying regional playoffs feed teams into three international live events: Champions Clash, the Midseason Championship and the World Finals. (liquipedia.net) That structure gives Stage 2 direct weight in the race toward the next international event. ### What does this mean for Midseason Championship qualification? (liquipedia.net) Blizzard’s 2026 season outline says regional competition determines which teams advance to international events, including the Midseason Championship. Liquipedia lists the 2026 Midseason Championship as a 16-team offline event in Paris from July 29 to August 2 with a $1 million prize pool. (overwatch.blizzard.com) FACEIT also lists a Last Chance Qualifier tied to the Midseason Championship at the Esports World Cup, with up to 64 teams eligible to compete on-site for the final slot. That page says teams can register up to seven players and one coach, giving organizations some room to rebuild before the qualification window closes. (overwatch.blizzard.com) ### What roster is Team Secret working with now? PaLee remains listed as an active Team Secret player on his individual Liquipedia profile, and the team page also still shows HyVision and Yoshinori2k among active players. The same team page lists coach mush2oom and manager rXis as active staff members. Team Secret’s next documented Overwatch event is OWCS Pacific Stage 2, which Liquipedia lists from June 4 through July 9. (faceit.com) The next international checkpoint after that is the Midseason Championship in Paris from July 29 to August 2, with the FACEIT Last Chance Qualifier offering one additional route into the field. (liquipedia.net 1) (liquipedia.net 2)