LOS ANGELES (December 10th, 2018) - The Los Angeles Gladiators have signed Byung Ho “Panker” Lee to a two-way contract, which will allow him to play in both Contenders and the Overwatch League 2019 Season.

Originally from Ansan, South Korea, Panker played for a year with Team KongDoo Uncia, who finished 3-4th in Overwatch APEX Season 1. He then moved to North America to play with Toronto Esports and was picked up to Gladiators Legion, the Gladiators’ Contenders affiliate. He has spent the past year as the main tank for the Legion, who finished 2nd in their group during Overwatch Contenders Season 2.

“We’re happy to welcome Panker to part of the OWL roster. We have at least two players in every position except main tank. He’s done an excellent job as main tank in our Contenders and will be a great back up,” says Charlie Lipsie, Director of Esports.

The Gladiators ended Season 1 strong, finishing 4th overall in the inaugural season of the Overwatch League. Since then they have made new acquisitions, signing main tank Chang-hoon “rOar” Gye, DPS Gui-un “Decay” Jang, and support Riku “Ripa” Toivanen to the roster. Follow them on Twitter @LAGladiators to keep up with more off-season announcements.

Follow Panker @Panker_OW on Twitter and on Twitch.

About the Los Angeles Gladiators

The Los Angeles Gladiators are one of twenty franchises in the Overwatch League. They are owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, one of the world’s leading ownership, entertainment and management groups. As owners and operators of Pepsi Center, Paramount Theatre, Arsenal F.C. (Premier League), Los Angeles Rams (NFL), Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Colorado Rapids (MLS) and Colorado Mammoth (NLL), KSE’s sports and entertainment assets are second to none.

Article lifted verbatim from a press release sent to Inven Global.