Short name | NYXL |
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Founded | July 12, 2017 |
League | Overwatch League |
Region | West |
Team history | New York Excelsior (2017-present) |
Based in | New York City, U.S. |
Colors | |
Owner | Jeff Wilpon |
Head coach | Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk |
Affiliation(s) | NYXL Academy |
Main sponsor | Astro Gaming |
Website | Official website |
Uniforms | |
The New York Excelsior (often stylized as NYXL) is an American professional Overwatch esports team based in New York City, New York. The Excelsior compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's West region. Founded in 2017, the team is one of twelve founding members of the Overwatch League and is the first professional esports team to represent the city of New York. The franchise is owned by NYXL, which was founded under the name Andbox by venture capital fund Sterling.VC, supported by Sterling Equities. They also own NYXL Academy, an academy team for NYXL that competed in Overwatch Contenders.
Hyun-sang "Pavane" Yu was appointed the team's first head coach and led New York to two conference titles, all seven midseason tournament playoff appearances, midseason tournament titles, and a two-season playoff berths in his time from 2018 to 2019. NYXL missed the season playoffs for the first time in franchise history in the 2021 season.