Striker (gamer)

Striker
Kwon in 2022
Personal information
Name권남주
(Kwon Nam-joo)
Born1999 or 2000 (age 24–25)[1]
NationalitySouth Korean
Career information
GameOverwatch
Playing career2017–present
RoleDamage
Team history
2017ROX Orcas
2018Boston Uprising
20192021San Francisco Shock
2022Boston Uprising
2022San Francisco Shock
2023Boston Uprising
2023San Francisco Shock
Career highlights and awards

Kwon Nam-joo (Korean권남주), better known by his online alias Striker, is a South Korean professional Overwatch player. He began his Overwatch career playing for South Korean team ROX Orcas in Overwatch Apex. Kwon signed with the Boston Uprising ahead of the Overwatch League (OWL) inaugural season. After one season with the Uprising, Kwon was traded to the San Francisco Shock. In his time with the Shock, he won two Overwatch League championships, in 2019 and 2020, and was named the 2020 Grand Finals' most valuable player. Kwon retired from professional Overwatch in mid-2021; however he came out of retirement a few months later. He signed with the Uprising for the 2022 season but was released after only a few weeks into the season. Later that season, he signed back with the Shock and reached the 2022 Grand Finals with the team. The following year, he again joined the Uprising, and midway through the season, he again left the team and joined the Shock.

  1. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (September 22, 2019). "San Francisco Shock's Striker suffers brutal-looking injury to his hand and leg". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 16, 2022.