Competitive Overwatch player ‘Alarm’ passes away
The 20 year old south Korean Overwatch player passes suddenly.
The Overwatch community are in mourning as the brilliant South Korean Overwatch League star Kim ‘Alarm’ Kyeong-Bo passes away. The 20 year old gamer suddenly passed away on November 7th.
OWL organization Philadelphia Fusion shared the news in a social media post on the 7th, stating: “We are devastated and heartbroken to hear about Kim ‘Alarm’ Kyeong-Bo’s passing, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends as we mourn this tragic loss.”
Alarm competed at the highest level since 2016 in a variety of e-sports. He was a brilliant player and an MVP. In 2020, Alarm became part of the Philadelphia Fusion team, where he and the team accomplished 8 back-to-back finishes in the 2020 to 2021 playoffs.
Many fans have already taken to expressing their grief across social media.
“What a tragedy,” was said on Reddit. “Such a shame to see such a young lad with a promising future pass.”
“Struggling to process this,” another fan on Twitter added. “Alarm was truly one of the greats and this is such a bolt from the blue. I hope his family and friends find peace.”
We wouldn’t be surprised if Blizzard added something in-game to commemorate the player. At the very least, it would certainly be a nice way to remember Alarm, by immortalising him in the game in some way.
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