The Kafe Acquires Former LuneX Roster for OWCS NA Stage 3

North American organisation The Kafe has acquired the core players from the former LuneX Gaming roster, the team announced on 8 October 2026. The move brings the squad into OWCS NA Stage 3, which begins on 10 October. Substitute DPS Aaron “Lich” Seoprasad is the only player from the former LuneX Stage 2 lineup not making the transfer; he continues playing with LAIKA in FACEIT League.

What The Kafe picked up

The acquisition retains the full Stage 2 starting roster minus Lich. The players now listed under The Kafe include debit, xomba, xten, Cartifan22, Zeb, zzz and NenWhy. The organisation described the group as North America’s fourth-best roster heading into Stage 3, a ranking that reflects LuneX’s performance across the previous stage of competition.

The Kafe is not new to the North American Overwatch scene. The organisation previously sponsored teams in FACEIT League and entered OWCS ahead of Stage 2 by picking up the former Extinction core. This latest acquisition replaces that lineup with what The Kafe considers a stronger group, giving the organisation a second consecutive stage of OWCS participation.

Why this matters for the NA competitive picture

LuneX was one of the more consistent North American rosters through Stage 2. The core staying together under a new banner means the team’s established synergy and practice history carry forward rather than dispersing across multiple organisations. For the rest of the NA field, the practical effect is straightforward: the same five-to-six players who were a known quantity in Stage 2 now have organisational backing and a path to international events through OWCS Stage 3.

The Kafe’s stated ambition is to break into the international sphere. Whether the roster can actually close the gap to the top North American teams—and by extension earn an international slot—will be tested starting 10 October.

What changed for Lich

Aaron “Lich” Seoprasad, who played substitute DPS for LuneX during Stage 2, did not move with the rest of the roster. He remains active with LAIKA in FACEIT League. The fact sheet does not provide a reason for his exclusion from the transfer.

For players

If you follow the NA Overwatch competitive scene or track roster movements ahead of Stage 3, the key takeaway is that the former LuneX core is intact and now organisation-backed. The team’s playstyle and hero pools should look familiar from Stage 2 VODs. For anyone studying the meta at the top of NA, The Kafe’s matches starting 10 October are worth watching as a benchmark for how the roster performs with added support compared to their previous run.