Overwatch League Week 4
Notable Matches
London Spitfire vs Seoul Dynasty
In a battle of the Titan of Overwatch League, the London Spitfire took the Seoul Dynasty to task and handed them a 4-0 defeat. The Spitfire shocked the fans with definitively beating the so called kings of OWL. We expected a battle but it turned out extremely one sided. Fans questioned if the decision to not play star support player RyuJehong and over confidence doomed the Dynasty.
Seoul Dynasty vs Houston Outlaws
Seoul Dynasty bounced back from an embarrassing display vs the Spitfire by defeating the Houston Outlaws 3-2. Houston looked to continue the hot streak they were on. Entering the night, they won 5 straight and and rarely lost maps. In the a hotly contested match, Fleta’s DPS play and RyuJehong’s return to the lineup led the way and out performed the furious Outlaws attack.
Boston Uprising vs LA Valiant
In the last match of the week, The Boston Uprising took a surprising 4-0 victory over the crowd favorite LA Valiant. Boston has turned up the intensity as of late and have risen from the bottom of the league standing to now sit comfortably in 5th. DPS duo DreamKasper and Striker are carrying this team something fierce and want to be included in league discussions of the top DPS duos in the league.
League Notes
With the final week of stage 1 approaching, place in the standings are paramount. The top 4 teams will be in a playoff for team bonuses for being the best teams in the stage. The top 3 teams of London, New York and Seoul are virtually locked in. The next 4 teams of Houston, Philadelphia, Boston, and LA Valiant are tied for the final slot with 5-3 records. Week 5 will determine who out of the group will move on to the playoffs.
The power struggle of the best 4 Western teams is now apparent now that Boston has shown up out of nowhere to be involved in playoff contention. Among those teams, Boston has the strongest Week 5 opponents, playing Philadelphia and Houston.