The Overwatch League has returned for another year, and while the teams might look a little different, the action is still just as awesome to see. We’ve seen a full weekend of games as the opening week kicked off with a bang, so let’s take a look at which teams came out on top, and which teams need a little more work.
Day one saw the Philadelphia Fusion take on the defending champions, the London Spitfire. Though London did put up a valiant effort, Philly was too strong on the day as they cruised to a 3-1 victory in the opening match. New York took on Boston to follow, and it was a much close game overall. Ultimately New York was able to pull out the win 2-1, after the teams tied things up midway through the series. The Seoul Dynasty took on the Los Angeles Gladiators next, and despite struggling towards the end of last year managed to find the win in this clash, 3-1. Rounding out the first day of games, one of the new expansion teams, the Hangzhou Spark, found victory over the Shanghai Dragons 3-1. The Dragons are unfortunately still searching for their first win of the Overwatch League.
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Day two brought more action for fans, with Toronto Defiant finding victory in a brutal slugfest with the Houston Outlaws, 3-2. In a change of pace to follow that match, the Atlanta Reign dominated the Florida Mayhem 4-0 to secure their first win of the year. The Dallas Fuel were up next as they battled with the San Francisco Shock, though they were unable to pick up a single map win in their loss to SF. Finally, two of the new expansion teams clashed in another close 5 game series, with the Chengdu Hunters ultimately defeating the Guangzhou Charge 3-2.
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Day three saw London against lose out, this time to new team Paris Eternal 3-1. New York were again up to bat, this time taking down Washington Justice 3-1 to keep their streak going. The Los Angeles Valiant made their debut against the Hangzhou Spark, though they couldn’t stop sparks from flying in their inevitable loss 3-2. Finally, the Vancouver Titans made their debut against the Shanghai Dragons, in a dominating 4-0 victory to close out the day.
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The final day of games kicked off with the Houston Outlaws taking on Boston Uprising, ultimately coming off second best 3-2. Philly were up again for match number two, defeating the Atlanta Reign 3-2 to keep their own streak going. San Francisco took on the Los Angeles Gladiators and won 3-2 as they too keep their streak going so far, before the Dallas Fuel delighted fans by taking down the Seoul Dynasty 3-1 to close out the final day of the first week.
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The action will kick off again next Thursday, with Washington Justice looking to pick up their first win against the London Spitfire. You can check out when the games will be played in your time zone, as well as a detailed schedule, on the official website, here.
