RESULTS: Florida Mayhem Claim Close Victory against Shanghai Dragons

As the Shanghai Dragons continue to grow stronger each week, their matches become closer as well. This time it was the Florida Mayhem who nearly became their first casualty, though they were able to prevail in the end. Here’s a brief breakdown of the match.

The first map, Volskaya Industries, saw Florida launch a very successful attack. Easily securing the first point, they quickly moved onto the second where the Dragons made their last stand. Despite their best efforts, Shanghai could not hold Florida back, as the Mayhem claimed both points with plenty of time to spare. The Shanghai attack was not as successful, as though they captured the first point, they were unable to keep up the pace of their assault. As the clock ran out, Shanghai was effectively locked out from the point, with Florida claiming the first map victory.

The second map, Blizzard World, was much closer between these two teams. The Florida attack did manage to secure the first checkpoint and start the payload, however they quickly found themselves blocked off by the Shanghai defence. The Dragons proved unmoveable in the end, forcing Florida to settle for almost reaching the second point. The Shanghai attack was much swifter and more devastating, as they quickly secured the first checkpoint. Despite Florida’s best efforts, they were unable to hold them back as the Dragons slowly pushed the cart through the map to reach the required distance with plenty of time to spare, claiming this set and evening out the score.

The third map, Nepal, was another close contest between these two teams. Florida was able to secure the first round, though Shanghai did hold the point for a brief period. The second round was extremely close, as Shanghai barely managed to hold off Florida from claiming 100% before they could secure it for themselves. The third round was much less of a contest, as Shanghai seemed to run out of steam. Florida would end up easily claiming this round 100% to 0%, giving them a 1 map lead in the series.

The fourth map, Route 66, was a very close battle once more. The Florida attack never really seemed to get off the floor, as they barely managed to scratch out 79.3 metres in their opening attack. Fortunately for Florida, their defence was much stronger than their offence, as they held Shanghai even further back than they themselves faced. With the Dragons only reaching 73.47 metres, Florida narrowly claimed victory for this map, claiming an overall series win 3-1.

For more Overwatch League action, check out our match recaps from the previous series, where Philadelphia took on San Francisco, and for more on when these teams will clash again, check out the Official Schedule page, here.