RESULTS: London Spitfire Soar over San Francisco Shock 4-0

Looking to reclaim the glory they experienced in Stage 1, the London Spitfire have defeated the San Francisco Shock once more in the Overwatch League. Here’s a brief breakdown of the series.

The first map, Volskaya Industries, saw the Shock struggle in their first attack. Facing a formidable London defence, San Francisco did manage to claim the first objective, though their attack faltered significantly when approaching the second point. As the clock ran down, London held strong in their defence, preventing the Shock from securing the zone. The second round saw London making a much more successful attack, as they secured the first point after a hard battle with the Shock defenders. After overcoming San Francisco on the first point, London moved on to the second where another battle was inevitable. Despite the San Francisco Shock putting up an excellent defence, it was not enough to prevent London from reaching the point and capturing the required zone percentage, ending the match and giving London a 1 map lead.

The second map, Numbani, was an extremely tough map for both teams. San Francisco again took their attack first, and were unable to penetrate the defences of the London Spitfire, forced to watch as the clock ran down with no discernible reward. The London attack was hardly much better in its execution, as they too seemed unable to break through the defensive line from the Shock. Only in overtime did London finally manage to capture enough percentage to claim the victory in this map, and give themselves a 2 map lead.

The third map, Ilios, was the last chance for San Francisco to keep their match hopes alive. Unfortunately for the Shock, London had the map on lockdown, keeping San Francisco to just 12% capture in the first round before claiming the first victory. The second round saw the Shock start strong, claiming the point first and holding it for some time. Unfortunately, nothing lasts forever, and the London assault to retake the point proved overwhelming. Try as they might, San Francisco could not recapture the zone, and with one fell swoop, London claimed victory in the round, map, and series.

The fourth map, Route 66, again saw San Francisco fall short in their initial attack. Battling hard against the London defence, the Shock were eventually able to move the payload through the first checkpoint. Their approach to the second was much less successful, as London stepped up their defence to block them off and prevent them from fully reaching the point. The London attack also seemed to struggle initially, as they faced an uphill climb to reach the first objective. Once they reached the first checkpoint however, their continued assault on the back line of San Francisco was the key to victory, as they cruised to the required distance with relative ease to claim a clean 4-0 sweep.

For more Overwatch League action, check out the match recaps from yesterday’s games, here, and for more on when these teams will clash again, check out the Official Schedule page, here.