RESULTS: New York Excelsior Continue To Prove Their Dominance over the Seoul Dynasty

New York have once again shown they are a dominant team in the Overwatch League with their victory over the Seoul Dynasty today. Here’s a brief breakdown of the series.

The first map, Volskaya Industries, certainly went the distance for both teams. Seoul took their attack first, and while the going was tough, they managed to secure the first and second checkpoints with a little time to spare. New York, on the other hand, managed to secure both objectives with over 5 minutes remaining, after crushing the Seoul defence completely. With overtime to be the decider, Seoul again launched a desperate attack on the New York front line. Not as successful as earlier, they managed to only capture 39.9% of the zone before being forced away by New York. The attack from New York was much easier, wiping Seoul away from the point and securing the objective with over four and a half minutes remaining to claim an easy map 1 victory.

The second map, Numbani, was yet another chance for New York to showcase their strength. Seoul took first attack, and managed to secure the checkpoint and start the payload moving. Navigating the streets of Numbani, Seoul was able to fend of the New York defence and reach the second checkpoint, however they were unable to fully advance to the third mark when New York regrouped and held the line. New York did not suffer quite as much when it came time for their attack, pushing Seoul off the point to secure the payload and start its journey. Advancing through the streets, New York were able to keep distance between themselves and Seoul, and after a tough battle, pushed the payload the required distance to claim another map victory.

The third map, Ilios, was a closer battle between these two teams. New York dominated the first round, keeping Seoul from securing any percentage of the zone before ending the round themselves. The second round was much closer, with both teams spending significant time on the point. Ultimately it was Seoul who claimed victory, though New York was not far behind. The third and final round was a mixture of the previous two, as though Seoul did manage to capture the point, they were not able to hold it for very long, allowing New York to claim victory for the round, map, and series.

The fourth map, Route 66, was an unclaimed chance for revenge for the Seoul Dynasty. Though they tried their best, they were unable to advance the payload to the first checkpoint, falling short in the face of the New York defence. New York were not as affected, pushing the payload the required distance with relative ease and plenty of time left on the clock as they sealed a clean 4-0 sweep.

For more Overwatch League action, check out the match recaps from earlier in the day, here, and for more on when the teams will clash again, check out the Official Schedule page, here.