RESULTS: New York Maintain Their Position after Defeating Shanghai

As time goes on, the matches between the Shanghai Dragons and their opponents continue to grow closer and closer. Luckily for the New York Excelsior, they’ve held on with a tight victory today to keep their spot near the top of the ladder. Here’s a brief breakdown of the series.

The first map, Volskaya Industries, saw New York launch an incredible first attack. Rapidly securing the first objective allowed New York to exert map control over the area, pushing Shanghai back as they claimed the second point with plenty of time left in the bank. The attack from Shanghai was not as coordinated or as quick, and though they were able to secure the first point, they struggled heavily on the second, ultimately unable to secure it and ending the match there.

The second map, Numbani, was a much closer game between these two teams. New York again took the first attack, and quickly secured the first point to begin advancing the payload. Finding little resistance en route, New York rapidly pushed the payload through the second checkpoint before running headlong into the wall of Shanghai defence midway to the third point. Try as they might, New York was unable to break through Shanghai’s defence, setting a distance to match as the time ran out. The attack from Shanghai was much slower, but as in the old fable of the race between the tortoise and the hare, Shanghai’s constant slow push allowed them to break down the defence from New York and ultimately reach the required limit to hand them the match win.

The third map, Nepal, was fairly one-sided despite the momentum from the previous match. New York were able to secure the first point at the start of the match, and didn’t let Shanghai get a look in as they ran down the clock and picked up the win. The second round was closer, however Shanghai could only amass 72% before falling victim to the New York assault, costing them the map.

The fourth map, Route 66, was again a very close showdown between these two teams. New York once more stepped up to attack first, and were able to advance the payload across the map despite the resistance from Shanghai. When it came time for the Dragons to attack, their assault proved less impactful, however it was enough to advance the payload through the first two checkpoints. The third checkpoint was where New York made their stand, and they were able to stop Shanghai in their tracks to once more claim victory in the map, and the series.

For more Overwatch League action, check out the match recap from earlier in the day between the Los Angeles Gladiators, and the Boston Uprising, and for more on when these teams will clash again, check out the Official Schedule page, here.