Overwatch League Stage 3 Playoffs Begin Today With Top Four Teams
By Nicholas Barth ·
Today will see the top four teams of Stage 3 of the Overwatch League battle it out for the right to be called Stage 3 Champions and to collect the $100,000 grand prize.
The Overwatch League Stage 3 playoffs are upon us, as the Boston Uprising, Los Angeles Gladiators, Los Angeles Valiant and the New York Excelsior will be face off against one another to decide which Overwatch League team will have the right to call themselves Stage 3 Champions and take home the lion's share of the $125,000 prize pool.
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The playoffs begin at 1:00 PM PST with the first semifinal match that will see the undefeated Boston Uprising face the 6-4 Los Angeles Gladiators. This semifinal match will be a rematch of the team's game this past Friday where the Boston Uprising secured a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Gladiators to finish Stage 3 with a perfect 10-0 record. Being the first seed in the playoffs, the Boston Uprising were allowed to choose their opponent for the semifinal match and elected to select the Gladiators.
Stage 3's second semifinal match will see the Los Angeles Valiant attempt to dethrone the Stage 2 Champion New York Excelsior at approximately 3:00 PM PST. The New York Excelsior come into the match with Stage 3 record of 9-1 and will be looking to become the first two time Overwatch League stage champion, while the Los Angeles Valiant enters the semifinal with a record of 7-3 and will be looking to bring the first Overwatch League stage championship to the city of Los Angeles.
The championship match for Stage 3 will take place right after the second semifinal match and will determine which team will take home the $100,000 grand prize and become the third stage champion of the Overwatch League's inuagural season.
You can catch all of the Overwatch League Stage 3 Playoff action below on the league's embedded stream.
Will one the top dogs in the Boston Uprising and New York Excelsior be the team to capture the Stage 3 Championship of the Overwatch League or will one of the underdogs in either of the Los Angeles based teams be able to score the upset? Let us know in the comments below!
(cover photo courtesy of Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment)