RESULTS: New York Claim Victory over London in the Overwatch League

For the final match of the week, Stage 3 champions New York Excelsior were set to take on Stage 1 Champions the London Spitfire. After a tough series, New York has continued their winning streak, adding yet another victory to their name. Here’s a brief breakdown of the series.

The first map, King’s Row, saw London take their attack first. Though they were able to secure the first point, London was unable to advance the payload to the second point, with the defence from New York proving too strong. New York’s attack was much more successful, as they blitzed their way through the first checkpoint and pushed the payload the required distance with almost 4 minutes remaining to claim the first map victory.

The second map, Hanamura, was again the New York show as they dominated both offence and defence. London took the first attack, and found that gaining any percentage of the first point to be extremely difficult. By the time the clock ran out, London was only able to accrue 88.1% of the point, a target that New York could easily achieve if they applied themselves. The attack from New York was swift and deadly, as they quickly eliminated key members of the London defence before swooping onto the point to capture the required percentage, with plenty of time to spare.

The third map, Lijiang Tower, was an opportunity for London to strike back, something they managed with gusto. The first round went to New York after they captured the point and refused to let London secure it for themselves. The second round went to London, as they were the first to secure the point and kept New York at bay for the duration. The third round was much closer than the previous two, as both teams spend a significant amount of time on the point. In the end it was London who came out on top, securing the point fully while New York could only manage 82%.

The fourth map, Dorado, was a tough battle for both teams. London’s attack was blunted almost immediately, as they found themselves held up before reaching the first point. Try as they might, they could not advance the payload any further before the time ran out, setting an easy goal for New York. The attack from New York may have expected to be easy, but they too found themselves stymied by the London defence. It was only after the clock had run out that New York managed to inch their way to the goal, claiming the map and series win.

New York faced a tough opponent, but still managed to come out on top in the end. For more on when these teams will clash again, check out the official schedule page, here, and for more Overwatch League action, check out the match recaps from earlier in the day, here.