New York Excelsior Will Win at Least $625,000 in Season 1 of Overwatch League
By Nicholas Barth ·
The New York Excelsior is currently top team in the Overwatch League, as the Stage 2 and 3 Champion has been playing at a level that no other team in the Overwatch League has been able to figure out how to match yet. New York currently sits in the top spot in the overall Season 1 rankings with a 30-3 record.
The Excelsior's 30th win against the Seoul Dynasty on Friday night clinched the first seed in the Season 1 Overwatch League playoffs for the New York based team and the $300,000 prize bonus awarded to the team that finishes the regular season in first place.
In addition to the $300,000 that the New York Excelsior secured by finishing in first place for the regular season, New York has won an additional $225,000 worth of prize money throughout the season and are guaranteed to collect at least another $100,000 in the Season 1 playoffs. This points to the New York Excelsior winning at the very minimum of $625,000 in the inaugural season of the league and paints a very clear picture of the dominance that the Excelsior has shown.
Looking up at no one.
— NYXL (@NYXL) May 26, 2018
FIRST seed in the #OverwatchLeague clinched.#NYXL #OWL2018 pic.twitter.com/RRSMG4WyGU
A full breakdown of the New York Excelsior's prize winnings can be seen below.
Stage 1 Runner Up - $25,000
Stage 2 Champions - $100,000
Stage 3 Champions - $100,000
Regular Season 1st Place - $300,000
Minimum 4th Place in Playoffs - $100,000
With a very strong possibility of securing the $1,000,000 World Champion grand prize by continues its impressive play, the Excelsior has a chance of winning a total of $1,525,000 in Season 1 and cement itself as the greatest team in the very young history of the Overwatch League.
With one of the most talented rosters in the league playing what looks to be perfect Overwatch, the rest of the Overwatch League will have their work cut out for them if they hope to prevent the New York Excelsior from taking home the $1,000,000 grand prize.
(cover photo courtesy of Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment)