Overwatch League Recaps for Day 3, Week 3, Stage 4

With Day 3 now wrapped up for Week 3, Stage 4 of the Overwatch league, we can take a look at the games played today, as the teams continue to battle for a chance to compete in the Stage and Season playoffs that are rapidly approaching. Here’s a brief breakdown of the series from Day 3 of Week 3, Stage 4.

Houston Outlaws vs Shanghai Dragons

While it’s nice to see them trying their best, and trying new things, this battle ended with an expected outcome as the Houston Outlaws defeated the Shanghai Dragons 3-0. The first map was a fairly straightforward performance from the Outlaws, easily succeeding where the Dragons failed to advance. The second map contained the surprise of the match, as both teams put on a show to ultimately end Hanamura in a draw. After the half-time break it was back to normal for this series, with Houston proving to be the stronger team in most aspects. Overall a good performance from both teams, however Shanghai is rapidly running out of time if they want to claim their first victory of the season.

Florida Mayhem vs Seoul Dynasty

If you had mentioned at the start of the season that Florida would take Seoul to a 5 game tie-breaker, most would have though you mad. However, that is the situation we were faced with here today, with Florida stunning their opponents and the crowd by claiming the first two maps with relative ease. After the break Seoul seemed to get their heads back in the game and turn their situation around, claiming the next three maps to reverse sweep Florida and climb just a little bit higher in the standings. It’s hard to tell whether Florida has improved since the season began, or if it’s Seoul that has slumped, or perhaps it’s a combination of both possibilities. Regardless, both teams will really need to step it up in the coming weeks if they want to improve their lot.

Boston Uprising vs San Francisco Shock

The Boston Uprising continue to struggle after seemingly over performing in the last stage. The matches today seemed fairly straightforward from the perspective of San Francisco, claiming the first, third, and fourth maps after some struggle. The outlier of the game would have to be map 2, which saw Boston completely dominate San Francisco in a performance we haven’t seen from them in some time. Whether this was just a glimpse of the potential they retain, or just the Shock failing to adapt in time is still a question that both teams will need to think about heading towards next week.

Time is running out for the teams not already on top of the ladder to better their standings, with just one day left in week 3, and only two weeks after that. For more Overwatch League action, check out the match recaps from yesterday’s games, here, and for more information on when these teams will play again, check out the official schedule page, here.