RESULTS: London Spitfire Prevail in Tough Florida Match-up

The London Spitfire came into this match with a 8-4 record, alongside the bragging rights as the Stage 1 champions, while the Florida Mayhem were still searching for their second victory of the season. Here’s a brief breakdown of the matches between the two teams.

For map number 1, Volskaya Industries, Florida Mayhem seemed to have all the moves. Both teams managed to successfully assault both points in the initial attack, leaving the game square at 2-2 and forcing both teams to attempt to retry their attack under overtime conditions. The Florida Mayhem managed their assault better this time, capturing both points with a small amount of time left over, while the London Spitfire did not manage to capture both points within the time limit. Florida would take the map lead.

For map number 2, Lijiang Tower, the London Spitfire managed to regain their composure, with a round one contest going heavily in London’s favour. For round two, Florida put up much more of a fight, however London was able to hold them off despite this resurgence, managing to take map number 2, 2-0, tying up the overall series at 1-1.

For map number 3, King’s Row, Florida was on attack first, though they proved unable to successfully secure the first checkpoint and begin the escort phase of the map. When it came to London’s turn on attack, they managed to succeed where Florida failed, utilizing their ultimate abilities to successfully push Florida off the point, and equalling their capture percentage with over two minutes remaining, giving them the map win. London was now at a 2-1 map lead over Florida, with one map to go.

For the final map, Route 66, Florida was off to a roaring attack first, pushing London back multiple times to allow the payload to quickly reach two checkpoints. On the third checkpoint, London managed to rally, stopping Florida just short of the mark. With the tables flipped, London had to battle hard to secure the first checkpoint, as Florida turned up the heat in their attempt to keep their hopes of winning the series alive. Eventually, London were able to push the cart through the first two checkpoints, setting up a final confrontation with one checkpoint, and very little time remaining. With bare seconds to go, London managed to take down key members of the Florida line-up, allowing them to push the payload the last few inches and secure the victory.

With the series over, London have secured yet another victory for themselves, while Florida are still searching for that second grasp of glory. For more tournament action, check out the announcement of Red Bull’s new Fighting Game Circuit, the Red Bull Conquest, and to see when the Overwatch League teams will be facing off again, check out the Official Schedule page, here.