RESULTS: Seoul Dynasty Continue Win Streak Vs Los Angeles Gladiators

The Seoul Dynasty were coming off of an impressive 3-1 victory over a much improved Dallas Fuel team earlier in the week. They came into today's match with a record of 10-3 and in 2nd place in the Overwatch League. The Los Angeles Gladiators were also coming off of a strong victory earlier in the week, as they had defeated the Shanghai Dragons 4-0. Los Angeles came into the match today with a record of 6-7 and in 8th place in the league. With a win helping to improve both team's resume, both rosters were looking to grab a victory to end Week 2 of Stage 2. Here is a short breakdown of how the match went. 

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Hanamura was the first map of the match. After a couple of failed offensive pushes, the Los Angeles Gladiators were able to capture Point A and grab a 1-0 lead. Seoul would hold strong on Point B and prevent the Gladiators from securing their second point of the map. Showing that the current meta would be one where they would be an offensive force, the Dynasty were able to execute a strong attack round and break through the defense of Los Angeles. This would result in Seoul securing the 2-1 map victory and a 1-0 lead in the match. Strong performances from Sang-Beom "Munchkin" Byun (24 eliminations, a kill streak of eight and only four deaths as Tracer) and Jin-Hyuk "Miro" Gong (29 eliminations, 10 final blows and only seven deaths as Winston) would be the difference between victory and defeat for the Seoul Dynasty. 

Nepal would follow Hanamura, and would see the Los Angeles Gladiators respond to their map one loss in an impressive manner. Looking to tie the match, Los Angeles would use the high level play of Aaron "Bischu" Kim (20 eliminations, 8,709 damage blocked and only three deaths as D.Va) and Jun-Sung "Asher" Choi (14 eliminations, eight Helix Rocket kills and zero deaths as Soldier: 76) to secure the 2-0 map victory. Known for his strong Tracer play, Asher was able to deliver in important moments when needed as Soldier: 76. The map win would tie the match at 1-1 going into halftime. 

Hollywood would be the third map of the match. The Los Angeles Gladiators would capture the payload, and make a strong beginning push to the second checkpoint by utilizing the EMP of Sombra very well. Seoul was able to adjust to the Gladiator's Sombra focused strategy and utlimately prevent them from collecting a second point by gaining a strong ultimate advantage. A highly aggressive offensive push featuring Byung-Sun "FLETA" on Doomfist would lead to the Seoul Dynasty capturing the payload very quickly. A smart hero switch to Widowmaker from Munchkin would help get Seoul to the second checkpoint by keeping any of the Gladiator's players from being able to contest the payload safely .This allowed them to take the 2-1 map victory and a 2-1 lead in the match. Joon-Hyeok "ZUNBA" Kim (22 eliminations, 5,392 damage blocked and only two deaths as D.Va) was also a major factor in Seoul's victory.

The fourth map of the match was Watchpoint: Gibraltar, and had the Los Angeles Gladiators needing a win to force a fifth map, while the Seoul Dynasty were looking to wrap up the match with one final map win. However, It would not be in the cards for the Gladiators, as they would fail to deliver the payload to the first checkpoint to finish their attack round with zero points. All Seoul needed to do was secure the first checkpoint and the series would be theirs. This is exactly what the Seoul Dynasty would accomplish, which secured them the 1-0 map win and the 3-1 match victory. Je-Hong "ryujehong" Ryu was able to put together a solid performance (10 eliminations, 2,693 healing done and zero deaths as Zenyatta) in the very quick victory. 

With the win, the Seoul Dynasty improved to a record of 11-3. The loss dropped the Los Angeles Gladiators to a record of 6-8 and denied them from attaining a non losing record. Seoul will be looking to face off against a fellow undefeated Stage 2 team in the Philadelphia Fusion next week, while the Gladiators will be looking to rebound from the disappointing loss. 

Interested in more Overwatch League coverage? Check out our recap of the Boston Uprising and Florida Mayhem match from earlier today. 

(cover photo courtesy of Overwatch League Facebook)