RESULTS: Los Angeles Valiant Take down Houston Outlaws

The LA Valiant may have had a rough day yesterday, but they quickly bounced back in their match against the Houston Outlaws, taking them down in perfect sets. Here’s a brief breakdown of the matches.

The first map, Volskaya Industries, was a complete shutdown for the LA Valiant. With Houston on attack first up, the LA Valiant looked strong, as despite a worrisome few moments where it seemed the Outlaws would have the upper hand, the Valiant were ultimately able to hold them to just over two ticks on the second point. When it came for the Valiant to attack, they managed to push through the early defences of the Outlaws with relative ease, and once onto the second point, were able to reach the capture limit with over three minutes remaining, giving them an early lead.

The second map, Lijiang Tower, was a much closer affair, with the Houston Outlaws able to strike first blood by capturing the first checkpoint in what was an extremely close contest. The LA Valiant, having only lost the first checkpoint by the barest of margins, fired back with a vengeance, keeping the Outlaws from capturing beyond 37% before the round was over. With the score tied up at 1-1, both teams came out swinging, and though the Houston Outlaws were able to put up 83%, the LA Valiant had too much control of the map, and kept them off for the remainder of the game, taking the round and a 2 map lead in the series.

The third map, Hollywood, featured a very similar outcome as map one. Houston had the opportunity to attack first, and while they were able to secure the payload, they were not able to push it all the way to the second checkpoint, being held up just short by the LA defence. On the flipside, the Valiant were able to capture the payload, and when it came time to push it, were ultimately able to reach the required distance with over a minute to spare, giving them the map win and the overall series win.

The final map, Route 66, was the last chance for the Houston Outlaws to salvage some pride and defeat the Valiant. The first checkpoint was secured by the Outlaws, however they had some trouble reaching the second checkpoint, as the defence of Los Angeles proved too strong to breach. With the Valiant now on attack, the defence of the Houston Outlaws was put to the test, as the payload slowly ground its way forward. In the end, the Houston Outlaws were not able to prevent the Valiant from advancing, as they reached the required distance with over a minute remaining.

With this victory, the Los Angeles Valiant move into the top three for now. For more Overwatch action, check out the match breakdown of the Seoul Dynasty and the Philadelphia Fusion, and to see how these teams are all sitting on the ladder, check out the Official Standings page, here.