RESULTS: Boston Uprising Annihilate Shanghai Dragons

The Shanghai Dragons seemed lost of the field today, falling to Boston Uprising in straight sets. Here’s a brief breakdown of the matches.

The first map, Volskaya Industries, went off to a great start for the Boston Uprising, capturing the first checkpoint in under a minute before beginning their assault on checkpoint 2. After securing the second checkpoint with just under six minutes remaining, it was Shanghai’s turn to attack, and they came out swinging. Shanghai managed to capture checkpoint 1 in just 1 minute, almost as fast as Boston, before launching their attack on checkpoint 2. Though they were not as fast, the Dragons also managed to secure checkpoint 2, sending the map into overtime rounds. For the overtime round, it was Shanghai up to attack first, and this time Boston was ready for them. A hard fought battle ensued, with the Boston Uprising managing to hold off the Dragons, keeping them from fully capturing the checkpoint. Once the roles were flipped, Boston carried their momentum into the attack, managing to push past the Dragons defence and reach the capture amount required with just under 4 minutes remaining, giving them a 1 map lead.

The second map, Nepal, was a completely one-sided performance. Boston Uprising managed to keep Shanghai from putting any capture percentage on the board in either round 1 or round 2. Showcasing their strong team fighting, Boston repeatedly bypassed or killed the tanks of Shanghai, leaving the vulnerable supports wide open to attack. After two quick rounds, Boston was now up 2 maps over Shanghai.

The third map, King’s Row, placed Boston on attack first, and they were finally met with a strong defence from Shanghai. While the battle was fierce, Boston was able to eventually capture the payload and begin the march forward, however the Dragons were not set to roll over just yet, redoubling their efforts on defence, and ultimately stopping Boston from reaching the second checkpoint. Unfortunately for Shanghai, this last ditch defence seemed to be all they had left to give, as their chance on attack could not gain any ground against the Boston defence. As the time slowly ran out, their attack became more frantic, but ultimately Shanghai was not able to breach the defence, and Boston would take the map, and series, victory.

The final map, Route 66, was the last chance for Shanghai to claim some measure of revenge against Boston, but their early defence proved inadequate, as Boston easily moved the payload through checkpoint after checkpoint, ultimately finishing the first round with over 90 seconds remaining. For Shanghai to have any chance, they would need to move the payload the entire map with time remaining, however the defence from Boston proved far too strong, and while the Dragons were able to move through the first checkpoint, they were unable to progress much further than that, leading to a 4-0 sweep by Boston Uprising.

With this match now complete, Boston are still sitting in the middle of the pack, while Shanghai are still yet to find a single victory. For more Overwatch action, check out the match breakdown of the Los Angeles Valiant taking on the Houston Outlaws, and to see how these teams are all sitting on the ladder, check out the Official Standings page, here.