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Your Los Angeles Gladiators played against the Atlanta Reign to kick off the second half of their 2020 Overwatch League Season. This was a pivotal game for LA as they looked to bounce back from their recent struggles. Reviewing Week 19 Atlanta Reign: 5-5 The author of this article predicted a 3-1 defeat against a…
On Saturday, June 13th, the Los Angeles Gladiators play the Atlanta Reign. The League returns to online play after a two-week hiatus following the May Melee tournaments. Previewing Week 13 Atlanta Reign: 5-5 Atlanta is considered in the middle of the pack along with LA. They have one of the most versatile lineups in the…
This week was the May Melee tournament, and your Los Angeles Gladiators are looking to take down the top teams and win some serious prize money and bragging rights. Reviewing Week 15 Washington Justice: 3-10 The Washington Justice were the Gladiators’ first opponents in the tournament, given the 10th seed. With Stratus and Corey recently…
Control was the downfall of the Los Angeles Gladiators in Week 15. While the author has pointed out in the past the poor record on control maps the Gladiators have had, it’s unbelievable how that really made a difference against one of the weakest teams in the league, that being the Boston Uprising. Reviewing Week…
The ever-changing Paris Eternal do not stop failing to surprise OWL fans, and this has been ever true this week when the Los Angeles Gladiators stepped up to the plate to face them. After a satisfying win against Toronto, Los Angeles were hoping for another win against an international team. Unfortunately, they came up short…
The Los Angeles Gladiators have looked to continue their merry winning ways since their victory versus the LA Valiant two weeks ago. The Overwatch League has set up an impromptu tournament for the month of May. Starting this week, teams will compete to qualify via regular season matches. In the first week of May, the…
After a week-long break from matches, the Defiant are back to face some of their toughest opponents yet. A recent announcement from vice president, Jon Spector, revealed that teams in the North American region would now be able to face each other. This means the teams on the West Coast — The San Francisco Shock,…
On Sunday, May 3rd, the Los Angeles Gladiators play the Toronto Defiant. This will be the first time that the Gladiators will face a team in the previously-alleged Atlantic Conference. The whole league has been re-organized into “North American” and “Asian” groups, considering the abrupt nature of online play. The match between Toronto and Los…
Weeknight matches have returned to the Overwatch League, and last Thursday night was when the eighth edition of the “Battle Of LA” took place. The Valiant certainly had some tricks up their sleeve, but the Gladiators were able to prevail in the end, having to go the distance in order to do it. Reviewing Week…
The Los Angeles Gladiators are once again in action this Thursday, fresh off a battle against San Francisco. This time, they face the Valiant in the first edition of the “Battle for LA” in the season. Fans are looking forward to another great match, but what is truly in store for the Purple and Black…
After handling Dallas the previous week, the Gladiators primed for an Easter Sunday battle against the San Francisco Shock in Week 10. These two teams faced off in Week 8. While LA came out on top back then, the results were a bit different this time around. Anything can happen in the Overwatch League, and…
Slowly but surely, the Los Angeles Gladiators are moving up in the standings. After defeating the Dallas Fuel last weekend, the Gladiators currently sit at 9th place. The Gladiators beat the Dallas Fuel, but it was not as solid as the 3-0 score indicates. On Oasis, especially, the Fuel gave the Gladiators a run for…
Everyone’s friendly neighborhood LA Valiant writer is back and here to give you his prediction for…..OWL Week 10? With the Valiant off this week it is a good time to reflect on the rest of the league and see who is going to win. Welcome to the week 10 predictions. Hangzhou Spark vs Chengdu Hunters…
Last week was a crazy week not just for LA, but for the Overwatch League as a whole. It was back to work for the Gladiators, as they will continue to play matches online until the end of the season. While the Glads got their first win by beating the Shock, they got shown up…
Action returned to the Overwatch League with a total of ten games taking place this past weekend. On Saturday, the Gladiators took on last year’s champions, the San Francisco Shock. The following evening, they went up against the Seoul Dynasty. Each game had very surprising results but on different sides of the spectrum. Reviewing…
After many, many weeks of waiting, the Los Angeles Gladiators are (officially) back in action. Last weekend, four Pacific West teams participated in friendly matches that allowed DPS players to show off their skills on Echo. The Gladiators squared up against the Los Angeles Valiant in another iconic Battle for LA. Though they lost the…
The Gladiators, and the Pacific East and West Divisions, have not seen any action since February 8th due to unfortunate current events, but that will come to an end very soon, as four matches take place this weekend through online play. On Saturday, March 21, the purple and black pack go up against their LA…
A month has gone by in the 2020 Overwatch League season and yet many are still debating which teams are truly the best at the current moment. Compile the fact that five of the 20 teams have yet to play with the newly added weekly hero bans and it can become quickly overwhelming for fans…
On Sunday, the Overwatch League announced the first heroes to be banned from professional play. In a new experiment called, “Hero Pools,” Overwatch is banning four heroes each week in competitive play to try to break the game’s reliance on metas. Each week, one tank, one support and two DPS characters will be banned based…
Now just under a week into the 2020 OWL season, some have already begun to look ahead to see which players are anticipated to make the biggest splash this year. With some stellar opening performances, it’s not out of the question to imagine that even the players themselves have started thinking about the OWL’s coveted…
