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Sunday, June 23: The final day of Stage 3, Week 3. This day will forever be remembered as one of the most unexpected days of competitive Overwatch to-date. Chengdu completed their second straight victory against a plummeting Fuel team, the Uprising put their fans through another stress-inducing map 5 win, the Outlaws lost to Florida…
For the first time all season, Johnathen “Harryhook” Tejedor Rua started due to Benjamin “uNKOE” Chevasson having a medical emergency. Also Ashley “Trill” Powell played again as main tank. The changes didn’t impact much, meaning that the series wouldn’t have looked much better if the best roster was played. The problem with Dallas is not…
Week 2 did not go the way most Charge fans would have hoped. They played a close match with the Los Angeles Valiant, yet dropped it in the final moments. Now, Guangzhou have another week where they only play a single game, and it’s against a very weak Toronto Defiant. This week will be a…
The Spark are a top tier team right now. Dallas is a mid tier team and declining. Every team this stage has gotten better, but the Fuel have been stagnant and this makes them look worse. The series predictably went the way of the Spark as the whole Dallas roster looked to be falling apart.…
Week 2 was a whirlwind for Shock fans, as they tasted the bitterness of defeat at the hands of the surging Houston Outlaws. But, the boys in orange quickly tightened things up against Seoul, which ought to give fans confidence going into a, well, less than intimidating Week 3. Week 2 Review Shock 2-3 Outlaws…
The Los Angeles Gladiators find themselves with a 3-1 record and a +8 map differential. This puts them in fourth place so far in the stage standings. They are also in fourth place in the overall league standings, currently giving them an automatic spot in the playoffs, instead of having to play in the knockout…
Last week for the Fuel was rough. After losing a match that they should have won against Chengdu, Dallas was dominated by Vancouver for the third time. They have one of the hardest schedules this stage and week three isn’t much better. Stage 3 Week 2 Review Two games and two losses. However one match…
Paris Eternal 3 – 0 Florida Mayhem It’s easy to say these matches do not matter for Florida as they are in the process of re-creating their roster. However, it’s still tough to watch this team, not because they aren’t lovable, because they are. But because the Overwatch they play can be so strong sometimes,…
David vs Goliath, well except this time Goliath wins. This match went about as well as everyone expected, Dallas was stomped. After halftime, the Fuel looked better overall, more decisive and actually winning fights. Despite that, Vancouver was still better than them all series long. What else was to be expected? GG go again. Ilios:…
It was sink or swim time for the Dallas Fuel, and they sank – hard. Once Chengdu gets into a teams head it’s over. Dallas started swapping over and over again on every map because they never knew what to do, which lead to ultimate disadvantage and the eventual 1-3 loss for Dallas. Ilios: Dallas…
Houston Outlaws (3-12) vs San Francisco Shock (12-3) Final Score: Shock 2-3 Outlaws In an absolute shocker, the Houston Outlaws managed to upset the San Francisco Shock 3-2. The Shock played well but the Outlaws just played better, with each team looking absolutely dominant on the maps that they took. This match breaks the 11-game…
Last week was classic Dallas, next week will probably be classic Dallas. The Fuel have made a tendency this season to win one game and lose one game on weeks where they have two games; it’s better than losing both games though. One difficult opponent followed by an easier one seems to be the schedule…
Paris Eternal, June 17th (7-9) The Paris Eternal came into the league with great expectations lumped upon them. As a team with the greatest amount of Goats knowledge, they surprised many by looking uncoordinated and unthreatening all year. However, it was last week that the Eternal turned some heads. They managed to win both their…
Coming off of a long, midseason break, the OWL finally returned to action this past Thursday. It was a weekend that certainly did not disappoint, either. Legends previously told of a fabled married man meta were resurrected to the Blizzard Arena stage, map win-streaks were shockingly ended and players wore new jerseys that recaptured the…
The Fuel looked like the better team just based off of the season record. Washington’s team play was almost nonexistent, and was punished by the Fuel all match long. This match made it apparent that the Justice are way behind everyone else in terms of trusting one another. The Fuel rolled over Washington for a…
New York Excelsior (13-2) vs London Spitfire (10-5) Final Score NYXL 4-0 Spitfire After NYXL struggled with the Outlaws earlier in the weekend, there was speculation that this match would be one in which London could have been considered favorites. Yet, New York quickly showed that wasn’t the case. They ran a dominant Sombra composition…
Despite the Gladiators and Fuel being close in the standings, the gap between the two is farther than would seem. While LA has the potential to beat the best in the league. Dallas are more of a middle of the pack team. It was scrappy at times, but the Gladiators were dominant all series long.…
Los Angeles Gladiators (10-5) vs Dallas Fuel (9-6) Gladiators 3-0 Fuel The Los Angeles Gladiators are looking to start off their Stage 3 campaign with a win over the Dallas Fuel. Lane “Surefour” Roberts was the first one to walk through the tunnel as he returned to the starting lineup for the Gladiators. The main tank…
Seoul Dynasty 4 – 0 Florida Mayhem It was the Seoul Dynasty coming out on top in today’s match, dispatching of the Florida Mayhem quite effortlessly. It was on the new map, Havana, that the Mayhem found some fighting spirit. However, it was not to be on that map either unfortunately after quite a tragic…
Dallas made the Stage 2 playoffs. This was a showing of the potential they have. Now with Stage 3 on the horizon it could be possible that they make stage playoffs again, with season playoffs as the overall goal. Their upcoming schedule and possibly more deviation in the meta will be polarizing for the Fuel…
