Plenty more Overwatch action is set to take place as the best teams within the League all vie for their piece of the prize pool. The Washington Justice faced off against the Vancouver Titans as they both attempted to make their own arguments for playoff contention. Unfortunately, dropping out this early in the run almost certainly spells doom for the remaining bracket, considering that, somehow, users correctly predicted that the Boston Uprising would win against the Houston Outlaws. Maybe I'm underestimating the Shock, but I feel like they're more challenged -- to Tyler's point that North America is a deeper region -- than the Dragons are. This page was last edited on 3 October 2019, at 12:44. Shanghai, Philadelphia, and San Francisco all seem to have the most flexibility (even with the Shock's initial struggles) so by that default you'd have to give it to North America I guess, but it's difficult for me to say definitively. There will be a seven-team Asia bracket and a 13-team North America bracket. Rand: My poor Chengdu boys are out and while I expected it and didn't pick them, I'm still sad because I love watching them play (go watch the Chengdu-NYXL series, you won't regret it). After Stage 4 of the regular season finished, the top finishers in each division along with the next four teams in rankings regardless of division qualified for playoffs, which took place during July 11th – 21th. We'll see if the Charge prove me right about being a dark horse. The Overwatch League 2020 Playoffs landing page. I cover all things Overwatch, including the Overwatch League, for Forbes. Losing team drops into Losers Bracket. Blizzard Has Released New World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands Merch! The Paris Eternal were looking like a team that could easily contend with both North America bracket favorites in the San Francisco Shock and Philadelphia Fusion. Dribbling Or Shooting. The Overwatch League 2020 playoff bracket. If you're more comfortable with Winston and a traditional main tank, go for it. The winners of those will then go into a double elimination bracket with Shanghai Dragons (who get their choice of opponents) and Guangzhou Spark. Which Inaki Williams Rulebreakers SBC Should You Do In FIFA 21? Emily and I have both been high on them all season, even in their moments of lackluster performance, because again, this roster has the potential to be very good. World Of Warcraft Players Are Drastically Limiting Their Power In A New Leveling Challenge. The Quarterfinal and Semifinal series ran from July 11th to July 21st and were played in Blizzard Arena Los Angeles. The 2020 playoff bracket will look similar to the brackets we saw during the May Melee and the Summer Showdown. The top two finishers received a first-round bye. Eight teams competed in the OWL Playoffs – a double-elimination tournament.The winner of each round of the Playoffs were … The Grand Finals Weekend takes place October 8th-10th. Ocal: Yup, I'm still in on a Shock vs. Dragons final, with the Shock winning! The Overwatch League playoffs continue early tomorrow morning with the Chengdu Hunters facing off against the London Spitfire, and restarting in the evening. What do our writers think of all the action as we head into the second weekend of playoffs? Those three matches take place on September 4th. Erzberger: North America is deeper but Asia has the best team in the Dragons. September 6-13, 2020. Great script right there. The Houston Outlaws pipped the Vancouver Titans to the 10th seeding in NA, so they literally got to pick their battle and opted to play Boston Uprising on September 3rd. The 2019 Overwatch League playoffs were the postseason tournament of the 2019 Overwatch League regular season, beginning on September 5, and concluded with the 2019 Grand Finals, the second championship match of the Overwatch League (OWL), on September 29.. Welcome to the Overwatch League, your home for all the latest information, news, scores and stats from the league! That was blisteringly fast; in the first playoff day for the 2020 Season of the Overwatch League, almost every bracket has already been trashed for the $100,000 competition for fans to predict the perfect bracket. There's the illusion of strength across the board that I think is more due to meta shifts and adaptation than anything else. How it managed to surprise everyone, however, is still a bit befuddling to consider. The two teams who emerge from the winners and loser brackets in each region will square off over Grand Finals weekend to determine the 2020 Overwatch League champions. The Overwatch League's first round of playoffs were full of upsets and surprises. The Shock nearly lost to the Justice in the first playoff round and had to pull off a reverse sweep to advance and stay ahead in the winners' bracket when most thought they would potentially be dropped down by Paris (had Paris beat the Reign) in a close semifinals match. Enter your email address and follow instructions to reset your account password! Ocal: It's Philly's time. More importantly though, we now know how the first round of playoffs is shaping up in both the North America and Asia-Pacific brackets. That's not super tangible but I'm not sold on that part of the Fusion yet. No real surprises in Asia in terms of the teams remaining: Shanghai, Seoul, NYXL and Guangzhou. The Dragons look like the behemoth to beat assuming an unified final can really happen in South Korea in a few weeks. News. The 2020 Overwatch League Grand Finals was the third championship match of the Overwatch League (OWL), which took place on October 10, 2020. The Vancouver Titans failed to net a single point across three maps, with the Justice taking them in quick succession: Oasis, Numbani, and Volskaya all quickly fell to the Justice on the back of Decay’s DPS play. That’s all she wrote for the 2020 Overwatch League regular season. In the second round, sixth seeds Los Angeles Gladiators will get first choice of opponents between the winners of those two matches or Toronto Defiant. The top two teams from each region's respective playoff bracket qualified for the Grand Finals bracket, where the final two teams in the Grand Finals bracket will play in the Grand Finals match. OWL is running a bracket contest for the post-season. That's the excitement of any esport when two scenes are separated for months and they finally meet: who really is the best in Overwatch? ... the Fusion have to be considered the favorites to make it through the upper-bracket … The Overwatch League announced its 2020 playoff format on Wednesday. Erzberger: My heart tells me Shock while my brain is screaming at me to pick the Fusion. The Tians have admittedly looked weak since their team entirely disbanded, resulting in Vancouver picking up a T2 team in their stead. Erzberger: The Justice were stellar on opening playoff weekend and are a legitimate contender to make a lower-bracket run to South Korea if things come up. Wolf: Sticking with the panel here and saying both the Justice and the Dynasty. It took a reverse sweep for the Shock to move on. Meanwhile in the Asia bracket the Seoul Dynasty, who have been inconsistent all year, showed up when it mattered, making their way through the play-in portion of the bracket and sweeping the Guangzhou Charge to make it to winners finals. 1, it might not be enough to dispatch the Shanghai Dragons, an equally talented team that might very well deliver another silver medal to the Fusion in a couple of weeks. New York Excelsior. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The 2020 Grand Finals event will be a full double-elimination bracket played over three days. https://t.co/Fa2pJ7eXbG, — Boston Uprising (@BostonUprising) September 3, 2020. They unseat the champs, win the region, set up a battle with Shanghai. By checking this box you Certify that you are over 13 years of age and Confirm that you have read, understood and agree to comply with HappyGamer’s Terms Of Service and Privacy Policy. The Dragons and Dynasty emphatically beat both losers bracket participants, so it looks like we might very well have a "final before the final" on our hands.

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