Heading into the OWL Midseason Madness event, the community was excited to celebrate this new addition to the Overwatch League. Accordingly, with $1,000,000 on the line, the international competition concluded last weekend – read on for a recap!
OWL Midseason Madness Recap – Favourites and Upsets
Qualification into this event involved the top 8 teams from the West and the top 4 teams from the East. With so much at stake, here’s how everything boiled down:
- #1 – Los Angeles Gladiators
- #2 – San Francisco Shock
- #3 – Atlanta Reign
- #4 – Philadelphia Fusion
The likes of LAG winning is no surprise. Indeed, as the second seed from the West region and the winners from Kickoff Clash, they were in fact the favourites. However, their path to victory was definitely not perfect:
- LAG vs Houston Outlaws (3-0)
- LAG vs Hangzhou Spark (3-2)
- San Francisco Shock vs LAG (3-2)
With their loss in the Upper Bracket Final, things were looking grim. However, after taking down Atlanta Reign, they bounced back into the Grand Final.
Learning from their earlier loss, LAG managed to take the Grand Final the distance and win in 4-2 fashion over San Francisco Shock.
Although the event was great, we’re wondering whether Activision-Blizzard will make an effort to host offline events as it’s incomparable to online.
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