The Florida Mayhem and Boston Uprising, two of the top four teams in Summer Stage qualifying in the Overwatch League’s West Region, came away with wins Saturday.
The Mayhem (14-2) moved atop the standings with a sweep, the Uprising (11-5) also won in a sweep, and the New York Excelsior (7-9) won the day’s other match.
Summer Stage qualifying in the West runs through Sunday, with each team in the region playing a total of eight best-of-five matches. The top three teams will advance to the playoffs, while the fourth- through 10th-ranked squads will be sent to the play-ins.
Florida began its victory over the Los Angeles Valiant (2-14) with a 2-0 win on Oasis. Next came a 2-1 victory on Midtown, and the clincher came 3-1 on New Junk City.
Boston’s sweep of the Los Angeles Gladiators (6-10) began with a 2-1 win on Oasis, continued with a 2-1 victory on Eichenwalde and wrapped 3-2 on Suravasa.
New York twice fell behind the Vancouver Titans (8-8) but rallied each time. After Vancouver won 2-0 on Antarctic Peninsula, the Excelsior responded 2-1 on Midtown. The Titans scored a 3-1 victory on Suravasa, but New York answered 1-0 on Esperanca. The Excelsior then clinched 2-1 on Circuit Royal.
Summer Stage qualifying action in the West continues on Sunday with three matches:
–Toronto Defiant vs. Washington Justice
–Houston Outlaws vs. London Spitfire
–Atlanta Reign vs. San Francisco Shock
West standings (W-L record, map differential — includes performance in both spring and summer qualifiers):
1. Florida Mayhem, 14-2, plus-32
2. Atlanta Reign, 13-2, plus-32
3. Houston Outlaws, 12-3, plus-20
4. Boston Uprising, 11-5, plus-18
5. San Francisco Shock, 8-7, minus-2
6. Vancouver Titans, 8-8, plus-7
7. Toronto Defiant, 7-8, minus-2
8. London Spitfire, 7-8, minus-3
9. New York Excelsior, 7-9, minus-5
10. Washington Justice, 6-9, minus-7
11. Los Angeles Gladiators, 6-10, minus-12
12. Los Angeles Valiant, 2-14, minus-32
13. Vegas Eternal, 0-16, minus-43
–Field Level Media