The San Francisco Shock, Washington Justice and London Spitfire won their respective games Thursday to open qualifying for the Overwatch League’s Midseason Madness.
The Shock swept the second-place Dallas Fuel 3-0 to improve to 7-0 in the season standings. The Justice beat the New York Excelsior 3-1 while the Spitfire beat the Florida Mayhem 3-2.
San Francisco earned its spotless victory by taking Lijiang Tower 2-1, Midtown 1-0 and Circuit Royal 3-1 over Dallas.
Washington dropped its first map to New York, 2-1 on Ilios. But the Justice charged back and held Excelsior scoreless the rest of the way, winning King’s Row 1-0, Route 66 2-0 and Colosseo 1-0.
London went ahead by two maps, beating Florida 2-1 on Ilios and 1-0 on Eichenwalde. The Mayhem responded with consecutive 1-0 victories on Watchpoint: Gibraltar and Colosseo. The Spitfire took the deciding map, Oasis, 2-1.
Qualifying for the Midseason Madness continues through July 10, with double-elimination bracket play the following week.
West action continues Friday with three matches:
–Toronto Defiant vs. London Spitfire
–Atlanta Reign vs. Boston Uprising
–Vancouver Titans vs. Los Angeles Gladiators
Overwatch League Kickoff Clash standings, with win-loss record, map differential and league points:
West
1. San Francisco Shock 7-0, +16, 8 points
2. Dallas Fuel, 5-2, +7, 7
3. Los Angeles Gladiators, 4-2, +7, 7
4. Florida Mayhem, 4-3, +6, 5
5. Houston Outlaws, 4-2, +5, 5
6. Toronto Defiant, 4-2,+3, 5
7. Washington Justice, 4-3, +2, 5
8. Atlanta Reign, 3-3, +1, 3
9. London Spitfire, 4-3, -1, 4
10. Boston Uprising, 2-4, -6, 2
11. New York Excelsior, 1-6, -12, 1
T12. Paris Eternal, 0-6, -14, 0
T12. Vancouver Titans, 0-6, -14, 0
East
1. Seoul Dynasty, 4-2, +6, 7 points
2. Hangzhou Spark, 5-1, +8, 6
3. Shanghai Dragons, 5-1, +4, 6
4. Philadelphia Fusion, 3-3, +2, 5
5. Chengdu Hunters, 2-4, -4, 2
6. Los Angeles Valiant, 1-5, -5, 1
7. Guangzhou Charge, 1-5, -11, 1
–Field Level Media