San Francisco, Atlanta grab wins in Summer Showdown qualifiying
03 Jul 2021, 09:40 GMT+10
Friday s slate of action saw the San Francisco Shock and the Atlanta Reign pick up wins in Summer Showdown qualifiers.
The San Francisco Shock (9-2, 9 points) put up a much-needed win against a red-hot Paris Eternal (5-6, 5 points), taking the series 3-1. Last week, the Shock looked disorganizedand without a clear plan for most of their series against the London Spitfire (0-10). This week, however, San Francisco showed vast improvements in both planning and execution.
The Shock started with a 2-1 win on Nepal, then San Francisco took Watchpoint: Gibraltar 3-2. The Shock showed versatility in their wins, running brawl on Nepal and running traditional Wrecking Ball-led poke on Gibraltar. Paris had some success on a variety of compositions as well, but they couldn t stack up to the star power of the Shock.
Eternal, Uprising, Defiant grab wins at Summer Showdown
Field Level Media
28 Jun 2021, 11:40 GMT+10
The 2021 Overwatch League Summer Showdown continued to deliver unpredictable action on Sunday as the Paris Eternal, Boston Uprising and Toronto Defiant picked up victories.
The biggest match of the day was the Paris Eternal (5-5, 5 points) making a shocking comeback against the Los Angeles Gladiators (7-3, 7 points), completing a 3-2 reverse sweep. The Gladiators started strong and looked poised to sweep through the Eternal, taking Oasis 2-0 and Eichenwalde 2-1.
Then, on Route 66, Paris adjusted their play style, shifting their tempo up to try and wrestle control of the flow away from Los Angeles. The Gladiators didn t respect the adjustment, leading to a 3-2 win for the Eternal. This would continue on Temple of Anubis, leading to a 2-1 Paris win to bring the series to a Game 5.
The 2021 Overwatch League June Joust wrapped up Saturday with one of the wildest series in recent Overwatch history as the Shanghai Dragons completed an epic co