Shanghai Dragons defeat Chengdu Hunters to win Summer Showdown
Field Level Media
18 Jul 2021, 15:40 GMT+10
The Shanghai Dragons won their second tournament of the 2021 Overwatch League season on Saturday, taking down the Chengdu Hunters 4-1 to win the Summer Showdown.
These two teams have battled a couple of times throughout the course of the Summer Showdown, so it came as no surprise that they cameprepared for each other in the Grand Finals.
The Chengdu Hunters (7-5, 9 points) started strong on Ilios, beating the Dragons in a heads-up Pharah match and then putting their star DPS and MVP candidate Huang leave Xin on Ashe on Ilios-Ruins, powering the Hunters to a 2-0 map win.
Dragons, Hunters move on to Summer Showdown Grand Finals
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Fuel, Reign post Summer Showdown victories
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12 Jul 2021, 12:40 GMT+10
The 2021 Summer Showdown Knockout Round finished on Sunday in the Western Region with the Dallas Fuel and the Atlanta Reign qualifying for the Summer Showdown.
The first match of the day saw the Washington Justice (8-4, 8 points) outlast the Paris Eternal (6-6, 6 points) in a 3-2 series win. This series was as back-and-forth as they come, with the teams taking turns winning perfect games on each other. Both teams ran similar compositions throughout the matchup, meaning this was a battle of execution and star power.
The Eternal started strong with a 2-0 win on Oasis, then the Justice responded with a 1-0 full-hold on Hanamura to tie the series up at one apiece. Paris looked to surge ahead with a 1-0 win on Hollywood, but Washington responded beautifully, shifting to a defensive playstyle and absorbing Paris aggression. The Justice took Route 66 1-0 and Busan 2-0 to secure the 3-2 series win.
Fuel clinch top seed on final day of Summer Showdown qualifiers
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11 Jul 2021, 11:40 GMT+10
The final day of Summer Showdown Qualifiers saw the Atlanta Reign, Dallas Fuel and Washington Justice pick up wins on Saturday.
The first match of the day saw two teams that qualified for the Summer Showdown Knockout Rounds, as the Atlanta Reign (7-5, 8 points) defeated the Boston Uprising (6-6,6 points) in a 3-0 sweep. The Reign earned the second seed in the Western Region with the win, giving them a first-round bye in the Knockout Rounds.
Boston s proclivity for dive compositions played right into the Reign s strength of playing defensive compositions, resulting in a relatively easy win. The Reign started with a 2-0 win on Lijiang Tower, then took Hanamura 2-1 before securing the series with a 3-2 win on Hollywood. Despite the loss, Boston still qualified for the Knockout Round.