Overwatch League Preseason Day Three: London Spitfire Earn First Win
There was more frantic action in the preseason of the Overwatch League and fans knew what to expect seeing as every team had already played once.
Every single team playing on day three apart from Seoul Dynasty had lost their opening game, making these series crucial.
The day started with [/news/london/index.html London] Spitfire against San Francisco Shock, followed by Seoul Dynasty against Houston Outlaws and tour shangrila Shanghai Dragons against Boston Uprising.
There was more top action at the Blizzard Arena on day three of Overwatch League preseason
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London Spitfire are favoured to be one of the top teams going into the first season but were shocked yesterday in a tight affair against LA Gladiators.
This time they had a point to prove and stopped their frequent substitutions - instead opting to only play the roster of Kongdoo who won APEX Season 4 in Korea.
It was a decision that paid off as they dispatched Shock with relative ease in a 4-0 victory.
Round three was close when Shock brought the score on Oasis to 99% apiece but Spitfire managed to capture the point once again.
It means that the Kongdoo roster are currently 5-0 while the less experienced GC Busan roster are 1-3.
Once Busan rediscover their form, Spitfire are going to be a force to be reckoned with.
London Spitfire picked up their first win with a convincing performance against San Francisco
And another team people will have to be wary of is Seoul Dynasty.
The South Korean team ruthlessly defeated Shanghai Dragons 4-0 on the opening day and they were cold-blooded once again with a 2-1 victory against the Houston Outlaws.
The Outlaws looked strong but once again, just fell short. They put in a strong showing in the first game on Junkertown as Jiri 'LiNkzr' Masalin put on an impressive display as both Widowmaker and McCree.
However, it wasn't enough as two good D.Va ults by Jae-mo 'xepheR' Koo and triple kill with a creative Tracer ult by Seok-woo 'Wekeed' Choi stopped Outlaws in their tracks.
Outlaws bounced back in the second round on Horizon Lunar Colony to pick up a round win of their own - throwing out so many ults that Dynasty couldn't leave thir spawn to defend.
Seoul Dynasty were ruthless and picked up a tight 2-1 victory over OpTic's Houston Outlaws
Dynasty maintained their composure and decimated Outlaws in the third round before an extremely close final round that ended in a draw - the first we've seen in the OWL.
Then the final game was the tightest of the day as both Shanghai Dragons and Boston Uprising looked shaky.
Both teams being inconsistent actually lead to a fun series that was unpredictable and fast paced.
When rosters were announced, many fans were quick to write Uprising off yet they have exceeded most people's expectations.
They put in a good performance in their loss to New York Excelsior and went one better against Dragons.Both teams traded rounds until Uprising took the final tiebreaker on Lijiang Tower.
Boston clearly have a talented roster with their DPS combo of Nam-joo 'Striker' Kwon and tour Lệ Giang giá rẻ Jonathan 'DreamKazper' Sanchez shining in particular.
Given their substantial group of coaching staff - they could be one of she surprise packages of the season.
Boston Uprising could be a surprise package this year, they defeated Shanghai Dragons
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