Seoul Dynasty end blip against Houston Outlaws
Over the past couple of weeks the unthinkable has happened in the world of Overwatch – the Seoul Dynasty team, considered by many to be the best in the world, lost two games in a row.
The first defeat for Seoul came at the hands of the New York Excelsior back during week three. New York managed to take the win with a 3-2 scoreline in one of the closest matches we have seen yet in the competition.
Many assumed this was one small stumble by Seoul, coming up against one of the other top teams in the league and falling just short. But just six days later they were destroyed 4-0 by the London Spitfire, another Korean team tipped to be in the top three come the end of the season.
Seoul Dynasty got back to winning ways in the Overwatch League
Back to winning ways! We will continue to stay focused and work towards getting back to top dog! Thanks to our fans for staying with us during tough times. GGWP to @OutlawsOW we look forward to playing you again! ^^7#ksv #seouldynasty #OWL2018 pic.twitter.com/IF0b8zXoZv — Seoul Dynasty 🐯 (@SeoulDynasty) February 3, 2018
With the two other Korean teams now out of the way, Seoul looked to get back on track with a win against the Houston Outlaws during week four. But this would be no easy task, as the Outlaws went into the match having won all of their last five.
Unfortunately that run had to end somewhere, and at the hands of the Seoul Dynasty is nothing to be ashamed of. The Korean team managed to take the win over the Outlaws with a 3-2 victory, in a match that was far closer than many expected.
Houston took wins in map one on Eichenwalde and map four on Junkertown with 3-2 wins on both maps. Seoul managed to take maps two and three with a 2-1 win on Horizon Lunar Colony and a 2-0 win on Ilios, resulting in a game five.
Linkzr wished on a cursed monkey paw to be as good as a Korean DPS but the condition was he couldn’t play against a Korean team. — MonteCristo (@MonteCristo) February 3, 2018
The final map was just as close as the rest of the series, with Houston having a solid chance to take the victory. However, it was Seoul who took the 2-1 win on Lijiang Tower to move to 6-2 for the season and claim third place. Houston, meanwhile, fall to fifth place behind the LA Valiant.
Elsewhere in the week four action, the San Fransisco Shock took a convincing 4-0 win over the struggling Florida Mayhem, who are probably questioning their decision to only sign six players. The Mayhem now have just one win in eight games and are second from bottom.
Started to find our footing in the last map, but unfortunately it was too little too late.
Well played @SFShock as we fall 0-4 in the match.
Despite the uphill battle, we will continue to look forward.#BringTheMayhem 🌴💣 pic.twitter.com/eDIv9AYQ8Q — Florida Mayhem 🌴💣 (@FLMayhem) February 3, 2018
A crucial match between the Boston Uprising and LA Gladiators ended in another 4-0 sweep, this time for the Uprising, putting them in seventh place and just outside the play-offs. A loss here could have spelt the end of their play-off dreams for stage one of the competition, but now that $125,000 prize pool is still obtainable, if a little unlikely.
The Overwatch League action continues tonight with the London Spitfire taking on the Shanghai Dragons, the Dallas Fuel taking on the New York Excelsior and the Boston Uprising taking on the LA Valiant.