Field Level Media
27 May 2023, 07:35 GMT+10
The Atlanta Reign opened the final week of West Region qualifying with another 3-0 sweep on Friday at the Overwatch League's Spring Stage.
The Reign swept the Vegas Eternal and improved to an indomitable 7-0, and the Houston Outlaws kept pace in second (6-1) by outlasting the Florida Mayhem 3-2.
In other action, the Los Angeles Gladiators beat the London Spitfire 3-1 and the New York Excelsior blanked the Washington Justice 3-0.
The Reign stifled Vegas 2-0 on Oasis, 3-1 on King's Row and 3-0 on Rialto. They have won 21 total maps and lost just one through seven matches.
The Outlaws twice fell behind against the Mayhem and had to rally. Florida opened with a 2-0 win on Oasis, but Houston countered 2-1 on Hollywood. Florida struck again with a 2-1 triumph on Junkertown, but the Outlaws prevailed 1-0 on New Queen Street and 2-1 on Nepal for the tough victory.
The Gladiators lost to London 2-1 on Lijiang Tower before charging back with wins of 1-0 on Hollywood, 3-1 on Rialto and 1-0 on Colosseo. The Excelsior beat the Justice 2-1 on Nepal, 3-2 on King's Row and 4-3 on Shambali Monastery.
West Region qualifying continues Saturday with four matches:
--Toronto Defiant vs. London Spitfire
--Boston Uprising vs. Atlanta Reign
--San Francisco Shock vs. Florida Mayhem
--Vancouver Titans vs. Houston Outlaws
Overwatch League Spring Stage Knockouts, West Region qualifying with match record, map differential
1. Atlanta Reign, 7-0, plus-20
2. Houston Outlaws, 6-1, plus-12
3. Boston Uprising, 5-1, plus-10
4. Florida Mayhem, 5-2, plus-9
5. Los Angeles Gladiators, 5-2, plus-4
6. Washington Justice, 4-3, plus-2
7. Vancouver Titans, 3-3, plus-2
8. San Francisco Shock, 3-3, minus-4
9. New York Excelsior, 3-4, minus-1
10. Toronto Defiant, 2-4, minus-4
11. London Spitfire, 1-6, minus-10
12. Vegas Eternal, 0-7, minus-20
13. Los Angeles Valiant, 0-8, minus-20
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