Week from 28/9/17 to 4/10/17
Recap of the T2 teams results and news around the West in the last week.
OW Open Division Season 2
The fourth round of Overwatch Open Division Season 2 marks the second half of regular season play. Now the teams cannot joke anymore: you are in or you are out. With only seventh matches any defeat is heavy as a rock. After a round 3 full of big matches round 4 represent the fight for the places behind the top.
EU West
Match of the week:
LFTOWL(ex Team Expert) 4-0 Gatekeepers
LFTOWL shows that they aren't dead and remain contenders for the top spot, smashing one of the others top tier teams in the tournament. Gatekeepers, coming from a recent change at DPS, has not reached the level they were hoping for yet and need to move quickly on coordination: the playoffs are near.
Others notable results:
- Epok Team 0-4 Copenhagen Flames
- Angry Titans 4-0 ] Myths Legion (victory by forfeit)
- Nyyrikki 0-4 Golden Sausage (victory by forfeit)
Standings (notable teams):
- 1st-6th Ence eSports 4W-0L
- 1st-6th LFTOWL(ex Team Expert) 4W-0L
- 1st-6th Golden Sausage 4W-0L
- 1st-6th Copenhagen Flames 4W-0L
- 7th-25th Mkers 3W-1L
- 7th-25th Angry Titans 3W-1L
EU East
Match of the week:
Boom eSports 4-2 Null Sector
With this win, Boom eSports remains the last team without a loss, but the 2 maps losses this week proves that they are not invincible. As holders of the previous title, the pressure will come during the playoffs and without unequivocal dominance in the next 3 rounds they are not safe. A lot of Russian teams are ready to take their place and Null Sector is the first contender.
Others notable results:
- Vtilte 4-1 BadBananas
- EXsdee 4-3 #Rakidushat
Standings (notable teams):
- 1st Boom eSports 4W-0L
- 2nd-6th Null Sector 3W-1L
- 2nd-6th Vtilte 3W-1L
- 7th-12th #Rakidushat 2W-2L
- 7th-12th Bomjour 2W-2L
NA
Match of the week:
6 rinas 4-1 Big Baller Brand
6 rinas, a team with players like b1am, spirit, and Dahun, retain their first position with a strong showing and appear ready to face off against the other big teams of TO Esports and Rockets Esports. Big Baller Brand, even with a defeat, can return home with something good: they were not crushed by a top tier team. Just one map won shows how they can be a dark horse of this tourney.
Others notable results:
Standings (notable teams):
- 1st 6 rinas 4W-0L
- 2nd Rockets eSports 4W-0L
- 3rd reformed btw 4W-0L
- 5th Big Baller Brand 3W-1L
- 11th Toronto eSports 3W-1L
Weekly tournaments:
EU: Go4overwatch Weekly #70
Results:
- 1st Mojojojo Squad
- 2nd BONJOURXDDD
- 3rd Garbage Boyz
- 4th Boom eSports
Both BONJOURXDDD and Garbage Boyz are made up of old players on new teams. Both teams have players coming from GamersOrigins and Iceblock.gg, who probably, and almost certainly, made mixes for this one tournament... but what if this is something more? It is believed Leaf is LFT OWL now (he didn't play in this tournament) and rumors say that WoRsS has been kicked from Mkers and replaced by Polish national team player danye. As for the winners, French Kyb brings home another T2 victory placing himself over the top tier team Golden Sausage (who were playing with Mourse instead of their regular main tank wat7).
NA: Academy Gaming Overwatch Weekly #71
Results:
- 1st Rockets eSports
- 2nd where's baldo?
- 3rd-4th Bedtime Fugitivies
- 3rd-4th Rivals Gaming
Yet again, after doing it once before in week 3 of Open Division play, Rockets eSports wins over Toronto eSports roster (who played under the name where's baldo?): yeHHH and his boys are unstoppable for now. This is a clear message to 6 rinas: the ex-Prestige Worldwide boys do not intend to give away their Open Division title so easily.
General News:
- After dominating the last month of the European T2 scene, Cwwe? has decided to disband after main tank lateks left the team.
- Another important disband in the T2 scene is from team Tier 3 (a roster which most notably included ex-LDLC player clown) due to unknown reasons.
- Bedtime Fugitives add Spanish DPS ZoK3R, most recently_ a member of CE Sabadell eSports, to their roster.
- Ube, ex-Bazooka Puppiez DPS, will take Baito's spot on Ence for the next two weeks due to a wrist injury.
- The Gatekeepers add to their roster a new young DPS from Sweden: Ingemar. He will replace STK.
- LullSiSH is now listed on the Angry Titans Open Division roster
- Last Rites, an org new to Overwatch, have invested in a team formed by Spanish support Corestar, Swedish DPS Lafayette, and Danish flex T3kk3n. The team picked up four members of TAKYON, who most notably played in the last Go4Overwatch August Monthly 2017.
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