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HomeSportseSportsSpitfire, Fuel get sweeps in Kickoff Clash qualifiers

Spitfire, Fuel get sweeps in Kickoff Clash qualifiers


The London Spitfire and Dallas Fuel posted sweeps Sunday in getting their first wins to close out Week 1 of the Overwatch League Kickoff Clash qualifiers.

The Fuel (1-1) handled the Washington Justice (1-1), and the Spitfire (1-1) blanked the Vancouver Titans (0-2).

Two more teams recorded their first wins of the tournament as well. The Toronto Defiant (1-1) scored a 3-2 win to hand the Houston Outlaws (1-1) their first loss, and the Florida Mayhem (1-1) kept the Paris Eternal (0-2) winless with a 3-1 victory.

The Fuel began their match with a 2-0 win on Lijiang Tower, won 3-2 on Eichenwalde and closed out the match 1-0 on Route 66.

The Spitfire’s sweep came with consecutive 2-1 wins on Oasis, King’s Row and Route 66.

The Defiant had a tougher path. They started with a 2-1 win on Lijiang Tower, but the Outlaws responded with back-to-back wins on King’s Row (5-4) and Watchpoint:Gibraltar (1-0).

The Defiant leveled the match with a big win on New Queen Street, 76.13 to 38.15, and then clinched the match on Ilios 2-0.

The Mayhem and the Eternal traded 2-1 wins on their first two matches, with the Mayhem prevailing on Oasis and the Eternal winning on Midtown. The Mayhem broke the tie with a 2-1 win on Circuit Royal and clinched with a big win on New Queen Street, 123.40 to 18.46.

Qualifying for the Kickoff Clash continues through May 29, with double-elimination bracket play to follow from June 2-5.

Three games are scheduled for Friday when Week 2 begins:
–Florida Mayhem vs. Vancouver Titans
–San Francisco Shock vs. Houston Outlaws
–Atlanta Reign vs. Washington Justice

Overwatch League Kickoff Clash standings, with win-loss record, map differential and league points:
West
1. San Francisco Shock, 2-0, +6, 2
2. Atlanta Reign, 2-0, +5, 2
3. Los Angeles Gladiators, 2-0, +4, 2
4. Houston Outlaws, 1-1, +2, 1
T5. Dallas Fuel, 1-1, 0, 1
T5. Florida Mayhem, 1-1, 0, 1
T5. London Spitfire, 1-1, 0, 1
8. Washington Justice, 1-1, -1, 1
T9. Boston Uprising, 1-1, -1, 1
T9. Toronto Defiant, 1-1, -1, 1
11. Vancouver Titans, 0-2, -4, 0
T12. New York Excelsior, 0-2, -5, 0
T12. Paris Eternal, 0-2, -5, 0
East
T1. Philadelphia Fusion, 0-0, 0, 0
T1. Shanghai Dragons, 0-0, 0, 0
T1. Hangzhou Spark, 0-0, 0, 0
T1. Los Angeles Valiant, 0-0, 0, 0
T1. Seoul Dynasty, 0-0, 0, 0
T1. Guangzhou Charge, 0-0, 0, 0
T1. Chengdu Hunters, 0-0, 0, 0

–Field Level Media

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