Field Level Media
01 Oct 2023, 06:40 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Katie Goodale / USA TODAY NETWORK)
The Boston Uprising and Houston Outlaws wasted little time setting up the final four of the Overwatch League Season 6 playoffs on Saturday, each breezing through decider matches in Toronto to advance to the grand finals.
With the wins, the Uprising and Outlaws will play in the season's final day, as the semifinals, third-place match and grand final all will be played Sunday. The Outlaws will play the Hangzhou Spark in the first semifinal, followed by the Uprising vs. the Florida Mayhem.
Eight teams reached the playoff stage via their performances in the regular season and play-ins, with the teams split into two groups of four for double-elimination group play.
The final four teams will play for the $1 million grand prize in a single-elimination bracket on Sunday.
On Saturday, the Uprising got things going against the London Spitfire with a 2-0 win Lijiang Tower. The Spitfire answered 3-2 on Blizzard World, only to fall behind again with a 3-1 loss on Suravasa. There was no answer for the Spitfire after that, as the Uprising took Esperanca to win the match.
Houston was even more dominant in its match against the Dallas Fuel, sweeping its in-state rival with 2-0 wins on both Lijiang Tower and King's Row and a 3-2 win on Suravasa to clinch the match.
Sunday's matches:
--Houston Outlaws vs. Hangzhou Spark (semifinal 1)
--Boston Uprising vs. Florida Mayhem (seminal 2)
--Third-place match (semifinal losers)
--Grand final (semifinal winners)
Overwatch League prize pool:
1. $1 million
2. $400,000
3. $225,000
4. $130,000
5-6. $50,000 (London Spitfire, Dallas Fuel)
7-8. no money (Atlanta Reign, Seoul Infernal)
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Orlando Echo news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Orlando Echo.
More InformationIn a devastating turn of events, Israel's war on Gaza, sparked by Hamas's unprecedented attacks on October 7, has resulted ...
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana: In a Louisiana election where more than 43,000 people cast their ballots, a candidate for parish sheriff ...
LIVINGSTON, Kentucky: This week, railroad operator CSX said a train derailment involving 16 cars, two of which spilled molten sulfur ...
Fifty-seven journalists have been killed as of Saturday as a result of Israel's war on Gaza, which has extended to ...
TEL AVIV, Israel - Following Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's statement on Emily Hand's release, Israel's foreign minister says he summoned the ...
WASHINGTON D.C.: The White House says U.S. authorities have foiled a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the U.S., ...
MARSHALL, Texas: In a lawsuit unsealed this week, Texas Attorney-General Ken Paxton said Pfizer and its supplier Tris Pharma provided ...
(Photo credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports) Freshman reserve Reed Sheppard was outstanding on both sides of the floor with 21 ...
(Photo credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports) Connor McDavid continued his hot streak with a goal and two assists and also ...
(Photo credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports) Malik Monk banked in a tough 13-footer with 7.4 seconds left, Stephen Curry was ...
(Photo credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports) The Sacramento Kings, who rallied from a 24-point deficit on Tuesday to complete a ...
(Photo credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports) After splitting a pair of games against high-profile opponents in San Diego last week, ...