Spacestation Gaming advance to OWCS NA Stage 2 grand final

Spacestation Gaming advanced to the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series’ North American Stage 2 playoffs with a 3-1 victory over Team Liquid in the upper-bracket final on Saturday.

Dallas Fuel swept LuneX Gaming 3-0 in the lower-bracket semifinal and will face Team Liquid on Sunday in the lower-bracket final. The winner of the lower-bracket final will face Spacestation in Sunday’s grand final.

Six teams participated in a round-robin regular season, with the top four advancing to the playoffs, which run from Friday through Sunday. All matches in the double-elimination bracket are best-of-five, except for the grand final, which will be best-of-seven.

In addition to earning shares of the $75,000 prize pool, the top four Stage 2 finishers advance to Stage 3. The top three finishers also will qualify for the Overwatch Champions Series’ Midseason Championship, a $1 million event scheduled for July 29-Aug. 2 in Paris.

On Saturday, Spacestation opened with a 2-1 win on Ilios Control before Liquid pulled even 4-3 on Neon Junction Hybrid. Spacestation took over from there with back-to-back wins on Dorado Escort (2-1) and New Junk City Flashpoint (3-2) to reach the grand final.

Facing LuneX, Dallas won 2-1 on Ilios Control and Circuit Royal Escort before finishing off the sweep 4-3 on King’s Row Hybrid.

Overwatch Champions Series’ North American Stage 2 prize pool

1. $30,000, qualifies for Midseason Championship and NA Stage 3

2. $15,000, qualifies for Midseason Championship and NA Stage 3

3. $12,000, qualifies for Midseason Championship and NA Stage 3

4. $8,000, qualifies for NA Stage 3 – LuneX Gaming

5-6. $5,000, qualifies for NA Stage 2 promotion/relegation — The Kafe, Disguised

–Field Level Media