Philadelphia Fusion vs. New York Excelsior - FINAL

General Discussion
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Week 1 • Day 1


VS.
Philadelphia Fusion
  
New York Excelsior
0-0 +0
  
0-0 +0
5-2 +5
  
7-0 +16


Map Schedule
Control • Lijang Tower
Hybrid • Paris
Assault • Eichenwalde
Escort • Rialto
TB/Control • ???

Final Score

 
 
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Victory!

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Summary of Changes in Stage 2

  • Baptiste is eligible for play.
  • Overwatch League has switched the order of the Assault and Hybrid maps to reduce the likelihood that a match is decided part-way through the third map as draws are more likely on Assault.
  • Stage 2 will play on patch 1.34.0.1 Baptiste Release which is the current live version of the game.
  • The map pool has replaced two of the three maps from Stage 1 of each map type. Here’s the map pool for Stage 1:
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Map 4
Lijang Tower Paris Blizzard World Junkertown
Oasis Hanamura Eichenwalde Watchpoint: Gibraltar
Busan* Temple of Anubis* King's Row* Rialto*

The tiebreaker map will be played on one of the two control maps not played in the series. *Asterisk refers to maps that appeared in Stage 1.


Click here for overall 2019 Overwatch League Changes
  • The Atlanta Reign, Paris Eternal, Toronto Defiant, and Washington Justice will join the Atlantic Division.
  • The Chengdu Hunters, Guangzhou Charge, Hangzhou Spark, and Vancouver Titans will join the Pacific Division.
  • All teams will play a 28-match schedule this season, down from 40 from the 2018 season.
  • The All-Star Game and other skills competitions will be held between Stages 2 and 3.
  • Stage Finals will be held after Stages 1, 2, and 3. Eight teams will qualify, including the two division leaders in that stage, along with the next six teams in the stage standings regardless of division.
  • For the postseason, the two division winners along with the next best four teams by record, regardless of division, will automatically qualify. Two additional teams will qualify through a play-in tournament between the seventh- through 12th-place teams. Those final eight teams will compete for the league championship in a double-elimination bracket.
  • The prize pool for the 2019 season is $5 million, up from $3.5 million in 2018.
  • Stage Playoffs Prize Pool (for each of Stage 1, 2, and 3):
    •Winner gets $200K
    •Runner-up gets $100K
    •3rd and 4th place teams get $50K each
    •5th through 8th place teams get $25K each
  • Season Playoffs Prize Pool:
    •Champion gets $1.1M
    •Runner-up gets $600K
    •3rd place team gets $450K
    •4th place team gets $350K
    •5th and 6th place teams get $300K each
    •7th and 8th place teams get $200K each
  • The map pool for each stage has been expanded to 12 maps.

    • For more details see the official 2019 Competition Rules here.


Click here for Match Rules
  • Each Overwatch League Regular Season match will play a minimum 4 maps.
  • Maps to be played in each match are predetermined by the league and posted on the official schedule in advance.
  • After the fourth map, the team with the most map wins will be the winner of that match.
  • In the event of a tie, a fifth Control tiebreaker map will be played.
  • Scoring for the league season and stage is based on match record, followed by map record, followed by head-to-head map differential, followed by head-to-head match differtial. If a tie still persists a tiebreaker match will be played before the start of the stage or season playoffs.
  • Overwatch League matches plays with the following game mode options:
    •Competitive Play Ruleset
    •Killcam is off
    • •Default skins are used in the Player POV

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Thank you for your cooperation and enjoy the match!



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Looking forward to two things

  • new patch+hero
  • possible Archives info drop
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Greetings from the Blizzard Arena!!

New photo by Craig “WyomingMyst” Simpson

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Gotta love a good old stomp match.

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Can’t tell if saying hi or giving the finger to poor Jake back there…why so mean Wyoming!!!

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WyomingMeanst

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Baptiste meta or not Baptiste meta. This is the question.

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Wait are you going to be live updating today’s stage? Do you get a spot on the desk so you can work? :sweat_smile:

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Oh my god, I forgot they’re going to be playing in the new patch, thanks for the reminder

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Seriously doubt much will have changed on first day of new stage…hopefully get some experimentation though!

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That last goat is clearly an Ashe main!!!

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Malik will be on the desk today. Puckett is streaming from home and then going skiing

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This will be interesting to watch, maybe we might see some teams try new things due to the patch. I still think the Fusion will win this one. They have been looking much more solid than the NYXL lately. Still going to be a fun game to watch.

Lucky, I’m here stuck in class…

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I saw that Atlanta signed FRDWNR. I’m glad he got called up. I think they’re just calling him FRD (Fried) now though lol.

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Who’s excited to earn Tokens again?

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wasnt expecting the thread to be made so early… hiya everyone!

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My man…that’s a QUALITY sign… putting others to shame!

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I was watching Sideshow doing some T500 Ana play last night, but he was in a group with Bren who was playing like a silver Genji, so they were in low diamond.

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I saw your BOB sign on stream