Shanghai Dragons vs. San Francisco Shock - FINAL #OWLMOTW

General Discussion
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Week 5 • Day 4


VS.
Shanghai Dragons
  
San Francisco Shock
4-2 +4
Clinched Stage 1
Playoffs Berth
 
6-0 +24
Clinched Stage 1
Playoffs Berth
7-6 +0
  
10-3 +29


Map Schedule
Control • Oasis
Assault • Paris
Hybrid • King's Row
Escort • Rialto
TB/Control • ???

Final Score

 
 
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4
4
4
0
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5
5
5
4
K.O.! PERFECT!

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Click here for a 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). The current live version of the game is patch 1.35.0.1 (Archives 2018).
  • 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.
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    •Competitive Play Ruleset
    •Killcam is off
    • •Default skins are used in the Player POV

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Playoff Implications for this Match

  • Both teams have clinched Stage 2 Playoffs. San Francisco Shock can win this match with any result to clinch the #1 seed overall.
  • If Shanghai loses, they will likely face off against San Francisco Shock again enterting the Stage 2 Playoffs.
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Finally we get into the matches that matter today

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I actually can’t believe it. My boys (and m’lady) are on the verge of actually entering a OWL playoff for the first time ever

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Ready to see the Shock finally get a map taken from them?

I know I sure am.

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Correction: The Shanghai Dragons are likely to face off against the Shock again irrespective of the match result…because if Shock wins, they clinch first spot and Shanghai finishes in 8th, while if Shanghai wins they could climb up to 6th, and because Atlantic and Pacific Division champions automatically receive 1 and 2 seeds (depending on record), the Shock will fall to third and likely be on a collision course with Shanghai in 6th.

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i love it, both teams were laughed at in previous season… now look at them, they are much, much better!

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Dragons have to break this streak of Shock’s.

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11 matches ago, Shanghai were still winless. If they win today, they draw level with Florida in franchise history, at 8 wins.

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I would love to see Dragons win but I don’t think they can against Shock. I do think they can at least take a map though. I’m guessing 3-1 Shock.

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Out of curiosity, which game mode do you think Shanghai will be able to pull off against the Shock?

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Does it not depend on the score in the next match? Spark vs Dynasty?

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Shanghai have a terrible matchup after this one… If they beat SFS, Vancouver Titans overtake #1, which means SFS will face #6 which gonna be the Shanghai Dragons.

If Shanghai loses, they drop down to #8 (regardless of HZS/VaN game) and SFS take seed #1, which mean the dragons play SFS again.

The only way for Shanghai not face Shock again is winning today by 3-2 and then lose against Dallas Fuel in the tiebreaker.

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Calling it right now…27-1-0

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My bet would be on Paris. It favours the comps Shanghai run more, and SF nearly lost a map on it a couple of weeks ago

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That Pharah is so cleeeaaaan.

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Credit where credit is due. Shanghai learned what Houston didn’t. Don’t play GOATS against a team that you know is better than you at GOATS.

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I hate this Shock orange.

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Shanghai almost play DPS more than Chengdu at this point tbh

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See Kawagima’s comment below:

Basically, the only way the Dragons can not face the Shock will be to win 3-2…because Dallas has already beaten the Dragons twice (back in Stage 1), that means the Fuel will get the 6 seed and Shanghai would get the 7 seed…however, that also means the Dragons will have to face the Spitfire…

Basically, the Dragons will be facing the Shock again unless this match goes to a 5th map tiebreaker and the Dragons win that one…

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This post aged well.