Dallas Fuel remained unbeaten and The Kafe picked up their first victory as Week 1 of the Overwatch Champions Series’ North American Stage 3 concluded on Sunday.
The tournament’s regular season runs Oct. 10-25 with six teams in a round-robin format and all matches first-to-three. The top four teams advance to the double-elimination regional playoffs on Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, with all matches in the $75,000 tournament first-to-three except for the grand final, which is first-to-four.
On Sunday, Dallas Fuel improved to 2-0 with its second straight sweep, dispatching Disguised 3-0. Dallas opened with a 2-0 victory on Busan Control before taking Eichenwalde Hybrid 2-1 and New Junk City Flashpoint 3-2.
The Kafe rebounded from Saturday’s loss to Disguised by rallying past Spacestation Gaming 3-2.
The Kafe grabbed the opener 2-1 on Ilios Control, but Spacestation answered with consecutive victories on Paraiso Hybrid (3-0) and Watchpoint: Grimsvotn Escort (1-0).
The Kafe forced a deciding fifth map with a 3-2 win on Aatlis Flashpoint, then completed the comeback on Esperanca Push, 126.83m to 57.68m.
Dallas is the only 2-0 team after the opening weekend. Spacestation Gaming, Disguised and The Kafe are each 1-1, while Team Liquid and NTMR are 0-1.
Week 2 matches
Oct. 17
–Team Liquid vs. The Kafe
–NTMR vs. Disguised
Oct. 18
–Dallas Fuel vs. Team Liquid
–Spacestation Gaming vs. Disguised
–The Kafe vs. NTMR
Overwatch Champions Series’ North American Stage 3 Prize Pool
1. $30,000, TBD
2. $15,000, TBD
3. $12,000, TBD
4. $8,000, TBD
5-6. $5,000, TBD
–Field Level Media
