The Dallas Fuel captured one spot in Sunday’s final round of the Overwatch League’s East Region play-in tournament.
The Fuel cemented their berth in the final with a 3-0 sweep Saturday of the Seoul Dynasty, winning 2-1 on Lijiang Tower, 3-2 on Eichenwalde and 3-0 on Suravasa in upper-bracket play.
The Dynasty moved to the lower bracket of the double-elimination tournament and will meet the Guangzhou Charge, which qualified with a 3-2 win over the Shanghai Dragons in a closely contested lower-bracket semifinal. Tae-hoon “Edison” Kim was the MVP for Seoul.
The Charge and Dragons alternated wins, with Guangzhou striking first with a 2-1 win on Ilios. The Dragons then were victorious on Eichenwalde, 4-3, with the Charge coming back to grab a 3-1 contest on New Junk City. The Dragons followed with a 1-0 triumph on New Queen Street before the Charge finished off the match, 3-2 on Dorado.
Yi “JinMu” Hu was the MVP for the Charge.
The Dynasty and Charge met in the first round, with Seoul sweeping the contest 3-0.
Play-in action in the East continues Sunday:
–Seoul Dynasty vs. Guangzhou Charge (lower-bracket final)
–Dallas Fuel vs. TBD (final)
East Region play-in results:
1. TBD — qualifies to playoffs
2. TBD
3. TBD
4. TBD — Shanghai Dragons
–Field Level Media
