NTMR earned promotion to the Overwatch Champions Series ahead of Stage 3 by winning the North American Stage 2 promotion/relegation tournament on Monday.
Disguised, who finished as runner-up out of four contenders on Monday, retained their place in the OWCS.
The fifth- and sixth-place teams from OWCS NA Stage 2 — The Kafe and Disguised, respectively — faced off against the first- and second-place teams from the FACEIT League Season 9 NA Master division — NTMR and Extinction, respectively — with two spots in OWCS NA Stage 3 on the line.
The four clubs played a double-elimination bracket that was completed entirely on Monday. All matches were best-of-three.
NTMR ran the table, opening the day against Disguised and prevailing 3-1 in the upper-bracket semifinals. After Disguised took an early lead with a 2-0 result on Ilios Control, NTMR dominated with a 3-0 result on Circuit Royal Escort, a 1-0 win on Hollywood Hybrid and a 3-1 triumph on Suravasa Flashpoint.
NTMR proceeded to steamroll The Kafe (2-1 on Oasis Control, 3-0 on New Junk City Flashpoint and 1-0 on Circuit Royal Escort) in the upper-bracket final, ensuring at minimum a top-two finish and a place in the OCWS.
Disguised dropped into the lower bracket and defeated Extinction 3-1. After Disguised captured Ilios Control 2-1, Extinction pulled level with a 3-2 win on New Junk City Flashpoint. Disguised closed out the series by taking Dorado Escort 3-0 and Runasapi Push 144.86-51.17 meters.
Disguised then recorded a lopsided 3-0 victory over The Kafe in the lower-bracket final (2-0 on Oasis Control, 1-0 on Dorado Escort and 3-1 on New Junk City Flashpoint).
In the grand final, NTMR outdid their first win over Disguised and posted another sweep. They prevailed 2-1 on Oasis Control, 4-3 on Dorado Escort and 3-1 on Suravasa Flashpoint.
In OWCS NA Stage 3, NTMR and Disguised will join Dallas Fuel, Spacestation Gaming, Team Liquid and LuneX Gaming.
The Kafe drop from the OWCS level into FACEIT League Season 10, along with Extinction, who could not earn promotion.
–Field Level Media
