Welcome to Overwatch League week 3, where everything you’ve come to expect from these teams has been completely upended. Dynasties fell, Spitfires were grounded, and XLs got taken down a couple of sizes. In several stunning upsets, the top three lossless teams have finally been handed their first Ls from both likely and unlikely sources.
Let’s take a look at this week’s action.
Week 3 Day 1
Match of the Day
Los Angeles Gladiators vs. Los Angeles Valiant
The Battle For Los Angeles isn’t just a Rage against the Machine Album or a mediocre Hollywood marine recruitment video starring Aaron Eckhart. It was a real thing that happened on this day in the League: the LA Gladiators versus the LA Valiant. Both teams had solid records, so solid that when they met they were tied at 2 and 2. And, unfortunately for the Gladiators, this is where their records now diverge. The Gladiators started strong, and they are a strong team. But either by karma or by their own hubris, as they reversed swept the Fusion last week, so too were they reverse swept. The Valiant put their #wingsout and won the next three games pretty handily, making them, for now, the Kings of LA.