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Overwatch League 2020 Week 20: Guangzhou Charge’s Top Plays, Prize Money
Robert Paul for Blizzard EntertainmentThe Guangzhou Charge haven’t regularly been considered one of the Overwatch League’s top teams, but the inconsistent squad clutched it out this weekend with two huge map-five wins. When the meta suits Guangzhou, the team seems to excel. With Happy able to play either sniper, Widowmaker or Hanzo, and Eileen showing serious…
Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment
The Guangzhou Charge haven't regularly been considered one of the Overwatch League's top teams, but the inconsistent squad clutched it out this weekend with two huge map-five wins.
When the meta suits Guangzhou, the team seems to excel. With Happy able to play either sniper, Widowmaker or Hanzo, and Eileen showing serious flexibility and an impressive Tracer—the Charge's DPS look like one of the league's best tandems.
This week's performance puts the organization at fifth in the OWL's overall standings, likely setting them up to get a strong placement in the upcoming Summer Showdown, which will award $275,000 in total and $50,000 to the top team.
Saturday, June 20
Seoul Dynasty 2 – 3 Guangzhou Charge
London Spitfire 3 – 0 Chengdu Hunters
Hangzhou Spark 3 – 2 New York Excelsior
San Francisco Shock 3 – 0 Paris Eternal
Atlanta Reign 3 – 0 Toronto Defiant
Los Angeles Gladiators 1 – 3 Houston Outlaws
Dallas Fuel 0 – 3 Vancouver Titans
Sunday, June 21
Guangzhou Charge 3 – 2 Hangzhou Spark
Chengdu Hunters 2 – 3 Shanghai Dragons
New York Excelsior 3 – 1 London Spitfire
Boston Uprising 0 – 3 Philadelphia Fusion
Los Angeles Valiant 3 – 1 Florida Mayhem
Washington Justice 3 – 0 San Francisco Shock
Full schedule and standings available here.
Saturday: Smacking Seoul
The Dynasty came second to the Shanghai Dragons in a 4-3 loss during the Summer Showdown's predecessor, the May Melee. They are an intimidating team filled with top talent, but Guangzhou seemed entirely unfazed on Saturday—doling out a tight 3-2 win under pressure.
Overwatch League @overwatchleague
This is a no-fly zone, and @Cr0ng_ow is here to enforce it! ✈
#FeelTheCharge #OWL2020
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One of the game's most impressive plays actually came courtesy of the Charge's rookie off-tank, Cr0ng, who pulled off a nasty hook onto the opposing Pharah while playing on Lijiang Tower, a prominent Pharah stomping ground.
Sunday: Handling Hangzhou
On Sunday, Guangzhou was faced with the Spark, who managed to defeat a New York roster the day before. Now that the Excelsior have the highly coveted, surprise free-agent and Genji prodigy, Haksal, on their team, outdueling them feels noteworthy. But this meta suits snipers, not Genji players, and Happy just might be the league's best.
Overwatch League @overwatchleague
.@owhappy2 leads the way to Game Five! 🙌
#ChargeForward #OWL2020
⚡ https://t.co/tbTGBrUfiE https://t.co/zyxl0iIC31
On Hanzo, Happy caught fire at the end of Hanamura and went on an arrow spree—notching the kills needed for his team to push the series to five. This came after one of the cleaner Widowmaker performances of the weekend, where he proved once again that teams can't beat Guangzhou without countering the sniper.
Overwatch League @overwatchleague
It's really hard to be sad when @owhappy2 is on your team. 😊
…his victims, of course, might feel otherwise.
#ChargeForward #OWL2020
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Next weekend is the final one of Summer Showdown qualifiers. The Charge will face the middling Hunters and coalescing, intimidating Excelsior, if they get those two wins then they'll be in great position to dive into the tournament's deep prize pool.
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