The Dallas Fuel posted a second straight sweep Sunday, making quick work of O2 Blast in Summer Stage qualifying in the Overwatch League’s East Region.
The Fuel won 2-0 on Oasis, 3-1 on Eichenwalde and 3-0 on Watchpoint: Gibraltar to move into sole possession of first place in the early going.
Seoul Infernal stayed right on the Fuel’s heels with a 3-1 victory against Poker Face. After losing 2-0 on Antarctic Peninsula, Infernal answered by winning 3-2 on Numbani, 3-0 on Dorado and 1-0 on Esperanca.
In other East Region action, Dreamers held onto third place with a 3-1 defeat of PANTHERA. Dreamers opened with a 2-1 win on Ilios. After a 1-0 stumble on Midtown, Dreamers responded with a 2-1 win on Watchpoint: Gibraltar and a 1-0 decision on Esperanca.
Summer Stage Qualifiers in the West run through Sept. 4, with each team in the region playing a total of eight best-of-five matches. The top three teams will advance to the playoffs, while the fourth- through 10th-ranked squads will be sent to the play-ins.
East Region qualifying runs through Aug. 6. All matches will be best-of-five in a single round-robin format, with all 10 teams moving on to the Summer Stage Knockouts. Matches between the three teams based in Korea (Dallas Fuel, Seoul Dynasty, Seoul Infernal) will all be offline.
Qualifying action continues Sunday with three matches in the West:
–Florida Mayhem vs. Vancouver Titans
–Boston Uprising vs. Vegas Eternal
–Toronto Defiant vs. Los Angeles Valiant
West Region standings (win-loss record, map differential):
T1. Atlanta Reign, 2-0, plus-6
T1. New York Excelsior, 2-0, plus-6
3. San Francisco Shock, 2-0, plus-4
4. Florida Mayhem, 1-0, plus-3
5. Boston Uprising, 1-0, plus-2
T6. Los Angeles Valiant, 1-0, plus-1
T6. Toronto Defiant, 1-0, plus-1
8. Vancouver Titans, 0-1, minus-1
9. Vegas Eternal, 0-1, minus-3
T10. Los Angeles Gladiators, 0-2, minus-4
T10. Washington Justice, 0-2, minus-4
12. Houston Outlaws, 0-2, minus-5
13. London Spitfire, 0-2, minus-6
East Region standings (win-loss record, map differential):
1. Dallas Fuel, 2-0, plus-6
2. Seoul Infernal, 2-0, plus-5
3. Dreamers, 2-0, plus-4
4. Seoul Dynasty, 1-1, plus-1
T5. Hangzhou Spark, 1-1, 0
T5. Shanghai Dragons, 1-1, 0
7. Guangzhou Charge, 1-1, minus-1
T8. O2 Blast, 0-2, minus-5
T8. PANTHERA, 0-2, minus-5
T8. Poker Face, 0-2, minus-5
–Field Level Media
