IDDQD & REUNITED.gg win this week's Overwatch Weeklies
Thanks to the support from our sponsors ROCCAT, DXRacer, Matcherino, G2A - and of course all of you who watched and perhaps donated - we were able to award over $1000 in prize money this weekend. We were in turn rewarded with an amazing weekend of matches. Read on for a summary of this weekend.
We had yet another amazing weekend of GosuGamers Weeklies, and we are thrilled that both the fans and players are supporting the competitive scene time and time again. With the help of our partners we were able to give a total of $1000+ in prizes this weekend. If you missed the action, here is a quick recap for you:
GosuGamers Overwatch Weekly EU #10
VODs - Bracket
As if it were any surprise at this point, IDDQD continued their reign as the best team in Overwatch this week. They continued their streak of first places, but it wasn’t complete dominance: In the grand finals, REUNITED.gg took them to a decisive game 5, a feat that no other team has achieved in a while. Once again IDDQD stuck to the EU side of the weekend, giving some teams a chance to shine in the NA bracket on Sunday.
This week’s bracket was very interesting, although the numbers alone don’t show that. Nearly every game it felt like the two teams playing could beat the other, with standout performances from unknown_, and IMPULSE 11, two up-and-coming teams. Both performed well for being new to the scene, with IMPULSE 11 knocking Luminosity Gaming out of the tournament, and unknown_ going toe to toe with REUNITED.gg. Ultimately, the teams fell to giants IDDQD and REUNITED.gg, but not before having made a real impression on the competition with their impressive runs. REUNITED.gg was just as impressive in the finals, when they took the contest to game 5 on Volskaya against powerhouse IDDQD.
GosuGamers Overwatch Weekly NA #10
VODs - Bracket
Once again IDDQD sat out of the NA side of things, opening the floor for other teams to take an easier shot at the grand prize. Cloud 9, Luminosity Gaming and REUNITED.gg were the big names on the NA side of things, but after Code7’s dominant performance last week and IMPULSE 11’s great run yesterday, it was unclear who would make it to the finals.
The games were close, and almost every match it felt teams were willing to switch it up with many oft-overlooked heroes getting the spotlight. Luminosity Gaming was able to get their revenge on IMPULSE 11 after being knocked out by them yesterday, taking their match against the team 2-0. Cloud 9 went head to head with unknown_ in a set of incredibly close matches before they were able to beat them out and move on to face Luminosity Gaming, where another narrow victory ensured they were able to move in to the finals. On the other side of things, REUNITED.gg and Code7 both had standout performances in their first two matches, before progressing to face each other in yet another incredibly close series.
Finally, REUNITED.gg and Cloud 9 faced off in a real nailbiter. Both teams on great form, with the advantage going back and forth, until finally REUNITED.gg was able to beat out Cloud 9 and take their first competitive win.
Shoutouts
We'd like to thank all the casters involved this weekend, without whom we would not have been able to provide as comprehensive a level of coverage as we did:
- ZP & Hexagrams, who provide the English main stream every weekend
- Bryak, who again covered the EU Weekly in Russian
- AskJoshy & FishStix, who were back this week to provide a secondary English stream for the NA Weekly
- VecetTV, who provided a Portuguese broadcast for the NA weekly
- GamersOriginOW, who has provided a French cast for many weeks now
- esl_Nuja, who provided an alternate French stream
Secondly, thanks to our sponsors who help us put up prize pools weekend after weekend. Don't forget that we are still running giveaways:
- For the past two weekends we have been able to giveaway Overwatch copies thanks to G2A. For the upcoming giveaway simply keep browsing our website or visit our forum. Alternatively you can also stay up to date by following our twitter or our facebook.
- Our DXRacer Chair giveaway is over, thanks to everyone who entered and thanks to DXRacer for providing the chairs. Good luck!
Next weekend there won’t be any weeklies as the One Nation of Gamers tournament will be happening, but we are sure they will provide a great set of matches as well!
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