London Spitfire Wins Overwatch League Season One

London Spitfire are the Overwatch League Season One champions, defeating Philadelphia Fusion in two series to claim the trophy.

After opening up the grand finals with an intense 3-1 win on Friday, the Spitfire only needed to win one more series to secure the title.

London would ultimately only need one more series to lock it up, dominating in a 3-0 sweep to defeat Philadelphia Fusion 2-0.

The London Spitfire were one of the early favorites for the Overwatch League and lived up to that billing by winning the Stage 1 playoffs. As the season progressed, however, the Spitfire struggled to maintain consistency, finishing in ninth place in the final stage.

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As a result, they entered the season playoffs as underdogs, and things didn’t seem to have improved when in the first series of their quarter-final against the Los Angeles Gladiators they were defeated 3-0.

After that first series, however, something clicked for London. They came back in incredible form just days later, delivering back-to-back 3-0 wins of their own to reach the semi-finals. London then defeated Los Angeles Valiant in back-to-back series to reach the grand finals, before finally taking down Philadelphia Fusion to win the trophy.

The Overwatch League Season One Playoffs final placements and prizes:

1 – London Spitfire – $1,000,000

2 – Philadelphia Fusion – $400,000

3/4 – New York Excelsior – $100,000

3/4 – Los Angeles Valiant – $100,000

5/6 – Boston Uprising – $50,000

5/6 – Los Angeles Gladiators – $50,000