San Francisco Shock go back-to-back with 2020 OWL Grand Finals win
Robert Paul/Blizzard EntertainmentOverwatch League teams approached the final the 2020 playoffs hoping to claim the championship and glory, but it was the San Francisco Shock who ended up walking away $1.5 million richer with their second title in a row.
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After six months of action, the Overwatch League season has come to a close for 2020. The Playoffs were the chance to really weigh our rosters, and, to absolutely no one’s surprise, the best team turned out to be the Shock.
All 20 teams had a chance to prove themselves in the postseason, from the Shanghai Dragons down to the Boston Uprising. But Super and the boys were just too good and blew past any squad who dared to get in their way (sorry, Dynasty fans).
BACK. TO. BACK.
The @SFShock are the #OWL2020 Grand Final Champions! pic.twitter.com/qlLPltGg1y
— Overwatch Esports (@OW_Esports) October 10, 2020
After defeating the Seoul Dynasty in the first round of the Grand Finals after a close 3-2 match, the Shock then had to face the surging Dragons in the second round, and came out on top, 3-2 once again.
That set the stage for the championship match on October 10: a rematch between Seoul and San Francisco after the Dynasty clawed their way back through the Losers Bracket.
The Shock came out of the gate hot in the final match, going up 2-0 after winning Oasis and King’s Row. Seoul wasn’t going down easy though and easily took Hanamura (a shocking map choice, considering the Shock’s 18-0 record there dating back to 2018) and Watchpoint: Gibraltar to even the score.
It was at this point that San Francisco apparently decided to end it, taking a quick Busan before wrapping things up with a hold on Hollywood to lock in back-to-back titles.
🏆 BACK TO BACK 🏆
THE GREATEST OVERWATCH TEAM OF ALL TIME pic.twitter.com/NnWy4YYtHw
— San Francisco Shock (@SFShock) October 10, 2020
Finally, the Shock’s crack-shot hitscan DPS player Nam-joo ‘Striker’ Kwon was named as the 2020 Grand Finals MVP, because why shouldn’t they walk away with all the trophies? They’re the team that won, after all.
It didn’t take long for the team and their fans to claim that SF is “the best Overwatch team of all time” and, based on the results of the past two OWL seasons, not to mention how dominant they’ve been overall, we can’t really argue with that fact.
OWL 2020 playoffs results
Week 1
Thursday, September 3
| Region | Game | PT | ET | BST |
| NA Play-Ins Round 1 | Houston 1 – 3 Boston | 12pm | 3pm | 8pm |
| NA Play-Ins Round 1 | Vancouver 0 – 3 Washington | 2pm | 5pm | 10pm |
Friday, September 4
| Region | Game | PT | ET | BST |
| Asia Play-Ins Round 1 | Chengdu 3 – 1 London | 4am | 7am | 12pm |
| NA Play-Ins Round 2 | LA Gladiators 3 – 2 Toronto | 12pm | 3pm | 8pm |
| NA Play-Ins Round 2 | Atlanta 3 – 1 Boston | 2pm | 5pm | 10pm |
| NA Play-Ins Round 2 | Dallas 0 – 3 Washington | 4pm | 7pm | 12am Sept 5 |
Saturday, September 5
| Region | Game | PT | ET | BST |
| Asia Play-Ins Round 2 | New York 3 – 2 Chengdu | 4am | 7am | 12pm |
| Asia Play-Ins Round 2 | Hangzhou 0 – 3 Seoul | 6am | 9am | 2pm |
| NA Playoffs QFs | Philadelphia 3 – 0 LA Gladiators | 12pm | 3pm | 8pm |
| NA Playoffs QFs | Florida 2 – 3 LA Valiant |
2pm | 5pm | 10pm |
| NA Playoffs QFs | San Francisco 3 – 2 Washington | 4pm | 7pm | 12am Sept 6 |
| NA Playoffs QFs | Paris 2 – 3 Atlanta | 6pm | 9pm | 2am Sept 6 |
Sunday, September 6
| Region | Game | PT | ET | BST |
| Asia Playoffs Semis | Shanghai 3 – 1 New York |
4am | 7am | 12pm |
| Asia Playoffs Semis | Guangzhou 0 – 3 Seoul | 6am | 9am | 2pm |
| NA Playoffs Losers’ Round 1 | LA Gladiators 0 – 3 Florida | 12pm | 3pm | 8pm |
| NA Playoffs Losers’ Round 1 | Washington 3 – 0 Paris | 2pm | 5pm | 10pm |
| NA Playoffs Semi-finals | Philadelphia 3 – 0 LA Valiant | 4pm | 7pm | 12am Sept 7 |
| NA Playoffs Semi-Finals | San Francisco 3 – 1 Atlanta | 6pm | 9pm | 2am Sept 7 |
Week 2
Friday, September 11
| Region | Game | PT | ET | BST |
| NA Playoffs Losers’ Round 2 | Atlanta 0 – 3 Florida | 12pm | 3pm | 8pm |
| NA Playoffs Losers’ Round 2 | Los Angeles 1 – 3 Washington | 2pm | 5pm | 10pm |
Saturday, September 12
| Region | Game | PT | ET | BST |
| Asia Playoffs Losers’ Round 1 | New York 3 – 0 Guangzhou | 2am | 5am | 10am |
| Asia Playoffs Winners Finals | Shanghai 3 – 2 Seoul | 4am | 7am | 12pm |
| NA Playoffs Winners Finals | Philadelphia 1 – 3 San Francisco | 12pm | 3pm | 8pm |
| NA Playoffs Losers’ Round 3 | Florida 0 – 3 Washington | 2pm | 5pm | 10pm |
Sunday, September 13
| Region | Game | PT | ET | BST |
| Asia Playoffs Losers’ Finals | Seoul 3 – 0 New York | 2am | 5am | 10am |
| NA Playoffs Losers’ Finals | Philadelphia 3 – 0 Washington | 12pm | 3pm | 8pm |
Week 3 – Grand Finals Weekend
Thursday, October 8
| Region | Game | PT | ET | BST |
| Semi-Finals | San Francisco 3-2 Seoul | 4am | 7am | 12pm |
| Semi-Finals | Shanghai 3-0 Philadelphia | 6am | 9am | 2pm |
Friday, October 9
| Region | Game | PT | ET | BST |
| Winners’ Finals | San Francisco 3-2 Shanghai | 2am | 5am | 10am |
| Losers’ Round 1 | Seoul 3-0 Philadelphia | 4am | 7am | 12pm |
| Losers’ Finals | Seoul 3-2 Shanghai | 6am | 9am | 2pm |
Saturday, October 10
| Region | Game | PT | ET | BST |
| Grand Finals | Seoul 2-4 San Francisco | 6am | 9am | 2pm |