Playoff field set for OWCS North American Stage 3

YMCA member Austin Manengu works the keyboard as he plays a game of Fortnite during the unveiling of the new gaming lab at the Maplewood Family YMCA in Rochester Thursday, June 20, 2024. YMCA of Greater Rochester in partnership with Metro Sports & Entertainment Group will open two gaming labs for youth and teens this year. Team Liquid, Dallas Fuel and Spacestation Gaming each finished the regular season of Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 3 with sweeps on Sunday to finish in the top three spots and advance to the playoffs. Team Liquid and Dallas each finished with 4-1 records, with Liquid earning the No. 1 seed thanks to their 3-2 win in the head-to-head matchup on Oct. 18. Spacestation (3-2) is the third seed for the playoffs while The Kafe, which lost 3-0 to Dallas on Sunday, still punched their ticket to the playoffs as the fourth and final advancing team. The tournament's regular season began Oct. 10 with six teams in a round-robin format and all matches first-to-three. The top four teams advanced to the double-elimination regional playoffs on Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, with all matches in the $75,000 tournament first-to-three except for the grand final, which is first-to-four. Liquid locked up the top spot in the standings with a 3-0 win over Disguised, which finished in sixth. The sweep started with a 2-0 Ilios Control victory, continued with a 2-1 Watchpoint: Grimsvotn Escort win and concluded with a 3-0 Suravasa Flashpoint clincher. Dallas beat The Kafe 3-0 with a 2-0 Busan Control win, a 2-1 Watchpoint: Grimsvotn Escort triumph and a 144.86m-33.89m Runasapi Push victory. Spacestation Gaming beat fifth-place finisher NTMR 2-1 in Oasis Control, 141.97m-0m Esparanca Push and 3-0 on Midtown Hybrid. The playoffs begin with the upper-bracket semifinals on Friday. Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 3 Prize Pool 1. $30,000, TBD 2. $15,000, TBD 3. $12,000, TBD 4. $8,000, TBD 5-6. $5,000, NTMR, Disguised --Field Level Media