After the Initial playoffs matches, the Philadelphia Fusion and Los Angeles Gladiators looked to have the upper hand against their opponents, the Boston Uprising and London Spitfire. The playoffs format has each team go head to head in a Best of 3; instead of just playing five maps, every team needs to play multiple string over the span of two weeks. The first team to win 2 games advances to the next stage of the playoffs.
The Los Angeles Gladiators continued their roster swap, leaving star tank and crew MVP Chan-hyung"Fissure" Baek about the seat in favor of Luis"iRemiix" Galarza Figuerda. Although this roster swap paid off from the first match, the London Spitfire swept the Gladiators with two consecutive 3-0 victories. The Fusion had a trickier path to success. They won their first game on Wednesday, and also the Boston Uprising began Friday by accepting the next series 3-1. The Fusion was able to battle back into the deciding match and won the next series, originally dropping Junkertown into the Uprising but cleanup the rest of the maps. The Fusion will advance to play with the New York Excelsior, while the Spitfire will face off against the Los Angeles Valiant. The Spitfire and Valiant will finish the semifinals on Friday, July 20th at 4:00 PM PST/7:00 PM EST, with the following match immediately following if necessary, and the Fusion and NYXL will wrap up their struggle Saturday, July 21st at the same moment. The 2 winners will advance to the Grand Finals in Nyc on July 27th and 28th at the Barclays Center for a prize pool of $1,400,000.
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