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We've already had two weeks of great esports action in the Overwatch League, and the teams are starting to fall into place in the standings. <br>The top and bottom of the table are about as expected, but there are still a few surprises along the way. We're looking at you, Dallas. <br>Below you'll find how the teams are stacking up after four games each, according to Mail Esports' [ ]. <br>        Fans in the Blizzard Arena in California are already used to seeing it covered in black and gold<br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/sport/esports/article-5291657/xQc-suspended-Dallas-Fuel-fined-Overwatch-League.html  Problems continue to mount for Dallas Fuel after xQc is...] [/sport/esports/article-5279225/Overwatch-League-week-one-attracts-10million-viewers.html  The Overwatch League attracted over 10million viewers in its...]    <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br><br> <br>1. Seoul Dynasty =           Two more routine wins for Seoul Dynasty so far, but they haven't faced their main rivals yet<br>If there were any doubters left, Seoul Dynasty have surely converted them by now. <br>They went 8-0 in total in week two against the Florida Mayhem and the Boston Uprising, which was unsurprising, but they've now scored three 4-0s out of four games this season.<br>We'll finally get to see them in action against one of the top teams next week when they take on the New York Excelsior.  <br>Just two weeks into the season, Seoul look to already have the Pacific Division on lock. <br>Dallas is languishing at the bottom of Pacific alongside Shanghai, so Seoul's main rivals are the Los Angeles Valiant, who couldn't get past New York or London.<br><br>2. New York Excelsior +1        New York Excelsior stopped the Los Angeles Valiant in their tracks this week, and climb up one<br>New York Excelsior had another good week, and in fact didn't lose a single map in matches against the Los Angeles Valiant and  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html tour lệ giang shangrila] Los Angeles Gladiators. <br>They rolled through Gladiators with ease, and were pretty dominant against Valiant too, with just a slight hiccup on map four which went to a draw after the match was already won.<br>It was a good week to compare NYXL and London Spitfire, as they both faced the Valiant. London won too, although they struggled a bit more, so New York moves above them in the rankings for the time being.<br>They'll face Seoul Dynasty for the first time next week. Seoul will be favourites, but you definitely shouldn't count out an upset. <br>3. London Spitfire -1        London Spitfire have won all their games but aren't looking as dominant as New York Excelsior<br><br>       The London Spitfire are still flying high with four straight wins to start the season, but their performance in week two wasn't as dominant as it was in week one.<br>They lost a map against the Dallas Fuel who are still win-less, and were forced into a tiebreaker against the Los Angeles Valiant after throwing away a two map lead.<br>That's not to say Spitfire won't be able to beat New York or Seoul when they eventually come up against them though. <br>The DPS pairing of Profit and Birdring are still tough to match, and Birdring in particular put in an amazing Widowmaker performance in the LAV tiebreaker. <br>One interesting stat is that London Spitfire have been 2-0'd twice on Oasis, by the Fuel and Valiant.<br>It seems to be just a bad map for them, as when they've played other Control maps (Ilios and Lijiang), they've won handily. We know where they'll be focusing their practice this week.<br>4. Los Angeles Valiant =         Los Angeles Valiant had an extremely tough schedule this week, so remain at 4 despite losses<br>Los Angeles Valiant have joined a number of teams with a 2-2 record, but they had by far the hardest schedule in week two, so they remain 'the best of the rest.'<br>Coming up against the London Spitfire and New York Excelsior is not something any team wants to do, Dynasty included. <br>Valiant lost both matches, but they came extremely close against the London Spitfire, forcing a tiebreaking map after coming from 2-0 behind. <br>They ran out of steam of Lijiang Tower unfortunately, but it seems like it's only a matter of time before they can upset one of the top teams. We'll have to wait until week five to see them in action against the Seoul Dynasty though.<br>5. Los Angeles Gladiators +1        Los Angeles Gladiators take advantage of another bad week for Dallas Fuel and climb upwards<br>Another week, another tough choice over where to put Los Angeles Gladiators in the Power Rankings.<br>Once against they went 1-1 after facing a tough team in the New York Excelsior, and sneaking a win against the Philadelphia Fusion after a tiebreaking map. <br>The Gladiators' usual strong defense failed them against both teams this week, but were at least able to put in strong attacking performances, and were able to take and hold Control maps pretty successfully.<br>Next week they've got the Los Angeles Valiant and the Houston Outlaws. They'll probably go 1-1 again. <br>6. Houston Outlaws +3         Houston Outlaws embarrassed the Dallas Fuel in week two, and easily beat the Dragons too<br>The Houston Outlaws have improved in the Power Rankings mostly thanks to other teams falling down than anything else.<br>They did put in a stellar performance against the Dallas Fuel though, and are firmly in charge of Texas Overwatch for the time being. <br>It was an excellent week for the Outlaws, winning both of their matches 4-0. Coming up against the league's worst team and a Dallas Fuel team who are completely out of sorts was definitely what they needed after a tough start in week one.<br>Plus, Jake proved he can play something other than Junkrat! His plays on Genji were often pivotal, and an encouraging sign for the future. <br>Next week they've got what should be another routine win against the Mayhem, but will face a stiff challenge in the Los Angeles Gladiators. <br>7. Philadelphia Fusion +1        Philadelphia Fusion are up and down, and join a number of teams sitting on 2 wins and 2 losses<br>[http://search.about.com/?q=Philadelphia%20Fusion Philadelphia Fusion] rise up the ranks again after a couple of close matches in week two. <br>They ended up losing against the Los Angeles Gladiators after throwing away a 2-0 lead. <br>They came from behind against the San Francisco Shock though, and a draw on Eichenwalde was what they need to secure their second win of the season. <br>Fusion will need to win all of these close matches against the teams around them if they're going to move up the Power Rankings, but for now in the overall League standings, they're doing pretty well. <br><br>8. San Francisco Shock +2        Shock defeated the Boston Uprising, but couldn't quite get past Philadelphia this week<br><br>San Francisco Shock are a team who have benefited from the downfall of the Dallas Fuel and Boston Uprising, but they did manage to pick up their second win of the season this week.<br>It was a close run thing against the Philadelphia Fusion, but they couldn't muster a strong enough attack on Eichenwalde.<br>They traded maps back and forth with the Boston Uprising,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html tour Lệ Giang giá rẻ] and managed to come out on top 2-1 in an incredibly close tiebreaker on Lijiang Tower. <br>Shock will need to keep grinding out performances like this until their marquee signings are available to play later in the season. <br>9. Dallas Fuel -4        Dallas Fuel haven't won a match yet, and they've lost tank player xQc to suspension as well<br><br>Last week, I said we should expect to see Dallas Fuel climb the ranks, but here we are at the end of week two and they still don't have a win to their name.<br>Plus, tank player [/sport/esports/article-5291657/xQc-suspended-Dallas-Fuel-fined-Overwatch-League.html xQc is suspended] for the rest of Stage 1.<br>They took a map off London, although it was the Spitfire's bogey map. Against the Houston Outlaws though, they were humiliated. <br>This was the much hyped battle for Texas, which a lot of people would have had going to the Fuel before the season started.<br>They lost 4-0 though, and at times looked completely lost, with ults being wasted and Effect being completely shut down on whichever hero he was playing. <br>Next week, Fuel have must win games against Shock and Uprising. Lose those, and it'll might be hard to recover in time for the playoffs. <br>10. Boston Uprising -3        It looked as though Boston Uprising were improving last week, but they've regressed again<br><br>Boston looked good in week one after a shaky preseason, but they've faltered again in week two. <br>In fairness, they were up against Seoul Dynasty, and it's going to take a monumental effort for a western team to topple them, but they also lost a close match against San Francisco Shock. <br>We're going to need to see some more convincing performances for them to climb up the rankings.<br>They're on just one win right now, and that was against a weak Mayhem team. Uprising have Spitfire and Fuel next week, and it's going to be tough for them to keep pace with their rivals.<br>11. Florida Mayhem =         Florida Mayhem got their first win of the season but it was against the worst team in the league<br><br>Florida Mayhem fans can be happy, as their team picked up their first win of the Overwatch League in week two.<br>However, it was against Shanghai, who currently represent the least feared Dragon in gaming.<br>They won 4-0 against the weakest team in the league, and lost 4-0 against Seoul Dynasty, the strongest team in the league, so we didn't learn much from their performance this week.<br>It's unlikely they'll get a win in week three either, as they're up against Los Angeles Valiant and Houston Outlaws, a couple of teams with bags of ability.<br>12. Shanghai Dragons =         If the Shanghai Dragons lose 4-0 against Florida Mayhem, it's tough to see who they'll beat<br><br>If the Shanghai Dragons can't even put up a fight against the Florida Mayhem, things are looking seriously bleak. <br>So far, Dragons have got a total of 11 points from four matches (most teams get that in one or two), and they haven't won a single control point round.<br>They're going to remain firmly at the bottom of the Power Rankings for another week, and right now it seems likely they'll stay there for the rest of the season.<br>Sorry,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html tour shangrila] Shanghai fans. <br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/sport/esports/article-5291657/xQc-suspended-Dallas-Fuel-fined-Overwatch-League.html  Problems continue to mount for Dallas Fuel after xQc is...] [/sport/esports/article-5279225/Overwatch-League-week-one-attracts-10million-viewers.html  The Overwatch League attracted over 10million viewers in its...]    <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"><br>Read more:<br><br>[ Matt Porter (@Matt_Porter44) on Twitter]<br>[/sport/esports/article-5291657/xQc-suspended-Dallas-Fuel-fined-Overwatch-League.html xQc suspended by Dallas Fuel and fined by Overwatch League | Daily Mail Online]<br><br><br><br>DM.later('bundle', function()<br>DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');<br>);