wp-plugin-hostgator domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114ol-scrapes domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/7\/25\/23277168\/overwatch-league-midseason-madness-tournament-san-francisco-shock<\/a> The San Francisco Shock are perhaps the winningest team in the Overwatch League\u2019s short five-year history<\/a>. They are the only team who can boast back-to-back grand finals victories. And during Stage 2 in 2019, the League had to invent a new classification of excellence when the Shock not only never lost a game, but they never dropped a single map, sweeping all their opponents in what was dubbed the \u201cgolden stage.\u201d<\/a> And even though, last year, they never came close to the kind of dominance they enjoyed in 2019 and 2020, they are still a force to be reckoned with and a perpetual pain in my side the way the Yankees are to regular baseball fans.<\/p>\n Which makes the Shock\u2019s embarrassing loss to the Los Angeles Gladiators over the weekend one of the sweetest things I\u2019ve watched in a while \u2014 and definitely my favorite moment of OWL Season 5 so far.<\/p>\n All last week, the League ran its first cross-regional tournament of the year \u2014 the Midseason Madness. It was a long week of matches, featuring some of the scrappiest Overwatch<\/em> I\u2019ve seen this season. Up until this point, Season 5 had been kinda dull with matches that were often total blowouts. But for the Midseason Madness, damn near every match was a close 3-2. Broadcasts that typically clocked in around four to five hours were running eight to nine hours long, lengthened with an additional fourth game over the usual three and the fact that a lot of games went down to the wire. It was a tough slog to watch, especially because my Shanghai Dragons<\/a> often played the later matches in the day. <\/p>\n The final match in this long week of a tournament was between the Shock and the Gladiators, teams that were the number one and two teams, respectively, in the Western region. For the season so far, the Shock were looking like they were back to their old selves as they are currently undefeated in the regular season. But that perfect record didn\u2019t translate to a win during the first tournament of the year… nor in this one.<\/p>\n In fact, from the start of the final match, it seemed like the Glads had them cold. The Gladiators quickly put down the Shock 3-0, with the first one to four maps the winner. It seemed like the match would be a decisive 4-0 victory for the Gladiators \u2014 a rare sweep in a tournament that\u2019s been nothing but hotly and closely contested matches. But veteran Overwatch<\/em> League fans know to never declare a 4-0 prematurely, especially against the Shock.<\/p>\n Well, congrats on winning Midseason Madness, Gladiators. There’s no way Shock comes back from an 0-3.<\/p>\n
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