Top seed in 2023 Overwatch League Playoffs suffer reverse sweep in opening match

Fans and players alike expected the Atlanta Reign to start off strong in the 2023 Overwatch League playoffs, but instead, they faced two of the best DPS players in the world and crumbled to lose their first LAN match all season.

The Hangzhou Spark reverse swept the Atlanta Reign 3-2 today in the first match of the playoffs, sending them into an elimination match much earlier than many expected. The Atlanta Reign have been the Goliath of OWL in 2023, from their strength on paper to their performances both regionally and internationally. But both teams had to adjust to a new meta, and it was the Spark with better mid-match adaptations that won the series and got out ahead in Toronto.

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