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Shanghai Destroys Philadelphia in Semifinal
Publish Date: October 9, 2020
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This thursday the Shanghai Dragons and the Philadelphia Fusion battled for the second spot in the Winner´s Final that will be played on Friday. Many Western fans had high hopes for Philadelphia, but Shanghai crushed their dreams with a swift 3-0. Despite a strong opening from the Philadelphia Fusion, Shanghai surprised their opponent and the fans with some key decisions that helped them succeed.
The Redemption of Stand1 and Diem
Courtesy of Ben Pursell For Blizzard Entertainment.
Shanghai´s roster is stacked with talent. However, throughout the season certain players ended up with a better record than others. APAC fans still remember the May Melee final between Shanghai and Seoul Dynasty. During the 7 match series, Shanghai originally fielded Ji-won “Stand1” Seo and Minseong “Diem” Bae and fell behind.
Then Coach Byung-chul “Moon” Moon, who won Coach of the season this year, subbed in Eui-seok “Fearless” Lee and Jae-won “LIP” Lee and reverse swept Seoul.
Today, Diem and Stand1 were part of Shanghai´s starting lineup again. However, this time the decision paid off. Diem fit perfectly into the sniper meta that is currently favored by the teams. The last time Widow was a permanent staple in Overwatch, Shanghai lost the Summer Showdown to Guangzhou.
Surprisingly, the Fusion decided to put Hee-su “Heesu” Jeong on Widow while the legendary Jae-hyeok “Carpe” Lee played Tracer and Hanzo. Diem, who had always performed well but ended up loosing during the tournaments in the past, was finally able to celebrate a big victory with his team. Stand1 also filled in for Fearless to round out Shanghai´s tank hero pool.
His Wrecking Ball play and was able to synergize well with MVP Byung-sun “Fleta” Kim. Both players remained in the game for all three maps.