Dallas Fuel tops Spacestation Gaming for OWCS NA Stage 2 crown

Field Level Media|published: Mon 6th July, 01:17 2026

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Dallas Fuel surged to a 2-0 lead en route to a 4-2 victory over Spacestation Gaming on Sunday in the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 2 playoffs.

After the slow start, Spacestation Gaming won two of the next three maps to force a sixth map in the best-of-seven grand final, which went to the Fuel.

As champion, Dallas earned $30,000 out of the $75,000 prize pool, while Spacestation Gaming collected $15,000.

The top four Stage 2 finishers advanced to Stage 3. The top three finishers also qualified for the Overwatch Champions Series' Midseason Championship, a $1 million event scheduled for July 29-Aug. 2 in Paris.

Six teams participated in a round-robin regular season, with the top four advancing to the playoffs, which ran from Friday through Sunday. All matches in the double-elimination bracket were best-of-five, except for the grand final.

Dallas Fuel advanced to the grand final with a 3-1 victory earlier Sunday over Team Liquid in the lower-bracket final.

Team Liquid won the opening map, Antarctic Peninsula Control 2-0 before Dallas responded with three straight wins on Dorado Escort (2-1), Neon Junction Hybrid (2-1) and Colosseo Push (115.5m-38.1m).

Dallas had opened the regional playoffs with a 3-0 loss to Team Liquid on Friday in the upper-bracket semifinals to drop to the lower-bracket semifinal. Dallas blanked LuneX Gaming 3-0 on Saturday to earn a rematch with Team Liquid. Spacestation Gaming downed Team Liquid 3-1 on Saturday in the upper-bracket final.

Spacestation Gaming had finished atop the regular-season standings with a 5-0 record, followed by Dallas Fuel (4-1), Team Liquid (3-2), LuneX Gaming (2-3), The Kafe (1-4) and Disguised (0-5).

Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 2 prize pool

1. $30,000, qualifies for Midseason Championship and NA Stage 3 -- Dallas Fuel

2. $15,000, qualifies for Midseason Championship and NA Stage 3 -- Spacestation Gaming

3. $12,000, qualifies for Midseason Championship and NA Stage 3 -- Team Liquid

4. $8,000, qualifies for NA Stage 3 -- LuneX Gaming

5-6. $5,000, qualifies for NA Stage 2 promotion/relegation -- The Kafe, Disguised

--Field Level Media

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