Falcons, Raccoon step into upper-bracket final at OWCS Major Dallas

Team Falcons and Crazy Raccoon swept into the upper-bracket final on Saturday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2024 Major in Dallas.

The Falcons dispatched Spacestation in three maps, and the Raccoon did likewise to the Toronto Defiant. Those winners will meet Sunday for a berth in the grand final later in the day.

Spacestation survived a lower-bracket match against M80 to advance to the lower-bracket semifinal on Saturday. They will be opposed by ENCE, which eliminated the Defiant.

All matches in the double-elimination playoff bracket are best-of-three.

The prize money ($200,000) will be spread among the participants. The top two teams will qualify for the Esports World Cup 2024 this summer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Falcons' sweep consisted of wins on Ilios (2-1), Circuit Royal (5-4) and New Junk City (3-1). Kim "Proper" Dong-hyun of South Korea was named the match's MVP.

The Raccoon won 2-0 on Ilios, a 2-1 on Circuit Royal and 3-1 on Hollywood. Park "Junbin" Jun-bin of South Korea took MVP honors.

Spacestation needed five maps to stay alive. M80 opened with a 2-0 victory on Busan, but Spacestation came back with wins on Midtown (2-1) and Havana (1-0). M80 leveled the match with a 3-2 decision on New Junk City, but Spacestation took the clincher, New Queen Street, 128.09m to 32.03m. Hadi "Hadi" Bleinagel, a German/Lebanese player, was named the MVP.

ENCE won its match against the Defiant in four maps, starting with a 2-1 victory on Busan. Toronto responded with a 1-0 win on Watchpoint: Gibraltar, but ENCE took it from there, winning 3-2 on Midtown and 75.29m to 64.08m on Colosseo. Kevin "kevster" Persson of Sweden captured MVP honors.

Sunday's schedule:

--ENCE vs. Spacestation (lower-bracket semifinal)

--Team Falcons vs. Crazy Raccoon (upper-bracket final)

--ENCE-Spacestation winner vs. Team Falcons-Crazy Raccoon loser (lower-bracket final)

--Grand final

OWCS Major Dallas prize pool:

1. -- $80,000, TBD

2. -- $40,000, TBD

3. -- $20,000, TBD

4. -- $16,000, TBD

5-6. -- $12,000, Toronto Defiant, M80

7-8. - $10,000, NRG Shock, Twisted Minds

--Field Level Media