Spacestation, Liquid reach OWCS NA Stage 2 upper-bracket final

Spacestation Gaming and Team Liquid advanced to the upper-bracket final of the Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 2 playoffs with a pair of 3-0 sweeps on Friday.

Spacestation blanked LuneX Gaming and Liquid did the same to Dallas Fuel, the team that finished second in the regular-season standings. LuneX and Dallas will meet in the lower-bracket semifinal on Saturday before Spacestation and Liquid square off in the upper-bracket final, with a chance to punch their ticket to the grand final.

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

In addition to earning shares of the $75,000 prize pool, the top four Stage 2 finishers advance to Stage 3. The top three finishers also will qualify for the Overwatch Champions Series' Midseason Championship, a $1 million event scheduled for July 29-Aug. 2 in Paris.

On Friday, Spacestation hardly let LuneX get on the scoreboard, prevailing 2-0 on Ilios Control, 2-1 on King's Row Hybrid and 3-0 on New Junk City Flashpoint.

Team Liquid opened with a 2-0 victory on Ilios Control, pulled out a 4-3 result on Dorado Escort and shut out the Fuel 3-0 on King's Row Hybrid.

Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 2 prize pool

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

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

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

4. $8,000, qualifies for NA Stage 3

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

--Field Level Media