Team Liquid, Avidity cruise at OCS NA Stage 1

Team Liquid and Avidity won via sweeps to conclude Week 2 of the Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 1 on Sunday.

Liquid's 3-0 victory over Shikigami put them atop the standings at 3-1 (tied with Spacestation Gaming), and Avidity beat Rad Esports by the same score.

The $100,000 tournament, played online, features eight teams. The regular-season round robin will conclude Feb. 23, with six qualifying teams then heading to the double-elimination regional playoffs.

The first-place team will take home $30,000, the second-place team will make $20,000, and both will earn berths in the OCS' Champions Clash.

On Sunday, Liquid cruised past Shikigami by winning 2-0 on Lijiang Tower Control, 3-0 on Suravasa Flashpoint and 142.41-26.18 on Esperanca Push. Boston "Infekted" Fine of Liquid was named match MVP.

Avidity fended off Rad on three close maps: 2-0 on Samoa Control, 2-1 on Eichenwalde Hybrid and 2-1 on Havana Escort. Avidity's Luke "pela" Cousins won MVP honors.

The competition resumes Friday with two matches:

--NTMR vs. Avidity

--Timeless vs. Amplify

Overwatch Champions Series 2025 NA Stage 1 standings (match W-L, map W-L, map differential):

1. Team Liquid (3-1, 9-5, plus-4)

2. Spacestation Gaming (3-1, 11-5, plus-6)

3. NTMR (2-1, 7-5, plus-2)

4. Avidity (2-1, 6-4, plus-2)

5. Timeless (2-1, 8-3, plus-5)

6. Rad Esports (1-2, 3-6, minus-3)

7. Shikigami (1-3, 3-10, minus-7)

8. Amplify (0-4, 3-12, minus-9)

Overwatch Champions Series 2025 NA Stage 1 prize pool

1. $30,000

2. $20,000

3. $14,500

4. $10,500

5-6. $7,500

7. $5,000

8. $5,000

--Field Level Media