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San Francisco Shock 4-0 Atlanta Reign

Shock is coming off an incredible undefeated stage 2 and a Stage 2 Championship against the Vancouver Titans. It looks as if nothing can slow down the Shock now, especially not the Reign. It will be interesting to see the matchup between Babybay and Sinatraa. Babybay has adjusted well to a starting role despite the Reign not making the playoffs. Sinatraa however will show once again why he got the starting position in San Francisco.

Key Matchups: Sinatraa vs Babybay

Florida Mayhem 1-3 Seoul Dynasty

Florida may have ended the last stage winless, but they have made changes by acquiring Fate from the LA Valiant. While removing Hagopeun from the roster may seem questionable, the team as a whole seems to be moving in a more positive direction that last stage. Whether Seoul start Marve1 or Fissure is unknown, but i give both of the main tanks a matchup advantage over Fate. All 3 main tanks have shown incredible plays, but I think Seoul has shown they are able to coordinate more with their main tank. Especially with how much more time they’ve had.

Key Matchups: Fate vs Marve1/Fissure

Guangzhou Charge 2-3 Chengdu Hunters

This is an exciting rematch of the first time these teams met. Chengdu looks to come out on top once again, especially because they have improved much more over the last few stages. Ameng is a surprising all-star of the Chengdu Hunters, known for his great Hammond and Reinhardt. Rio on the other hand looked good at first but has been expose as of late. The Charge have decided to use more Doomfist, and I doubt this will work even against the DPS oriented comps of Chengdu.

Key Matchups: Rio vs Ameng

LA Valiant 2-3 Shanghai Dragons

While I still expect the Dragons to win and control the match, the Valiant will make it very close throughout the match. FCTFCTN still seems like a questionable improvement over Fate, but the other improvements they have made will help them climb out of the bottom of the standings. Shax in particular will hopefully be a much needed improvement over Kariv and KSF. His matchup against Diem on Zarya will be fun to watch. If the Shanghai Dragons still opt to run D’va-less Sombra comps, the Valiant could maybe find a way to upset the Dragons. I give the benefit of the doubt to the dragons though in a close match.