Staff Liquid boosted its report to 7-0 by downing the winless DhillDucks Sunday on the Overwatch Champions Collection 2025 — North America Stage 3, setting the stage for the playoff spherical.
The win offered Liquid a first-place end throughout pool play, giving it the highest seed when the regional playoffs kick off later this month, from Oct. 18-26.
The highest six groups from pool play advance to the playoffs, which means NTMR’s win to shut out the session over Extinction on Sunday secured their standing as properly. NTMR’s win secured that squad a top-four end, which propels NTMR to the higher bracket.
The eight-team on-line competitors produced six playoff groups following round-robin motion, who all advance to the double-elimination regional playoffs. The highest three finishers within the playoffs will earn Overwatch Champions Collection 2025 World Finals invites in addition to money prizes of $30,000 (first), $20,000 (second) and $14,500 (third). Decrease finishers will earn much less: $10,500 for fourth, $7,500 for fifth and sixth and $5,000 for seventh and eighth.
Staff Liquid began its day with a 2-0 win on Ilios, following that up with a 3-0 win on Suravasa after which a 5-4 win on Watchpoint: Gibraltar to earn the clear sweep of 0-7 DhillDucks.
NTMR likewise compiled a sweep, knocking Extinction out of the bracket within the course of. NTMR gained 2-0 on Samoa, 3-2 on Watchpoint: Gibraltar and 137.36m – 21.61m on Esperanca. Extinction landed in seventh place with the loss, a spot out of the playoff.
Overwatch Champions Collection 2025 — North America Stage 3 standings (match win-loss, map differential):
1. Staff Liquid, 7-0, 21-6, plus-15
2. Spacestation Gaming, 6-1, 20-8, plus-12
3. Geekay Esports, 5-2, 19-6, plus-13
4. NTMR, 3-3, 13-9, plus-4
5. Sakura Esports, 3-4, 10-13, minus-3
6. Staff Z, 2-5, 6-16, minus-10
7. Extinction, 1-5, 7-17, minus-10
8. DhillDucks, 0-7, 0-21, minus-21
–Subject Degree Media