“I didn’t think it would be this easy,” London Spitfire support player Seung-Tae “Bdosin” Choi said through a translator. “Next year, I hope we play against a stronger team.”
The Spitfire rolled to the inaugural Overwatch League championship Saturday night, dominating the Philadelphia Fusion over the two-day final at Barclays Center to claim the $1 million top prize. London swept the best-of-three showdown, becoming the first club in the 12-team, international esports league to hoist the trophy.
The Overwatch League is the first global, city-based esports league, and it capped its barrier-breaking inaugural season by selling out the Barclays Center and airing the opening match of its Grand Finals on ESPN, the first prime-time appearance for esports on the traditional sports network.