But the night quickly soured for Boston after New York won the map’s second round, bringing Hanamura into the fold as Excelsior’s first of four wins for the series. Excelsior moved fast on Nepal, securing the point at the start of each round and largely holding Uprising off during team fights. An initial tank-based push from Boston on King’s Row looked promising at first, but endless pressure from both Joong-hwa “Janus” Song’s Winston and Hye-sung “Libero” Kim’s Genji ultimately kept Boston at bay, giving New York the series.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>
Most of all, Boston struggled to keep Jong-yeol “Saebyeolbe” Park contained throughout the night. On Nepal’s third round at Sanctum,\u00a0he held down the point against Boston with Soldier: 76’s Tactical Visor, working alongside Libero’s Pharah to wipe Boston bit by bit from capping the point as Yeong-joon “ArK” Hong gave Saebyeolbe just enough health to stay alive. <\/p> <\/p>
Even after the series was wrapped up in New York’s favor, Saebyeolbe gave Excelsior just enough time for a final cap on Watchpoint: Gibraltar. He dodged out of DreamKazper’s Deadeye zoning and touching the stalled payload, effectively resetting the last cap’s overtime clock for his team to clear the point.<\/p>
