How London Spitfire managed an unbelievable comeback against Washington Justice

At the halftime break of Sunday’s Week 3 Overwatch League match, few expected London Spitfire to pull off the win against Washington Justice. After dropping the entirety of the 2018 championship squad and losing their first two matches of the season it was up the team to show they have what it takes.

What followed were some of the most exciting rounds of competitive Overwatch ever played. Spitfire surprised everyone with a nail-biting reverse sweep against the Washington Justice, the first from 0-2 down this season.

Get out your brooms, @Spitfire pull off the reverse sweep! 🧹🧹🧹#AcesHigh #OWL2020 pic.twitter.com/nWMST96mIX

— Overwatch League (@overwatchleague) February 24, 2020

Here’s how they managed to do it.

Winning the battle of the star damage dealers

The Overwatch League meta right now is built around star damage players. They control the game through scoring opening kills to begin fights or finishing them with big ultimate plays. This match was a test of skill, pitting Spitfire’s Gil-seong “Glister” Lim against Justice’s Corey “Corey” Nigra, and it was a battle that Glister won overall. 

Both players led their teams in final blows, but Glister, with 60, had a slight edge on Corey’s 53. Glister had 17 final blows with Reaper, a hero he played much more of than Corey. This flexibility enabled London to play a different, more aggressive composition when it suited them, one of the reasons they managed to pull off their remarkable comeback. 

Spawn camping the Justice for an entire map

A popular strategy for Escort maps right now is to spawn camp the attacking team. The aim is to win a few initial fights, then fall back and contest at the end of point A where the spawn advantage is more favorable to the defenders.