The United Kingdom Overwatch team has pulled off one of the greatest upsets in esports history after a comprehensive 3-1 victory over the United States in the Overwatch World Cup quarter-final.

The US team was heavily favoured going into the match-up and was considered the greatest threat to reigning champions South Korea. The game seemed to be going to form, as a boisterous BlizzCon crowd at the Anaheim Convention Center saw the home team sail into a 1-0 lead on the Ilios map.

But a disciplined UK side, which features only two players competing in the top-tier Overwatch League, drew level on King's Row before taking the lead with a fiercely contested point on Volskaya.

An increasingly flustered US team, packed full of Overwatch League talent, had no answer to the aggressive attack of the Reinhardt controlled by Cameron "Fusions" Bosworth as the UK dominated on Route 66.

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Bosworth is one of several UK Overwatch players currently playing for the British Hurricanes, the developmental side of Overwatch League champions London Spitfire. The Spitfire currently have an all South-Korean line-up, but World Cup performances like this could see British players pushing for places in the upcoming 2019 season of the Overwatch League.

The UK move onto the semi-final against either Australia or hot favourites South Korea. On the other side of the draw China play Canada after both teams recorded comprehensive 3-0 victories over Finland and France respectively.

You can watch the UK in their semi-final on the official Overwatch World Cup site or the Twitch streaming channel from 4:30pm.