The meta that has emerged from last week's Overwatch League play-in round is one that makes Contenders Korea fans wish that Element Mystic's Doomfist extraordinaire, Kim "Sp9rk1e" Yeong-han, were in the Overwatch League. Doomfist has become the premier DPS hero option. Here's how Doomfist, and the introduction of Sigma, could affect the top six teams going into the playoffs.

6. Atlanta Reign

Record: 16-12 | Map W/L/T: 69-50-1 | Map Diff: +19

The Atlanta Reign enter the playoffs fresh off an undefeated stage and the coming-out party of Jeong "Erster" Joon as one of the league's best DPS players. Atlanta's rise coupled with the London Spitfire's inconsistency meant an unlikely top-six spot for the Reign and a first-round matchup against the heavily favored San Francisco Shock.

"I think Shock is a really good team," main tank Park "Pokpo" Hyun-jun said after the Reign clinched their playoff berth. "But I think there is a world where we can beat them with the momentum we're carrying into playoffs."

That momentum might come to a sudden halt, depending on how well Erster performs on Doomfist against the Shock's Jay "Sinatraa" Won. The Reign could be in a bit of a sticky situation with Erster as their strongest Pharah and Doomfist, meaning that their Pharah-Doomfist compositions could be outclassed by a Shock mirror with either Kim "Rascal" Dong-jun or Park "Architect" Min-ho on the Pharah with Sinatraa's Doomfist. Pharah-Doomfist wasn't as common from team to team in the play-in rounds as Doomfist-Reaper or other Doomfist-hitscan combinations, but the best teams in the league, including the Shock, will have that flexibility.

Stage 4 showed the world just what the Reign, and Erster, were capable of. If they want to move forward in the playoff bracket, they'll need to find the consistency that has eluded the team throughout the 2019 season.

5. Los Angeles Gladiators

Record: 17-11 | Map W/L/T: 67-48-3 | Map Diff: +19

Another team that might be faced with a Pharah-Doomfist composition question is the Los Angeles Gladiators. Fortunately for the Gladiators, that particular test of DPS flexibility won't likely be an issue in their upcoming match against the Hangzhou Spark. With both Lane "Surefour" Roberts and Jang "Decay" Gui-un playing DPS alongside João Pedro "Hydration" Goes Telles' Doomfist, the Gladiators have Doomfist-hitscan compositions covered. Kang "Void" Jun-woo is likely to be on Sigma duty with Gye "Roar" Chang-hoon on Orisa or Winston, depending how dive-oriented the Gladiators want to become.

Overwatch League first-round playoff games Date Matchup Time (PT) Sept. 5 Dynasty vs. Titans 4 p.m. Sept. 5 Gladiators vs. Spark 7 p.m. Sept. 6 Spitfire vs. Excelsior 4 p.m. Sept. 6 Reign vs. Shock 7 p.m.

Much of this meta is up in the air. Given the different looks we saw from the Pharah-focused Shanghai Dragons, the odd adherence to Reaper-Mei from the Philadelphia Fusion and Junkrat-Symmetra from the always entertaining Chendu Hunters, the main constants were Sigma and Doomfist. This should be a harbinger of Hydration's return to a starting DPS spot and a Gladiators victory over the Spark in the first round.