Scrub's OWL Power Rankings: Stage 4 Week 3

The 2019 Overwatch League season is one more week closer to completion.

With each week, the playoff picture becomes more clear. The top seven teams are locked into the top 12 and the top three teams are locked into their current seeds (while the Shock could end up with a better record than the Excelsior, the Excelsior have clinched the second seed because of their Atlantic Division title).

There are only two remaining weeks in the current Overwatch League. The time is running out for teams to make the playoffs or get their preferred seeds.

Here is this week's edition of Scrub's OWL Power Rankings.

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1. (-) San Francisco Shock (20-5)

An undefeated stage would not be surprising for the San Francisco Shock San Francisco Shock OWL Rank #2 ChoiHyoBin Choi Hyo-Bin (최효빈) off tank Viol2t Park Min-ki flex support Striker Kwon Nam-joo (권남주) dps ANS Lee Seon-chang (이선창) dps smurf Yoo Myeong-Hwan tank Moth Grant Espe support . They continue to look like the best team in the league.

2. (+1) Vancouver Titans (24-2)

Only one week after being swept by the Justice, the Vancouver Titans Vancouver Titans OWL Rank #18 Roolf Randal Stark flex support KSAA Alhumaidi Alruwaili off tank Dalton Dalton Bennyhoff dps sHockWave Niclas Smidt Jensen dps ShRedLock Abtin Shirvani tank CarCar Carson First support appear to be returning to form. Playing Stitch over Hooreg has made the team look better in the short term. For the long term, they seem to be taking advantage of their top seed and experimenting with lineups and compositions. Both SeoMinSoo and rapel got rare Stage 4 playtime against the Fusion.

3. (-1) Los Angeles Gladiators (16-10)

The first two maps the Los Angeles Gladiators Los Angeles Gladiators OWL Rank #13 Shaz Jonas Suovaara flex support SPACE Indy Halpern off tank birdring Kim Ji-hyuk (김지혁) dps kevster Kevin Persson dps OGE Son Min-seok (손민석) tank BigGoose Benjamin Isohanni support played against the Dallas Fuel were not good. However, the Gladiators cleaned up their play in the final three maps to reverse sweep a team they should have swept in the first place. One interesting stat to help paint the picture of the change in the Gladiators play between the two halves: while the Gladiators captured the point first both times in the last Control map, Busan, they failed to capture it first once in three rounds on Lijiang Tower, the last Control map.

4. (+5) Guangzhou Charge (14-13)

A reverse sweep over a solid Dynasty team and a sweep over the Excelsior mark another week for the surging Guangzhou Charge Guangzhou Charge OWL Rank #5 Shu Kim Jin-seo flex support Cr0ng Nam Ki-cheol (남기철) off tank Happy Lee Jung-woo (이정우) dps Eileen Ou Yiliang (欧倚良) dps Rio Oh Seung-pyo (오승표) tank Chara Kim Jung-yeon (김정연) support . Their loss to the London Spitfire in Week 2 was their only blemish this stage and they have moved themselves up from a team on the wrong side of the top 12 to a team that's currently in eighth. They're now 11-5 in their last 15 matches since starting the season 3-8.

5. (-) Washington Justice (7-19)

Aside from their upset victory over the Titans in Week 2, the Washington Justice Washington Justice OWL Rank #10 AimGod Min-seok Kwon flex support JJANU Choi Hyeon-woo (최현우) off tank TTuba Lee Ho-sung (이호성) dps Stitch Lee Chung-hee (이충희) dps Decay Jang Gui-un (장귀운) dps ArK Hong Yeon-joon support haven't played any tough teams in Stage 4. Nonetheless, they've looked good overall and are deserving of a top five ranking--even despite looking less convincing over the Outlaws and Uprising this week. The Justice will have their second challenge this stage when they play against the Reign. That match should be a better indicator as to whether or not the Justice's win over the Titans was an anomaly or whether it was a sign the Justice are a top team.

6. (-2) London Spitfire (16-11)

A close match with the Titans and a strong victory over the Outlaws keeps the London Spitfire London Spitfire OWL Rank #17 BERNAR Shin Se-won (신세원) off tank Highly Lee Sung-hyeok (이성혁) flex support Glister Lim Gil-seong (임길성) dps Although Jung Hyun-wook dps JMac Choi Dae-han (최대한) tank SanGuiNar Lym Kyu-min support in the top six. Aside from their loss to the Mayhem, the Spitfire have generally been strong this stage. An interesting note: all four of their Stage 4 victories--regardless if they're against weaker teams like the Fuel or stronger teams like the Charge--have been 3-1.

7. (+3) Atlanta Reign (12-12)

While the Atlanta Reign Atlanta Reign OWL Rank #14 Dogman Dusttin Bowerman flex support Hawk Xander Domecq off tank Lr1s Kim Seung-Hyun (김승현) flex support Edison Kim Tae-hoon (김태훈) dps saucy Garret Roland dps Gator Blake Scott tank Masaa Petja Kantanen support didn't play this week, teams that were ahead of them did play and lost while they were at it. By not playing, the Reign avoided losing and thus climbed in the rankings. Week 4 will finally pit the Reign against strong opponents this stage--the Justice and the Spitfire--so it should be a good measure of how scary the ErsTer -powered Reign are.

8. (-2) Seoul Dynasty (14-12)

Once again, the Seoul Dynasty Seoul Dynasty OWL Rank #4 creative Kim Young-wan (김영완) flex support FITS Kim Dong-eon (김동언) dps Profit Park Joon-yeong (박준영) dps Marve1 Hwang Min-seo (황민서) tank Gesture Hong Jae-hee (홍재희) tank tobi Yang Jin-mo (양진모) support are suffering from a brutal schedule. They are a better team than their Stage 4 record suggests. Nonetheless, they needed to finish that match with the Charge and not let it slip away.

9. (-2) Chengdu Hunters (12-14)

The Chengdu Hunters Chengdu Hunters OWL Rank #12 Lateyoung Ma Tianbin (马添彬) off tank Molly He Chengzhi (何诚智) flex support Jinmu Yi Hu (易虎) dps Leave Huang Xin (黄馨) dps Ameng Ding Menghan (丁蒙涵) tank Yveltal Li Xianyao (李先曜) support have again reminded us they are the most inconsistent team in the Overwatch League. A victory over the struggling Spark could have made a finish in the top 12 inevitable for them. Now, however, their prospects for making the postseason are a lot less certain.

10. (-2) Shanghai Dragons (13-12)

A loss to the Shock isn't anything to be ashamed of. However, it's clear that the Shanghai Dragons Shanghai Dragons OWL Rank #1 Izayaki Kim Min-chul (김민철) flex support Void Kang Jun-woo (강준우) off tank Fleta Kim Byung-sun (김병선) dps LIP Lee Jae-won (이재원) dps FEARLESS Lee Eui-seok (이의석) tank LeeJaeGon Lee Jae-gon (이재곤) support are not the same unstoppable force that ran through the Stage 3 playoffs. They should become a formidable opponent for any team in the league once they find their footing in the current meta, but they aren't there yet.

11. (-) Los Angeles Valiant (11-14)

The Los Angeles Valiant Los Angeles Valiant OWL Rank #11 McGravy Caleb McGarvey off tank Lastro Moon Jung-won (문정원) flex support Shax Johannes Nielsen dps ksp Kai Collins dps Dreamer Song Sang-lok tank RAin Park Jae-ho (박재호) support needed their win over the Florida Mayhem and will now need to beat the Uprising next. They have an uphill battle to making the top 12 with the Gladiators and the Shock both on deck for their final week, so they need every win they can get.

12. (-) New York Excelsior (21-5)

The New York Excelsior New York Excelsior OWL Rank #6 JJoNak Bang Sung-hyeon (방성현) flex support HOTBA Choi Hong-joon off tank Saebyeolbe Park Jong Ryeol dps Haksal Kim Hyo-jong (김효종) dps Mano Kim Dong-gyu (김동규) tank ANAMO Jeong Tae-seong (정태성) support 's playoff seed is clinched, meaning they have time to figure out the current meta and experiment. Their struggles now are concerning, yes, but those same struggles may expose enough problems that need fixing to lead to a better Excelsior team come playoff time.

13. (+1) Hangzhou Spark (15-10)

Thanks in part to GodsB finally coming alive, the Hangzhou Spark Hangzhou Spark OWL Rank #9 BeBe Yoon Hui-Chang (윤희창) flex support QOQ Yu Sung-joon (유성준) off tank GodsB Kim Kyeon-Bo (김경보) dps Architect Park Min-ho (박민호) dps guxue Xu Qiulin (徐秋林) tank M1ka Liu Jiming (刘济铭) support have their first win of Stage 4. They should continue to steady themselves when they take on the Fuel in Week 4 before they end Stage 4 with tougher opponents.

14. (+1) Florida Mayhem (4-22)

Gargoyle 's play on Roadhog dominated the Valiant on Hollywood and kept Agilities from taking over the game as Pharah. Fantastic play like that gives the Florida Mayhem Florida Mayhem OWL Rank #8 Gargoyle Lee Beom-jun (이범준) off tank GangNamJin Gang Nam-jin (강남진) flex support BQB Lee Sang-bum (이상범) dps Yaki Kim Jun-gi (김준기) dps Fate Koo Pan-seung (구판승) tank Kris Choi Jun-soo (최준수) support some hope for the potential of their rebuilt roster next season.

15. (+2) Paris Eternal (10-16)

The Paris Eternal Paris Eternal OWL Rank #7 hanbin Choi Han-bin (최한빈) off tank Fielder Kwon Joon (권준) flex support SoOn Terence Tarlier dps SP9RK1E Kim Young-han (김영한) dps BenBest Benjamin Dieulafait tank FDGoD Brice Monscavoir support did not look good in their matchup with the Fusion... but they won the match nonetheless. Maybe the momentum from that win can help them play better in their final week of the season.

16. (-3) Philadelphia Fusion (14-13)

It wasn't unexpected for the Philadelphia Fusion Philadelphia Fusion OWL Rank #3 Fury Kim Jun-ho (김준호) off tank Alarm Kim Kyeong-bo (김경보) flex support Carpe Lee Jae-hyeok (이재혁) dps Ivy Lee Seung-Hyun dps SADO Kim Su-Min (뜨용) tank FunnyAstro Daniel Hathaway support to lose to the Titans--even in a sweep. However, it was surprising for the Fusion to lose to the Eternal. They haven't looked good throughout the season, but rarely have they looked as bad as they did this weekend. It's not a good look for them entering the postseason.

17. (-1) Toronto Defiant (8-19)

Fresh off their loss to the Florida Mayhem, the Toronto Defiant Toronto Defiant OWL Rank #16 KariV Park Young-seo (박영서) flex support Nevix Andreas Karlsson off tank Logix Andreas Berghmans dps Agilities Brady Girardi dps numlocked Seb Barton tank Kruise Harrison Pond support have to play the Mayhem again. They'll be seeking to end their season on a high note.

18. (-) Houston Outlaws (9-18)

The Houston Outlaws Houston Outlaws OWL Rank #19 MekO Kim Tae Hong off tank rapel Kim Jun-geun (김준근) flex support LiNkzr Jiri Masalin dps Danteh Dante Cruz dps Hydration João Pedro Goes Telles flex Jecse Lee Seong-soo (이승수) support have consistently shown some signs of life each week in Stage 4 by winning at least one map, but continually wind up losing their matches anyway. Their matches were surely harder without Jake in the lineup, but they still managed to keep them closer than expected.

19. (-) Dallas Fuel (10-15)

The Dallas Fuel Dallas Fuel OWL Rank #15 NotE Lucas Meissner off tank Crimzo William Hernandez flex support Doha Kim Dong-Ha (김동하) dps ONIGOD Stefan Fiskerstrand dps Gamsu Noh Yeong-jin (노영진) tank Paintbrush Nolan Edwards support 's brutal Stage 4 doesn't get remarkably easier in its final three matches. They have to take on a Spark team that appears to be regaining their form as well as Charge and Reign teams that have found new life with the 2-2-2 lock. It seems more and more likely with each passing week they'll end the season with a 12 game losing streak.

20. (-) Boston Uprising (8-16)

After starting the season with a 7-6 record, the Boston Uprising Boston Uprising OWL Rank #20 Myunbong Seo Sang-min (서상민) flex support punk Leyton Gilchrist off tank Colourhex Kelsey Birse dps Jerry Min Tae-Hui (민태희) dps Fusions Cameron Bosworth tank mikeyy Michael Konicki tank Halo Kobe Hamand support are now 1-10 in their last 11 matches. Much like last season, the Uprising started the season by outperforming the expectations placed on their roster. Unlike last season, however, everything fell apart well before they could turn it into a playoff appearance.