In a rematch of last year’s Grand Finals, the London Spitfire defeated the Philadelphia Fusion in a close 2-1 victory, continuing their perfect Stage 2 record. Upcomer talked with star support player Seung-tae "Bdosin" Choi about the importance of schedule, exciting hero picks, and his thoughts regarding the Overwatch League’s plans for geolocation in 2020.





Congratulations on defeating Philly, is this matchup special for you?





Bdosin: I wouldn’t say it was important because we were playing against Fusion in particular, but rather I’m really glad that we won because each game is important for us to be able to take the next steps towards getting into Stage 2 Playoffs





You have only been playing one match per week, has that helped you prepare?





I hadn’t really thought about it that way. I guess I haven’t really been mindful of the difference between playing two teams in one week, and playing one team. I suppose it gives you a little more time to focus on that one team to prepare, but on the other hand if you play two games a week, you’re potentially showing a lot more strats than you should’ve or would’ve otherwise so I guess there’s that bit of difference. But in terms of the time it takes to prep and the effort that goes into each game, I don’t think there’s just that much variance.





We saw some interesting hero picks. You got to play Hanzo and Ana on Blizzard World and Hanamura. What was the strategy behind those picks?





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So it wasn’t particularly a pick that I personally appealed to the coaches, like I didn’t say that I wanted to use this on that map, but rather it was a team-wide decision where we discussed what to do and thought those particular picks would be useful in those situations. I did have a lot of fun on them because I play so much Zenyatta that anytime I spend on any other hero is really fun.





There have been some changes between Stage 1 and Stage 2 in terms of hero and meta changes, how have they impacted London?





Honestly I don’t think the meta has shifted that much because most teams are still using 3-3 on most maps and in most situations. In that regard I think it’s not so much that the meta is suiting us better, it’s that we are practicing harder and our teamwork has improved with the more practice we do. We have been increasing our synergy as a team, as a unit, so I think that’s why we have been doing better.





You’ll be flying over to Dallas for the Homestand Weekend, are you excited for this trip and for geolocation generally?





As for Dallas I think it’s going to be really fun, because essentially I’m getting a free trip to a city I’ve never been to. I think it’s going to be really fun. As for next year, I think it’ll be really, really challenging for all the players to travel like that but at the same time it’s one of the most unique experiences you could ever have. You’re essentially just touring around the world.





What city are you looking forward to visiting most?





I want to visit New York again. Obviously we were there last year for Finals, but we didn’t have the time or the mentality to be able to visit anything because we were just so busy with the finals and all the interviews. So I wish if we do visit New York again, I want to visit all the landmarks, like Times Square and whatnot since we weren’t able to do that last year.