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Team Falcons power past Al Quadsiah for Overwatch Midseason title
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Team Falcons swept Al Qadsiah 4-0 to win the Overwatch Champions Series' Midseason Championship on Sunday at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The title in the $1 million tournament, which was part of the Esports World Cup, was worth $400,000 plus 1,000 EWC club points.

In the title match, Team Falcons prevailed 2-0 on Lijiang Tower, 115.68 meters to 115.67 meters on Esperanca, 3-1 on New Junk City and 1-0 on Circuit Royal.

Twisted Minds wound up in third place following a 3-1 victory over T1. After T1 opened with a 2-0 win on Lijiang Tower, Twisted Minds captured Circuit Royal 3-0, Aatlis 3-0 and Eichenwalde 3-2.

In the semifinals earlier on Sunday, Team Falcons downed T1 3-1. Team Falcons jumped on top by taking Busan 2-1 and Circuit Royal 3-0. T1 extended the match with a 3-2 win on Aatlis before Team Falcons sealed a finals berth by claiming Colosseo 137.03 meters to 24.19 meters.

Al Qadsiah was a 3-2 winner over Twisted Minds in the other semifinal. After Twisted Minds prevailed 2-1 on Lijiang Tower, Al Qadsiah took Aatlis 3-2 and Circuit Royal 1-0. Twisted Minds claimed Colosseo 97.41 meters to 38.89 meters, and the teams drew 3-3 on Blizzard World. Al Qadsiah wrapped up the victory with a 3-0 triumph on New Junk City.

Overwatch Champions Series' Midseason Championship prize pool, with money winnings and Esports World Cup club points

1. $400,000, 1,000 points -- Team Falcons

2. $180,000, 750 points -- Al Qadsiah

3. $100,000, 500 points -- Twisted Minds

4. $60,000, 300 points -- T1

5-8. $35,000, 200 points -- Crazy Raccoon, Virtus.pro, Team Liquid, Geekay Esports

9-12. $20,000, no points -- Weibo Gaming, VARREL, Team CC, Sign Esports

13-16. $10,000, no points -- AG.AL, ROC Esports, ZoKorp Esports, The Gatos Guapos

This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission.

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