NTMR, Timeless keep pace at OWCS NA Stage 1

NTMR and Timeless each earned a victory on Friday, and they share first place in North American Stage 1 of the Overwatch Champions Series.

Timeless (5-1) dropped the first map before closing out a 3-1 win over Avidity (3-3). NTMR (5-1) followed the same pattern in a 3-1 triumph over Rad Esports (1-5).

The $100,000 tournament, played online, features eight teams. The regular-season round robin will conclude on Sunday, with six qualifying teams heading to the double-elimination regional playoffs.

The first-place team will take home $30,000, and the second-place team will make $20,000 -- and both will earn berths in the OCS' Champions Clash.

On Friday, Avidity opened with a 2-1 win on Samoa Control before Timeless captured Suravasa Flashpoint 3-1, Esperanca Push 142.41-19.75m and Havana Escort 3-2. Korean-American Joshua "Chopper" Song of Timeless was selected the match's most valuable player.

After Rad Esports took Nepal Control 2-0, NTMR prevailed 3-0 on Suravasa Flashpoint, 141.21-70.86m on Esperanca Push and 3-2 on Route 66 Escort. NTMR's Benjamin "UltraViolet" David of the United States was selected as the match MVP.

The Stage 1 regular season concludes with five matches this weekend:

Saturday

--Avidity vs. Team Liquid

--Rad Esports vs. Amplify

----Shikigami vs. Spacestation Gaming

Sunday

--NTMR vs. Team Liquid

--Spacestation Gaming vs. Timeless

Overwatch Champions Series 2025 NA Stage 1 standings (match win-loss, map differential):

T1. Timeless, 5-1, plus-12

T1. NTMR, 4-1, plus-10

T3. Spacestation Gaming, 4-1, plus-8

T3. Team Liquid, 4-1, plus-7

5. Avidity, 3-3, level

T6. Rad Esports, 1-5, minus-10

T6. Shikigami, 1-5, minus-13

8. Amplify, 0-6, minus-14

Overwatch Champions Series 2025 NA Stage 1 prize pool

1. $30,000 (Champions Clash berth)

2. $20,000 (Champions Clash berth)

3. $14,500

4. $10,500

5-6. $7,500

7-8. $5,000

--Field Level Media