Meta Athena is making a case as the dark horse of OGN Overwatch APEX, prevailing over last season's champion EnVyUs 3-0 on Friday.

The world's #1 team looked strong against their first two opponents, but EnVyUs was seen in a rare off-form, looking out of sync throughout the match. Despite these results, both Meta Athena and EnVyUs is through to the quarterfinals as the first and second seeds from Group A respectively.

Meta Athena is now on a 19-game win streak and is looking like a legitimate contender for this season's APEX. If Meta Athena were to hoist this season's trophy, they will be the winner of the prestigious Royal Roader title, which is given to teams who have won the first major tournament they entered in Korea.

After the match, we joined Meta Athena's DPS Sayaplayer to talk about their big win over the world's number one team.

Q: You finished first in your group after beating the world's #1 team. What are your thoughts?

A: At first, I was intimidated by EnVyUs' world #1 title. But we trusted one another, so we believed we can beat any team. That trust is what allowed us to play well.

Q: What was your focus when preparing for this match?

A: I can't mention any of our strategies, but we did prepare something special for Numbani. I'm a bit disappointed the series had to end before that.

Q: Your Reinhardt-D.Va-Zarya tank line was the constant throughout this series. What is the reasoning behind this composition?

A: It's what we were most comfortable with after the rigorous practice sessions. We can change our composition when I flex my DPS heroes.

Q: You guys had a hard time containing Taimou's Widowmaker. What is so different between him and the other Widowmakers?

A: You usually see a lot of direct head-to-head confrontations when playing against Widowmaker. But Taimou hits you when you least expect it, which makes it very difficult to predict.

Q: The second set was very close - what was your mindset like throughout the game?

A: We didn't really have confidence in winning that set, so we just went in there with a YOLO mindset.

Q: You guys are on a 19-game win streak. Why do you think you are on such a roll?

A: Sometimes, we would get dominated in scrims. I think our post-game analysis and feedback system allows us to improve quickly.

Q: Is there a particular team you want to face in the quarters?

A: I want the challenge of facing Lunatic-Hai in quarters. I think they're Korea's #1, and they destroyed us in scrims before.

Q: Any final comments?

A: We struggled a bit today, but I'll practice hard to become a better DPS.