Overwatch World Cup Prize Pool
Overwatch World Cups are annual Overwatch tournaments held in Anaheim, USA. The 2018 edition of this tournament featured eight national teams pinned against each other for a chance at glory and part of the $128,000 prize pool. But wait, each team actually receives the same amount of cash? Yup – money isn’t really a motivator here. How much is the 2019 Overwatch World Cup Prize Pool? In an uncommon move, Blizzard has not divulged the prize pool for the Overwatch World Cup. However, past years have been more about pride than.
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- The Overwatch World Cup (OWWC) is an annual international Overwatch esports tournament organized by Blizzard Entertainment, the game's developer.The tournament format has varied in each year, with the most recent one involving a preliminary stage in which national teams competed against others in a single-elimination tournament system to claim the five qualification spots in the group stages.
| 2021 Overwatch League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Overwatch League |
| Sport | Overwatch |
| Duration | April 16 – August 21 August – September (Playoffs) |
| Number of matches | 16 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| TV partner(s) | YouTube |
| Overwatch League seasons | |
2022 → | |
The 2021 Overwatch League season will be the fourth season of the Overwatch League (OWL), a professional esports league for the video game Overwatch. The regular season will begin on April 16, 2021 and conclude on August 21. The season will feature four midseason tournaments throughout the regular season along with a new point system for season playoff seeding. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches will be played online, and teams will be split into two geographical regions.
League changes[edit]
Regions[edit]
After all matches were rescheduled to be played strictly online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season saw the OWL divide teams into to regions, North America and Asia, in an effort to reduce lag. For the 2021 season, the twenty teams will be divided into two regions, the East and West. Eight teams from China and South Korea will compete in the East Region, while twelve teams from North America and Europe will compete in the West Division.[1]
Midseason tournaments[edit]
The league will expand upon the tournament format that was introduced in the 2020 season. Four standalone tournaments, the May Melee, June Joust, Summer Showdown, and Countdown Cup, will be spread throughout the regular season with teams from both regions competing against each other.[2] Teams in each region will play in regional qualifier matches, and the top four teams from each region will qualify and compete in the four tournaments.[3] In an effort to minimize lag, the top teams from the West Region will travel to Hawaii, where they will face the top teams from the East Region, with the matches played via a directly routed connection from Hawaii to Asia.[4]
Season playoffs seeding[edit]
Contrasted to previous seasons, where playoff seeding was determined by teams' win-loss record throughout the regular season, the league will be implementing a point system to determine regular season standings. Every win in the regular season will earn a team one point. A first, second, or third place finish in each midseason tournament will earn the placing team an additional three, two, or one point, respectively. Teams with the highest number of points at the end of the regular season will qualify for the season playoffs.[5]
Regular season[edit]
Overall standings[edit]
2021 Overwatch League East standings | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Conference | PTS | W | L | PCT | P | MR | MD | STK |
| Playoffs | ||||||||||
| 1 | Chengdu Hunters | PAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Guangzhou Charge | PAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Hangzhou Spark | PAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Los Angeles Valiant | PAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | New York Excelsior | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Philadelphia Fusion | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Seoul Dynasty | PAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Shanghai Dragons | PAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
2021 Overwatch League West standings | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Conference | PTS | W | L | PCT | P | MR | MD | STK |
| Playoffs | ||||||||||
| 1 | Atlanta Reign | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Boston Uprising | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Dallas Fuel | PAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Florida Mayhem | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Houston Outlaws | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | London Spitfire | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Los Angeles Gladiators | PAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Paris Eternal | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | San Francisco Shock | PAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Toronto Defiant | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Vancouver Titans | PAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
| 1 | Washington Justice | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0–0–0 | ±0 | |
Winnings[edit]
Teams in the 2021 season will compete for a total prize pool of US$4,250,000 across midseason tournaments and playoffs.[6] By League rules, at least 50% of these winnings are split among the team's members, the remaining going to the team's owner.
References[edit]
- ^Amenabar, Teddy (January 14, 2021). 'Overwatch League wants to 'level-up' online matches, tournaments for 2021 season'. The Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^Richardson, Liz (January 14, 2021). 'Overwatch League announces 2021 season structure, will begin in April'. Dot Esports. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^Hitt, Kevin (January 14, 2021). 'Overwatch League Announces 2021 Format and Changes'. The Esports Observer. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^Spector, Jon (January 14, 2021). 'Overwatch League Community Update: 2021 Season Structure'. The Overwatch League. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^Richardson, Liz (February 20, 2021). 'The Overwatch League returns on April 16'. Dot Esports. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^Murray, Trent (February 22, 2021). 'Overwatch League Announces 2021 Schedule, $4.25M Prize Pool'. The Esports Observer. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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At last, the world’s greatest teams have been assembled, and will be representing their countries at BlizzCon later next month. All 16 teams representing countries from the Americas, Europe and APAC (Asia-Pacific) will travel to Southern California for BlizzCon in the hopes of taking home the Overwatch World Cup title.
The format of the competition is “round-robin,” meaning every team will play against every other team in the group stages. After this, they will move on to single-elimination finals to decide the winner.
Regional qualifiers have taken place over the last month and all 16 teams, and their players, are set. Fans were given the opportunity to vote for players to fill their countries roster, as well as two “captain picks.” Here are the countries that have qualified:
Overwatch World Cup Prize Pool
- Team USA
- Team Canada
- Team Brazil
- Team Chile
- Team Sweden
- Team Germany
- Team France
- Team Finland
- Team Russia
- Team Spain
- Team China
- Team South Korea
- Team Taiwan
- Team Singapore
- Team Thailand
- Team ANZ (Australia and New Zealand)
Unlike many of the event’s competitors, the Overwatch World Cup will not have a prize pool for this exhibition, but promises players an appearance bonus, as well as their trip to BlizzCon covered. As opposed to other esports events, the Overwatch World Cup has its sights set on as many countries participating as possible, having a team from each to represent.
Following the success of Overwatch at release, it’s fair to say a competitive scene will bring a lot to the game. Not only this, but they are hopeful that this event will provide healthy competition between other esports events.
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If you’re looking for more details, head over to the <a href='https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/worldcup' target='blank”>Overwatch website for updates on schedules and how to watch the event.
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