Category: Overwatch League

The Overwatch League’s Grand Finals teams are decided: the London Spitfire and Philadelphia Fusion will play next weekend in front of a sold-out crowd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Number six-seed Philadelphia swept top-seeded New York Excelsior 2-0 on Saturday night at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles to advance to the Grand Finals.… Read the rest

Capture playoff history with Overwatch League playoff-edition jerseys and T-shirts—now on sale at the Blizzard Gear Store Europe. The jerseys are available for each of the six teams that qualified for the Overwatch League inaugural postseason: Boston Uprising, Los Angeles Gladiators, Los Angeles Valiant, London Spitfire, New York Excelsior, and Philadelphia Fusion.

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Contenders Trials is in full swing, and the best teams from Open Division are throwing down against relegated Season One competitors for the right to represent their regions in Contenders Season Two.

For some teams, Season Two will be a first effort at Contenders-level play. For others, it’ll mean the opportunity to keep on winning and building names for themselves within Overwatch esports.… Read the rest

The Overwatch Contenders Europe Season 1 Finals wrapped up in dramatic fashion last night, with British Hurricane defeating Team Gigantti at Alvernia Planet in Poland. The best-of-seven series went to the wire, before Hurricane—the London Spitfire Academy Team—emerged 4-3 winners to take home the $30,000 USD first-place prize.

The newly-crowned European champions kept their winning run alive in the Atlantic Showdown, a best-of-five showmatch celebrating the Europe-North America rivalry.… Read the rest

The Grand Finals for the inaugural season of the Overwatch League, which will determine the champions of the world’s first global city-based esports league, will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, over July 27–28, 2018.

Following the end of the Overwatch League regular season on Sunday, June 17, the postseason will begin with a field of six teams on Wednesday, July 11, at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles in Burbank, California.… Read the rest

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There’s more than a week left before the Overwatch League Stage 3 Finals, and we’ve already been treated to a host of epic clashes, shocking upsets, and rivalry showdowns. In case you missed any of the amazing action along the way—or want to see it again—we’ve got you covered with a full slate of rebroadcasts.… Read the rest

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Check out the amazing action in our Top 5 Plays of Stage 3, Week 3: Chipshajen goes on the attack with Mercy, Hydration punishes NYXL with a mighty Dragonblade, HaGoPeun dishes deadly orbs on the Uprising, Pine on Widowmaker drops four Gladiators in rapid succession, and Fissure takes Winston to new heights to wipe out the Valiant’s Mercy and Pharah.

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New stage, new rules. For the first time, the Overwatch League Stage Finals will feature the top four teams in the standings—which means more fun with numbers as we try to anticipate who will make the cut for the big showdown on Sunday, May 6, when the Stage 3 winner is crowned.… Read the rest

By Blizzard Entertainment – Overwatch League

This week the Watchpoint gang breaks down the Fuel’s decision to part ways with Rascal and KyKy. Then we hear from tank Minseok “OGE” Son on how he’s fitting in with his teammates and helping turn it around in Dallas. And finally, Jin-Woo “Gambler” Heo talks about his expanded role as a shot-caller for the Dynasty.… Read the rest

By Blizzard Entertainment

Check out the amazing action in Overwatch League – Top 5 Plays of Stage 3, Week 2: Unkoe makes the Dynasty cry “uncle” with his Zenyatta play, Ark’s Mercy helps clean up the point, Jake runs over three Excelsior players with a well-timed RIP-tire, Sinatraa opens up a can of Doomfist on the Valiant, and Pine goes airborne for a sweet Widowmaker snipe.

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By Amelia Savery, Blizzard Entertainment

While the Overwatch League rages on, the Path to Pro has been running alongside it, as up-and-coming talent jostle for the spotlight. With 12 teams per region, including Overwatch League Academy teams, Contenders North America and Europe have just concluded their first regular season of the year.… Read the rest

Overwatch League

Since January 22, when the player signing window opened, many of the Overwatch League’s 12 teams have made roster moves to strengthen their line-ups. This included the first player-for-player trade in league history earlier this week, as Dallas and the Los Angeles Valiant swapped supports. Tonight, the player signing/transfer window will reach its conclusion at 11:59 p.m.… Read the rest