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Tred: "GB First, Saudi Second" | Team GBR
Poalette: "We're not afraid. We really want to take this chance" | Team Mexico
Dockiy: "Extremely embarrassing if we don't make BlizzCon" | Team Germany
Tr33: "We've won most of our scrims" | Team USA
CuFFa: "World Cup is a really special thing to Overwatch Esports" | Team Australia
Lich: "They will underestimate us, and I think we will use that as a way to win” | Team Colombia
WillyS: "I just want to play good, show I can stand with legacy players like Kev" | Team Sweden
yoham: “Overwatch 2 is where I really found myself” | Team Denmark
23 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
The final day of the Overwatch World Cup Group Stage has arrived, and with it, the last chance for the remaining seven teams still in BlizzCon contention to punch their tickets. After yesterday's results settled Group 1, Groups 2, 3, and 4 all came down to the wire on Day 4, with head-to-head tiebreakers and map-count scenarios deciding who's still playing in September. Here's how every match played out. For the complete standings and schedule, visit our Group Stage tournament page. Canada 0 -
23 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
After finishing in 9th - 12th place at the OWCS Midseason Championship, JD Gaming has released flex support Zhou “Mmonk” Xiang, tank Hwang “Belosrea” Gyu-tae, and coach Wang “Kama” Chao from their roster. Mmonk shared on social media that he decided to take a break from competitive play after JD Gaming’s disappointing Midseason Championship results left him feeling “frustrated and heartbroken.” He plans to use this break to reset his mentality and condition, and he hopes to return to OWCS next
22 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Day 3 of the Overwatch World Cup Group Stage was all about statement wins and second chances, from the United States edging out Sweden for the Group 1 top seed to Canada surging to the top of Group 3 at Thailand's expense. Picking up right where yesterday's recap left off, several teams used the day to keep their BlizzCon dreams alive. Here's how all six matches played out, and for the full standings and schedule, head over to our Group Stage tournament page. United States 3 - 2 Sweden Since
22 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
In 2016, 2017, and 2018, the Overwatch World Cup was dominated by one country - the Republic of Korea. In 2016, South Korea got directly invited to BlizzCon, and then crushed the United States, Sweden, and Russia without dropping a single map to win it all. In 2017, South Korea went 12-0 in the Katowice Qualifier, and then beat the United States, France, and Canada to win it all at BlizzCon. When 2018 rolled around, one year after the launch of the Overwatch League, South Korea was still as domi
21 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
Day 2 of the Overwatch World Cup Group Stage brought a reverse-sweep for the ages, a nailbiter that went the distance, and two results with real BlizzCon stakes attached. It's shaping up to be a much tighter picture than Day 1's opening statements suggested, with Group 1's Playoff seeds already locked in and three groups still wide open heading into a critical Day 3. Here's how all six matches played out. For the full schedule, standings, and results, head over to our Group Stage tournament hu
20 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
The Overwatch World Cup Group Stage is underway, and the 16 remaining teams will battle it out across four days in Busan, South Korea, for the opportunity to advance to the playoffs at BlizzCon. Day one brought us a handful of statement sweeps and an upset that few saw coming. Here's how all six matches played out. Mexico 0 - 3 Great Britain The opening match of the Overwatch World Cup was interrupted by a technical issue, forcing a full restart with the teams tied 1-1 in subrounds. Mexico's
18 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Welcome back to the OWTV Fantasy preview. It’s time to cheer for your nation, or the team closest to your heart! If you haven’t read one of our earlier previews, here’s a quick reminder of our goals: We try to offer thought-provoking options for your team, and help keep you up to date with any major developments that might affect OWCS Fantasy. We will do this by looking at the fixtures for the week, players we think offer notably good value, and any other clever ideas we cook up! We also play a
18 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
Disguised have announced the departure of flex DPS player Julian "Rokit" Pizana, thanking him for representing the organisation across the past two stages and for the effort he put into the team. The announcement adds that Disguised will continue to evaluate how to position the roster for success heading into the next stage. Rokit responded shortly afterwards, saying he was "surprised initially but given our results it makes sense for them to want to shake things up." He wished the team well an
17 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
After their first-place campaign at the Midseason Championship, ZETA DIVISION announced the departure of coach Kim "GgulTaek" Jeong-youn. In a later follow-up tweet, GgulTaek explained that his departure from the team was due to health concerns that had arisen prior to joining ZETA at the start of the year. While it is unclear whether GgulTaek will return to ZETA later, he thanked both the fans and the staff for their support during his time with the organisation and urged fans to continue sup
13 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Kristian "Kellex" Keller says he is still owed roughly $23,000 in prize money by Al Qadsiah, more than a year after he helped the organisation to some of the best results in their history. He is not the only player waiting, and the money is not the part he wants to talk about most. Al Qadsiah had a 2025 season that most organisations in EMEA would envy. They won the first Saudi eLeague major, took OWCS 2025 EMEA Stage 2, finished second at the Midseason Championship during the Esports World Cu
11 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
Blizzard used the Season 4: Heroes of Busan Developer Update to reveal the World Cup Cheer Rally, an in-game event that lets players back one of the Overwatch World Cup's three conferences and earn rewards for doing so. The rally runs from September 1 to 14, and the developers framed it as the first in-game esports event. The timing puts the event squarely between the two halves of the World Cup. The Group Stage lands in Busan first, with the Playoffs following at BlizzCon 2026. How the Chee
4 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
T1 head coach Yun "RUSH" Hee-won has apologised for suggesting Jetpack Cat's movement was bugged on the tournament client at the Midseason Championship, acknowledging the hero behaved normally from the opponent's perspective. OWTV's own testing on both clients supports that, finding the hero's movement identical and only her third person camera behaving differently. On August 3, in a now-deleted tweet, RUSH shared a short clip of Jetpack Cat performing unusually fast manoeuvres with Lifeline ac
2 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Day 4 of the Midseason Championship cut the field to four, with Crazy Raccoon swept out of Paris by T1, Weibo Gaming ending Spacestation Gaming's run for the fourth LAN running, and ZETA DIVISION and Twisted Minds both advancing without much trouble. The final day of the Overwatch Champions Series 2026 Midseason Championship settles it. T1 meet ZETA DIVISION in an all-Korean semi-final, and Twisted Minds face Weibo Gaming in the other, with the losers dropping into a third-place match. Both sem
2 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
On the final day of the 2026 Midseason Championship, Blizzard Entertainment announced multiple map reworks set to launch with the arrival of Season 4. Overwatch Game Producer Ren Soanes went through the changes in great detail coming to Paraíso, Eichenwalde, and Busan. The first rework we got to see was Paraíso, the Brazilian hybrid map that was released with the Launch of Overwatch 2 back in 2022. As Ren Soanes took us through the map, we saw a plethora of changes focused on providing new flan
1 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
Day 3 of the Midseason Championship settled the top eight, sending defending champions Team Falcons and EMEA champions Virtus.pro out of Paris in the process. A live draw at the end of the group stage then set the quarter-final pairings. The quarter-finals of the Overwatch Champions Series 2026 Midseason Championship are single-elimination, with no lower bracket to fall into. Every match is a first-to-three, the four winners secure a top-four finish, and the four losers go home. Here's how Day
31 Jul 2026 · 2 min read
After three days of competitive group-stage play at the 2026 Midseason Championship of the Esports World Cup, the playing field has been cut in half, with only eight teams remaining. A draw was held at the end of the group stage to figure out how these teams will clash in the playoffs. The teams that finished in the upper bracket (TM, WBG, CR, & ZETA) would be randomly chosen for an order. The fate of these teams was in the hands of Félix "Féfé" Munch, the manager of Team Peps, and a local F
31 Jul 2026 · 7 min read
Day 2 of the Midseason Championship closed with four teams out of Paris and Crazy Raccoon and Weibo Gaming through to the playoffs. Day 3 settles the remaining six places at the Overwatch Champions Series 2026 Midseason Championship, with qualification for the winners and elimination for the losers across the day's slate. Here's how Day 3 panned out: Virtus.pro 0 - 2 Twisted Minds The build-up to the first match of Day 3 was a powder keg ready to explode, and both sides reached for unusual p
31 Jul 2026 · 3 min read
Before the third day of competition at the 2026 Midseason Championship at the Esports World Cup, Blizzard revealed the Overwatch World Cup Jerseys and the Overwatch Champions Series Partner Team Skins. After showcasing the OWWC Jerseys in a commercial, Fernando explained that each country participating in the OWWC Group Stage LAN in Korea has their own model and design (best seen on Japan and South Korea’s sleeves) incorporated into the base design. Each region has slight unique differences,
30 Jul 2026 · 6 min read
Day 1 of the Overwatch Champions Series 2026 Midseason Championship passed with the favourites largely untroubled. Day 2 raises the stakes considerably, with four teams facing elimination from Paris and the first two top-eight places on the line. Crazy Raccoon 2 - 0 Spacestation Gaming Day 2 started with Crazy Raccoon dispatching Spacestation Gaming without much issue. They started on Nepal, with SSG banning Bastion and Crazy Raccoon banning D.Va. Xander "Hawk" Domecq rolled out on the Mauga,
30 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
As the best of the best fight on in the 2026 Midseason Championship at the Esports World Cup in Paris, some teams have started to make roster moves in preparation for the upcoming Stage 3. In Japan, ENTER FORCE.36 have decided to add a new tank to bolster their lineup: the legendary Lee "Fearless" Eui-Seok. Fearless has an incredible career of highs and lows, and after two years away from Overwatch - due to South Korea’s mandatory military service - Fearless has returned to write a new chapter
OWWC Group Stage 2026
