One last dance before Guangzhou in OWCS NA Stage 3

One last dance before Guangzhou.

Stage 3 kicks off in North America on October 10, with a chance to become one of three regional representatives at the OWCS World Finals. Some teams have decided to flip the script for the final stage, while others hope to use their knowledge and skill to rise to new heights. 

Here’s everything you need to know about North America for Stage 3!

Disguised

Disguised Active Roster

• Evan "PGE" Ngo - Damage
• Ryan "ryan" Lawless - Damage
• Alex "alex" George - Damage (Substitute)
• Alexander "Tred" Madgwick-Smith - Tank 
• Yoo "smurf" Myeong-hwan - Tank
• Simon "Scyle" Broström - Support
• Willem "KiWii" Ryan - Support

Disguised Support Staff 

• Caleb "McGravy" McGarvey - Head Coach
• Robin "Zei" Sidhu - Assistant Coach

After a disappointing first two stages of the season, Disguised enter Stage 3 with new faces eager to earn a spot in Guangzhou.

The team bid farewell to DPS player Julian "Rokit" Pizana, as well as coaches Alex "byZenith" Ames and Ethan "Cap" Walker. Assistant coach Caleb "McGravy" McGarvey has been elevated to head coach and is joined by former Kafe DPS star Ryan "ryan" Lawless and former San Francisco Shock and Team Falcons tank player Yoo "smurf" Myeong-hwan. Canadian DPS player Alex "alex" George also joins after his time with Team Canada at the OWWC.

Any major roster changes this late in the season usually spell trouble for a team, and given Disguised’s turbulent 2026 campaign, this squad still has some major question marks. But if one thing is true in Overwatch, it isn’t over until it’s over. 

NTMR

NTMR Active Roster

• Julian "Rokit" Pizana - Damage
• Roger "JUTSU" Lewis - Damage
• Ryan "Painkiller" Cooper - Tank
• Joseph "Lep" Cambriani - Support
• Jake "Virtual" Harris - Support

NTMR Support Staff 

• John "iCy" Kazura - Coach

Fresh off their hiatus, NTMR return to OWCS after a dominant run through FACEIT League. 

NTMR cruised through the Promotion/Relegation tournament, dropping only one map and earning the fifth seed with a dominant win over Disguised. With the team bidding farewell to Devin "peace" Vasquez and signing Julian "Rokit" Pizana, NTMR return with a mini-reunion of a few players who helped them reach the 2025 Midseason Championship. 

While the competition is much stronger in North America than last year, this team is looking to utilize their synergy and make some magic happen.

The Kafe

The Kafe Active Roster

• xomba - Damage 
• xten - Damage
• Cartifan22 - Tank
• Alexander "Zeb" Shepard - Tank
• Z. "zzz" Harvey - Support
• Ava "NenWhy" McHenry - Support

The Kafe Support Staff 

• Sascha "SNR" Rogge - Coach
• Will "Slippery" Maguire - Coach

The former LuneX Gaming core has found a new home as The Kafe returns to OWCS with a freshly brewed roster.

Throughout 2026, The Kafe core has proven time and again to be a solid middle-of-the-pack team in North America, just outside the top cut. All starters will return for Stage 3, with substitute DPS player Aaron "Lich" Seoprasad leaving the squad. If The Kafe want to shed the moniker of the fourth-best team in North America, they need to level up and finally take a spot in the Top 3.

Team Liquid

Team Liquid Active Roster

• Elliot "TR33" Chu - Damage
• Xavier "zeruhh" Zambrano - Damage
• Kim "Attack" Jun-hwa - Tank
• Diego "Vega" Moran - Support
• Jeong "KIVIS" Yeon-woo - Support
• Benjamin "UltraViolet" David - Support

Team Liquid Support Staff 

• Cas "Casores" van Andel - Head Coach
• Danny "Danny" Mychakov - Assistant Coach
• Lim "F4zE" Si-hyun - Assistant Coach

With their entire yearly plan upended just before Stage 1, Team Liquid have made major changes to reverse course for Stage 3.

The team has officially released Boston "Infekted" Fine, who has since joined Spacestation Gaming. In return, Team Liquid acquired longtime flex-support star Benjamin "UltraViolet" David to help stabilise a turbulent ship.

With Infekted’s departure, head coach Cas "Casores" van Andel is now officially committed to Kim "Attack" Jun-hwa on tank and faces another question: how will UltraViolet slot into the team alongside Diego "Vega" Moran and Jeong "KIVIS" Yeon-woo?

Despite the year's challenges, Team Liquid avoided relegation and qualified for the 2026 Midseason Championship. With these changes, the team looks to end the year strong in Guangzhou. 

Spacestation Gaming

Spacestation Gaming Active Roster

• Denis "Lethal" Tari - Damage
• Kamden "Sugarfree" Hijada - Damage
• Alejandro "scissors" Léon - Damage (Substitute)
• Xander "Hawk" Domecq - Tank
• Boston "Infekted" Fine - Tank
• Oliver "Admiral" Vahar - Support
• Jesús "Galaa" López - Support

Spacestation Gaming Support Staff 

• Christopher "ChrisTFer" Graham - Head Coach

Like Team Liquid, Spacestation Gaming enter the final stage of the year with major roster changes.

As Benjamin "UltraViolet" David departs for Team Liquid, Spacestation has gone and acquired North American tank star Boston "Infekted" Fine and EMEA support Jesús "Galaa" López. Substitute tank player Michael "RhynO" Willoughby will also be leaving the reserves.

Spacestation enter Stage 3 with some of the biggest questions and concerns out of any top team. With UltraViolet being such an important part of the roster and strategy, Galaa will have massive shoes to fill.

But with Infekted joining as another potential tank option, Coach Christopher "ChrisTFer" Graham will have even more strategies to help the team return for their third potential journey to international competition. 

Dallas Fuel

Dallas Fuel Active Roster

• Rocco "Kronik" Iacobacci - Damage
• Park "SeonJun" Seon-jun - Damage
• Kim "Kellan" Min-jae - Tank
• Christopher "Cjay" Smith - Support
• Luke "Lukemino" Fish - Support

Dallas Fuel Support Staff 

• Eric "Wheats" Perez - Coach
• Kim "Yong" Yong-jin - Coach

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The Dallas Fuel are coming in hot as the only top-cut team in North America that hasn't made any major changes.

With two consecutive regional titles under their belt, the Dallas Fuel have cemented their identity around not what the meta dictates, but rather what their players feel comfortable playing. Under the direction of Eric "Wheats" Perez and Kim "Yong" Yong-jin, the Fuel have remained consistent and lethal, proving themselves the strongest team in North America.

However, with two new hero reworks and a new support hero in the mix, can the Fuel’s strategy remain ironclad? Will the 2026 Dallas Fuel match the 2024 Toronto Defiant and win every regional title all season?