2023 Overwatch World Cup

The 2023 Overwatch World Cup (OWWC) will be the fifth edition of the Overwatch World Cup, an Overwatch esports tournament, organized by the game's developer Blizzard Entertainment. Over 40 teams from various countries and regions will compete for one of the 16 spots in the 2023 OWWC. It will be the first OWWC since 2019 and the first world cup of Overwatch 2.[1][2]

2023 Overwatch World Cup
Tournament information
GameOverwatch 2
DateFall 2023
AdministratorBlizzard Entertainment
Tournament
format(s)
Round-robin and Knockout
Venue(s)Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, California
Teams16

Teams

Committees and players

Each country has a National Competition Committee, consisting of a general manager, head coach, and social lead, who are responsible for organizing tryouts for their country. Blizzard chose committees via an application process, which began in February 2023. Throughout three weekends in February, every committee hosted an open format tournament, called World Cup Trials. The winning team of each World Cup Trial won US$2,000 and earned an automatic invitation to their country's team tryouts in March 2023. Committees will also finalize a seven-person roster by April 2023.[3][4]

Qualification
  Automatically qualified
  Competing in qualifiers
  Competing in wild card challenge
  Did not qualify
  Did not participate

A total of 36 countries and regions were invited, based on Overwatch 2 player population data, to play in online qualifiers for the 2023 OWWC, with the teams evenly divided into six regions. An additional four teams will also play in the online qualifiers via a "wild card challenge". Of the teams, a total of 15 will advance to the group stage of the OWWC. China received a direct invitation to the group stage due to "the current dynamics in China".[3][5]

Automatically qualified (1)
Invited to qualifiers (36)
Invited to Wild Card Challenge (6)

Online qualifiers

Americas
Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PCT MW ML MD Qualification
1  Canada 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2  Costa Rica 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
3  Guatemala 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
4  Mexico 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
5  Puerto Rico 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
6  United States 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on January 28, 2023. Source: Overwatch World Cup
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PCT MW ML MD Qualification
1  Argentina 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2  Brazil 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
3  Chile 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
4  Colombia 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
5  Ecuador 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
6  Peru 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on January 28, 2023. Source: Overwatch World Cup

Europe and Middle East
Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PCT MW ML MD Qualification
1  Belgium 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2  France 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
3  Great Britain 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
4  Italy 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
5  Netherlands 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
6  Spain 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
7 TBD 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on January 28, 2023. Source: Overwatch World Cup
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PCT MW ML MD Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2  Norway 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
3  Poland 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
4  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
5  Sweden 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
6  Turkey 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
7 TBD 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on January 28, 2023. Source: Overwatch World Cup

Asia-Pacific
Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PCT MW ML MD Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2  Hong Kong 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
3  Indonesia 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
4  Japan 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
5  Philippines 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
6  South Korea 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on January 28, 2023. Source: Overwatch World Cup
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PCT MW ML MD Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Advance to group stage
2  India 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
3  Malaysia 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
4  New Zealand 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
5  Singapore 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
6  Thailand 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on January 28, 2023. Source: Overwatch World Cup

Group stage

The group stage will begin in June 2023 and will be a LAN event. A total of 16 teams, determined from the online qualifiers, will be divided into groups, and each group will compete in a round-robin tournament. Of the 16 teams, eight will advance to the knockouts.[6]

Knockout stage

The knockout stage will consist of the top eight teams from the group stage. Teams will compete in a single-elimination tournament.[6]

Bracket
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Third place

References
  1. Parrish, Ash (December 19, 2022). "The Overwatch League World Cup is back". The Verge. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  2. Hakim, Luqman (December 19, 2022). "Overwatch World Cup Returns in 2023". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  3. "Announcing the 36 Teams Competing in the 2023 Overwatch World Cup". Blizzard Entertainment. January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  4. Martinello, Eva (February 17, 2023). "Overwatch World Cup 2023: Schedule, teams, and more". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  5. Lyons, Ben (January 25, 2023). "Here are the Overwatch World Cup's 36 teams". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  6. Miceli, Max (February 15, 2023). "When is the 2023 Overwatch World Cup?". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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