Earlier today in Paris, France and the United Kingdom punched their tickets to BlizzCon 2018 where the Top 8 Overwatch World Cup (OWWC) teams from the Incheon, Los Angeles, Bangkok, and Paris Group Stages will go head-to-head.

Immediately following France's 4-0 victory over the UK, the Top 8 teams worldwide were sorted into two groups based on their performances in Group Stages: first-place teams (consisting of China, France, South Korea, and the United States) and second-place teams (consisting of Australia, Canada, Finland, and the UK). 

Then, first-place teams were randomly matched with second-place teams from another Group Stage (e.g. France could not be matched with the UK) to determine the final BlizzCon 2018 bracket. The results were as follows:

This year, fans will finally see a rivalry that stretches back to the Colonial Era play out on the BlizzCon stage: the United States of America vs the United Kingdom. The match-up was sorely missed in 2017. 

Back-to-back BlizzCon champions South Korea will be looking to defend their title, with Australia and either the US or the UK all that is standing between them and the Grand Finals. Meanwhile, last year's runner-up, Canada, will have to defeat a formidable-looking France hot off a dominant victory on their home turf in order to qualify for the semifinals. 

The posturing between teams has already started, of course. Team USA coach, Aaron "Aero" Atkins, jokingly asked on Twitter to be matched with South Korea, claiming USA's dominance, and when that obviously did not happen, Zachary "ZachaREEE" Lombardo responded, "Looks like we’ll just farm UK and then Korea, kinda unfortunate we don’t get 'em in finals."

BlizzCon 2018 takes place in Anaheim, California on November 2-3. Four teams will advance from quarterfinals to semifinals and, of course, two teams from semifinals to the Grand Finals, which will be held on Saturday, November 3rd. A third place winner will also be determined.