As the sun rises over Southern California, Overwatch fans in Anaheim and across the nation alike can breathe easy. It wasn't a dream: Team USA won the 2019 Overwatch World Cup.
USA took the victory over South Korea in the 2019 OWWC Semifinals 3-1, and will face the winner of Team France vs. Team China in the Grand Finals.
The news was brought to light by xQc on his stream, where he stated he would not be available to play in Team Canada's first game in the World Cup due to a 'new game content release'. The Canadian tank also said that Liam "Mangachu" Campbell would be taking his place in the first game at the Main Tank position.
Global Esports and the Harrisburg University Storm have entered a new partnership. The partnership between the one of the leading programs in collegiate esports and the Indian Overwatch organization, who currently own a Contenders team as well as Team India for the Overwatch World Cup, is unique both in its cross-competitive tier and cross-continental establishment.
"I think we have a really good shot this year."
"Well, my plan before was to have some sort of meme Contenders team. However, the caliber of the players being imported, as well as the domestic talent, is probably too high. "
Team USA has finished the 2018 Overwatch World Cup Los Angeles Cup Group Stage as the 1st seed. It will be representing the stars and stripes at Blizzcon 2018 at the 2018 Overwatch World Cup Finals.
If you have been following the Overwatch World Cup Group Stages, you are in for a treat. This week’s group will be the most competitive group of all the group stages.
"It’s a lot easier than last year now that we’re able to formulate a gameplan and optimize strategies"
"We were in a slump for the past 3 weeks and at our slump is probably at its peak right now.”
Some of the best Widowmakers this weekend were surprisingly not Overwatch League players. Rather they were players from Overwatch Contenders,
"Honestly, I am kind of scared of Team USA, I think we can handle their DPS, but they have a really strong tank line."
Team Finland becomes the second team to make it to the quarterfinals of Overwatch World Cup. After their match against Chinese Taipei, they shared their thoughts about the group stages in Incheon, Kor
The individual decision making of the players, the fluid shift in compositions, the masterful positioning, the last 30 seconds: it was everything competitive Overwatch strives to be.
"Wasn't playing in the league supposed to be a dream come true? How can someone feel the need to "escape" the Overwatch League?
This year, the final 12 were selected after two weeks of rigorous trials that were streamed for the public, and the team combines the best talent from several of the region’s best teams.
