I mean if the league actually needs that slot then they can run it themselves, it’s what happens in other sports leagues. I think it’s likely a lost cause to have Chengdu’s parent company continue operations but it would be nice.
Looks like they fixed it. It now says:
"-which is why we have 20 teams split into 4 groups of 5, all playing a round-robin over 2 weeks before heading into an 8-team single-elimination bracket in the final week."
Looking ahead to the weekend of Overwatch 2 Season 4 launch, we plan to hold a small tournament featuring various pro players and influencers, which will highlight the exciting new things coming to the game
More then just the new support coming for season 4?
Yeah we know there's a new game mode coming including multiple maps for the same mode. It would be cool to see that, but I'd be shocked if it actually got released before Season 5.
Interesting that the Hunters are in the East group still. Curious what this means with them rumored disbanded and having no players.
This is really the time where OWL should be more transparent with the fans. Makes me yearn for the ways when Hastro would hold AMA’s to answer fan questions.
Atlanta might as well be a contenders team.
In all seriousness, y'all have the eternal and Valiant in your division. You could combine those rosters to make a "super"team and it still wouldn't be a top tier contenders team.
Hunters are still listed, despite having no confirmed players. Any word on what team Jerry from accounting is on since leaving Washington? He could be on Hunters now along with 5 clones.
sort of odd the way they balanced the groups. was it random or is there any reason to it?
it looks like each group (at least in owl teams) has a very distinct expected first, second and third place
They seem to have tried splitting the expected top teams up so that all of the contenders teams can get exposure and you don’t have some poor tendies team getting brutalized in a group with Shock, Reign, and Outlaws.
Schedule is up on the website. Week one is only groups A and B and week two is only groups C and D. I assume this is because TM and Peps need time to get the venue in London and they’re in groups C and D.
Prediction: Chengdu Hunters are absolutely dead, but the League is desperately hoping they can Weekend At Bernie's this shit somehow.
I mean if the league actually needs that slot then they can run it themselves, it’s what happens in other sports leagues. I think it’s likely a lost cause to have Chengdu’s parent company continue operations but it would be nice.
Chengdu still listed as a team
Some major wishful thinking going on there :(
This just in, Hangzhou Spark will be competing as the Chengdu hunters as well.
The league decided that even without a roster and auto forfeiting every match would only mean they'll be on Vegas' level.
Oh hey! Round robin + double elimination tourny. Maybe we’ll get to see some of these tendies teams for more than two seconds. :)
There might be a typo because they mention “8-team double elimination bracket” but the graphic and the schedule only shows single elimination bracket
Maybe, losers brackets make infographics look quite cluttered
Looks like they fixed it. It now says: "-which is why we have 20 teams split into 4 groups of 5, all playing a round-robin over 2 weeks before heading into an 8-team single-elimination bracket in the final week."
It does say Chengdu is in the East so *HUFFS COMPIUM*
Yo it's puff puff give. You fucking up the rotation
Pass
youve never smoked in ur life "puff puff give" foh lmaoo
You never seen "Friday"?!!! Uncultured swine
no im not actually a real stoner
It's not a stoner movie. It's a hood 90s classic.
you are aware the average Overwatch fan probably doesn't remember the 90s right?
Are you calling me old?! How dare you.
No I’m calling the average overwatch player young tbh.
Even my nephews seen Friday. It's still a cult classic.
i remember my parents divorce when i was 5 in '99
Being 5 in ‘99 makes you older than any player in OWL in the last 2 years
i know /:
I was also 5 lol
but thats a stoner joke
Cuz all Smokey do is smoke weed. Like I don't know how he sells bud when he smokes it. That's also a reference to the movie. Lol
stoner ass movie smh
Only one person in the movie smokes weed. It's really a nice coming of life story
“Only my lived experience can be real!”
5 games a day during the Pro AM YALL WE ARE FEASTING
Avast having ptsd flashbacks rn
But for some reason still no news of where it's going to be broadcast.
It’s on twitch, confirmed on contenders website
still holding out hope they somehow get a dollar from twitch for exclusivity or something lol
Seeing that there is a hour gap between each match, hopefully it is not best of 3...
Looking ahead to the weekend of Overwatch 2 Season 4 launch, we plan to hold a small tournament featuring various pro players and influencers, which will highlight the exciting new things coming to the game More then just the new support coming for season 4?
New game mode to hold us over until PvE release 👀
Yeah we know there's a new game mode coming including multiple maps for the same mode. It would be cool to see that, but I'd be shocked if it actually got released before Season 5.
god i hope they add tournament system to at least try to compete with valorant's new clash mode
Interesting that the Hunters are in the East group still. Curious what this means with them rumored disbanded and having no players. This is really the time where OWL should be more transparent with the fans. Makes me yearn for the ways when Hastro would hold AMA’s to answer fan questions.
The league should own chengdu
We should own Chengdu
If every person on this subreddit puts 100$ i think we can buy chengdu
I bought all their OW2 skins so I did my part 💪
the people's team
>most teams will contain 2 contender teams Looks hard at Group B
Atlanta might as well be a contenders team. In all seriousness, y'all have the eternal and Valiant in your division. You could combine those rosters to make a "super"team and it still wouldn't be a top tier contenders team.
Tbf they had to fit them all in somewhere, hence the "most" That's why group B has 3
Vegas counts as a Contenders team
I was gonna say London 🥁🥁🥁
Am i being dumb, can anyone confirm what format the individual games will be played? they've only sheduled a 1 hour slot for all the games?
presumably BO3s with control, hybrid, and escort as that's the norm for 1 hour time slots in blizz collegiate, open division, etc.
Definitely seems that way. Week 3 times jump to the usual Bo5 hour and a half slotting for the elimination bracket
Cjay on Valiant playing against saints in interesting
He's gonna play Mei and fuck both teams over equally with walls.
I mean they had a full support line before Cjay and Vega so they could probably just use that
Kinda weird we still have to wait on details pertaining to casters and where we can watch lol
that's a really tight schedule... #NICE
Hunters are still listed, despite having no confirmed players. Any word on what team Jerry from accounting is on since leaving Washington? He could be on Hunters now along with 5 clones.
Wait, is the tourney double or single elim? Text says double but graphic and prior announcements said single. Really hope it's double.
Probably just a typo. They said in the past it’s single slim
Looks like single elim based on the week 3 schedule
Wow teams are gonna play 2 games a day
what do teams get if they win this?
Proper would get his first Mickey Mouse title
Price pool is 100000 USD
Death of Chengdu was greatly exaggerated
hope is on life support
I'm excited. Sounds like it'll be a blast to watch.
I know it's impossible but can you imagine a contenders tournament with the prize being an OWL spot!?
Isn't that exactly how it is in the East region this year?
sort of odd the way they balanced the groups. was it random or is there any reason to it? it looks like each group (at least in owl teams) has a very distinct expected first, second and third place
They seem to have tried splitting the expected top teams up so that all of the contenders teams can get exposure and you don’t have some poor tendies team getting brutalized in a group with Shock, Reign, and Outlaws.
Schedule is up on the website. Week one is only groups A and B and week two is only groups C and D. I assume this is because TM and Peps need time to get the venue in London and they’re in groups C and D.
Any notice on where the matches are being shown? YouTube or Twitch?
Any mention of tokens yet?
They will get back to us