A few of aggressive Overwatch’s brightest stars rose to glory by preventing their means via the Overwatch World Cup, a world competitors that calls for each expertise and tenacity. On account of COVID-19, the match has been dormant for 3 years and plenty of within the scene thought-about it a misplaced trigger because of the ever-shifting international local weather.
In a surprise announcement after the Legends Battle match, which befell in South Korea over the previous few days, builders and group leaders revealed that the Overwatch World Cup will return in 2023. An included trailer marketed the match as an opportunity for international locations to turn out to be “the primary World Cup champions of Overwatch 2.”
Thirty-six international locations will take part within the subsequent World Cup. These international locations shall be revealed in January 2023, in accordance to a blog post in regards to the occasion. After trials and tryouts happening all year long, the 36 groups will compete in World Cup qualifiers in June 2023. Sixteen groups then transfer on to a gaggle stage LAN occasion, the place a closing eight groups will qualify for the World Cup finals.
Activision Blizzard has but to announce if BlizzCon, the corporate’s yearly celebration of its video games and followers that’s typically held round Halloween, will return this year. The timeline set forth by the Overwatch World Cup hints at its revival in 2023, although. Earlier World Cup finals had been at all times held throughout BlizzCon.
The final Overwatch World Cup was held in 2019, with Staff United States taking its first victory after 4 years of competitors. Staff South Korea held the title for the primary three years of the World Cup and is anticipated to be the favourite heading into 2023. Although the checklist of collaborating international locations has but to be introduced, followers can seemingly count on appearances from favorites like Staff Sweden, Staff Canada, and Staff Brazil.
