Overwatch World Cup 2023 schedule, teams, and players
Here’s everything to know about Overwatch World Cup 2023, including the schedule, teams, players, and more.
The 2023 Overwatch World Cup is here! Here's everything you need to know about the Overwatch World Cup 2023 schedule, teams, and more!
Overwatch World Cup 2023 schedule
The next phase, called the Overwatch World Cup Group Stage, will happen this fall. The top 16 teams from the Overwatch World Cup Qualifiers will battle before the top eight teams head to BlizzCon 2023.
Overwatch World Cup Qualifiers results
Here are the results from the Overwatch World Cup Qualifiers stage. The teams that will head to the Group Stage are marked with an asterisk.
Position | Americas Group A | W | L | MW | ML | MD | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | *UNITED STATES/AMER A | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2 | *CANADA/AMER A | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
3 | *MEXICO/AMER A | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
4 | PUERTO RICO/AMER A | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1 |
5 | COSTA RICA/AMER A | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | -6 |
6 | GUATEMALA/AMER A | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -10 |
Position | Americas Group B | W | L | MW | ML | MD | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | *COLOMBIA/AMER B | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2 | *BRAZIL/AMER B | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
3 | CHILE/AMER B | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
4 | PERU/AMER B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | -3 |
5 | ARGENTINA/AMER B | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | -4 |
6 | ECUADOR/AMER B | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -10 |
Position | APAC Group A | W | L | MW | ML | MD | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | *SOUTH KOREA/APAC A | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
2 | *JAPAN/APAC A | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
3 | *HONG KONG/APAC A | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
4 | CHINESE TAIPEI/APAC A | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -2 |
5 | INDONESIA/APAC A | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | -6 |
6 | PHILIPPINES/APAC A | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -10 |
Position | APAC Group B | W | L | MW | ML | MD | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | *AUSTRALIA/APAC B | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2 | *THAILAND/APAC B | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
3 | INDIA/APAC B | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
4 | NEW ZEALAND/APAC B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -2 |
5 | MALAYSIA/APAC B | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | -7 |
6 | SINGAPORE/APAC B | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | -8 |
Position | EMEC Group A | W | L | MW | ML | MD | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | *GREAT BRITAIN/EMEC A | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
2 | *SPAIN/EMEC A | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
3 | *FRANCE/EMEC A | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
4 | DENMARK/EMEC A | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
5 | BELGIUM/EMEC A | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | -2 |
6 | NETHERLANDS/EMEC A | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
7 | ITALY/EMEC A | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | -6 |
8 | PORTUGAL/EMEC A | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | -14 |
Position | EMEC Group B | W | L | MW | ML | MD | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | *SAUDI ARABIA/EMEC B | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
2 | *FINLAND/EMEC B | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
3 | NORWAY/EMEC B | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
4 | SWEDEN/EMEC B | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | -1 |
5 | GERMANY/EMEC B | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | -3 |
6 | TURKEY/EMEC B | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | -5 |
7 | POLAND/EMEC B | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0 | -9 |
8 | ICELAND/EMEC B | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 | -10 |
Here's the list of the 16 qualified teams, including China as an invited team:
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- Colombia
- Brazil
- South Korea
- Japan
- Hong Kong
- Australia
- Thailand
- Great Britain
- Spain
- France
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- China
Overwatch World Cup 2023 teams and players
Earlier this year, the winning Overwatch 2 team of each World Cup Trial received $2,000 USD. The winning teams also earned a spot in the Team Tryouts phase before players headed into the Team Selection stage. Here is the list of the winning teams from the Overwatch World Cup Trials.
Americas Group A
- Canada: Not Americans
- Costa Rica: Hellcats Esports
- Guatemala: Team Frijolitows
- Mexico: Midnight (Made it to the Overwatch World Cup Group Stage)
- Puerto Rico: Nix Boriquas
- United States: Greaseballs (Made it to the Overwatch World Cup Group Stage)
Americas Group B
- Argentina: Improvisados
- Brazil: War Pigs
- Chile: Free Agent Boyz
- Colombia: Mondongos
- Ecuador: Yapingacho
- Peru: Team poke
Europe and Middle East Group A
- Belgium: The Wild Boars
- France: les gars si
- United Kingdom: MWaimone
- Italy: NO ITAS HERE
- Netherlands: Koning Willem FC
- Spain: Andrés Iniesta
Europe and Middle East Group B
- Germany: German Crusaders
- Norway: Funnyguys!
- Poland: Fakejake's path to t2
- Saudi Arabia: Burn out fire
- Sweden: Nangijala Outlaws
- Turkey: Istanbul Janissaries
Asia-Pacific Group A
- Taiwan: Roll Momo
- Hong Kong: Cheng Du Brothers
- Indonesia: BANG MESSI
- Japan: VARREL
- Philippines: Winton overwat
- South Korea: An Elite
Asia-Pacific Group B
- Australia: Ceebs
- New Zealand: South Auckland Drillas
- Singapore: LE SSERAFIM
- India: LINEAR
- Malaysia: Top Skills College Gaming
- Thailand: DAF E-sport
The Wild Card Challenge in Overwatch 2
The Overwatch 2 Wild Card Challenge involved participating groups that duked it out in May. The top two teams from each group advanced to the EMEC online qualifiers. Denmark and Portugal alongside Finland and Iceland fought in June.
EMEC Wild Card Group A
- Denmark: Team Denmark
- Portugal: Selección Española
EMEC Wild Card Group B
- Finland: Team Finland
- Iceland: Team Iceland
"Since all these teams hail from the Europe and Middle East Conference, they will join the EMEC online qualifiers in June, and both the EMEC Group A and B will expand from six teams to eight to accommodate the winners of the Wild Card Challenge," Blizzard noted.
Overwatch World Cup Season 3 Challenge leaderboard
Folks also participated in the fanfare of the esports World Cup event by helping their favorite team advance in the Overwatch World Cup Season 3 Challenge leaderboards. A total of 36 teams had a chance of getting a customized in-game cosmetic. This World Cup Season 3 Challenge happened between Feb. 7 and Feb. 21, with Poland fans achieving a total score of 7,235. This was followed by Turkey at 7,211 and Hong Kong at 6,869 points.
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