“Proud of the team for bouncing back and staying calm. Looking forward to playing the other regions in Dallas.”

Teams Toronto Defiant and Spacestation Gaming have won the Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) Stage 2 Main Event! While Toronto Defiant came out on top for North America (NA), Spacestation Gaming represented the best of the best in the Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. Read on for the 2024 OWCS Stage 2 results and more!

Toronto Defiant won the OWCS 2024 Stage 2 NA Main Event (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
Toronto Defiant won the OWCS 2024 Stage 2 NA Main Event (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Toronto Defiant at OWCS 2024 Stage 2

Toronto Defiant players won the OWCS NA Stage 2 Main Event. After duking it out against Citrus Nation, Students of the Game, and M80, the NA team earned the lion's share of the $75,000 USD prize pool. With this victory in the bag, Toronto Defiant qualified to the 2024 OWCS Dallas Major plus OWCS NA Stage 3 Group Stage. This win followed the team's previous success at the OWCS NA Stage 1 Main Event back in March 2024.

OWCS 2024 NA Stage 2 Main Event results

Placement
Prize (USD)
Qualifies To
NA OWCS Team
1st$30,000Dallas Major, S3 Group StageToronto Defiant
2nd$15,000S3 Group StageM80
3rd$10,000S3 Group StageStudents of the Game
4th$7,000S3 Group StageCitrus Nation
5th to 6th$4,000N/ALuminosity Gaming, FMCL
7th to 8th$2,500N/APirates in Pyjamas, Who Is Goldfish
9th to 12thN/AN/ADhillDucks, Timeless, UNC INC, Vice
13th to 16thN/AN/AVisored, Daybreak, Shikigami, Nightmare Rotation

After sweeping Citrus Nation 3-0 in the quarterfinals, Toronto Defiant players continued their win streak by going 3-0 against Students of the Game in the semifinals. When the final arrived in the upper bracket, Toronto Defiant got knocked down 1-3 against M80. However, Toronto Defiant lived up to their namesake by climbing their way back to the top after defeating Students of the Game in the elimination bracket. When it came down to the grand final, Toronto Defiant players fought their revenge match against M80 and won 4-1!

After the battle, Toronto Defiant head coach Rupal "Rupal" Zaman congratulated his team and talked about the difference between securing the gold and silver. He emphasized the ability to stay calm and bounce back.

"The difference between 1st place and 2nd place is performing when it matters most and that's what we did today," Rupal wrote on X. "Proud of the team for bouncing back and staying calm. Looking forward to playing the other regions in Dallas."

Spacestation Gaming won OWCS 2024 Stage 2 EMEA (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
Spacestation Gaming won OWCS 2024 Stage 2 EMEA (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Spacestation Gaming at OWCS 2024 Stage 2

Over in the EMEA region, Spacestation Gaming also won the bulk of the $75,000 USD prize pool. Much like Toronto Defiant, the team qualified to the next stage plus the OWCS Dallas Major 2024.

OWCS 2024 EMEA Stage 2 Main Event results

Placement
Prize (USD)
Qualifies To
EMEA OWCS Team
1st$30,000Dallas Major, S3 Group StageSpacestation Gaming
2nd$15,000S3 Group StageENCE
3rd$10,000S3 Group StageTeam Peps
4th$7,000S3 Group StagePeace and Love
5th to 6th$4,000N/ATwisted Minds, Supershy
7th to 8th$2,500N/ADeimpero, AWW YEAH
9th to 12thN/AN/AEx Oblivione, A One Man Army, Rocstars, Ataraxia
13th to 16thN/AN/ASCHMUNGUS, Sheer Cold, EF Flexodiax, Metaboiz

To reach top, Spacestation Gaming faced off against Team Peps in the quarterfinals and went 3-0 before sweeping Peace and Love in the semifinals. Next, the team earned a score of 3-1 against ENCE in the final. This moved the latter team into the lower bracket, but ENCE rose back up for a rematch in the grand final. However, it was to no avail as Spacestation Gaming went 4-3 and won the OWCS 2024 EMEA Stage 2 Main Event.

"Unreal series from the boys," Spacestation Gaming assistant coach Suji stated on social media after his team claimed victory. "Could not be prouder."

OWCS 2024 Stage 2 Main Event: NA and EMEA results

Date
Region
OWCS Match
OWCS Result
April 28NAM80 vs Toronto Defiant1-4
NAToronto Defiant vs SOG3-0
EMEASpaceStation vs ENCE4-3
EMEAENCE vs Team Peps3-0
April 27NASOG vs Citrus Nation3-0
NAToronto Defiant vs M801-3
NALuminosity vs Citrus Nation1-3
EMEAPeace and Love vs Team Peps0-3
EMEASpaceStation vs ENCE3-1
EMEATwisted Minds vs Team Peps1-3
April 26NASOG vs FMCL3-0
NAM80 vs Luminosity3-0
NAToronto Defiant vs SOG3-0
EMEAPeace and Love vs SupershyOW3-1
EMEAENCE vs Twisted Minds3-0
EMEASpaceStation vs Peace and Love3-0
April 25NAFMCL vs Who Is Goldfish3-0
NACitrus Nation vs PxG PiP3-2
NAM80 vs FMCL3-0
NASOG vs PxG PiP3-0
NAToronto Defiant vs Citrus Nation3-0
NALuminosity vs Who Is Goldfish3-0
EMEASupershyOW vs AWW YEAH3-0
EMEADeimpero vs Team Peps1-3
EMEASpaceStation vs Team Peps3-0
EMEAPeace and Love vs Deimpero3-0
EMEAENCE vs SupershyOW3-0
EMEATwisted Minds vs AWW YEAH3-0

With these victories, both Toronto Defiant and Spacestation Gaming will join Crazy Raccoon at the 2024 OWCS Dallas Major. Crazy Raccoon players qualified for the upcoming tournament thanks to their win at the OWCS Asia Stage 1 Main Event.

OWCS 2024 overview (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
OWCS 2024 overview (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

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