The schedule was designed to maximize fairness between teams, factoring in the total amount of matches played each week. This set-up should eliminate any reason to have in-person comeptition. “In the course of playing this portion of the 2020 schedule, each team will play the amount of matches necessary to catch them up to the total amount of matches they had been scheduled to play through the midseason point of the original schedule," the post reads. "This means Pacific Conference teams will generally play more frequently than teams in the Atlantic Conference. The third region consists of the teams on the Atlantic coast, along with the Toronto Defiant, London Spitfire and Paris Eternal.
The four teams in China will form the second region. The Vancouver Titans and Dallas Fuel will join in with the four other West Coast teams for one region. More details to come.”Īccording to a blog post by from the Overwatch League, teams will compete in three regions. The ability to do this in the face of unforeseen challenges like COVID-19 is part of what makes our business so unique. "We WILL be playing matches with our teams this month, next month, and beyond – and these matches will be broadcast to fans. Out of concern for fans, players, staff, and others we have just canceled upcoming Homestand events," the Overwatch League tweeted. Echo An evolutionary robot programmed with rapidly adapting artificial intelligence, Echo represents the cutting edge of technology. Instead, all matches will be played with online tournaments similar to multiple other games such as Rainbow Six Siege and League Of Legends. ApThe World Needs Heroes Slow down time, rain destruction from above in a jet-powered armor suit, or pilot a superpowered hamster ball: In Overwatch, every hero has a unique set of devastating abilities. For the first two years of OWL, when the competition was all based out of a studio in Los Angeles, California, maintaining match integrity was relatively easy for the operations team because the environment was controlled. Matches will be played, but no competitions will take place in-person. Overwatch League’s format shift during the pandemic. Moving forward, Spector said tournaments will likely play a big part in the league’s 2021 season.Around last week, the Overwatch League canceled all live events due to the coronavirus pandemic. Those are numbers the league hasn’t seen since its opening weekend earlier this year. Approximately 91,000 concurrent viewers tuned in to watch the North American Summer Showdown semi-final match between Paris Eternal and the San Francisco Shock. Since moving to more tournament-style competitions, the league has seen promising viewership numbers. But that something Blizzard will likely take after the match cancellations and setbacks OWL faced earlier in the year. The entire format means there won't be an in-person final. Relive all of the #OWL2020 Summer Showdown action, and stay tuned for the Best of The Finals 👉 /2Pf0HcQTGA- Overwatch League July 10, 2020 The game’s success also led to the foundation of eSports Overwatch League, one of the fastest developing esports gaming leagues in the industry.
"Before the four finalists can face off, we will need a few weeks for health and safety needs and to account for travel logistics," Blizzard said. Overwatch popularity led to the creation of an entire franchise which expands way beyond the gaming world, with dedicated short films, comics and other media. While they won't compete in person, there will be a break before the playoffs resume. To limit server lag, the North American teams will travel to Asia. After two weeks of play, the top two teams in each region will advance to a global double-elimination bracket. Higher ranked teams will have advantages like first map choice against their lower-seeded peers. Blizzard will seed each organization based on how they performed throughout the year. To start, they will play exclusively against other franchises in their region. OWL Vice President Jon Spector told The Washington Post Blizzard decided to include every club to accommodate those teams that were particularly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. After the success of its May Melee and Summer Showdown series, OWL is once again adopting a high-stakes tournament format for its final competition of the year.Īll 20 OWL teams will take part in the playoffs. That's the approach Blizzard is taking to Overwatch League's upcoming playoffs, which will start on September 3rd.
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