The new era of competitive Overwatch 2 continued with the Esports World Cup kicking off July 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sixteen teams converged on the city as part of the massive EWC celebrations and played for over a million dollars.
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The revamped Overwatch 2 circuit took a break as competitive teams headed to Saudi Arabia, with squads earning invites based on performances at OWCS Dallas, or working through regional qualifiers and stages to make it to EWC.
Here’s everything to know about the Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 tournament: Schedule, results, teams, streams, and more.
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Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 format and teams
Can Crazy Raccoon win again? Image via Overwatch Esports on X/Twitter
The Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 2024 tournament featured 16 teams from across the globe battling for a shot at the lion’s share of a $1 million prize pool. A $50,000 cash prize was also up for grabs for the tournament’s MVP.
The 16 teams were split into four groups of four, where they played out a round-robin bracket consisting of best-of-five games. The top three teams in each group proceeded to the playoffs, with the group leader given a first-round bye in the finals.
The playoffs were single elimination, meaning there were no second chances. As such, topping the group was paramount. All finals matches were Bo5, with the champion decided on July 28. Here’s a list of the teams and their qualification process for the Overwatch 2 Esports World Cup event.
Qualification Team OWCS Major NA/EMEA Top Two
Spacestation Gaming
ENCE
Winning Region Invite
Bleed OWCS Asia Stage One Crazy Raccoon
Team Falcons
ZETA Division
Fnatic Chinese Invite LGD.OA FACEIT Masters EMEA
Gaimin Gladiators
Twisted Minds
Virtus.pro
North America
Toronto Ultra
M80
NTMR
South America
ROC Esports
Oceania
Mkers
Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 schedule and results
Group stage
The four groups are set. Screenshot via Liquipedia
All match times are in Central Time (CT).
Wednesday, July 24
7am: Toronto Ultra vs. Gaimin | Crazy Raccoon vs. ROC Esports
8:30am: Falcons vs. Mkers | LGD.OA vs. Twisted Minds
10am: ENCE vs. M80 | ZETA vs. Bleed
11:30am: Spacestation vs. NTMR | Fnatic vs. VP
1pm: ENCE vs. Bleed | ZETA vs. M80
2:30pm: Spacestation vs. VP | Fnatic vs. NTMR
Thursday, July 25
7am: Toronto Ultra vs. ROC Esports | Crazy Raccoon vs. Gaimin
8:30am: LGD.OA vs. Mkers | Falcons vs. Twisted Minds
10am: Gaimin vs. ROC Esports | Crazy Raccoon vs. Toronto Ultra
11:30am: Falcons vs. LGD.OA | Twisted Minds vs. Mkers
1pm: M80 vs. Bleed | ZETA vs. ENCE
2:30pm: Spacestation vs. Fnatic | VP vs. NTMR
Playoffs
Single-elimination all the way to the final. Screenshot via Liquipedia.
All match times are in Central Time (CT).
Friday, July 26
10am: Spacestation 4 -0 Gaimin Spacestation proceeds to quarterfinal, Gaimin is eliminated.
-0 Gaimin 12pm: ENCE 4 -2 Fnatic ENCE proceeds to quarterfinal, Fnatic is eliminated.
-2 Fnatic 2pm: Falcons 4 -0 M80 Falcons proceeds to quarterfinal, M80 is eliminated.
-0 M80 4pm: Toronto Ultra 4 -1 LGD.OA Toronto Ultra proceeds to quarterfinal, LGD.OA is eliminated.
-1 LGD.OA
Saturday, July 27
10am: Crazy Raccoon 4 -0 ENCE Crazy Raccoon proceeds to semifinal, ENCE is eliminated.
-0 ENCE 12pm: VP 1- 4 Falcons Falcons proceeds to semifinal, VP is eliminated.
2pm: Twisted Minds 0- 4 Toronto Ultra Toronto Ultra proceeds to semifinal, Twisted Minds is eliminated.
4pm: ZETA 4 -2 Spacestation ZETA proceeds to semifinal, Spacestation is eliminated.
-2 Spacestation
Sunday, July 28
10am: Crazy Raccoon 4 -1 Falcons Crazy Raccoon proceeds to grand final, Falcons is eliminated.
-1 Falcons 12pm: ZETA 3- 4 Toronto Ultra Toronto Ultra proceeds to grand final, ZETA is eliminated.
2pm: Crazy Raccoon 4 -1 Toronto Ultra Grand final. Tournament MVP: Shu (Crazy Raccoon)
-1 Toronto Ultra
Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 streams: How to watch
The Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 tournament will be streamed live on Twitch and YouTube. If you missed the action, spoiler-free replays will be made available on the above channels following the conclusion of each matchday.
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Esports World Cup Overwatch 2: Schedule, results, and more
