2018 Overwatch World Cup

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2018 Overwatch World Cup
Overwatch World Cup 2018 logo.svg
Tournament information
Game Overwatch
DateAugust 17 – November 2
Administrator Blizzard Entertainment
Tournament
format(s)
 Round-robin and Knockout
Venues
5 (in 5 host cities)
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Korea.svg South Korea
1st runner-upFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2nd runner-upFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
MVP Flag of South Korea.svg Bang "JJonak" Sung-hyeon [1]
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The 2018 Overwatch World Cup was an Overwatch esports tournament, organized by Blizzard Entertainment, the game's developer. It was the third Overwatch World Cup. It featured 24 represented nations from around the world, with the final tournament taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center during BlizzCon from November 2–3, 2018. [2]

Contents

The final took place on November 2 between South Korea and China. South Korea won 4–0, winning their third straight World Cup title.

Teams

Committees

Each country has a National Competition Committee, consisting of a general manager, head coach, and community lead. Blizzard selected each team's general manager, while the head coach and community leads were selected through a two-step voting process, that took place from May 24 to May 30. [3] [4]

Any player with a Blizzard account in good standing was welcome to apply for a head coaching position for their country; the country's top 150 players voted for who they would like to be their country's head coach. The top three candidates from the first round of voting moved on to a second round of voting, and the person with the most votes in the second round was selected as the country's head coach. [3]

The community leaders are responsible for "rallying their community and marketing their team to the masses." [4] Like the head coaches, the community lead for each country was chosen through a two-step voting process. A country's entire player base voted for the community lead. After the first round of voting, the top 10 from that round were candidates for the second round; the person with the most votes in the second round was selected as their country's community lead. [3]

Players

They players representing each country were selected by their National Competition Committee. The Committees selected up to 12 players from June 1 to July 5 to represent their country and then had to cut it down to 7 players to be their final roster. [5]

Qualification

From March 28 to April 28, 2018, Blizzard tracked the average skill rating of the top 150 players from the top 20 countries to determine the countries who qualified for the tournament. The four host countries, South Korea, Thailand, France, and the United States, automatically qualified. [2]

Venues

Incheon Bangkok
Studio Paradise Royal Paragon Hall
Capacity: 2,300 [6] Capacity: 2,000 [7]
Los Angeles Paris
Blizzard Arena Espace Grande Arche
Capacity: 450 [8] Capacity: 2,500 [9]
Anaheim
Anaheim Convention Center
Capacity: 7,500 [10]

Group stage

The top 24 national teams were grouped into four different round-robin style groups, with the matches played in Incheon, Los Angeles, Bangkok, and Paris. The top two teams in each group advanced to a single-elimination playoff bracket, with the matches played in Anaheim. [2] [11]

Incheon stage

PosTeamWLMWMLMDQualification
1 Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (H)50192+17Advance to playoffs
2 Flag of Finland.svg Finland 41164+12
3 Flag of Russia.svg Russia 32127+5
4 Flag of Japan.svg Japan 23812−4
5 Chinese Taipei esports flag.svg Chinese Taipei 14515−10
6 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 05020−20
Day 1August 17 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 1August 17 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4–0Chinese Taipei esports flag.svg  Chinese Taipei Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 1August 17 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0–4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 1August 17 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 1August 17 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 2August 18 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0–4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 2August 18 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–1Chinese Taipei esports flag.svg  Chinese Taipei Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 2August 18 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 2August 18 Chinese Taipei  Chinese Taipei esports flag.svg4–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 2August 18 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 3August 19 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg4–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 3August 19 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–0Chinese Taipei esports flag.svg  Chinese Taipei Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 3August 19 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 3August 19 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0–4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise
Day 3August 19 Chinese Taipei  Chinese Taipei esports flag.svg0–4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Incheon, KR 
   Studio Paradise

Source: OWWC

Los Angeles stage

PosTeamWLMWMLMDQualification
1 Flag of the United States.svg United States (H)50182+16Advance to playoffs
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 41173+14
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 321011−1
4 Flag of Norway.svg Norway 23813−5
5 Flag of Austria.svg Austria 14516−11
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 05417−13
Day 1September 7 Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 1September 7 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 1September 7 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 1September 7 Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–4Flag of the United States.svg  United States Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 1September 7 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 2September 8 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 2September 8 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 2September 8 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 2September 8 United States  Flag of the United States.svg4–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 2September 8 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 3September 9 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 3September 9 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 3September 9 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–4Flag of the United States.svg  United States Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 3September 9 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena
Day 3September 9 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Los Angeles, CA 
   Blizzard Arena

Source: OWWC

Bangkok stage

PosTeamWLMWMLMDQualification
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 50167+9Advance to playoffs
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 32147+7
3 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 32129+3
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 321110+1
5 Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (H)14714−7
6 Flag of Spain.svg Spain 05316−13
Day 1September 14 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 1September 14 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 1September 14 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 1September 14 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 1September 14 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 2September 15 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 2September 15 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 2September 15 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 2September 15 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 2September 15 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 3September 16 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 3September 16 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 3September 16 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 3September 16 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall
Day 3September 16 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bangkok, TH 
   Royal Paragon Hall

Source: OWWC

Paris stage

PosTeamWLMWMLMDQualification
1 Flag of France.svg France (H)50192+17Advance to playoffs
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 41155+10
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 321010±0
4 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 231012−2
5 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 14516−11
6 Flag of Poland.svg Poland 05418−14
Day 1September 21 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–4Flag of France.svg  France Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 1September 21 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 1September 21 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 1September 21 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 1September 21 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0–4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 2September 22 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–3Flag of France.svg  France Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 2September 22 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 2September 22 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 2September 22 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–4Flag of France.svg  France Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 2September 22 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 3September 23 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 3September 23 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0–4Flag of France.svg  France Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 3September 23 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 3September 23 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0–4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche
Day 3September 23 United Kingdom  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg0–4Flag of France.svg  France Paris, FR 
   Espace Grande Arche

Source: OWWC

Knockout stage

The top two teams from each group advanced to the playoff bracket. All of the playoff rounds took place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California during BlizzCon. [12]

To coincide with the event, Blizzard launched the "Overwatch World Cup Viewer," a standalone program that allows users to view World Cup matches in real time in Overwatch's spectator mode, roam around the map in a free camera, and take the perspectives of the players. Users were also able to view replays of each map played in the client. [13]

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Flag of the United States.svg United States 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 0
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 3
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 3Third place
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 0
Flag of France.svg France 0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3

Quarterfinals

QuarterfinalsNovember 2 United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Anaheim, CA 
1:15 pm  PDT    Anaheim Convention Center 
2 Ilios 0
0 King's Row 1
3 Volskaya Industries 4
2 Route 66 3
QuarterfinalsNovember 2 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Anaheim, CA 
7:15 pm  PDT    Anaheim Convention Center 
2 Busan 0
3 Blizzard World 2
2 Temple of Anubis 1
QuarterfinalsNovember 2 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Anaheim, CA 
5:15 pm  PDT    Anaheim Convention Center 
2 Lijiang Tower 1
3 Hollywood 1
4 Hanamura 3
QuarterfinalsNovember 2 France  Flag of France.svg0–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Anaheim, CA 
3:15 pm  PDT    Anaheim Convention Center 
1 Busan 2
2 Eichenwalde 3
4 Temple of Anubis 5

Semifinals

SemifinalsNovember 3 United Kingdom  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg0–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Anaheim, CA 
9:30 am  PDT    Anaheim Convention Center 
1 Nepal 2
3 King's Row 3
3 Volskaya Industries 3
1 Rialto 2
SemifinalsNovember 3 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Anaheim, CA 
11:30 am  PDT    Anaheim Convention Center 
2 Oasis 1
3 Blizzard World 0
2 Temple of Anubis 1

Third place

Third placeNovember 3 United Kingdom  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Anaheim, CA 
1:30 pm  PDT    Anaheim Convention Center 
2 Busan 0
1 Blizzard World 2
3 Volskaya Industries 2
2 Junkertown 3
0 Lijiang Tower 2

Finals

FinalsNovember 3 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Anaheim, CA 
3:45 pm  PDT    Anaheim Convention Center 
2 Ilios 0
3 King's Row 1
2 Temple of Anubis 1
4 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 3

References

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  6. ↑ "Studio Paradise is a complex cultural space where fun contents are produced and a variety of events unfold". p-city.com. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Royal Paragon Hall Fact Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
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  9. ↑ "Espace Grande Arche – VIPARIS". Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
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