2022 Overwatch League Grand Finals

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2022 OWL Grand Finals
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San Francisco Shock Dallas Fuel
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DateNovember 4, 2022
Venue Anaheim Convention Center,
Anaheim, California
Purse$1.5 million
Attendance6,000 [1]
MVP Lee "Fearless" Eui-seok
Live Broadcast
Broadcast(s) YouTube
Bilibili
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The 2022 Overwatch League Grand Finals was the fifth championship match of the Overwatch League (OWL), taking place on November 4, 2022. The series was the conclusion of the 2022 Overwatch League playoffs and was played between the Dallas Fuel and the San Francisco Shock at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

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Dallas qualified for the season playoffs as the top seed and defeated the Hangzhou Spark, Seoul Dynasty, and Houston Outlaws all in the upper bracket to qualify for the Grand Finals. San Francisco qualified as the second seed and was defeated in their first playoff match to the Outlaws but went on to defeat the Shanghai Dragons, Los Angeles Gladiators, Dynasty, Spark, and Outlaws in the lower bracket to qualify for the Grand Finals.

In the Grand Finals match, Fuel defeated the Shock by a score of 4–3 to win their first OWL championship.

Road to the Grand Finals

The Grand Finals are the post-season championship series of the Overwatch League (OWL), a professional international esports league; the teams in the 2022 Grand Finals match competed for a US$1.5 million prize pool, where the winners received $1 million. [2] The 2022 season was the fifth season in OWL history and consisted of twenty teams. The playoffs were contested by twelve teams – eight from the league's West region and four from the league's East region. [3]

The finalists, the San Francisco Shock and the Dallas Fuel, finished the regular season with records of 20–4 each, with the Fuel claiming the top seed of the playoffs and the Shock taking the second by way of league tiebreaking rules. [4] Both the defending Overwatch League champions and runners-up, the Shanghai Dragons and Atlanta Reign, respectively, were eliminated in the first round of the lower bracket of the playoffs. [5]

San Francisco Shock

Support player Viol2t Viol2t during 2022 OWL Grand Finals (cropped).jpg
Support player Viol2t

The Shock entered the league in 2018 as one of the twelve founding franchises. Following the 2021 season, the Shock parted ways with their entire roster, aside from support player Park "Viol2t" Min-ki. The team picked up five rookies to fill their squad: damage players Jung "Kilo" Jin-woo, Kim "Proper" Dong-hyun, and Samuel "s9mm" Santos, tank player Colin "Coluge" Arai, and support player Oh "FiNN" Se-jin. [6]

The Shock began their 2022 season with a 3–0 win over the Paris Eternal. [7] In the first tournament cycle of the season, the Kickoff Clash, the Shock went undefeated in the qualifiers, going 6–0, and qualified for the Western Kickoff Clash tournament as the top seed. [8] In the tournament, the team ultimately lost to the Fuel in the lower bracket. [9] Prior to the start of the second tournament cycle, the Midseason Madness, they picked up tank player Michael "mikeyy" Konicki. [10] The Shock went undefeated in the Midseason Madness qualifiers, improving their record to 12–0, and qualified as the top seed in the tournament. [11] After winning every match in the upper bracket, the Shock faced the Los Angeles Gladiators in the Midseason Madness finals. [12] However, they lost in the finals by a score of 2–4. [13] The Shock broke the OWL record for most consecutive regular season wins in the following tournament cycle, the Summer Showdown, winning 20 matches in a row, spanning back to the 2021 regular season. [14] The team had their first regular season loss of the season on September 2, after they were defeated by the Fuel. [15] With a 5–1 record in the qualifiers, the Shock advanced to the Western Summer Showdown tournament as the second seed. [16] In the tournament, the Shock lost to the Fuel in the upper bracket and were sent to the lower bracket. They reached the finals through the lower bracket, where they once again faced the Fuel. The Shock lost the match, 0–4, finishing in second place for the second tournament in a row. [17] Prior to the end of the regular season, the Shock picked up damage player Kwon "Striker" Nam-joo, who had been a part of the Shock's championship seasons in 2019 and 2020. [18] The team finished the regular season as the second seed in the Western region with 26 league points, 20 wins, and 4 losses. [19] [4] Proper received numerous accolades for his performance in the regular season, being commentated as a Role Star for damage, being named the Alarm Rookie of the Year, and earning the Most Valuable Player award. [20]

As the second seed in the playoffs, the team received a bye into the second round of the upper bracket. For their first opponent, the Shock selected the sixth-seeded Houston Outlaws; however, they lost to the Outlaws, 2–3, and were sent to the lower bracket. [21] From there, San Francisco made a run through the lower bracket, defeating the fifth-seeded Shanghai Dragons, [22] third-seeded Los Angeles Gladiators, [23] fourth-seeded Seoul Dynasty, [24] and the twelfth-seeded Hangzhou Spark, [24] to reach the lower bracket finals. The Shock took down the Outlaws, who had also been knocked down to the lower bracket, by a score of 3–0 to advance to the Grand Finals. [25]

Dallas Fuel

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Fearless in 2022.jpg
Tanks Hanbin (left) and Fearless (right)

The Dallas Fuel entered the league in 2018 as one of the twelve founding franchises. In the offseason preceding the 2022 season, the team made several roster changes. They elected not to exercise their option to retain support player Lee "Jecse" Seung-soo and hitscan specialist Kim "Pine" Do-hyeon, and support player Kim "Rapel" Jun-keun retired from professional Overwatch. [26] They signed three free agents: support player Han "ChiYo" Hyeon-seok, damage player Kang "guriyo" Min-seo, and hitscan specialist Kim "Edison" Tae-hoon. [27]

The Fuel's first match of the 2022 season resulted in a loss to the Houston Outlaws in the Kickoff Clash qualifiers. [28] Throughout the Kickoff Class qualifiers, the Fuel found success running a team composition around Choi "Hanbin" Han-been on Zarya and Edison on Reaper, allowing them to win their next five matches and claim the second seed in the Western Kickoff Clash tournament. [29] [30] The Fuel dropped to the lower bracket of the double-elimination tournament but ran through the lower bracket and reached the finals, where they ultimately lost to the Los Angeles Gladiators. [31] In the second tournament cycle of the season, the Midseason Madness, the Fuel were swept in their first two qualifying matches, as their Zarya-Reaper composition from the Kickoff Clash was no longer viable due to a balance patch that shifted the meta. [32] However, the team went on to win their next four matches and claimed the third seed, and a first-round bye, in the Midseason Madness tournament. [33] However, Dallas made an early exit from the tournament after losing to the Shanghai Dragons and Philadelphia Fusion in their first two matches. [34] [35] In the Summer Showdown, the third tournament cycle of the season, the league saw another meta shift with the release of Overwatch 2's newest hero, Junker Queen. With Hanbin playing as one of the league's best Junker Queens, [36] the Fuel finished the Summer Showdown qualifiers snapping the San Francisco Shock's 20-game regular season winning streak and claiming the top seed in the Western Summer Showdown tournament with a perfect 6–0 record in the qualifiers. [15] The Fuel went undefeated in the tournament, finishing it with a 4–0 win over the Shock in the finals, and claimed their first tournament title of the season. [17] The team finished the regular season as the top seed in the Western region with 26 league points, 20 wins, and 4 losses. [19] [4] Additionally, Kwon "Fielder" Joon, ChiYo and Hanbin were awarded Role Star commendations at the end of the regular season for the support, support, and tank roles, respectively. [37]

In the playoffs, the league saw another meta shift, with the release of the hero Kiriko, and Dallas elected to bring back Lee "Fearless" Eui-seok into the starting roster over Hanbin, with Fearless playing Winston. [38] With a bye to the second round of the upper bracket, the Fuel selected the twelfth-seeded Hangzhou Spark as their first opponent; Dallas defeated them by a score of 3–1. [21] Next, they swept the fourth-seeded Seoul Dynasty, 3–0, in the upper bracket semifinals. [39] In the upper bracket finals, the Fuel faced their in-state rivals, the Outlaws. Dallas lost the first map of the match but went on to win the following three, defeating the Outlaws, 3–1, and advanced to the Grand Finals. [24]

Summary of results

Qualified playoff teams
SeedTeamRegionPointsRecordMRMD
1 Dallas Fuel West2620–461–26–0+35
2 San Francisco Shock West2620–465–27–0+38
3 Los Angeles Gladiators West2518–664–29–0+35
4 Seoul Dynasty East2519–562–24–0+38
5 Shanghai Dragons East2318–657–30–0+27
6 Houston Outlaws West1916–856–42–0+14
7 Atlanta Reign West1613–1151–42–0+9
8 London Spitfire West1614–1050–41–0+9
9 Philadelphia Fusion East1511–1350–50–0±0
10 Florida Mayhem West1512–1246–45–0+1
11 Toronto Defiant West1512–1248–49–0-1
12 Hangzhou Spark East1311–1346–49–0-3
San Francisco Shock playoffs matches
RoundOpponentScore
Upper round 2(6) Houston Outlaws2–3
Lower round 1(5) Shanghai Dragons3–1
Lower round 2(3) Los Angeles Gladiators3–1
Lower round 3(4) Seoul Dynasty3–0
Lower round 4(12) Hangzhou Spark3–1
Lower final(6) Houston Outlaws3–0
Dallas Fuel playoffs matches
RoundOpponentScore
Upper round 2(12) Hangzhou Spark3–1
Upper round 3(4) Seoul Dynasty3–0
Upper final(6) Houston Outlaws3–1

Venue

The 2022 Grand Finals were played at the Anaheim Convention Center. Anaheim Convention Center for 2022 OWL Grand Finals - 1.jpg
The 2022 Grand Finals were played at the Anaheim Convention Center.

The Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California was announced as the 2022 OWL Grand Finals host venue on September 19, 2022. It was the first time that the Grand Finals had been held live since the 2019 Grand Finals in Philadelphia. [40] [41] The Anaheim Convention Center opened in 1967 and is the largest exhibit facility on the West Coast. [42] Its arena has a seating capacity of 7,500 seats. [43] Since opening, the center has been the site of a number of other notable events, including VidCon, BlizzCon, Anime Expo, D23 Expo, WonderCon, and NAMM Show. [44]

Broadcast

The Grand Finals match was live-streamed on YouTube. [45] The 2022 season was the first time that the OWL had allowed co-streams of their matches, where select streamers were able to stream OWL broadcasts simultaneously with their own, and co-streams were restricted to only be broadcast on YouTube. [46] TimTheTatman, who is also a YouTube exclusive streamer, held a co-stream of the match. [47] Players who watch the live broadcast of the Grand Finals can earn League Tokens, an Overwatch 2 in-game currency that allows them to purchase in-game cosmetics, as well as three Overwatch League skins. [2]

During the broadcast, prior to the match, Blizzard showcased Overwatch 2's newest playable character Ramattra. [48] Additionally, there was an interview with lead hero designer Alec Dawson and art director Dion Rogers. [49]

The Grand Finals saw a peak viewership on YouTube of 350,000 on the main Overwatch League channel and saw an average viewership of around 300,000 for a majority of the match. [1]

Match summary

Grand FinalsNovember 4San Francisco Shock3–4Dallas FuelAnaheim, CA
7:00 pm PDT     Details Anaheim Convention Center
1 Lijiang Tower 2
2 King's Row 1
3 Dorado 2
0Esperança1
2 Oasis 1
1 Route 66 2
0Colosseo1

Rosters

San Francisco Shock

2022 San Francisco Shock roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
Damage 37KiloJung Jin-wooSouth Korea
Damage 88 Striker Kwon Nam-jooSouth Korea
Damage 77ProperKim Dong-hyunSouth Korea
Damage 13s9mmSantos, SamuelUnited States
Tank 7ColugeArai, ColinUnited States
Tank 3MikeyyKonicki, MichaelUnited States
Support 17Viol2tPark Min-kiSouth Korea
Support 99FiNNOh Se-jinSouth Korea
Head coach
  • Park "Crusty" Dae-hee
Assistant coach(es)
  • Cas "Casores" van Andel
  • Kim "NineK" Bum-hoon
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: September 29, 2022.

Dallas Fuel

2022 Dallas Fuel roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleNo.HandleNameNationality
Damage 20DohaKim Dong-haSouth Korea
Damage 1Sp9rk1eKim Yeong-hanSouth Korea
Damage 7EdisonKim Tae-hoonSouth Korea
Damage 26guriyoKang Min-seoSouth Korea
Tank 8 Fearless Lee Eui-seokSouth Korea
Tank 11HanbinChoi Han-beenSouth Korea
Support 9ChiYoHan Hyeon-seokSouth Korea
Support 31FielderKwon JoonSouth Korea
Head coach
  • Yun "RUSH" Hee-won
Assistant coach(es)
  • Go "Aid" Jae-yoon
  • Kim "Rascal" Dong-jun
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • Emojione BW 1F503.svg Substitute
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: October 22, 2021.

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