Overwatch League 2017
Stage 1
Information
The Overwatch League (OWL) will be the premier professional esports league for Overwatch, organized by Blizzard Entertainment. The league will be the first truly global professional esports league, and will feature franchised teams based in cities from around the world. Possibly the most ambitious esports project ever announced, the league is a statement from Blizzard about their intentions to have Overwatch compete on the same level as traditional sports, with many influences taken from the North American franchised sports leagues.
All of season one will be based out of Los Angeles, California and Blizzard has additionally required a minimum player salary, a large team monetary investment, a minimum contract length of 1 year for players, as well as several other terms in order to secure the sustainability of the scene as well as player security.
Blizzard has announced that the Overwatch League preseason will be starting on the sixth of December 2017 and it will be featuring all of the 12 teams in exhibition matches ahead of the regular season. The regular season is set to start on the 10th of January 2018 and will conlude on the 16th of June and will be followed by the playoffs from the 11th to the 28th of July.
Format
Preseason
Exhibition matches featuring the teams of the upcoming season in four match sets.
Regular Season
The regular season is a round robin format group stage split into four stages however all the points scored in the round robin combined throughout all of the stages will count towards the final standings of the season.
Each stage has a final where the top 3 teams will play for the lions share of $125,000.
All series in the regular season are 4 match sets.
6 teams move on to the playoffs.
Playoffs
Playoffs format is to be announced at a later date.
Lag
Upcoming matches
Played matches
Houston Outlaws vs. London Spitfire – Overwatch League Stage 1
Florida Mayhem vs. Philadelphia Fusion – Overwatch League Stage 1
Boston Uprising vs. Houston Outlaws – Overwatch League Stage 1
London Spitfire vs. New York Excelsior – Overwatch League Stage 1
Shanghai Dragons vs. Los Angeles Valiant – Overwatch League Stage 1
Seoul Dynasty vs. San Francisco Shock – Overwatch League Stage 1
Los Angeles Gladiators vs. Dallas Fuel – Overwatch League Stage 1
Houston Outlaws vs. London Spitfire – Overwatch League Stage 1
Florida Mayhem vs. New York Excelsior – Overwatch League Stage 1
Groupplay
Stage 1 Round Robin ställningar
# | Team | M | W | L | T | OW | OL | RD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New York Excelsior | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
2 | Seoul Dynasty | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
3 | Houston Outlaws | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
4 | London Spitfire | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
5 | Los Angeles Valiant | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
6 | Boston Uprising | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
7 | Philadelphia Fusion | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
8 | Los Angeles Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
9 | San Francisco Shock | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
10 | Dallas Fuel | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
11 | Florida Mayhem | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
12 | Shanghai Dragons | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stage 1 Round Robin matcher
Florida Mayhem vs. Philadelphia Fusion – Overwatch League Stage 1
Boston Uprising vs. Houston Outlaws – Overwatch League Stage 1
London Spitfire vs. New York Excelsior – Overwatch League Stage 1
Shanghai Dragons vs. Los Angeles Valiant – Overwatch League Stage 1
Seoul Dynasty vs. San Francisco Shock – Overwatch League Stage 1
Los Angeles Gladiators vs. Dallas Fuel – Overwatch League Stage 1
Houston Outlaws vs. London Spitfire – Overwatch League Stage 1
Florida Mayhem vs. New York Excelsior – Overwatch League Stage 1
Boston Uprising vs. Philadelphia Fusion – Overwatch League Stage 1
Seoul Dynasty vs. Los Angeles Valiant – Overwatch League Stage 1
Los Angeles Gladiators vs. San Francisco Shock – Overwatch League Stage 1
Shanghai Dragons vs. Dallas Fuel – Overwatch League Stage 1
Boston Uprising vs. Los Angeles Valiant – Overwatch League Stage 1
New York Excelsior vs. Dallas Fuel – Overwatch League Stage 1
London Spitfire vs. Shanghai Dragons – Overwatch League Stage 1
Boston Uprising vs. Los Angeles Gladiators – Overwatch League Stage 1
Seoul Dynasty vs. Houston Outlaws – Overwatch League Stage 1
Florida Mayhem vs. San Francisco Shock – Overwatch League Stage 1
Seoul Dynasty vs. London Spitfire – Overwatch League Stage 1
Shanghai Dragons vs. New York Excelsior – Overwatch League Stage 1
Philadelphia Fusion vs. Dallas Fuel – Overwatch League Stage 1
Houston Outlaws vs. San Francisco Shock – Overwatch League Stage 1
Los Angeles Gladiators vs. Florida Mayhem – Overwatch League Stage 1
Los Angeles Valiant vs. Philadelphia Fusion – Overwatch League Stage 1
Houston Outlaws vs. Los Angeles Gladiators – Overwatch League Stage 1
Los Angeles Valiant vs. Florida Mayhem – Overwatch League Stage 1
Boston Uprising vs. Dallas Fuel – Overwatch League Stage 1
San Francisco Shock vs. Dallas Fuel – Overwatch League Stage 1
Shanghai Dragons vs. Philadelphia Fusion – Overwatch League Stage 1
Seoul Dynasty vs. New York Excelsior – Overwatch League Stage 1
Houston Outlaws vs. Florida Mayhem – Overwatch League Stage 1
New York Excelsior vs. Philadelphia Fusion – Overwatch League Stage 1
Boston Uprising vs. London Spitfire – Overwatch League Stage 1
Los Angeles Valiant vs. Los Angeles Gladiators – Overwatch League Stage 1
Seoul Dynasty vs. Shanghai Dragons – Overwatch League Stage 1
London Spitfire vs. San Francisco Shock – Overwatch League Stage 1
Boston Uprising vs. San Francisco Shock – Overwatch League Stage 1
Los Angeles Gladiators vs. New York Excelsior – Overwatch League Stage 1
London Spitfire vs. Los Angeles Valiant – Overwatch League Stage 1
London Spitfire vs. Dallas Fuel – Overwatch League Stage 1
Shanghai Dragons vs. Florida Mayhem – Overwatch League Stage 1
Seoul Dynasty vs. Boston Uprising – Overwatch League Stage 1
Los Angeles Gladiators vs. Philadelphia Fusion – Overwatch League Stage 1
Los Angeles Valiant vs. New York Excelsior – Overwatch League Stage 1
Houston Outlaws vs. Dallas Fuel – Overwatch League Stage 1
Houston Outlaws vs. Shanghai Dragons – Overwatch League Stage 1
Seoul Dynasty vs. Florida Mayhem – Overwatch League Stage 1
Philadelphia Fusion vs. San Francisco Shock – Overwatch League Stage 1
Seoul Dynasty vs. Los Angeles Gladiators – Overwatch League Stage 1
Houston Outlaws vs. New York Excelsior – Overwatch League Stage 1
London Spitfire vs. Philadelphia Fusion – Overwatch League Stage 1
Shanghai Dragons vs. San Francisco Shock – Overwatch League Stage 1
Boston Uprising vs. Florida Mayhem – Overwatch League Stage 1
Los Angeles Valiant vs. Dallas Fuel – Overwatch League Stage 1
Boston Uprising vs. New York Excelsior – Overwatch League Stage 1
Houston Outlaws vs. Philadelphia Fusion – Overwatch League Stage 1
London Spitfire vs. Florida Mayhem – Overwatch League Stage 1
Seoul Dynasty vs. Dallas Fuel – Overwatch League Stage 1
Shanghai Dragons vs. Los Angeles Gladiators – Overwatch League Stage 1
Los Angeles Valiant vs. San Francisco Shock – Overwatch League Stage 1
Title Matches - Bracket for 4 teams (2 rounds)
Round 1 (Semi finals)
Round 2 (Finals)
Event overview
Information
The Overwatch League (OWL) will be the premier professional esports league for Overwatch, organized by Blizzard Entertainment. The league will be the first truly global professional esports league, and will feature franchised teams based in cities from around the world. Possibly the most ambitious esports project ever announced, the league is a statement from Blizzard about their intentions to have Overwatch compete on the same level as traditional sports, with many influences taken from the North American franchised sports leagues.
All of season one will be based out of Los Angeles, California and Blizzard has additionally required a minimum player salary, a large team monetary investment, a minimum contract length of 1 year for players, as well as several other terms in order to secure the sustainability of the scene as well as player security.
Blizzard has announced that the Overwatch League preseason will be starting on the sixth of December 2017 and it will be featuring all of the 12 teams in exhibition matches ahead of the regular season. The regular season is set to start on the 10th of January 2018 and will conlude on the 16th of June and will be followed by the playoffs from the 11th to the 28th of July.
Format
Preseason
Exhibition matches featuring the teams of the upcoming season in four match sets.
Regular Season
The regular season is a round robin format group stage split into four stages however all the points scored in the round robin combined throughout all of the stages will count towards the final standings of the season.
Each stage has a final where the top 3 teams will play for the lions share of $125,000.
All series in the regular season are 4 match sets.
6 teams move on to the playoffs.
Playoffs
Playoffs format is to be announced at a later date.