2019 Overwatch World Cup

The 2019 Overwatch World Cup was the fourth edition of the Overwatch World Cup, an Overwatch esports tournament, organized by the game's developer Blizzard Entertainment and took place at the Anaheim Convention Center during BlizzCon from November 1–2, 2019. After qualifications, ten team competed in the group stages, with six team advancing to the knockout round.

2019 Overwatch World Cup
Tournament information
GameOverwatch
DateNovember 1–2
AdministratorBlizzard Entertainment
Tournament
format(s)
Round-robin and Knockout
Venue(s)Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, California
Teams10
Final positions
Champions United States
1st runner-up China
2nd runner-up South Korea
MVPUnited States Jay "sinatraa" Won

The final took place on November 2 between the United States and China. The United States won the match 3–0 to claim their first World Cup title, marking the first time that the title was won by a team other than South Korea.

Teams

Committees

Each country has a National Competition Committee, consisting of a general manager, head coach, and community lead. The entire committee will be selected by fans through a two-step voting process. The first phase took place from May 15 to May 24, where any individuals was able to share a custom link for fans to vote for them. From May 30 to June 9, the top candidates from the first phase entered a runoff for their respective country. Any person with an active Battle.net account was able to vote for who they wanted see as their country's general manager and community lead, and Overwatch players with a high enough skill rating on the competitive ladder were allowed to vote for the head coach position.[1][2]

Players

The players representing each country were selected by their National Competition Committee; player tryouts were held from July 13 to July 14. The Committees selected up to 12 players to represent their country and then had to cut it down to 7 players for their final roster.[2]

Qualification

Any country wishing to participate is eligible to play in the preliminary rounds, a single-elimination, seeded bracket. The top five countries based on their national ranking will not have to play in the preliminary rounds and will have any automatic bye to the group stages. A country's national ranking will be determined by a point-ranking system based on final placements in the previous World Cups; the seeding will be based on the national rankings. The top five countries from the preliminary rounds will move on to the group stages.[3]

The single-elimination preliminary rounds for qualification took place on October 31. Twenty-eight teams competed in the preliminary rounds.[4]

Venue
Anaheim, California, USA
Anaheim Convention Center Arena
Capacity: 7,500[5]

Group stage

The Group stages took place on November 1. The ten countries competing in the group stages were split evenly into two round-robin style groups. The top country from each group moved on to the semifinals, while the second- and third-placed countries in each group moved on to the quarterfinals.[3]

Group A
Pos Team W L MW ML MD Qualification
1 United States40120+12Advance to knockout stage semifinals
2 France3166±0Advance to knockout stage quarterfinals
3 South Korea2275+2
4 Sweden1339−6
5 United Kingdom04210−8

Source: OWWC

Round 1 November 1 South Korea  3 – 0  United Kingdom Anaheim, CA
12:00 noon PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Ilios 1
3 Numbani 0
3 Havana 2
Round 1 November 1 France  0 – 3  United States Anaheim, CA
12:00 noon PST     Anaheim Convention Center
0 Ilios 2
0 Numbani 3
1 Havana 3
Round 2 November 1 United States  3 – 0  Sweden Anaheim, CA
1:15 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Oasis 0
3 Blizzard World 0
3 Route 66 1
Round 2 November 1 South Korea  1 – 2  France Anaheim, CA
1:15 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Lijiang Tower 1
2 Eichenwalde 3
1 Rialto 2
Round 3 November 1 France  2 – 1  United Kingdom Anaheim, CA
2:30 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
0 Busan 2
3 King's Row 1
2 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 1
Round 3 November 1 South Korea  3 – 0  Sweden Anaheim, CA
2:30 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Busan 0
3 King's Row 2
3 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 0
Round 4 November 1 France  2 – 1  Sweden Anaheim, CA
3:45 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
1 Lijiang Tower 2
3 Eichenwalde 1
4 Rialto 3
Round 4 November 1 United States  3 – 0  United Kingdom Anaheim, CA
3:45 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Lijiang Tower 1
2 Eichenwalde 1
3 Rialto 0
Round 5 November 1 South Korea  0 – 3  United States Anaheim, CA
5:00 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
0 Nepal 2
3 Hollywood 4
1 Junkertown 2
Round 5 November 1 United Kingdom  1 – 2  Sweden Anaheim, CA
5:00 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
1 Nepal 2
1 Hollywood 3
4 Junkertown 3

Group B
Pos Team W L MW ML MD Qualification
1 China40111+10Advance to knockout stage semifinals
2 Denmark3175+2Advance to knockout stage quarterfinals
3 Netherlands2266±0
4 Russia1357−2
5 Canada04111−10

Source: OWWC

Round 1 November 1 Canada  0 – 3  Russia Anaheim, CA
12:00 noon PST     Anaheim Convention Center
1 Ilios 2
1 Numbani 2
2 Havana 3
Round 1 November 1 China  3 – 0  Denmark Anaheim, CA
12:00 noon PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Ilios 1
6 Numbani 5
2 Havana 0
Round 2 November 1 China  2 – 1  Netherlands Anaheim, CA
1:15 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Oasis 1
3 Blizzard World 2
2 Route 66 3
Round 2 November 1 Denmark  2 – 1  Russia Anaheim, CA
1:15 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Oasis 1
0 Blizzard World 1
3 Route 66 2
Round 3 November 1 China  3 – 0  Russia Anaheim, CA
2:30 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Busan 0
4 King's Row 3
1 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 0
Round 3 November 1 Canada  1 – 2  Netherlands Anaheim, CA
2:30 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
0 Busan 2
3 King's Row 4
2 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 1
Round 4 November 1 Denmark  2 – 1  Netherlands Anaheim, CA
3:45 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Lijiang Tower 1
1 Eichenwalde 2
1 Rialto 0
Round 4 November 1 Canada  0 – 3  China Anaheim, CA
3:45 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
0 Lijiang Tower 2
1 Eichenwalde 3
0 Rialto 2
Round 5 November 1 Canada  0 – 3  Denmark Anaheim, CA
5:00 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
1 Nepal 2
1 Hollywood 3
2 Junkertown 3
Round 5 November 1 Russia  1 – 2  Netherlands Anaheim, CA
5:00 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
0 Nepal 2
1 Hollywood 2
4 Junkertown 3

Knockout stage

The knockout stage took place on November 2. The six teams that moved on from the group stages participated in a single-elimination playoff. The winner of the finals was awarded a gold medal, while the loser was awarded silver. The two teams that lost in their respective semifinals match played each other for the bronze medal.[3]

Bracket
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 United States3
 Denmark0 South Korea1
 South Korea3 United States3
 China0
 China3
 France3 France1Third place
 Netherlands1
 South Korea3
 France0

Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals November 2 Denmark  0 – 3  South Korea Anaheim, CA
10:15 am PST     Anaheim Convention Center
1 Lijiang Tower 2
3 Blizzard World 3
1 Junkertown 2
2 Volskaya Industries 2
0 Oasis 2
Quarterfinals November 2 France  3 – 1  Netherlands Anaheim, CA
11:30 am PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Lijiang Tower 1
4 Blizzard World 5
1 Junkertown 0
1 Volskaya Industries 0

Semifinals
Semifinals November 2 United States  3 – 1  South Korea Anaheim, CA
1:30 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
1 Busan 2
2 Hollywood 1
5 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 3
3 Horizon Lunar Colony 3
2 Nepal 0
Semifinals November 2 China  3 – 1  France Anaheim, CA
3:00 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
1 Busan 2
3 Hollywood 0
2 Watchpoint: Gibraltar 0
1 Horizon Lunar Colony 1
2 Nepal 0

Third place
Third place November 2 South Korea  3 – 0  France Anaheim, CA
5:00 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Ilios 0
3 King's Row 2
3 Dorado 0

Finals
Finals November 2 United States  3 – 0  China Anaheim, CA
7:15 pm PST     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Ilios 1
3 King's Row 2
3 Dorado 1

References
  1. O'Brien, Joe (April 25, 2019). "Blizzard reveal new format and schedule for 2019 Overwatch World Cup". Dexerto. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  2. Blizzard Entertainment (April 25, 2019). "Announcing the 2019 Overwatch World Cup". Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. Viana, Bernardo (April 25, 2019). "The Overwatch World Cup 2019 is coming in November, Blizzard reveals". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. O'Brien, Joe (October 31, 2019). "How to watch Overwatch World Cup 2019: Streams, schedule, teams". Dexerto. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. "Arena Capacities". anaheim.net. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
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