All qualified and invited teams for Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 tournament

All teams invited and qualified for Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 Tournament (Image via X/@Esports World Cup)
The final teams list for Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 Tournament (Image via X/@Esports World Cup)

The Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 tournament is right on the horizon and is scheduled to be held from July 24, 2024. 16 teams, representing various regions, will gather inside the Qiddiya Arena in Boulevard Riyadh City to fight for the ultimate glory and a massive prize pool of US$1,050,000. The Overwatch community is quite hyped to witness high-octane matches of the 5v5 tactical Hero shooter.

With that in mind, this article will list all teams qualified for and invited to the Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 tournament in the capital of Saudi Arabia.


All 16 qualified and invited teams for the Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 tournament

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Among the 16 teams participating in the Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 tournament, some have been invited based on their regional rankings, while others have earned their spots via several qualifying tournaments.

Hence, without further ado, let’s take a quick glimpse at all teams qualified and invited for the Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 tournament:

NA Region

Spacestation Gaming (OWCS Major/NA Top 2)

  • William "SparkR" Andersson
  • Jamie "Backbone" O'Neill
  • Maximilian "Seicoe" Otter
  • Hadi "Hadi" Bleinagel
  • Daniel "FunnyAstro" Hathaway
  • Landon "Landon" McGee

Toronto Ultra (FACEIT Master NA)

  • Choi "MER1T" Tae-min
  • Kamden "Sugarfree" Hijada
  • Ham "SOMEONE" Jeong-wan
  • Diego "Vega" Moran
  • Rupal "Rupal" Zaman

M80 (FACEIT Master NA)

  • Elliot "TR33" Chu
  • Go "Spectra" Dong-woo
  • Colin "Coluge" Arai
  • William "Lyar" Ohlstein
  • Benjamin "UltraViolet" David

NTMR (FACEIT Master NA)

  • Alex "seeker" Taylor
  • Xavier "zeruhh" Zambrano
  • Boston "Infekted" Fine
  • Oliver "Admiral" Vahar
  • Zach "zman" Harvey

EU Region

ENCE (OWCS Major/EMEA Top 2)

  • Kai "Kai" Collins
  • Kevin "kevster" Persson
  • William "WMaimone" Maimone
  • Huy "MirroR" Trịnh
  • Ilari "Vestola" Vestola
  • Kyle "Rakattack" Rakauskas
  • Robert "Skairipa" Lupsa

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Gamin Gladiators (FACEIT Master EMEA)

  • Daniel "xzodyal" Castro
  • Nikolai "Naga" Dereli
  • Alexander "Tred" Madgwick-Smith
  • Brice "FDGod" Monsçavoir
  • Mark "Lv1Crook" Leveleki
  • Valdemar "yoham" Qualen

Twisted Minds (FACEIT Master EMEA)

  • Ibrahem "Quartz" Alali
  • Ahmad "Youbi" Alyoubi
  • Abdulelah "LBBD7" Alfaifi
  • Abdualziz "TVNT" Altmimi
  • Lewis "crispy" Beer
  • Kim "vigilante" Joon
  • Kim "Bliss" So-myung

Virtus.pro (FACEIT Master EMEA)

  • Niclas "sHockWave" Jensen
  • Viljami "Clowd" Pikkumäki
  • Paavo "Sauna" Ulmanen
  • Rasmus "Raajaro" Rosvall
  • Jesús "Galaa" López
  • Christian "Khenail" Ríos

Asia Region

Bleed Esports (OWCS/Winning Region Invite)

  • Nathawit "HyVision" Prajong
  • Ratchanon "Ace" Seubwongrung
  • Napawee "Yoshinori2k" Suwannasak
  • Jonathan "CLEAR" Foraker
  • Manfred "lumi" Sit
  • Panachai "PaLee" Prathomchandee

Crazy Racoon (OWCS Asia Stage 1)

  • Lee "LIP" Jae-won
  • Chae "HeeSang" Hee-sang
  • Park "Junbin" Jun-bin
  • Choi "MAX" Su-min
  • Sung "CH0R0NG" Yoo-min
  • Kim "Shu" Jin-seo

Team Falcons (OWCS Asia Stage 1)

  • Kim "Proper" Dong-hyun
  • Jeong "Stalk3r" Hak-yong
  • Yoo "smurf" Myeong-hwan
  • Choi "Hanbin" Han-been
  • Han "ChiYo" Hyeon-seok
  • Kwon "Fielder" Joon
  • Majed "SirMajed" Alrashied

ZETA Division (OWCS Asia Stage 1)

  • Lim "Flora" Young-woo
  • Kim "AlphaYi" Jun
  • Lee "Fearless" Eui-Seok
  • Shin "BERNAR" Se-won
  • Park "Viol2t" Min-ki
  • Oh "FiNN" Se-jin

Fnatic (OWCS Asia Stage 1)

  • Lee "KNIFE" Seon-woo
  • Lee "Viper" Jung-woong
  • Lee "LeeJaeGon" Jae-gon
  • Baek "Checkmate" Seung-hun
  • Kim "D0NGHAK" Min-sung
  • Kim "Attack" Jun-hwa
  • Kim "Izayaki" Min-chul

China Region

LGD.OA (China Invite)

  • Zheng "shy" Yangjie
  • Huang "Leave" Xin
  • Xu "guxue" Qiulin
  • Chen "Lengsa" Jingyi
  • Zhou "Mmonk" Xiang

Oceania Region

The Great Showmen (FACEIT Master OCE)

  • Xander "Neuu" de-Wit
  • Jeong "TOPDRAGON" Seung-yong
  • Leyton "Punk" Gilchrist
  • Isaac "Ackyyy" Berry
  • An "OPENER" Gi-beom
  • Kelsey "Colourhex" Birse

South America Region

ROC Esports (FACEIT Master SA)

  • Gabriel "Nitro" Gaspar
  • Lucas "Lucas42g" Neodini
  • Miles "Sloth" Brown
  • Rafael "Kani" Santos
  • Mateus "neil" Kröber
  • Arthur "Mocha" Scarione
  • Alexandre "Froakie" Santos

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Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 tournament Format

Following the standard procedures of any prestigious tournament, the Overwatch 2 Esports World Cup will be conducted in two phases, namely group stage and playoffs. During the group stage, teams will face each other following a round-robin format. All the matchups in this stage will follow a standard best-of-five (BO5) format. Additionally, the top three teams from the four groups will qualify for the playoff stage.

To make things more exciting, the playoff stage will follow a best-of-seven (BO7) format. And it will follow a single elimination bracket too.

That said, players worldwide can tune in to the below-mentioned links to witness the Esports World Cup Overwatch 2 tournament 2024:


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