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:
- Overwatch 2 Esports World Cup Twitch: Click Here
- Overwatch 2 Esports World Cup YouTube: Click Here
For more content regarding Blizzard Entertainment's 5v5 tactical Hero shooter, follow Sportskeeda’s official Overwatch 2 page.
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