| Revision as of 20:38, 15 September 2019 edit83.94.49.7 (talk) →Losers Round 4← Previous edit | Revision as of 20:38, 15 September 2019 edit undoDjackerick (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users557 edits →Losers Round 4: partialNext edit → | ||
| Line 395: | Line 395: | ||
| | map1 = Lijiang Tower| map1team1score = 2 | map1team2score = 1 | | map1 = Lijiang Tower| map1team1score = 2 | map1team2score = 1 | ||
| | map2 = King's Row| map2team1score = 3 | map2team2score = 2 | | map2 = King's Row| map2team1score = 3 | map2team2score = 2 | ||
| | map3 = Temple of Anubis| map3team1score = | map3team2score = | | map3 = Temple of Anubis| map3team1score = 6 | map3team2score = 5 | ||
| | map4 = | map4team1score = | map4team2score = | | map4 = | map4team1score = | map4team2score = | ||
| | recap = | location = Burbank, CA | stadium = Blizzard Arena | | recap = | location = Burbank, CA | stadium = Blizzard Arena | ||
Revision as of 20:38, 15 September 2019
| [REDACTED] | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Overwatch |
| Dates | September 5–29 |
| Administrator | Activision-Blizzard |
| Teams | 8 |
| Purse | $3,500,000 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Grand Finals | |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Venue | Wells Fargo Center |
| ← 20182020 → | |
![[REDACTED]](https://u3vuiephb.global.ssl.fastly.net/File:OWL_2019_Playoffs_logo.svg){kind=link}
The 2019 Overwatch League playoffs will be the postseason tournament of the 2019 Overwatch League regular season, beginning on September 5, and will conclude with the 2019 Grand Finals, the second championship match of the Overwatch League (OWL), on September 29.
Eight teams will compete in the OWL Playoffs – a double-elimination tournament. The winner of each round of the Playoffs will be determined by a single-match, where each match winner is determined by which team wins four maps. The final two teams remaining in the tournament will advance to the Grand Finals, which will take place at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The defending OWL champions are London Spitfire, who won the title against the Philadelphia Fusion in the 2018 OWL Grand Finals.
Map pool
The postseason map pool will consist of twelve maps evenly distributed across the four map types.
| Control | Assault | Hybrid | Escort | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool | Lijiang Tower | Horizon Lunar Colony | Numbani | Dorado |
| Ilios | Temple of Anubis | Eichenwalde | Watchpoint: Gibraltar | |
| Busan | Hanamura | King's Row | Rialto |
Participants
Eight teams will qualify for the Season Playoffs. The two division leaders from the regular season were awarded the top two seeds, the following top four teams, based on regular season standings, were awarded seeds three through six, and the top two teams from the Play-In Tournament were awarded seeds seven and eight.
| Seed | Team | Division | Record | MR | MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Titans | PAC | 25–3 | 89–28–0 | +61 |
| 2 | New York Excelsior | ATL | 22–6 | 78–38–3 | +40 |
| 3 | San Francisco Shock | PAC | 23–5 | 92–26–0 | +66 |
| 4 | Hangzhou Spark | PAC | 18–10 | 64–52–4 | +12 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Gladiators | PAC | 17–11 | 67–48–3 | +19 |
| 6 | Atlanta Reign | ATL | 16–12 | 69–50–1 | +19 |
| 7 | London Spitfire | ATL | 16–12 | 58–52–6 | +6 |
| 8 | Seoul Dynasty | PAC | 15–13 | 64–50–3 | +14 |
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Matches
First Round
| First round | September 5 | Seoul Dynasty | 2 | – | 4 | Vancouver Titans | Burbank, CA | |
| 4:00 pm PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 1 | Lijiang Tower | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Numbani | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | Horizon Lunar Colony | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | Watchpoint: Gibraltar | 3 | ||||||
| 1 | Busan | 2 | ||||||
| 0 | Eichenwalde | 1 | ||||||
| First round | September 5 | Los Angeles Gladiators | 4 | – | 3 | Hangzhou Spark | Burbank, CA | |
| 7:00 pm PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 1 | Busan | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | King's Row | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Temple of Anubis | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | Rialto | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | Lijiang Tower | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Eichenwalde | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | Watchpoint: Gibraltar | 1 | ||||||
| First round | September 6 | London Spitfire | 1 | – | 4 | New York Excelsior | Burbank, CA | |
| 4:00 pm PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 0 | Busan | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Numbani | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | Temple of Anubis | 4 | ||||||
| 2 | Watchpoint: Gibraltar | 1 | ||||||
| 0 | Ilios | 2 | ||||||
| First round | September 6 | Atlanta Reign | 4 | – | 3 | San Francisco Shock | Burbank, CA | |
| 7:00 pm PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 2 | Busan | 1 | ||||||
| 0 | Numbani | 3 | ||||||
| 1 | Horizon Lunar Colony | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | Watchpoint: Gibraltar | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Lijiang Tower | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | King's Row | 6 | ||||||
| 3 | Rialto | 2 | ||||||
Losers Round 1
| Losers Round 1 | September 7 | Seoul Dynasty | 1 | – | 4 | Hangzhou Spark | Burbank, CA | |
| 6:00 pm PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 0 | Busan | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Eichenwalde | 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Temple of Anubis | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Dorado | 3 | ||||||
| 0 | Lijiang Tower | 2 | ||||||
| Losers Round 1 | September 7 | London Spitfire | 0 | – | 4 | San Francisco Shock | Burbank, CA | |
| 9:00 pm PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 1 | Busan | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Numbani | 3 | ||||||
| 1 | Horizon Lunar Colony | 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Watchpoint: Gibraltar | 2 | ||||||
Winners Round 1
| Winners Round 1 | September 8 | Los Angeles Gladiators | 2 | – | 4 | Vancouver Titans | Burbank, CA | |
| 12:00 noon PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 0 | Busan | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | King's Row | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Temple of Anubis | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | Rialto | 3 | ||||||
| 1 | Lijiang Tower | 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Eichenwalde | 2 | ||||||
| Winners Round 1 | September 8 | Atlanta Reign | 2 | – | 4 | New York Excelsior | Burbank, CA | |
| 3:00 pm PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 1 | Busan | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | King's Row | 5 | ||||||
| 2 | Hanamura | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | Rialto | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Lijiang Tower | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Numbani | 3 | ||||||
Losers Round 2
| Losers Round 2 | September 12 | Atlanta Reign | 0 | – | 4 | Hangzhou Spark | Burbank, CA | |
| 4:00 pm PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 0 | Busan | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | Numbani | 6 | ||||||
| 2 | Temple of Anubis | 3 | ||||||
| 3 | Watchpoint: Gibraltar | 4 | ||||||
| Losers Round 2 | September 12 | Los Angeles Gladiators | 0 | – | 4 | San Francisco Shock | Burbank, CA | |
| 7:00 pm PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 0 | Busan | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | King's Row | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | Horizon Lunar Colony | 3 | ||||||
| 3 | Rialto | 4 | ||||||
Winners Round 2
| Winners Round 2 | September 13 | New York Excelsior | 3 | – | 4 | Vancouver Titans | Burbank, CA | |
| 7:00 pm PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 0 | Lijiang Tower | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | King's Row | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Temple of Anubis | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Watchpoint: Gibraltar | 3 | ||||||
| 0 | Busan | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | Numbani | 3 | ||||||
| 1 | Dorado | 3 | ||||||
Losers Round 3
| Losers Round 3 | September 14 | Hangzhou Spark | 0 | – | 4 | San Francisco Shock | Burbank, CA | |
| 12:00 noon PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 1 | Busan | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | King's Row | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | Temple of Anubis | 5 | ||||||
| 4 | Dorado | 5 | ||||||
Losers Round 4
| Losers Round 4 | September 15 | San Francisco Shock | 3 | – | 0 | New York Excelsior | Burbank, CA | |
| 12:00 noon PST | Details | Blizzard Arena | ||||||
| 2 | Lijiang Tower | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | King's Row | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | Temple of Anubis | 5 | ||||||
Winnings
Teams in the Season Playoffs competed for a total prize pool of US$3.5 million, with the payout division detailed below.
| Pos | Team | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | $1,100,000 |
| 2 | – | $600,000 |
| 3 | – | $450,000 |
| 4 | Hangzhou Spark | $350,000 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Gladiators | $300,000 |
| 6 | Atlanta Reign | $300,000 |
| 7 | London Spitfire | $200,000 |
| 8 | Seoul Dynasty | $200,000 |
Broadcast and viewership
All matches of the playoffs will be live-streamed on Twitch.tv, the Overwatch League website, and the ESPN app.
Telecast schedule
| Match # | Game | Date | Matchup | Network(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Round | Thu, September 5, 4:00 p.m. PDT | Seoul Dynasty | 2–4 | Vancouver Titans | Disney XD/ESPNews |
| 2 | First Round | Thu, September 5, 7:00 p.m. PDT | Los Angeles Gladiators | 4–3 | Hangzhou Spark | ESPNews |
| 3 | First Round | Fri, September 6, 4:00 p.m. PDT | London Spitfire | 1–4 | New York Excelsior | ESPNews |
| 4 | First Round | Fri, September 6, 7:00 p.m. PDT | Atlanta Reign | 4–3 | San Francisco Shock | ESPNews |
| 5 | Losers Round 1 | Sat, September 7, 6:00 p.m. PDT | Seoul Dynasty | 1–4 | Hangzhou Spark | Disney XD |
| 6 | Losers Round 1 | Sat, September 7, 9:00 p.m. PDT | London Spitfire | 0–4 | San Francisco Shock | ESPNews |
| 7 | Winners Round 1 | Sun, September 8, 12:00 p.m. PDT | Los Angeles Gladiators | 2–4 | Vancouver Titans | Disney XD |
| 8 | Winners Round 1 | Sun, September 8, 3:00 p.m. PDT | Atlanta Reign | 2–4 | New York Excelsior | ESPNews |
| 9 | Losers Round 2 | Thu, September 12, 4:00 p.m. PDT | Atlanta Reign | 0-4 | Hangzhou Spark | Disney XD |
| 10 | Losers Round 2 | Thu, September 12, 7:00 p.m. PDT | Los Angeles Gladiators | 0-4 | San Francisco Shock | Disney XD |
| 11 | Winners Round 2 | Fri, September 13, 4:00 p.m. PDT | New York Excelsior | 3-4 | Vancouver Titans | Disney XD/ESPNews |
| 12 | Losers Round 3 | Sat, September 14, 12:00 p.m. PDT | Hangzhou Spark | 0-4 | San Francisco Shock | Disney XD |
| 13 | Losers Round 4 | Sun, September 15, 12:00 p.m. PDT | New York Excelsior | vs. | San Francisco Shock | Disney XD |
| 14 | Grand Finals | Sun, September 29, 12:00 p.m. PDT | Vancouver Titans | vs. | TBD | ABC |
Source:
References
- ^ The Overwatch League. "Summary of Official Rules 2019 Season" (PDF). Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- George, John (May 8, 2019). "Egamers alert: This year's Overwatch League winner will be crowned in Philadelphia". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- Hoskins, Ryan (September 3, 2019). "Overwatch League Season 2 Playoffs Preview". Hotspawn. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- "The Overwatch League™ Grand Finals Headed to Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia" (Press release). Irvine, California. Business Wire. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- "Overwatch League™ Announces Xfinity as 2019 Playoffs and Grand Finals Presenting Sponsor". Yahoo! Finance. Business Wire. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- Blizzard Entertainment (July 25, 2019). "2019 Season Playoffs Primer". The Overwatch League. Retrieved August 28, 2019.