Crazy Raccoon players win OWCS Asia Stage 1 2024

Amy Chen

Amy Chen

This victory advanced Crazy Raccoon to the 2024 Dallas Major and Esports World Cup.

After a weekend of esports action, Japanese team Crazy Raccoon claimed victory at the Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) Asia Stage 1 Main Event. Read on for the OWCS Asia Stage 1 Main Event results and more!

Overwatch 2 OWCS Asia 2024 Crazy Raccoon players (Image via WDGJAPAN on X)
Overwatch 2 OWCS Asia 2024 Crazy Raccoon players (Image via WDGJAPAN on X)

Crazy Raccoon victory at OWCS 2024 Asia Stage 1

Between April 25 and April 28, players duked it out at the WDG eSports Studio in Seoul. The offline tournament featured eight teams fighting under a double-elimination format. In the end, team Crazy Raccoon took home the gold and the $25,000 USD prize pool. This victory also advanced Crazy Raccoon to the 2024 OWCS Dallas Major and Esports World Cup 2024!

Graphic of Crazy Raccoon's Overwatch 2 team (Image via crazyraccoon406 on X)
Graphic of Crazy Raccoon's Overwatch 2 team (Image via crazyraccoon406 on X)

OWCS Crazy Raccoon players

  1. Park "Junbin" Jun-bin (Tank)
  2. Choi "MAX" Su-min (Tank)
  3. Chae "HeeSang" Hee-sang (DPS)
  4. Lee "LIP" Jae-won (DPS)
  5. Sung "CH0R0NG" Yoo-min (Support)
  6. Kim "Shu" Jin-seo (Support)
  7. Moon "Moon" Byung-chul (Head Coach)
  8. Yu "Pavane" Hyeon-sang (Coach)
  9. Son "Kong" Jun-young (Coach)

The victorious players on the 2024 OWCS Crazy Raccoon roster were Junbin, MAX, HeeSang, LIP, CH0R0NG, and Shu. Players such as MAX and Shu celebrated their victory on social media. In Japanese, both players thanked everyone for their support while Shu also noted Crazy Raccoon's advancement to the 2024 OWCS Dallas Major and the possibility of winning it.

Meanwhile, Crazy Raccoon head coach Moon shared how honored he felt to win his first championship. He added that he would continue doing his best to win many more trophies. Moon posted a photo of his team enjoying a victory meal as well.

Overwatch 2 OWCS 2024 Asia Stage 1 results (Image via WDGJAPAN on X)
Overwatch 2 OWCS 2024 Asia Stage 1 results (Image via WDGJAPAN on X)

OWCS 2024 Asia Stage 1 Main Event results

Placement
Prize (USD)
Qualifies To
OWCS Team
1st$25,000Dallas Major
Esports World Cup 2024
Crazy Raccoon
2nd$10,000Dallas Major
Esports World Cup 2024
Team Falcons
3rd$6,000Esports World Cup 2024From The Gamer
4th$5,000Esports World Cup 2024YETI
5th to 6th$4,000N/ADAF
Honeypot
7th to 8th$3,000N/AVARREL
INSOMNIA

After making it to the playoffs, Crazy Raccoon swept INSOMNIA 3-0 in the quarterfinals. This was followed by a 3-1 win over From The Gamer in the semifinals before taking Team Falcons 3-0 in the final. When the grand final came around, Crazy Raccoon earned a score of 4-1 after defeating Team Falcons once again.

Since Team Falcons earned the silver, its players also advanced to the 2024 OWCS Dallas Major and Esports World Cup. Meanwhile, teams From The Gamer and YETI also earned spots to the latter event.

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