Here’s everything to know about Overwatch World Cup 2023, including the schedule, teams, players, and more.
The 2023 Overwatch World Cup concluded at BlizzCon 2023 with team Saudi Arabia taking home the gold. Here's everything you need to know about the Overwatch World Cup 2023 results, schedule, scores, teams, and more.
Overwatch World Cup 2023 Finals results and schedule
The Overwatch World Cup Group Stage kicked off on Oct. 29 at 11 a.m. PST. The top 16 teams from the Overwatch World Cup Qualifiers battled it out. Eight teams then advanced to the Overwatch World Cup 2023 Finals at BlizzCon 2023. After duking it out between Nov. 3 and Nov. 4, team Saudi Arabia won the tournament.
Here are the BlizzCon Overwatch World Cup 2023 results for the Group Stage and Finals:
Date | Status | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Oct. 29 | Completed | GBR versus CAN | 2 - 0 |
FIN versus MEX | 2 - 0 | ||
BRA versus AUS | 0 - 2 | ||
FRA versus JPN | 0 - 2 | ||
THA versus HKG | 2 - 0 | ||
COL versus KOR | 0 - 2 | ||
Oct. 30 | Completed | THA versus ESP | 0 - 2 |
JPN versus KSA | 0 - 2 | ||
MEX versus COL | 1 - 2 | ||
HKG versus CHN | 0 - 2 | ||
FRA versus USA | 1 - 2 | ||
CAN versus AUS | 2 - 0 | ||
Oct. 31 | Completed | FIN versus COL | 2 - 0 |
ESP versus CHN | 0 - 2 | ||
CAN versus BRA | 2 - 0 | ||
MEX versus KOR | 0 - 2 | ||
AUS versus GBR | 0 - 2 | ||
KSA versus USA | 2 - 0 | ||
Nov. 1 | Completed | FRA versus KSA | 0 - 2 |
KOR versus FIN | 2 - 1 | ||
HKG versus ESP | 0 - 2 | ||
BRA versus GBR | 0 - 2 | ||
USA versus JPN | 2 - 0 | ||
CHN versus THA | 2 - 0 | ||
Nov. 3 | Completed | KOR versus CAN | 3 - 1 |
CHN versus USA | 3 - 0 | ||
GBR versus FIN | 0 - 3 | ||
KSA versus ESP | 3 - 0 | ||
Nov. 4 | Completed | KOR versus CHN | 2 - 3 |
FIN versus KSA | 2 - 3 | ||
KOR versus FIN | 2 - 3 | ||
CHN versus KSA | 2 - 3 |
Overwatch World Cup Qualifiers results
Here are the results from the Overwatch World Cup Qualifiers stage. The teams that advanced to the Group Stage are marked with an asterisk.
Position | Americas Group A | W | L | MW | ML | MD | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | *UNITED STATES/AMER A | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2 | *CANADA/AMER A | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
3 | *MEXICO/AMER A | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
4 | PUERTO RICO/AMER A | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1 |
5 | COSTA RICA/AMER A | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | -6 |
6 | GUATEMALA/AMER A | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -10 |
Position | Americas Group B | W | L | MW | ML | MD | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | *COLOMBIA/AMER B | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2 | *BRAZIL/AMER B | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
3 | CHILE/AMER B | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
4 | PERU/AMER B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | -3 |
5 | ARGENTINA/AMER B | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | -4 |
6 | ECUADOR/AMER B | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -10 |
Position | APAC Group A | W | L | MW | ML | MD | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | *SOUTH KOREA/APAC A | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
2 | *JAPAN/APAC A | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
3 | *HONG KONG/APAC A | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
4 | CHINESE TAIPEI/APAC A | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -2 |
5 | INDONESIA/APAC A | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | -6 |
6 | PHILIPPINES/APAC A | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -10 |
Position | APAC Group B | W | L | MW | ML | MD | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | *AUSTRALIA/APAC B | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2 | *THAILAND/APAC B | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
3 | INDIA/APAC B | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
4 | NEW ZEALAND/APAC B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -2 |
5 | MALAYSIA/APAC B | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | -7 |
6 | SINGAPORE/APAC B | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | -8 |
Position | EMEC Group A | W | L | MW | ML | MD | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | *GREAT BRITAIN/EMEC A | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
2 | *SPAIN/EMEC A | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
3 | *FRANCE/EMEC A | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
4 | DENMARK/EMEC A | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
5 | BELGIUM/EMEC A | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | -2 |
6 | NETHERLANDS/EMEC A | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
7 | ITALY/EMEC A | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | -6 |
8 | PORTUGAL/EMEC A | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | -14 |
Position | EMEC Group B | W | L | MW | ML | MD | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | *SAUDI ARABIA/EMEC B | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
2 | *FINLAND/EMEC B | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
3 | NORWAY/EMEC B | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
4 | SWEDEN/EMEC B | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | -1 |
5 | GERMANY/EMEC B | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | -3 |
6 | TURKEY/EMEC B | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | -5 |
7 | POLAND/EMEC B | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0 | -9 |
8 | ICELAND/EMEC B | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 | -10 |
Here's the list of the 16 qualified teams, including China as an invited team:
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- Colombia
- Brazil
- South Korea
- Japan
- Hong Kong
- Australia
- Thailand
- Great Britain
- Spain
- France
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- China
Overwatch World Cup 2023 teams and players
Earlier this year, the winning Overwatch 2 team of each World Cup Trial received $2,000 USD. The winning teams also earned a spot in the Team Tryouts phase before players headed into the Team Selection stage.
Here is the list of the winning teams from the Overwatch World Cup Trials:
Americas Group A
- Canada: Not Americans
- Costa Rica: Hellcats Esports
- Guatemala: Team Frijolitows
- Mexico: Midnight (Made it to the Overwatch World Cup Group Stage)
- Puerto Rico: Nix Boriquas
- United States: Greaseballs (Made it to the Overwatch World Cup Group Stage)
Americas Group B
- Argentina: Improvisados
- Brazil: War Pigs
- Chile: Free Agent Boyz
- Colombia: Mondongos
- Ecuador: Yapingacho
- Peru: Team poke
Europe and Middle East Group A
- Belgium: The Wild Boars
- France: les gars si
- United Kingdom: MWaimone
- Italy: NO ITAS HERE
- Netherlands: Koning Willem FC
- Spain: Andrés Iniesta
Europe and Middle East Group B
- Germany: German Crusaders
- Norway: Funnyguys!
- Poland: Fakejake's path to t2
- Saudi Arabia: Burn out fire
- Sweden: Nangijala Outlaws
- Turkey: Istanbul Janissaries
Asia-Pacific Group A
- Taiwan: Roll Momo
- Hong Kong: Cheng Du Brothers
- Indonesia: BANG MESSI
- Japan: VARREL
- Philippines: Winton overwat
- South Korea: An Elite
Asia-Pacific Group B
- Australia: Ceebs
- New Zealand: South Auckland Drillas
- Singapore: LE SSERAFIM
- India: LINEAR
- Malaysia: Top Skills College Gaming
- Thailand: DAF E-sport
The Wild Card Challenge in Overwatch 2
The Overwatch 2 Wild Card Challenge involved participating groups that duked it out in May. The top two teams from each group advanced to the EMEC online qualifiers. Denmark and Portugal alongside Finland and Iceland fought in June.
EMEC Wild Card Group A
- Denmark: Team Denmark
- Portugal: Selección Española
EMEC Wild Card Group B
- Finland: Team Finland
- Iceland: Team Iceland
"Since all these teams hail from the Europe and Middle East Conference, they will join the EMEC online qualifiers in June, and both the EMEC Group A and B will expand from six teams to eight to accommodate the winners of the Wild Card Challenge," Blizzard noted.
Overwatch World Cup Season 3 Challenge leaderboard
Folks also participated in the fanfare of the esports World Cup event by helping their favorite team advance in the Overwatch World Cup Season 3 Challenge leaderboards. A total of 36 teams had a chance of getting a customized in-game cosmetic. This World Cup Season 3 Challenge happened between Feb. 7 and Feb. 21, with Poland fans achieving a total score of 7,235. This was followed by Turkey at 7,211 and Hong Kong at 6,869 points.
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