For those unaware, competitive Overwatch has multiple levels to it. While the highest level of competition is enjoyed by the Overwatch League, amateur players are busy trying to forge a path through the Overwatch Contenders. Accordingly, in the coming week, the 2022 Overwatch Contenders Run it Back: Europe looks to kick off – read on to learn How to Watch this event below!
Event Background
In terms of background, this event celebrates the entire season of Overwatch Contenders. Indeed, while the Overwatch League concluded in the past month, the new season hasn’t started yet.
Bearing this in mind, the Overwatch Contenders Run It Back event looks to invite the best teams from the season to crown a regional champion.
With $100,000 on the line, the event will run from 28th November to 16th December in an online environment. Inviting the top 12 teams in the world, we’ll be curious to see which of these teams make it to the top of the continent:
- Ex Oblivione
- Team Peps
- Raspberry Racers
- Twisted Minds
- Munich eSports
- Young and Beautiful
- Shu’s Money Crew EU
- 01 esports
- Sheer Cold
- Bro Love
- Mind Goblin
- AWW YEAH
Notably, this event will be played on Overwatch 2 – read on as we describe the format and event details below!
Format
Furthermore, the format looks to be an opportunity for two types of teams.
Teams have either seeded here through the Summer Series B-Sides or the Open Division.
Bearing this in mind, all 12 teams have already been seeded to compete in the first stage of competition – the double round robin groups. For those unaware, this means that teams will have to face each other twice before progressing to the next stage.
Here is the seeding for the Groups below:
Group 1
- Bro Love
- Ex Oblivione
- Raspberry Racers
- Sheer Cold
- Shu’s Money Crew EU
- Young and Beautiful
Group 2
- 01 esports
- AWW YEAH
- Mind Goblin
- Munich eSports
- Team Peps
- Twisted Minds
Within each group, only the top 4 teams will progress to the Double Elimination Playoff Bracket.
Depending on placement in the Groups, teams will have to survive through a double elimination playoff bracket. With all the teams starting in the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals, the concept is simple. Accordingly, a single loss will result in a team falling to the Lower Bracket.
Furthermore, another loss will result in the elimination of the teams in the Lower Bracket.
Finally, the Grand Final will involve one team from the Upper Bracket Final and another from the Lower Bracket Final.
Schedule for the Overwatch Contenders Run It Back: Europe
Overall, the schedule is rather extensive over multiple weeks.
Regardless, let’s take a look at the first two rounds of competition:
Round 1 – 28th November 2022
Group 1
- ExO vs RR (18:00 CET)
- YaB vs BL (18:00 CET)
- SMC vs SC (18:00 CET)
Group 2
- PEPS vs TM (18:00 CET)
- MUC vs MG (18:00 CET)
- 01E vs AY (18:00)
Round 2 – 28th November 2022
Group 1
- YaB vs SMV (19:30 CET)
- BL vs ExO (19:30 CET)
- RR vs SC (19:30 CET)
Group 2
- MUC vs 01E (19:30 CET)
- MG vs PEPS (19:30 CET)
- TM vs AY (19:30 CET)
Feel free to stay up with the event schedule here.
Watch the Overwatch Contenders Run It Back: Europe on esportsguide
You can also watch the event live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Predictions
Heading into this event, we favour the Overwatch Contender A-Side Europe teams who placed as follows in the last event:
- 1 – Munich eSports
- 2 – 01_esports
- 3 – Ex Oblivione
- 4 – The Ultimates
We’ll be sure to keep you up to date for the event in the future!
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