Only this last week, the OWL May Melee concluded with Dallas Fuel coming out on top. While it’s a great victory, they’ll need to consider the next event coming up fast. Accordingly, we’ve gathered all of the essential viewership details for the OWL 2021 June Joust below!
Event Background
Similar to the May Melee event, this is strictly the regular season followed up by a tournament for the top 4. Indeed, starting off as soon as May 21st, the Qualifiers will be underway immediately with 4 weeks of qualifier matches.
As I’ll reiterate, this is the second stage of the competitive OWL 2021 season so far. Following the May event, the competition is warming up nicely, especially thanks to this new competitive format.
Format
Just like May, the format is made of multiple stages, with high stakes at each point in time. So far, we’ll be listing the stages of the event as simply as possible:
- Qualifiers (May 21st to June 5th)
- Tournament (June 6 to 13th)
To begin with, in the qualifiers, all teams will be present. Here, the entire West and East regions will battle to earn points. By earning points, 6 teams from the West and 4 from the East will make it to the Tournament.
What do these 10 teams then fight for? Specifically, they’ll be competing for the $225,000 together with further points for the regular season. Only 4 teams will make it to the final weekend of June 11th, where the international champion will be crowned for the month.
Schedule for the OWL 2021 June Joust
With how in-depth the schedule is, below we’ll be offering a quick screenshot of the first few weeks of the qualifier stage.
Beyond that, you can tune in to the Overwatch League official schedule page here.
Watch the OWL 2021 June Joust on esportsguide
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Predictions
Now predictions are very juicy following the May Melee. So much so, many are still unsure whether the current champions will keep their title or if the weekend was in fact a fluke. Bearing this in mind, the following are the top 10 teams ranked after the May Melee:
- Dallas Fuel
- Shanghai Dragons
- Florida Mayhem
- Chengdu Hunters
- Philadelphia Fusion
- Seoul Dynasty
- Washington Justice
- Houston Outlows
- Toronto Defiant
- San Francisco Shock
Shocker right? Especially for San Francisco Shock, ironically enough. Who would have thought that the likes of Dallas Fuel, Florida Mayhem and Chengdu Hunters make top 4 following such a poor season last year?
Indeed, there is a shift in the competitive scene and from an objective point of view, this is great for the community in general.
Moving forward though, Dallas Fuel will need to keep the momentum up. The likes of Shanghai Dragons will be hot on their tale. What about last year’s champions? Indeed, San Francisco Shock are definitely quite lacking and need to work on bouncing back.
While predictions are difficult this early on, I’m confident that we’re in for an incredible event. So much so, that I half expect more teams to consider rebuilding their rosters after seeing the success other esports organizations have found.
Furthermore, I expect viewership to bump up too. The peak viewership of 113,467 in May was great, but there’s definitely space for improvement.
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