Event Background
Finally, after an incredible season of competitive Overwatch, the final weekend awaits. Blizzard Entertainment has hosted a phenomenal season of the Overwatch League despite the obstacles encountered. Indeed, the Overwatch League 2020 Grand Finals looks to crown a new world champion for the world to adore.
Accordingly, the four best teams in the world are gearing up for the majority of the $3,050,000 prize pool. Taking place online, the event will run from the 8th to the 10th of October. Read on to learn How to Watch the entire event!
Here are the four teams which have fought through the Playoffs and the entire regular season to get this far:
- San Francisco Shock – NA Playoffs
- Philadelphia Fusion – NA Playoffs
- Shanghai Dragons – Asia Playoffs
- Seoul Dynasty – Asia Playoffs
Without question, this looks to be the greatest end to an Overwatch League season ever.
Format
Starting with format, there’s nothing overly complicated here. With a small number of teams, the familiar and classic double-elimination bracket format is in place.
Seeded into the Winner’s Bracket, each team will play through best-of-five series to progress further into the competition. One loss will result in a team dropping into the Losers’ Bracket where one more slip-up ends their tournament life. Bearing these stakes in mind, the Grand Finals will be a lengthy BO9 series, where 4 map wins will be needed to take the cake.
Schedule for Overwatch League 2020 Grand Finals
Spread across two days of gameplay, here’s the full schedule of the online event:
Thursday October 8th
- Seoul Dynasty vs San Francisco Shock (11:00)
- Philadelphia Fusion vs Shanghai Dragons (13:00)
Friday October 9th
- San Francisco Shock vs Shanghai Dragons (11:00)
- Seoul Dynasty vs Philadelphia Fusion (13:00)
- TBD vs TBD
Saturday October 10th
TBD vs TBD (15:00) – Grand Finale
Streams
There is plenty of coverage for this awaited event. Below we’ve gathered a list of some of links you might want to check out:
- English YouTube
- French YouTube
- Korean YouTube
- Portuguese YouTube
Do note that Blizzard Entertainment has signed an exclusive broadcast agreement with YouTube, so popular platforms such as Twitch will not offer any streams.
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Predictions
For an event such as this one, predictions aren’t too difficult to conjure thanks to the low number of teams. However, regardless of what is predicted, each of the four teams have a shot at winning, some more than others.
Specifically, I’d like to narrow our predictions by region.
Beginning with North America, the San Francisco Shock are looking like the favourites for this region. Claiming the first seed in the regional Playoffs together with a third place finish in the regular season – they look stronger than ever. Even though Philadelphia Fusion may have ranked higher in the regular season, head-to -head encounters have gone the Shock’s way.
Over in Asia, it’s clear that Shanghai Dragons are the team to watch out for. Without any remote doubt, the roster placed first in the regular season and the Playoffs. This is where storylines play a part too. Note that no team from the Asian region has been crowned the Overwatch League champions – this could be that special year.
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