Who secured a spot in the quarter-finals at the Overwatch World Cup 2016? Here you can find more about the match schedules and teams that will compete for the championship title at BlizzCon 2016!
A total of 8 countries qualified in the group stage to continue competing for the world championship. These countries are:
- Russia
- France
- Spain
- Finland
- South Korea
- USA
- China
- Sweden
They are the top 8 from all Overwatch regions in the world and will now compete at BlizzCon 2016 in California. Tomorrow, on November 4, 2016, at 21:00, the quarter-finals will start, directly followed by the semi-finals.
Friday, November 04
Quarter-finals & Semi-finals – 21:00 to 06:00
How did the teams perform in the group stage?
Group A: Spain, Sweden, Canada, and Brazil faced each other. A group that promised a lot of potential. The big favorites were the Swedes, but Spain managed to push them down to 1st place in their group. Both teams made it to the quarter-finals, led by their captains Sergei ‘Winghaven’ Torras from Team REUNITED and Jonathan ‘harryhook’ Tejedor Rua from Team EnVyUs.
Group B: If there was an absolute “group of death,” it was probably this one with Russia, USA, and Germany. All three are among the best teams so far. Germany was even considered one of the favorites for the championship title! Unfortunately, Germany did not make it in the group stage and was utterly crushed by Russia, as can be seen in the following video. Germany managed to go home with one point and finished ahead of Chile in third place in their group. Sorry guys, maybe next year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mnZdWP2bgU
Group C: Here it was less spectacular, and South Korea simply dominated the second-placed Finland, thanks to Gong ‘Miro’ Jin Hyuk’s Winston.
Group D: This group featured three teams that delivered exciting matches, namely China, France, and Thailand. They all had a chance for a spot in the quarter-finals until the end of the day. Ultimately, they all competed in a round-robin tournament against Nepal to determine who would advance. China and France succeeded in the end – they can continue to hope for the championship title.
We are excited to see which teams will make their way to the podium and the grand finale!
Saturday, November 05
Third Place Match & Final – 19:00 to 03:00
We will continue to keep you updated and will also report on the semi-finals and finals. So far, there have definitely been some surprises and exciting matches.
Don’t forget that there will be more tournaments at BlizzCon 2016 if you want to catch something other than Overwatch in between, namely: Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm and the „World of Warcraft” Arena championships!
