Overwatch League 2022
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Overwatch League 2022
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May 5 – October 22 October – November (playoffs)
Casters Brennon "Bren" Hook (left) and Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson (right) left the broadcast team prior to the season.
^ The first tiebreaker for teams of the same record is map differential.
^ Jump up to: a b Los Angeles placed ahead of Florida based on strength of schedule.
^ The first tiebreaker for teams of the same record is map differential.
The 2022 Overwatch League season is the fifth season of the Overwatch League (OWL), a professional esports league. Contrasted to the first four seasons, which was played on the video game Overwatch , the season is played on an early build of Overwatch 2 . The regular season began on May 5, 2022 and will end on October 22.
The 2022 season is being played on an early build of Blizzard 's upcoming title Overwatch 2 . [1] As such, matches are played with teams of five, rather than teams of six. [2] The minimum number of players on a team was decreased from seven to six, while the maximum number of players remains at twelve. Teams may sign players to a minimum of one season and may add an option to extend that contract for an additional year, if they so choose. Teams may also sign players to short-term 30-day contracts and two-way contracts . Additionally, the league's minimum salary was increased from US$50,000 to $50,700. [3]
As with the prior two seasons, the twenty teams are divided into two regions, the East and West. Seven teams from China and South Korea will compete in the East Region, while thirteen teams from North America and Europe will compete in the West Division. While the majority of matches in the 2020 and 2021 seasons were played online, live events will return for the 2022 season. [4]
The League hired Toronto-based production provider Dome Productions to produce and broadcast the 2022 season. The decision to hire a third-party operator left World of Warcraft as Activision Blizzard's only supported esports title that had not been outsourced by March 2022. [5]
In January 2022, shoutcasters Brennon "Bren" Hook and Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson, who had been with the broadcast team since the league's inaugural season, announced that they did "not have an agreement for 2022 with Overwatch League, marking the end of [their] four years as broadcast talent." [6] In an interview with Dot Esports , the duo noted that the time limit in which negotiations had to take place, as well as the monetary value of the deals, were the main reason for their departure. [7] However, they clarified that they would still be involved with the league via co-streams. [8] The league announced their talent lineup on April 11, 2022, which included neither Hook nor Wilkinson. [9]
On April 20, 2022, the OWL announced that they would be launching a co-streaming initiative, in which select streamers would be able to stream OWL broadcasts simultaneously with their own. It will be the first time that the league has allowed co-streaming, and co-streams are restricted to only be broadcast on YouTube . [10]
The regular season began on May 5, 2022. Teams will play a total 24 regular season matches, which will act as qualifiers for four standalone tournaments, the Kickoff Clash, Midseason Madness, Summer Showdown and Countdown Cup, which will take place in that order. [4] Each tournament will be preceded by six regional qualifying matches. In 2021, all four tournament cycles culminated in an interregional tournament; however, for the 2022 season, the Kickoff Clash and Summer Showdown will be regional tournaments, with eight teams qualifying from the West and four teams qualifying in the East, while the Midseason Madness will be interregional. The final tournament of the season, the Countdown Cup, will serve as the play-ins for the postseason. [11]
Similar to the 2021 season, the league will use a point system, called League Points, to determine regular season standings. Every win in the regular season will earn a team one point. Any team that qualifies for a regional tournament will receive an additional one point; a first- or second-place finish in a regional midseason tournament will instead earn the placing team an additional three or two points, respectively. Any team that qualifies for the Midseason Madness tournament will receive an additional one point; a first-, second-, or third- place finish in the Midseason Madness tournament will instead earn the placing team an additional four, three, or two points, respectively. [12]
The Kickoff Clash is the first of four midseason tournament cycles of the season. Qualifiers began on May 5 in the West region, [12] while the East region qualifiers were delayed until May 20 due to increasing COVID-19 concerns in China. [13] Teams that advance past the qualifiers will play in their respective regional tournaments, which will take place from June 2 to 5. The West region tournament will take place live at Esports Stadium Arlington . [14]
The Midseason Madness is the second of four midseason tournament cycles of the season. Qualifiers began on June 16 in the West region and June 24 in the East region. Qualification for the Midseason Madness is based on league points earned through the entire first half the season. [15] Teams that advance past the qualifiers will play an interregional tournament. Like in the previous season , the top Western teams will travel to Hawaii for the interregional tournament to minimize latency, while the top Eastern teams will stay in their home facilities. [16] The 12-team, double-elimination tournament began on July 18 and will conclude with the finals on July 23. [17]
The Summer Showdown will be the third midseason tournament cycle of the season.
A total of twelve teams will advance to the season playoffs. The top six teams from the West and the top three teams from the East, based on the regular season standings, advanced directly to the season playoffs. The Countdown Cup play-ins will qualify an additional one team from the East and two teams from the West. [15]
Teams in the 2022 season competed for a prize pool across midseason tournaments and playoffs, with the payout division detailed below. The Midseason Madness and season playoffs will have a prize pool of over US$1 million . [15]
1 May 14th - Guangzhou Charge sign Farway1987 . [1]
2 June 6th - Guangzhou Charge part ways with Molly . [2]
3 June 21st - Guangzhou Charge part ways with Eileen . [3]
4 July 11th - Guangzhou Charge part ways with Develop , Unique , and Assistant Coach YOUNGJIN . [4]
5 July 11th - Guangzhou Charge part ways with Rio . [5]
6 July 11th - Guangzhou Charge sign Apr1ta , Jimmy , and Xerneas on a Two-Way Contract. [6]
1 August 7th - Hangzhou Spark part ways with LiGe . [7]
1 June 15th - Los Angeles Valiant sign Marve1 . [8]
2 June 16th - Los Angeles Valiant sign Molly . [9]
3 June 20th - Los Angeles Valiant part ways with Assistant Coach WooHyaL and ColdesT . [10]
1 June 17th - Atlanta Reign sign Analyst Silence . [11]
2 August 18th - Atlanta Reign acquire Vigilante from Washington Justice . [12]
1 May 23rd - Boston Uprising part ways with Marve1 and Striker . [13] [14]
2 June 29th - Boston Uprising sign Seeker . [15]
3 August 15th Boston Uprising sign Mag [16]
4 August 26th - Boston Uprising part ways with Assistant Coach Barroi . [17]
5 August 30th - Boston Uprising part ways with Head Coach Lori . [18]
1 June 15th - Florida Mayhem sign Rupal and release Adam . KariV moves to Assistant Coach . [19]
2 August 7th - Florida Mayhem sign Assistant Manager swingchip . [20]
3 August 31st - Florida Mayhem part ways with Assistant Coach KariV . [21]
1 August 10th - Houston Outlaws sign Doge and Lep . [22]
2 August 14th - Houston Outlaws part ways with PIGGY [23]
1 August 19th - London Spitfire sign Kaan . [24]
2 August 22nd - London Spitfire part ways with Assistant Coach Spilo . [25]
1 May 19th - New York Excelsior sign Gesture as an Assistant Coach . [27]
2 June 13th - New York Excelsior part ways with Vulcan . [28]
3 June 18th - New York Excelsior sign Ho1 . [29]
4 June 27th - New York Excelsior part ways with Head Coach KuKi . [30]
5 August 10th - New York Excelsior sign ANSOONJAE and part ways with Myunb0ng . [31] [32]
6 August 10th - New York Excelsior part ways with Myunb0ng . [33]
7 August 25th - New York Excelsior sign Artist as Coach . [34]
1 May 11th - Paris Eternal sign Wub . [35]
2 May 14th - Paris Eternal part ways with Naga . [36]
3 June 15th - Paris Eternal part ways with Glister and sign Dove . [37] [38]
4 July 3rd - Paris Eternal part ways with Assistant Coach Mobugi . [39]
5 July 6th - Paris Eternal sign Faustus as Assistant Coach . [40]
6 August 15th - Paris Eternal part ways with Daan , Vestola , dridro , and Kaan . [41]
7 August 15th - Paris Eternal sign Malthel , Krawi , Rakattack , and Lukemino . [42] [43] [44] [45]
1 June 7th - Toronto Defiant part ways with Head Coach KDG . [47]
2 June 24th - Toronto Defiant sign DOX as Assistant Coach DOX . [48]
1 May 13th - Vancouver Titans sign MirroR . [49]
2 June 1st - Vancouver Titans part ways with Seicoe and Assistant Coach Pew . Head Coach Flubby retires. [50] [51]
3 June 6th - Vancouver Titans sign dpei as Head Coach . [52]
4 July 22nd - Vancouver Titans part ways with sHockWave . [53]
5 July 27th - Vancouver Titans sign k1ng . [54]
6 August 25th - Vancouver Titans part ways with General Manager Justin . [55]
7 August 26th - Vancouver Titans sign Barroi as General Manager . [56]
1 August 15th - Washington Justice transfer Mag to Boston Uprising . [57]
2 August 16th - Washington Justice part ways with Assistant Coach Tydolla . [58]
3 August 18th - Washington Justice transfer Vigilante to Atlanta Reign . [59]
4 August 18th - Washington Justice transfer Happy to Los Angeles Gladiators . [60]
5 August 25th - Washington Justice promote PRE to Senior Advisor . [61]
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The fifth season of OWL will bring massive changes to the competition as it's the first one played on Overwatch 2.
It's been a long offseason, but the Overwatch League is finally making its return with its fifth season. Unlike previous years, OWL 2022 has a big selling point, which is Overwatch 2 .
Despite still being a beta, Blizzard has moved forward with the decision to use a special build of the sequel to spice things up in the Overwatch League. Shifting from a 6v6 to a 5v5 format, new modes, and heroes, OWL 2022 will offer a different viewing experience from the get-go.
The Overwatch League 2022 opening weekend is set to begin on 5th May, with matches played until the 8th. This is the first week of four that comprise the Kickoff Class tournament qualifier period.
The Countdown Cup is scheduled to start on 21st October. From then, only regular-season playoffs will remain, more information about the post-season will be shared at a later date.
Take a look at the full schedule down below:
Not all tournaments will have the same weight. The first two are treated as regional events, with West and East teams playing one another, the Midseason Madness will be the first tournament that will aim to have teams from both regions play against each other.
Finally, the Countdown Cup will also serve as a play-in for the regular season playoffs.
13 teams will compete in the West region, with the seven remaining playing in the East division.
During the qualifier matches, teams will earn a League Point for each win. If they manage to qualify for one of the four tournaments, they'll receive an extra point, even if they don't win a match at the event.
Further League Points are also up for grabs at these tournaments:
With the decision to migrate the League to Overwatch 2, Assault, also known as 2CP, has been removed from the map pool as its no longer part of the main competitive ranked mode in the sequel.
Taking its place is the brand-new push mode Push, which comes with two maps. The initial map pool features the following maps.
At the moment, Blizzard has yet to confirm the full Overwatch League 2022 prize pool.
The devs did mention that the midseason and post-season tournaments will have a $1 million prize pool, with a full breakdown to be announced at a later date.
You can watch all the action live on the Overwatch League YouTube channel . All the match VODs are available shortly after the broadcast ends.
For more on all things related to the Overwatch 2, including hero guides, tier lists , and more check out our dedicated section. We'll keep you in the loop with all the latest from Blizzard Entertainment.
Featured image courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment.
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