For the Overwatch League regular season, it’s the final countdown. Accordingly, it’s only fitting that it all concludes with the OWL Countdown Cup 2021 next week. With the qualifiers taking place these past few days, we’ve packed all the viewership details for the main event below!
Event Background
Let’s dive into some background. So, the online event looks to wrap up the regular season with another $225,000 on the line.
Running from the 15th August up to the 22nd August, the top 10 competitive franchised teams in the world will be diving in.
Speaking of teams, hailing from both West and East regions, the following competitors fought through the Qualifiers to earn their seeds:
West Top 6:
- Atlanta Reign
- Los Angeles Gladiators
- San Francisco Shock
- Toronto Defiant
- Paris Eternal
- Dallas Fuel
East Top 4:
- Chengdu Hunters
- Philadelphia Fusion
- Seoul Dynasty
- New York Excelsior
Let’s see who’ll be able to fight through the format to earn the final available league points and prize before the post-season.
Format
In terms of format, it all kicks off with two separate double elimination brackets.
Accordingly, the West and East regions will first battle it out to present the top two competitors from each region. Note that here, a single-elimination bracket means that teams only have one chance to proceed.
On one side, the 6 teams of the West region have been seeded into two stages of a bracket as follows:
- Quarterfinals – Toronto Defiant vs Paris Eternal, San Francisco Shock vs Dallas Fuel
- Semifinals – Atlanta Reign vs TBD, Los Angeles Gladiators vs TBD
Meanwhile, over on the East region, the four teams will compete immediately for spots at the semifinals:
- Semifinals – New York Excelsior vs Chengdu Hunters, Seoul Dynasty vs Philadelphia Fusion
With four final teams, the final double elimination bracket will take place. Starting in the Winners’ Bracket, East vs West will kick things off. Since this is a ‘double’ elimination bracket, this means that teams will have a second chance to stay in the competition thanks to the Losers’ Bracket.
Finally, the event will conclude with an awesome Grand Final.
Schedule for the OWL Countdown Cup 2021
In terms of schedule, take a look at the following tweet from the Overwatch League for the first stage of the competition:
For the remainder of the schedule, we highly recommend visiting the official event page here.
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Predictions
Heading into an event like this, the qualifiers are always a possible sign of what’s to be expected.
Speaking of which, we’ll be picking our top two teams from reach region to watch out for as contenders for this upcoming event:
West:
- Atlanta Reign – offering an almost flawless performance in the Qualifiers with a 4-0 scoreline at 12-5 in map count, Atlanta Reign have surprised everyone with their rise. Indeed, can they keep this up when it matters?
- San Francisco Shock – although third in the seeding, beneath Los Angeles Gladiators, the Shock have been so close to glory so many times in the past few weeks and are a safe bet to turn it up in the coming days
East:
- Chengdu Hunters – the other top team from the group stage, Chengdu Hunters are rising while Shanghai Dragons are sinking. This, together with an impressive 4-0 record with 12-3 for map count, they are the event favourites
- Seoul Dynasty – another team hot on their tale is none other than Seoul Dynasty. Thanks to some key signings and great teamwork, this team looks to be peaking at the right time of year.
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