Everything You Need to Know About the Overwatch® World Cup Group Stage and Finals

Welcome to the 2023 Overwatch® World Cup Group Stage and Finals! The top 16 teams traveling to Anaheim are ready for the first Overwatch World Cup Lan and Group Stage since 2019.

2023 Overwatch World Cup Group Stage

The top 16 teams have been split into 4 groups and will compete in a round robin gauntlet to determine the 8 teams advancing to the finals bracket taking place at BlizzCon! 

Schedule Overview

You can find the full match schedule here.

Where to Watch

Watch live on the following platforms:

PlayOverwatch (Twitch | YouTube) and Overwatch Contenders (Twitch | YouTube). You can earn in-game drops for Overwatch 2 by watching or co-streaming on Twitch.

You can also tune in to some of your favorite streamers and content creators who will host Group Stage and Finals watch parties! Here are some of our confirmed co-streamers:

• Emongg
• Flats
• Jay3

Watch Parties

Take part in the celebration and host a Watch Party by applying for the Official Overwatch World Cup Watch Party Program here! Fans, streamers, and content creators are all invited to join in by using the following titles and hashtags when co-streaming:

• Title: Overwatch World Cup 2023 Watch Party
• Hashtag: #OWWCStreamTeam

Drops are enabled for all Group Stage and Finals watch parties. Details and guidelines for hosting a Watch Party can be found here.

Drops, Drops, and More Drops

The 2023 Overwatch World Cup celebration continues with in-game rewards! From October 29–November 2 and from November 3–November 5, watch and earn World Cup celebratory cosmetics when watching on Twitch.

Overwatch World Cup Group Stage Drops

October 29 & October 30

October 31 & November 1

Overwatch World Cup Finals Drops

(November 3–November 5)

Be sure to connect your Battle.net accounts to Twitch and tune in to earn rewards! You must claim any earned drops within 24 hours from the time a campaign finishes. Visit overwatchworldcup.com to learn more. Sprays in each drop campaign will be available in the next game update.

Crowdfunded Prize Pool

For the first time in Overwatch history, we will be crowdfunding the World Cup prize pool with an exciting slate of skins and other in-game cosmetics over the coming months. 25% of Blizzard’s revenue* from the sale of Overwatch World Cup crowdfunding cosmetics and bundles will be contributed to the Overwatch World Cup prize pool. There will be no contribution cap, so prizing will continue to grow until crowdfunding ends on the last day of the Overwatch World Cup Finals. *Platform fees will be deducted from the sales price to calculate the prize pool contribution.

In celebration of our return, we are allocating a portion of the prize pool to all teams competing in the tournament. Percentages will be determined based on tournament placement, with 73% of the total prize pool going to the top 16 teams qualifying for LAN and the remaining 27% equally distributed among the teams that competed in the Online Qualifiers and Wild Card Challenge.    

Our first bundles, the Conference Bundles, went on sale June 20–26, and featured the new Overwatch World Cup home and away skins for heroes hailing from each of the three regional conferences.

We are excited to finally unveil our Overwatch World Cup Legendary and Supporter bundles:

OWWC Crowdfunding Mega Bundle

• Sojourn Water Warrior Legendary Skin
• Sojourn Trident Victory Pose
• Sojourn On Your Mark Voice Line
• Top 16 Team Name Cards
• Overwatch World Cup Gold Souvenir
• Lúcio Boleiro Epic Skin
• Overwatch World Cup Weapon Charm

OWWC Crowdfunding Bundle

• Lúcio Boleiro Epic Skin
• Overwatch World Cup Weapon Charm

Milestone Rewards 

Milestone Rewards are a celebration of the community during this crowdfunding period. As the total prize pool hits specific thresholds, fun celebratory cosmetics like player icons will be distributed to all Overwatch 2 players. Below is a preview of the celebration cosmetics that will be granted upon reaching each milestone:

Milestone 1: Player Icons for the 43 teams competing in the 2023 World Cup.

Milestone 2: Weapon Charms for the top 16 teams competing in the 2023 World Cup.

Stay Informed

Follow Overwatch and Path to Pro on Twitter for updates. Make sure to check out overwatchworldcup.com for more details! If there are any questions or concerns, you’re welcome to reach out to us.