Overwatch League Season 6
Overwatch League Season 6

Overwatch League Season 6: When Does OWL 2023 Begin?

Welcome to the Overwatch League Season 6! Teams from all around the world will be vying for the championship throughout this season, which promises to be larger and better than ever. A new format, including new regulations, new game modes, and a new method of crowning the winner, will be used this season. As teams compete for supremacy, get ready for more tight and thrilling matchups. This season will definitely be one to remember!

Overwatch League Season 6 Announcement

The Overwatch League’s sixth season will begin on April 27, 2023. There are several brand-new, exciting adjustments coming this season. This new direction involves both the format and bringing in more players to the Overwatch competitive scene. The three-week pro-am competition that begins on March 23, 2023, will demonstrate this.

This will serve as a showcase for Overwatch League and Contenders teams in the West. In many respects, the sixth season’s framework appears similar from a distance, yet with just enough spice to feel new. Here are the details for Season 6 of the Overwatch League.

Instead of the mini-tournaments that the fans are accustomed to, the Overwatch League will be divided into two big stages. The spring and summer intervals leading up to the Midseason Madness and the Grand Finals will constitute the season.

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Overwatch League Season 6 is Bringing Massive Changes

Overwatch League Season 6 is Bringing Massive Changes
Overwatch League Season 6 is Bringing Massive Changes

The Overwatch League’s sixth season will be its biggest one yet, figuratively speaking. Overwatch 2 is now in its first full year and is available to players everywhere, and the League is undertaking significant changes to reflect this new reality. First off, there is no longer a Philadelphia Fusion or a Paris Eternal.

The Philadelphia Fusion had a complete redesign, moving to Seoul to become the Seoul Infernal, and Paris has “relocated” to Vegas to become the Vegas Eternal. The Paris to Vegas pipeline had been planned for some time because the Paris Legion, the Eternal’s sister squad in the Call of Duty League, changed its name to the Vegas Legion at the conclusion of the 2022 season.

Although Comcast Spectacor owns the Fusion franchise, renowned South Korean esports group T1 is in charge of running the majority of the day-to-day activities. Since the covid-19 pandemic caused the League to be divided into East and West sections, Fusion has been headquartered out of South Korea and its players are all Korean.

Despite the fact that it is regrettable that Philadelphia and Paris no longer have teams to call their own, it makes logical that South Korea, one of Overwatch’s biggest markets in addition to China and the US, has more than one club to represent it. A second American team shouldn’t have gained entry at the expense of Europe, which also deserves more than one squad and shouldn’t have lost one of its two.

However, part of this geographical imbalance may be addressed by the new format the League is recommending. The Overwatch League is officially launching on March 23rd, allowing Contenders teams to compete against Overwatch League teams. (In case you forget or, more likely, never heard, Contenders is like the baseball farm system except for Overwatch esports. Blizzard has been appalling about its Tier 2 marketing.)

Starting in February, Contenders teams will compete in events to select which teams they will get the opportunity to play against in the Overwatch League. The League will be split up into East and West regions once more, with LAN tournaments in each at the beginning and end of the season.

A professional/amateur event in the West will introduce the League and pit Contenders teams against OWL teams. Regular play will continue with only OWL teams after that event. The League will be enlarged in the East so that Contenders teams can compete against OWL teams all year long.

This discrepancy is most likely caused by the fact that the four Chinese teams (Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Chengdu) are unable to play Overwatch 2 or the majority of other Blizzard titles in their home nations due to the termination of a contract with NetEase.

Overwatch League president Sean Miller stated in an email to The Verge that the league is “working directly with teams to ensure minimum disruption in their preparation for the season” in regard to the situation in China.

I’m usually enthusiastic about the Overwatch League, but now that the Contenders players will finally get the recognition they deserve, my excitement is doubled. The League should become more egalitarian and long-lasting as a result of the season 6 modifications.

Overwatch League Season 6 Participants

At the conclusion of the 2023 Season 6 series, various teams will compete in Overwatch 2’s illustrious season-long tournament for the coveted title. The teams will compete in several regional and group stages to earn their place in the playoffs. The groupings are divided into East and West teams.

The Overwatch League (OWL) 2023’s participating teams for Season 6 are listed below.

East

  • Chengdu Hunters
  • Guangzhou Charge
  • Hangzhou Spark
  • Los Angeles Valiant
  • Seoul Dynasty
  • Seoul Infernal
  • Shanghai Dragons

West

  • Atlanta Reign
  • Boston Uprising
  • Dallas Fuel
  • Florida Mayhem
  • Houston Outlaws
  • London Spitfire

The team rosters have not yet been made public but will be after the start of the Season 6 tournament. Each squad includes five starters, plus a few backup players who can step in as needed.

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