Open Global e-Sports Competition 2025 Overwatch Champions Series Korea opens Stage 1 on the 24th
Jan 22, 2025
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For the new season, OWCS Korea will have a significant increase in the number of stages and games. Unlike the previous 2024 season, which had two stages, it will be expanded to a total of three stages from this year, and Stage 1 will consist of a total of three games from 5 p.m. every Friday to Sunday.
A total of nine teams, including Team Falcons, Crazy Raccoon, Zeta Division, T1, Team Way, VEC (Vesta Esports Crew), New Era, From the Gamer, and Poker Face, will participate in the OWCS Korea Stage 1, which will begin its schedule on the 24th. Among them, four teams - Team Falcons, Crazy Raccoon, Zeta Division, and T1 - will compete in OWCS Korea Stage 1 as Asian regional partner teams among OWCS' nine global partners. Partner teams will receive some of the revenue from the 'Overwatch 2' in-game team items and team packages, allowing them to build a more stable foundation and strengthen their competitiveness.
From the first week of the opening of Stage 1, Crazy Raccoon and Zeta Division, which are OWCS' partner teams and have a strong fan base in Korea and Japan, will face off. On the second day, the 25th, T1, a new partner team in OWCS, will play its first match against VEC, followed by a match between last season's winning team, the Falcons, and the powerhouse poker face. On the third day of the opening, Zeta Division and T1 will face off, and there will be a pride battle between partner teams.
All matches of Stage 1 will be broadcast live in Korean on SOOP, and additional content such as match highlights and clips can be enjoyed on the 'Overwatch'esport YouTube channel. A total of three casters, Kim Jung-min, Shim Ji-soo, and Ahn Seung-yong, and three commentators, Jang Ji-soo, Hong Hyun-sung, and Moon Chang-sik, will participate in the Korean broadcast. It is also possible to watch the game in person at the WDG studio in Hongdae and meet teams and players. Tickets for on-site viewing will be available on the 'Overwatch Champions Series Korea 2025 Reservation' page in ticket link e-sports from 5 p.m. on the 22nd, and fans who visit the site will be given photo cards with photos and autographs of nine athletes, and various additional events such as fan meetings will also be held.
Meanwhile, OWCS Korea will go through a total of seven weeks, starting with Stage 1, and the top four teams will advance to the OWCS Asia, which will determine the strongest teams in Asia. The top two teams in OWCS Asia will advance to the OWCS Champions Clash, which will be held at the Hangzhou Esports Center in China, to challenge themselves for world champions in the first half of 2025.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
