#1 - April 27, 2023, 6 p.m.
Heroes across the galaxy will converge in our next open community tournament! Gather your friends, practice your best heroes, and sign up for our single-elimination tournament taking place on May 10 and 11!
The Starwatch Open will be a 2-day single-elimination tournament for PC players featuring a $20,000 prize pool. We’ll be broadcasting the semifinals and finals on our PlayOverwatch Twitch Channel, along with a fun exhibition game featuring the new Starwatch PVP game mode.
Want to compete? Sign-ups are open to the entire community, so gather your team and get registered here by May 7 (11:59 PM PDT): GameBattles Tournament Link
STARWATCH OPEN DETAILS & RULES
- The tournament takes place on Wednesday, May 10 at 4:00 p.m. PDT and continues Thursday, May 11 at 5:00 p.m. PDT, broadcasted on the PlayOverwatch Twitch Channel
- Up to 128 teams of five players will compete in a single elimination bracket
- Matches are played first to two map wins, with the final round played first to three map wins
- Open to anyone with a Battle.net account that’s in good standing (must not be silenced or suspended from playing Blizzard games)
- You must own and play Overwatch on PC in order to participate
- Your team may not have any signed Overwatch League players
- Your team may not have more than one player on your roster competing in the current Overwatch Contenders season or more than one Overwatch World Cup 2023 player
- Top 4 winners will receive prize money as follows:
- 1st: $10,000
- 2nd: $5,000
- 3rd: $2,500
- 4th: $2,500