The Overwatch League is an esport league created by Blizzard Entertainment for professional Overwatch competition. It was announced on November 4, 2016 at BlizzCon 2016.
The preseason for Season 1 began on December 6, 2017 and ended on December 9, 2017.
The inaugural season began on January 10, 2018 and will end on June 16, 2018.
Teams
Atlantic Division
- Boston Uprising
- Florida Mayhem
- Houston Outlaws
- London Spitfire
- New York Excelsior
- Philadelphia Fusion
Pacific Division
- Dallas Fuel
- Los Angeles Gladiators
- Los Angeles Valiant
- San Francisco Shock
- Seoul Dynasty
- Shanghai Dragons
Prize Pool
The winning team earns USD $1 million (as of 2018) with an added bonus the Overwatch League trophy.
The Overwatch League Trophy
All-Star Weekend
The All-Star Weekend is a post-season event where the best players from the Atlantic and Pacific Divisions face off in a series of semi-competitive and fun gamemodes.
2018
Join us for the first-ever Overwatch League All-Star Game, Powered by Intel®.
The All-Star Weekend kicks off on Saturday, August 25, with a series of custom skill matches, and on Sunday, August 26, the Atlantic and Pacific All-Stars go head-to-head in the official All-Star Game.
Location
Blizzard Arena
3000 W Alameda Ave
Burbank, CA 91523
Times
Saturday, August 25 at 4 p.m. PDT
Sunday, August 26 at 11 a.m. PDT
Exhibition Matches
Cosmetics
Team Skins
Each hero has a themed skin for each Overwatch League team. Unlike the regular cosmetics in Overwatch which are unlockable through Loot Boxes, Overwatch League skins can be unlocked with League Tokens, a purchasable in-game currency. League Tokens can also be earned by watching League streams through the official site, Twitch, or MLG.com.[1]
Twitch exclusive items
Through a partnership with Twitch, the League offers unlockable skins and Twitch emotes through Cheering. Cheering is done through the Twitch chat with Twitch's purchasable items known as Bits. Cheering has individual unlock system where you can cheer bits and unlock skins, team and hero emotes. There is also universal goals for unlocking certain skins after the goalis met, they can be purchased claimed by cheering a certain amount of bits. All progress for these goals are viewable at the League's Twitch page.[2]
Skins
These are all the skins that can be unlocked without the All-Access Pass, and can be unlocked by simply cheering a certain amount of bits, either with or
without a universal unlock goal.
| Hero | Universal Unlock Goal | Personal Unlock Goal | Skin Preview | Availabilty |
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| Junkrat | 25,000,000 | 50 |  |
Available |
| Tracer | 40,000,000 | 100 |  |
Available |
| Widowmaker | 45,000,000 | 200 |  |
Available |
| Hanzo | 50,000,000 | 300 |  |
Available |
| Mercy | None | 1,300 |  |
Available |
| Genji | None | 2,600 |  |
Available |
| D.Va | None | Unlock each team's emote (150 each)
Total: 1,800 |
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Character Emotes
These are character emotes for Twitch that can be randomly be unlocked with a cheering of 100 bits
| Emote Name | Price | Emote |
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| OWLAna | 100 | 
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| OWLBastion | 
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| OWLDoomfist | 
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| OWLDVa | 
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| OWLGenji | 
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| OWLHanzo | 
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| OWLJunkrat | 
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| OWLLucio | 
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| OWLMcCree | 
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| OWLMei | 
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| OWLMercy | 
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| OWLMoira | 
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| OWLOrisa | 
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| OWLPharah | 
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| OWLReaper | 
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| OWLTracer | 
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| OWLWinston | 
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| OWLZarya | 
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| OWLZenyatta | 
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Team Emotes
These are twitch emotes that show up when you cheer the amount shown below, these can only be seen when cheering.
An emote is unlocked when you cheer 150 or more to a specific team, this can be used after cheering.
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Other Emotes
Unlock 5 emotes by cheering 250 bits or more! Cheer 500 bits or more and you’ll unlock the other 5 and trigger a shower of gifts for others in Chat.
| Emote Name | Price | Emote |
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| OWLgetonpoint | 
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| OWLhammerdown | 
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| OWLboop | 
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| OWLnerfthis | 
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| OWLitshighnoon | 
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| OWLpotg | 
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| OWLonfire | 
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The Overwatch League All-Access Experience
The Overwatch League All-Access Experience can be attained through the $29.99 purchase (or $19.99 purchase with Twitch Prime) of an All Access Pass on Twitch.
Rewards Include:
Exclusive Command Center livestream
| “ | This game-changing stream shows you alternate camera angles, live stats, player POVs, and team facecams all on one multiviewer overlay. Try it for free until Stage 4. | „ |
| ~ Overwatch League |
Exclusive Q&A Sessions
| “ | After Overwatch League match day broadcasts, enjoy an interactive player Q&A session by submitting your questions in Passholder-only chat. Selected questions will be answered by players live on the Command Center stream. | „ |
| ~ Overwatch League |
Behind the Screens: Match analysis by players
| “ | Top players from each team will walk you through their thoughts on a match and explain what they did and why in an exclusive video every week, starting April 6th! | „ |
| ~ Overwatch League |
Exclusive skins
A preview of McCree's Overwatch League Gray Skin
A preview of Moira's Overwatch League Gray Skin
A preview of Soldier: 76's Overwatch League Gray Skin
A preview of Overwatch League Away skins which were made available May 16, 2018 at the start of the 4th stage of season 1 of the Overwatch League,
with the Overwatch League All-Access Pass. Remember you will get these specific skins.
Exclusive Emote
An exclusive Lúcio Legendary emote was revealed on July 14, 2018, along with at that time unreleased Overwatch League Gray skin. The emote was made available July 24, 2018
Exclusive Spray
Exclusive Player Icons
Exclusive Twitch Emotes
| Twitch Emote Name | Character/Team Pictured | Emote |
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| OWLselfdestruct | D.Va | 
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| OWLzzz | Junkrat | 
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| OWLfireinthehole | Rip-Tire | 
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| OWLnice | Tracer | 
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| OWLhugeres | Mercy | 
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| OWLheadshot | Elimination Symbol | 
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| OWLfireatwill | Zarya | 
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| OWLdragonblade | Genji | 
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| OWLdiediedie | Reaper | 
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| OWLdeadeye | McCree | 
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| OWLgold | Overwatch League | 
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| OWLFLAg | Florida Mayhem | 
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| OWLGLAg | Los Angeles Gladiators | 
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| OWLHOUg | Houston Outlaws | 
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| OWLDALg | Dallas Fuel | 
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| OWLLDNg | London Spitfire | 
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| OWLBOSg | Boston Uprising | 
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| OWLSEOg | Seoul Dynasty | 
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| OWLPHIg | Philadelphia Fusion | 
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| OWLNYEg | New York Excelsior | 
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| OWLSFSg | San Francisco Shock | 
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| OWLSHDg | Shanghai Dragons | 
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| OWLVALg | Los Angeles Valiant | 
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Exclusive Twitch Badges
All Access Passholder
OWL Global Badge
Videos
Trivia
- Tracer appears as the silhouette for the logo, making this the second time she appears as an icon for Overwatch (the first being the cover to the game itself).
- The Overwatch League logo is comparable in design to the logos of sports leagues such as the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major League Baseball (MLB).
External Links
References
- ↑ 2018-02-21, Watch Overwatch League, Get League Tokens overawatchleague.com. Accessed on 2018-03-12
- ↑ 2018-02-21, Ready, Set, Cheer overwatchleague.com. Accessed on 2018-03-12