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How to watch the Overwatch World Cup South Korea group stage

Six teams will go up against each other during the event.
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Published: Aug 7, 2018 01:05 pm

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Teams are assembled and ready for the Overwatch World Cup.

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The first event is scheduled for Aug. 17 to 19 in Incheon, South Korea, where South Korea, Finland, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia, and Taiwan will fight for two spots in the main event. The Overwatch World Cup is taking over Studio Paradise for the three-day event.

Regional teams have been preparing for this event for months, each choosing a roster of players to compete for their country. Only two teams can move on from the Incheon qualifier.

Related: Here’s where the Overwatch World Cup group stages will take place

What’s the schedule?

Teams will compete over a course of three days to determine who moves on. The top two teams at the end of these three days will make their way into the Overwatch World Cup main event in Los Angeles in November.

Aug. 16

  • Russia vs. Hong Kong, 10pm PT
  • South Korea vs. Taiwan, 11:45pm PT
  • Hong Kong vs. Finland, 1:30am PT

Aug. 17

  • Russia vs. Japan, 1:15am PT
  • Finland vs. South Korea, 3am PT
  • Hong Kong vs. South Korea, 8pm PT
  • Japan vs. Taiwan, 9:45pm PT
  • Russia vs. Finland 11:30pm PT

Aug. 18

  • Taiwan vs. Hong Kong, 1:15am PT
  • South Korea vs. Japan, 3am PT
  • Finland vs. Japan, 8pm PT
  • Russia vs. Taiwan, 9:45pm PT
  • Japan vs. Hong Kong, 11:30pm PT

Where can I watch?

The entire event will be livestreamed in multiple languages on the Overwatch world Cup Twitch channel. Overwatch fans located in South Korea will be able to attend the event live at Studio Paradise in Incheon, South Korea. Tickets are on sale now.

What’s at stake?

For the South Korea qualifiers, two spots for the Overwatch World Cup’s main event at BlizzCon in November are at stake. Overwatch World Cup teams will all get money for competing at the event, but the numbers don’t differ from place-to-place. All teams participating in the qualifiers will get $15,000, while the main event will hand out $16,000 to each team.

The big thing at stake is the title of the Overwatch World Cup 2018 champion, which lends some serious national glory.

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Nicole Carpenter is a reporter for Dot Esports. She lives in Massachusetts with her cat, Puppy, and dog, Major. She's a Zenyatta main who'd rather be playing D.Va.