2023 Overwatch World Cup: Standings, scores, streams, and more

The return of the Overwatch World Cup has concluded, with 2023 marking the first worldwide competition in nearly five years. Plenty of matches determined who won it all and got the crown of best country at Overwatch 2 live at BlizzCon 2023.

Here are all the scores and standings for the 2023 Overwatch World Cup, as well as the rewards for taking out the worldwide celebration of Overwatch 2.

The event—from group stages to grand finals—ran from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4 live at BlizzCon in the Anaheim Convention Center. The group stage was without a crowd, but the knockouts were live as BlizzCon’s opening ceremony begins.

2023 Overwatch World Cup: Results, standings, streams, and more

Group Stage (Oct. 29 to Nov. 1)

The group stage for the 2023 Overwatch World Cup saw two groups of four battle in a round-robin format. Group stage matches stretched from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, with two teams from each group making their way to the knockout stages. Group stage matches were best-of-three series, while knockout stage matches were best-of-five.

Group A

Sunday, Oct. 29

• Finland 2-0 Mexico
• South Korea 2-0 Columbia

Monday, Oct. 30

• Columbia 2-1 Mexico

Tuesday, Oct. 31

• Finland 2-0 Columbia
• South Korea 2-0 Mexico

Wednesday, Nov. 1

• South Korea 2-1 Finland

Group B

Sunday, Oct. 29

• United Kingdom 2-0 Canada
• Australia 2-0 Brazil

Monday, Oct. 30

• Canada 2-0 Australia

Tuesday, Oct. 31

• Canada 2-0 Brazil
• United Kingdom 2-0 Australia

Wednesday, Nov. 1

• United Kingdom 2-0 Brazil

Group C

Sunday, Oct. 29

• Thailand 2-0 Hong Kong

Monday, Oct. 30

• Spain 2-0 Thailand
• China 2-0 Hong Kong

Tuesday, Oct. 31

• China 2-0 Spain

Wednesday, Nov. 1

• Spain 2-0 Hong Kong
• China 2-0 Thailand

Group D

Sunday, Oct. 29

• Japan 2-0 France

Monday, Oct. 30

• Saudi Arabia 2-0 Japan
• United States 2-1 France

Tuesday, Oct. 31

• Saudi Arabia 2-0 United States

Wednesday, Nov. 1

• Saudi Arabia 2-0 France
• United States 2-0 Japan

Playoffs (Nov. 3 to 4)

With eight teams left, the tournament shifted into a single-elimination bracket, with the only lower bracket match determining which team gets third place. With one off-day between the group stage and knockout stage, the playoffs went from Nov. 3 to Nov. 4.

Quarterfinals

All of these matches took place on Nov. 3. The final maps of the South Korea versus Canada match were not broadcast due to the BlizzCon opening ceremony starting simultaneously.

11:30am CT: South Korea 3-1 Canada

• South Korea win map one on Lijiang Tower, 2-0.
• Canada win map two on Blizzard World, 5-4.
• South Korea win map three on New Junk City, 3-0.
• South Korea win map four on New Queen Street, 128.09 to 41.04.
• South Korea progresses to semifinals, Canada is eliminated.

3pm CT: China 3-0 United States

• China win map one on Lijiang Tower, 2-1.
• China win map two on Midtown, 1-0.
• China win map three on New Junk City, 3-1.
• China progresses to semifinals, United States is eliminated.

5:15pm CT: Finland 3-0 United Kingdom

• Finland win map one on Lijiang Tower, 2-0.
• Finland win map two on Midtown, 3-1.
• Finland win map three on Suravasa, 3-0.
• Finland progresses to semifinals, United Kingdom is eliminated.

6:45pm CT: Saudi Arabia 3-0 Spain

• Saudi Arabia win map one on Lijiang Tower, 2-0.
• Saudi Arabia win map two on Paraiso, 3-0.
• Saudi Arabia win map three on Suravasa, 3-0.
• Saudi Arabia progresses to semifinals, Spain is eliminated.

Championship Saturday

The 2023 Overwatch World Cup semifinals, third-place playoff, and grand final took place on the final day of the event—Saturday, Nov. 4—in descending order.

12:30pm CT: China 3-2 South Korea

• South Korea win map on, Busan, 2-0.
• China win map two, Paraiso, 3-1.
• China win map three, Suravasa, 3-2.
• South Korea win map four, Esperança, 1-0.
• China win map five, Route 66, 3-2.
• China goes to Grand Finals, South Korea is eliminated.

2:15pm CT: Saudi Arabia 3-2 Finland

• Saudi Arabia win map one, Busan, 2-0.
• Saudi Arabia win map two, Blizzard World, 5-4.
• Finland win map three, Suravasa, 3-1.
• Finland win map four, Esperança, 1-0.
• Saudi Arabia win map five, Route 66, 4-3.
• Saudi Arabia goes to the Grand Finals, Finland is eliminated.

5:15pm CT: Finland 3-2 South Korea

• Finland win map one, Samoa, 2-0.
• South Korea win map two, Blizzard World, 1-0.
• South Korea win map three, Suravasa, 3-2.
• Finland win map four, New Queen Street, 1-0.
• Finland win map five, Circuit Royal, 5-4.
• Finland finish in third place, South Korea finish in fourth place.

6:45pm CT: Saudi Arabia 3-2 China

• China win map one, Samoa, 2-0.
• China win map two, Blizzard World, 3-1.
• Saudi Arabia win map three, Suravasa, 3-1.
• Saudi Arabia win map four, Esperança, 1-0.
• Saudi Arabia win map five, Route 66, 5-4.
• Saudi Arabia is the 2023 Overwatch World Cup champions.

2023 Overwatch World Cup standings and rewards

Unlike other Overwatch competitive events, the prize pool for the 2023 Overwatch World Cup was crowdfunded by cosmetics from Overwatch 2.

However, a percentage of the prize pool has been determined, and Blizzard announced on the first day of BlizzCon that $500,000 has already been raised.