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Dallas Fuel is hosting a 16-team college Overwatch tournament

A bunch of Dallas Fuel players will be on-hand during the one-day tournament.
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Published: Sep 17, 2018 09:35 am

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The Overwatch League’s Dallas Fuel will host a 16-team Overwatch tournament this weekend.

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During OP Live Dallas, an esports event held from Sept. 22 and 23 in Irving, Texas, college Overwatch teams will compete in a one-day tournament. Hwang “EFFECT” Hyeong and Son “OGE” Min-seok will be on-hand at the event alongside coaches Aaron Atkins and Justin Conroy, as well as general manager Mat Taylor.

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College teams participating include:

  • Baylor University
  • Colorado State University
  • Mississippi State University
  • New Mexico State University
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Oklahoma University
  • Southern Methodist University
  • Texas Christian University
  • Texas Tech University
  • Texas Wesleyan University
  • University of Arkansas
  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)
  • University of North Texas
  • University of Texas Arlington
  • University of Texas at Dallas

Dallas Fuel says it’s the “largest collegiate Overwatch tournament North Texas has ever seen at OP Live Dallas.” The tournament will play out across two stages: A double-elimination group stage and a single-elimination knockout stage. Two teams from each group will head into the knockout stage.

The first group stage on Sept. 22 starts at 9am CT, with the final match scheduled for 6:45pm CT. It’s a long day for collegiate Overwatch players. Games will be streamed live on the OP Live Dallas Twitch channel starting at 1pm CT, according to the organizers.

The two-day event at the Irving Convention Center will also feature tournaments and events in Fortnite, as well as meet-and-greets and panel events with players and representatives from Team Envy and Dallas Fuel.

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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.