The 2026 Overwatch World Cup completed its latest phase over the past two weeks. 28 teams from across the world battled to fill out the 14 remaining places in the group stage. Saudi Arabia and China have automatically secured their slots in the South Korea LAN (as the two finalists
Since Winthrop University dove headfirst into the Overwatch Collegiate space with their revamped roster in the Spring of 2024, the question has been, “When will this team win the title?” But over the past two years, it has been a story of just falling short of the juggernaut: Illinois State
For the first time in seven years, some of the best teams in Collegiate Overwatch are on LAN to crown a national champion. On Day 1 of the Overwatch Collegiate Championship LAN at the NACE Grand Finals, eight teams in the OWCC Varsity tournament were cut down to two ahead
The Overwatch Collegiate Championship - Varsity playoffs continued throughout this week, as the Top 16 fought for their spots at the NACE Grand Finals LAN later this month. After a relatively tame start to the playoffs, several matches against teams across the Top 25 created some heated games to qualify for
Even though the Overwatch Collegiate Championships Open playoffs nearly wrapped up last weekend, the OWWC Varsity season is still going strong. After a competitive end to the regular season, the OWCC Varsity calendar has shifted to the playoff phase with the Top 27 teams across all conferences. Every team from
The double-elimination phase of the 2026 Overwatch Collegiate Championships - Open bracket began on Saturday, featuring the final eight teams. Two teams were eliminated by the end of the day’s competition, while one team locked in its spot in the OWC LAN in Orlando, Florida, next month for the
After a suspenseful weekend to finish up the Overwatch Collegiate Championships - Open Swiss stage, the playoffs kicked off on Friday night. The Top 32 teams from the first phase of the tournament were cut down to the final eight during the single-elimination section of the playoffs. Several teams rose
And… breathe. The first year of the Overwatch Collegiate Championship - Open “superweekend” will go down as one of the wildest weekends in not only collegiate Overwatch history, but collegiate esports as a whole. Hundreds of games were played across six rounds and two days, with 32 teams locking in their
The first iteration of the Overwatch Collegiate Championship - Open “Superweekend” and the final six Swiss rounds kick off Saturday afternoon. But before it begins, here’s a recap of the past week and a half across OWCC Open and OWCC Varsity. The team rankings will be based on the latest
Some years, the start of the Overwatch Collegiate Swiss stage brings some early fireworks, while other years, it is a tame beginning that sets up a wild finish. This year, in the Overwatch Collegiate Championships (OWCC) Open bracket, it was the first, as there were very few games among the
Last month, we highlighted the history of Collegiate Overwatch and the format for this spring; today, we will shed some light on some of the top teams entering this semester. For each team, I will share their roster, the leagues and/or tournaments they are competing in this semester, and
The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) and Overwatch Esports announced Tuesday that the Overwatch Collegiate Championships (OWCC) will crown their winners in Orlando, Florida, in late April. The festivities will be held at Full Sail University’s Orlando Health Fortress and its live venues from April 23-26. This