Overwatch World Cup 2023 Qualifiers: All teams, schedule, format, and more
The Overwatch World Cup is set to return in 2023 after a 3-year hiatus, featuring national and regional rosters from various parts of the world. Blizzard Entertainment has officially disclosed a list of 36 teams that will be attending the World Cup's online qualifiers, detailing the format and structure of the event.
The 2023 edition of the Overwatch World Cup is set to be the biggest since the event's inaugural edition. Blizzard confirmed the return of the much-awaited event earlier in December 2022, providing Overwatch enthusiasts with a clear layout of the World Cup.
Based on the player population data of Overwatch 2, Blizzard has split 36 participating teams into 3 different conferences, with each consisting of two different groups of countries and regions.
The 2023 World Cup will also have a wild card qualifier that will add four slots for the participating teams, in addition to the 36 regions that have already been selected. The wild card challenge will be revealed on February 1, 2023.
Blizzard Entertainment has also decided to allot a slot for China in the top 16 of the event, allowing them to avoid online qualifiers and compete directly in the Group Stage on LAN. Blizzard has made this decision based on the current situation with Overwatch 2 in China, while also taking into consideration the region's remarkable runners-up finish in the last two editions of the World Cup.
The detailed format of the online qualifiers will be revealed by Blizzard soon.
Listed below are all the 36 teams that will compete in the World Cup online qualifiers:
AMER A
AMER B
EMEC A
EMEC B
APAC A
APAC B
The 36 teams listed above will compete for a total of 15 spots in the Overwatch World Cup Group Stage. Here is the slot distribution for all
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