The Overwatch Oceanic Summer Series hosted by Full Circle Esports has kicked off! With over 51 teams battling it out over capture points and payloads for a share in $10,000. You can check out some of the highlights of the first qualifier week below.
Teams qualified in Week 1:
1. Scylla Esports
2. Monopoly Club
3. Yes Men
4. M A Lakas
5. Love Shack
6. Okami Wolfblade
So how does it all work?
Qualifier Format:
The teams with the top 6 circuit ratings who did not qualify directly will be invited to play in the wildcards. These wildcard matches will qualify the final 3 ANZ teams into the main event, for a total of 16 ANZ teams, consisting of 12 qualified teams plus the 4 invited teams.
SEA: The qualifier for SEA will take place on 15 – 16 February. 5 rounds will be played each night. It will follow a similar format to the main ANZ qualifiers, with 10 swiss rounds, drafting the map for each round from a pool of 5 maps. The top 8 SEA teams will be qualified through this event and they will earn their spot within the main event.
Qualifier Stream Dates:
ANZ QUALIFIER 1 – 4 FEB: SERVER: 76 – 12pm AEDT
ANZ QUALIFIER 2 – 5 FEB: WATCHPOINT: OCEANIA – 12pm AEDT
ANZ QUALIFIER 3 – 11 FEB: FULL CIRCLE – 12pm AEDT
WILD CARDS – 12 FEB: FULL CIRCLE – 5pm AEDT
SEA QUALIFIER – 15 – 16 FEB: FULL CIRCLE – 7pm SGT
Main Event: 18 – 19 FEBRUARY
The main season takes place on 18 – 19 February with matches happening over the weekend.
The 24 qualified teams will compete in 3 groups of 8. 2 ANZ groups (A, B), and 1 SEA group (C).
Each ANZ group (A, B) will compete in a double elimination bracket over one weekend day each, with the top 2 ANZ teams from each group qualifying into the playoffs. Group A will play on Saturday, and Group B will play on Sunday. Similarly, the SEA Group (C) will compete in a double elimination bracket, but over the same weekend nights with the top 2 SEA teams qualifying. 4 teams from ANZ, and 2 Teams from SEA
Finals: 25 & 26 FEBRUARY 2017
The top 6 teams from the Main Event will qualify in to the playoffs event where they will compete for their portion of the $10,000 Australian Dollars, and the title of Oceania’s top Overwatch team.
With the top 4 ANZ teams vs the top 2 SEA Teams. The event is going to be a great opportunity for players and teams from both regions to compete against their future rivals in one of the fastest growing esports in the world.
Keep up to date with all things ANZ Overwatch by tuning in to Full Curcle Esports via Twitch.
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