{"id":1214,"date":"2025-07-14T10:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ballpeenhammer.com\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:12:36","slug":"which-teams-have-qualified-for-owcs-stage-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ballpeenhammer.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/14\/which-teams-have-qualified-for-owcs-stage-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Which teams have qualified for OWCS Stage 3?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"OWCS Stage 3: Overwatch 2 Stadium mode with Sigma, Freja and Lucio\" class=\"wp-image-195301 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.ballpeenhammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OWCS-Stage-2-Promotion-Relegation-large.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a3661408d7\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The <strong>Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) 2025 Stage 2 Promotion\/Relegation<\/strong> tournament has concluded for two of the biggest regions in the esports scene, with the winners of both NA and EMEA decided.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a36614126c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The winners have been promoted to OWCS Stage 3, while the bottom two teams of each region are relegated to the FACEIT League Season 6 Masters. Esports Insider covers the results of the recent Promotion\/Relegation tournaments, alongside every team that has qualified for OWCS Stage 3.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-688a3661426ab\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-195040\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/owcs-stage-2-midseason-format-schedule-teams-and-more\">OWCS Midseason: format, schedule, teams and more<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-194869\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/owcs-mid-season-championship-drops\">OWCS Mid-season championship viewership drops revealed<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-192746\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/every-team-qualified-for-owcs-stage-2-midseason-championship\">Every qualified team for the OWCS Stage 2 Midseason championship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-688a366143523\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"history_repeats_itself_for_north_america-2\">History Repeats Itself For North America<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a366143b7d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The North American region saw Supernova, DhillDucks, Dreamland, and Young and Beautiful (Y&amp;B) go head to head for a place in Stage 3.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a3661441cf\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>Supernova <\/strong>qualified after defeating Y&amp;B and Dreamland 3-1 in both the Upper Bracket Semi-finals and Finals. On the other hand, DhillDucks was knocked down to the Lower Bracket Semi-finals after losing 2-3 to Y&amp;B. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a3661447c1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>However, <strong>DhillDucks <\/strong>defeated Y&amp;B 3-1 in the Semi-finals before claiming a revenge victory against Dreamland 3-0 in the Lower Bracket Finals to qualify.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a366144e1a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>It is interesting to note that this is the exact same result as NA Stage 1 Promotion\/Relegation, with both Supernova and DhillDucks mirroring its previous placements.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a36614542b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>During the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rscEE7bNCF0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OWCS livestream<\/a>, <strong>Carson \u2018pdk\u2019 Terry, Damage player for DhillDucks, <\/strong>said: \u201cIt\u2019s an exact mirror of the last promotion. We lost on map five, and then [fought] our way through to the next game. But it\u2019s like a carbon copy pretty much.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a366145a5c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Here is every team that has now qualified for OWCS NA Stage 3:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Geekay Esports<\/li>\n<li>Team Liquid <\/li>\n<li>NTMR <\/li>\n<li>Spacestation Gaming<\/li>\n<li>Sakura Esports <\/li>\n<li>Extinction <\/li>\n<li>Supernova <\/li>\n<li>DhillDucks <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-688a3661461b6\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"emea_winners_and_losers_frost_tail_esports_early_knockout-2\">EMEA Winners and Losers: Frost Tail Esports\u2019 Early Knockout<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a3661467bf\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The EMEA region had Team Vision, Anomaly, 1DIPVS100GORILLAS (DVSG), and Frost Tail Esports (FTE) compete for a spot in Stage 3.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a366146dd9\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The tournament was ultimately won by <strong>Team Vision<\/strong>, which defeated FTE 3-0 in the Upper Bracket Semi-finals and Anomaly 3-1 in the Finals. After being knocked down to the Lower Brackets, <strong>Anomaly<\/strong> defeated DVSG 3-1 and became the second team to qualify for Stage 3.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a3661473ca\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Back in the Stage 1 Promotion\/Relegation tournament, it was Frost Tail Esports that qualified for Stage 2. However, the organisation wasn\u2019t so fortunate this time around.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a3661479d3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>During the OWCS livestream, <strong>Jacob \u2018JAKE\u2019 Lyon, Overwatch 2 commentator, <\/strong>said: \u201cThere\u2019s so much pressure on these teams here, and it was showing. Both teams were making mistakes, maybe not playing at their absolute best, but it ends up being decided by who\u2019s got the fortitude to see themselves through it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a366147fc7\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Here is every team that has now qualified for OWCS EMEA Stage 3: <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Al Qadsiah<\/li>\n<li>Twisted Minds <\/li>\n<li>Virtus.pro<\/li>\n<li>The Ultimates <\/li>\n<li>Gen.G Esports <\/li>\n<li>Team Peps<\/li>\n<li>Team Vision<\/li>\n<li>Anomaly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-688a3661486ce\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"upcoming_owcs_stage_2_promotionrelegation_tournaments-2\">Upcoming OWCS Stage 2 Promotion\/Relegation Tournaments<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a366148d08\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Three more OWCS 2025 Stage 2 Promotion\/Relegation tournaments are scheduled to take place. Korea will decide its top three teams to progress to Stage 3, and Japan will offer four spots. The bottom four teams of Stage 2 will compete alongside four additional teams that make it through the Open Qualifiers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a36614931c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Here is every team so far that has qualified for OWCS Stage 3 for Japan and Korea: <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Japan\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>VARREL<\/li>\n<li>REJECT<\/li>\n<li>Please Not Hero Ban <\/li>\n<li>Aplomb Tiger <\/li>\n<li>Inferno <\/li>\n<li>Lazuli <\/li>\n<li>REVATI <\/li>\n<li>JKOT <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Korea\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crazy Raccoon <\/li>\n<li>T1<\/li>\n<li>All Gamers Global <\/li>\n<li>ZETA DIVISION <\/li>\n<li>ONSIDE GAMING <\/li>\n<li>Team Falcons <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a366149aee\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The Pacific region will see the fewest number of teams competing in its Promotion\/Relegation tournament. Based on the results of <a href=\"https:\/\/liquipedia.net\/overwatch\/Overwatch_Champions_Series\/2025\/Asia\/Stage_2\/Pacific\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pacific Stage 2<\/a>, Mud Dog and MENG GONG 2 are the bottom two teams set to compete at this tournament. Stage 1 saw four teams in total participate in Promotion\/Relegation, with the other two teams progressing from the Open Qualifiers, so it\u2019s expected that Stage 2 will follow the same path. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a36614a0fa\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Here is every team so far that has qualified for Pacific OWCS Stage 3:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Gatos Guapos <\/li>\n<li>99DIVINE<\/li>\n<li>FURY<\/li>\n<li>Full House<\/li>\n<li>I LOVE YOU<\/li>\n<li>Cold Metal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/which-teams-have-qualified-for-owcs-stage-3\">Which teams have qualified for OWCS Stage 3?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment The Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) 2025 Stage 2 Promotion\/Relegation tournament has concluded for two of the biggest regions in the esports scene, with the winners of both NA and EMEA decided. 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