{"id":1218,"date":"2025-07-11T17:57:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ballpeenhammer.com\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:12:36","slug":"owcs-midseason-format-schedule-teams-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ballpeenhammer.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/owcs-midseason-format-schedule-teams-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"OWCS Midseason: format, schedule, teams and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Overwatch 2 OWCS Stage 2 Mid-Season Championship Esports World Cup graphic\" class=\"wp-image-195091 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.ballpeenhammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/overwatch-2-esports-world-cup-2025-large.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Esports World Cup Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a36615455d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The <strong>Overwatch Championship Series<\/strong> (OWCS) Stage 2 <strong>Mid-Season Championship<\/strong> is taking place this summer during the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/esports-world-cup-2025-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Esports World Cup<\/a> in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a366154ba3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Shaping up to be one of the biggest esports events of the year, here is everything to know about <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsworldcup.com\/en\/competitions\/overwatch2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overwatch\u2019s upcoming tournament<\/a>, from schedule, teams, prize pool and more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-688a366155b4c\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-194900\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/esports-world-cup-announces-multi-year-partnership-with-hilton\">Esports World Cup announces multi-year partnership with Hilton<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-194442\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/esports-world-cup-partners-with-img-for-ewc-spotlight-show\">Esports World Cup partners with IMG for  \u2018EWC Spotlight\u2019 show<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-194202\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/esports-world-cup-spotify-partnership\">Esports World Cup secures Spotify partnership<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-688a366156975\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"owcs_stage_2_mid-season_championship_participating_teams-2\">OWCS Stage 2 Mid-Season Championship Participating Teams<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a366156fde\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>There will be 16 teams competing, each of which has qualified from their own respective regions during OWCS Stage 2. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a36615760c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Here are all the teams that have progressed to the Mid-Season Championship: <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crazy Raccoon \u2013 Champions Clash, China<\/li>\n<li>T1 \u2013 OWCS Korea: Stage 2 <\/li>\n<li>AG.AL \u2013 OWCS Korea: Stage 2 <\/li>\n<li>AlQadsiah Esports \u2013 OWCS EMEA: Stage 2 <\/li>\n<li>Twisted Minds \u2013 OWCS EMA: Stage 2<\/li>\n<li>Geekay Esports Esports \u2013 OWCS NA: Stage 2<\/li>\n<li>Team Liquid \u2013 OWCS NA: Stage 2 <\/li>\n<li>The Gatos Guapos \u2013 OWCS AP: Stage 2 <\/li>\n<li>VARREL \u2013 OWCS Japan: Stage 2 <\/li>\n<li>Weibo Gaming \u2013 OWCS China: Stage 2 <\/li>\n<li>Team CC \u2013 OWCS China: Stage 2 <\/li>\n<li>ROC Esports \u2013 OWCS China: Stage 2 <\/li>\n<li>Virtus.pro \u2013 OWCS EMEA: Stage 2 <\/li>\n<li>NTMR \u2013 OWCS NA: Stage 2 <\/li>\n<li>TBD \u2013 FACEIT League LATAM <\/li>\n<li>TBD \u2013 LCQ <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-688a366157d9f\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"schedule-2\">Schedule<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a3661583c3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The Mid-Season Championship will take place across two stages, the Group Stage and the Playoffs. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-688a3661589f5\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"group_stage-2\">Group Stage<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a366158fef\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The Group Stage will see the 16 teams split into four groups, running from July 31st to August 1st, 2025. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a3661595fa\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The Upper Brackets will begin on July 31st from 2:00 PM to 7:45 PM. Each group will begin with the two initial matches, the winners will then qualify for the winners\u2019 match, and the best team will qualify for the Playoffs. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a366159beb\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The Lower Brackets run on August 1st from 2:00 PM to 7:15 PM. The two losers of the initial matches will face off in the elimination match, and the winner will then play against the loser of the winners\u2019 match. In the end, a winner from the upper and lower bracket will progress in each group. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-688a36615a216\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"playoffs-2\">Playoffs<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a36615a866\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The OWCS Stage 2 Mid-Season Championship Playoffs has four stages running from August 2nd to August 3rd, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a36615ae88\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The Quarterfinals will see eight teams compete in Bo5 matches. The winners will then compete in the Semifinals, with the best teams progressing to the Grand Final, and the losers moving on to the Decider match to earn third place. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a36615b534\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The Grand Finals will take place on August 3rd, 2025 at 7:30 PM GMT+1 and will also be a Bo5 matchup. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-688a36615bbff\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"owcs_stage_2_mid-season_championship_prize_pool-2\">OWCS Stage 2 Mid-Season Championship Prize Pool<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a36615c32e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The winner will earn the lion\u2019s share of the $1m (~\u00a3740,200) prize pool, alongside 1000 Club Points for the Esports World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-688a36615c964\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>This is the full prize pool distribution for the OWCS Stage 2 Mid-Season Championship:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1st \u2013 $400,000 (~\u00a3308,000)<\/li>\n<li>2nd \u2013 $180,000 (~\u00a3139,000)<\/li>\n<li>3rd \u2013 $100,000 (~\u00a377,000)<\/li>\n<li>4th \u2013 $60,000 (~\u00a346,000)<\/li>\n<li>5th\/8th \u2013 $35,000 (~\u00a327,000)<\/li>\n<li>9th\/12th \u2013 $20,000 (~\u00a315,000)<\/li>\n<li>14th-19th \u2013 $10,000 (~\u00a38,000)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/owcs-stage-2-midseason-format-schedule-teams-and-more\">OWCS Midseason: format, schedule, teams and more<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Esports World Cup Foundation The Overwatch Championship Series (OWCS) Stage 2 Mid-Season Championship is taking place this summer during the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 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