Twitch Korea is hosting one of the first Overwatch tournaments since the launch of the game, in which eight invited twitch streamers will fight for glory and a prize pool of 1,000,000 WON (roughly 760 EUR/860 USD).

Twitch Korea announced their first ever Overwatch tournament, “Streamer Battle: Free Match”. Taking place on 6th and 13th June, eight invited Twitch streamers and their teams will have a chance to prove their worth in Overwatch, which has been quickly gathering popularity in Korea. While this may sound as showmatch-type tournament, Twitch has accumulated a total prize pool of 1,000,000 WON, which is roughly 760 EUR/860 USD, to be divided amongst the winners.

We have put together a viewer’s guide for those who are interested in the Korean Overwatch scene and want to catch a glimpse of the action.

When?

6th June, 19:00 KST (12:00 CEST/03:00 PDT/06:00 EDT) – Quarterfinals
13th June, 20:00 KST (13:00 CEST/04:00 PDT/07:00 EDT) – Semi-finals and Grand Final

Where to watch?
 

  • ???TV (JuPandaTV)
  • ??? (DoWoo)
     

Note: both streams will be in Korean.

Prize pool
 

  • First place: 600,000 WON (456 EUR/516 USD) + 6x Overwatch Bags
  • Second place: 300,000 WON (228 EUR/258 USD)
  • 2x MVP: 50,000 WON each (38 EUR/43 USD)
     
  • Viewer Raffle: lucky viewer will win a Winston plushie
     

Rules
 

  • Quarter and Semi-Finals will be BO3, while the Finals will be BO5.
  • Per round, the map to be played will be picked at random.
  • In case of a tie, a Control match will decide on the winner (similar to Blizzard’s competitive mode).
     

Participating Teams

Team ?? (Rella) – twitch.tv/rellacast

Team ?? (YapYap) - twitch.tv/yapyap30

Team ??? (LuCeTeh) - twitch.tv/lucetehs

Team ??? (Frenzy) – twitch.tv/fsfrenzy

Team ??? (Godboki) – twitch.tv/godbokihs

Team ?? & ?? (Yungi & KangQui) – twitch.tv/yungi131 & twitch.tv/kangqui

Team Pony-go-round – twitch.tv/ponygoround

Team Check & LawLiet – twitch.tv/checkpooh & twitch.tv/chonana1

Match Schedule

In the quarterfinals on Monday, the following teams will face each other:

Team ?? (YapYap) vs Team ??? (LuCeTeh)

Team Check & LawLiet vs Team ??? (Frenzy)

Team ?? (Rella) vs Team ??? (Godboki)

Team Pony-go-round vs Team ?? & ?? (Yungi & KangQui)

Will you be watching this event? Are you interested in the Korean Overwatch scene? Let us know in the comments below!

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