Last month, Blizzard announced that the 2017 Overwatch World Cup had been narrowed down to 32 teams, who would compete this summer in the Group Stage of the competition. Today, it announced the groups as well as where each of the groups will be playing.
Below, you can view all eight groups:
Group Stages:
Shanghai, China – Group A and B
Sydney, Australia – Group C and D
Katowice, Poland – Group E and F
Burbank, California – Group G and H
Groups:
Group A (Shanghai, China)
1 – China
16 – Hong Kong
17 – Norway
32 – Romania
Group B (Shanghai, China)
8 – France
9 – Denmark
24 – Thailand
25 – Argentina
Group C (Sydney, Australia)
4 – Sweden
13 – Australia
20 – Italy
29 – Portugal
Group D (Sydney, Australia)
5 – Finland
12 – Japan
21 – Spain
28 – Vietnam
Group E (Katowice, Poland)
2 – South Korea
15 – Netherlands
18 – Poland
21 – Austria
Group F (Katowice, Poland)
7 – Canada
10 – Russia
23 – Singapore
26 – Turkey
Group G (Burbank, California)
3 – United States
14 – Chinese Taipei
19 – Brazil
30 – New Zealand
Group H (Burbank, California)
6 – United Kingdom
11 – Germany
22 – Israel
27 – Belgium
Specific dates for the Group Stage has yet to be divulged, but we do know it will take place sometime this summer followed by the finals/playoffs in November. As you may remember last year, South Korea defeated Russia in the finals, while Sweden defeated Finland for bronze. This year my money is on South Korea. Just like it will be every year.
You can check out how the above 32 countries rank in the world here.