Blizzard Leisure has prolonged its competitors committee software deadline for the upcoming Overwatch World Cup 2026.
Candidates are actually open till February sixth to doubtlessly be a part of the esports sequence and may be submitted by means of a Google Kind.
The Overwatch World Cup is a global esports match for the hero shooter Overwatch 2, the place groups representing totally different international locations compete to be topped champion. The final version of the occasion was held in 2023, the identical yr the Overwatch League was shuttered.
The purposes will assist determine the competitors committees for 2026. Up to now, committees had been accountable for internet hosting try-outs whereas managing a nationwide group’s operations. These are usually comprised of a Basic Supervisor, Head Coach and Social Lead for every nation.
In keeping with the Google Kind, committee members can earn ‘an equal share of the prize pool’ that an Overwatch World Cup group may win.
Blizzard Leisure requires three members, one for every function, to use collectively in a single submission. That is to keep away from the necessity for a separate committee choice, as candidates will already be ‘keen and eager to work collectively’. The Google Kind can subsequently be crammed by both a bunch of esports fans or an organisation.
Committee purposes have been open since November 2025 and had been initially due on January sixteenth.
What to Anticipate from the Overwatch World Cup 2026
The builders have beforehand launched an in-depth breakdown of the Overwatch World Cup, which is making its anticipated return for 2026.
A complete of 30 groups, together with 19 invited and 11 Wildcards, will compete this yr. Invited groups had been determined based mostly on the highest 16 organisations from the 2023 Overwatch World Cup, together with the highest three groups from EMEA. Wildcard groups, alternatively, might be determined by means of the newly launched Convention Cups.
Spring 2026 will see the group choice course of start, with rosters set to be unveiled earlier than the regional Convention Cups in March.
The Convention Cups will happen within the Americas, EMEA, and Asia, every of which can function an open format the place accepted Wildcard groups will play by way of esports platform FACEIT for a spot within the On-line Qualifiers.
The On-line Qualifiers will begin in the summertime, that includes 28 groups divided into convention groupings, which incorporates AMER A/B, EMEA A/B/C, ASIA A/B. The highest two groups from every group will advance to the dwell Group Stage to face the 2023 champion and runner-up, Saudi Arabia and China. Nevertheless, the placement of the stage has but to be introduced.
In the course of the Group Stage, 16 groups might be divided into 4 equal teams and compete in a single round-robin format. The main two groups from every group will then advance to the Finals.
The Overwatch World Cup will finish with the Finals, which can happen at BlizzCon 2026. Eight groups will compete in a single-elimination match to determine the champions of 2026.
