FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

ARE THERE ANY ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WHEN COMPETING IN OWCS?

When constructing your team to participate in OWCS; your roster will be (a) limited to eight players, with a (b) minimum age of seventeen years old, and a (c) maximum of two non-resident players per team in an OWCS region. Players must have an account in good standing with Overwatch 2 and be in good standing with Blizzard Entertainment and the Tournament Administration. Learn more about regional jurisdictions in our OWCS rules.

ARE THERE ANY AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR OWCS?

All players of age 17 and older are eligible to compete in OWCS Programming.

ARE THERE ANY AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR FACEIT?

All players of any rank and age 13 and older are eligible to compete in FACEIT Programming. See here for more information on FACEIT eligibility.

ARE THERE ANY RANK RESTRICTIONS FOR OWCS?

There are no rank restrictions when competing in FACEIT Leagues. The 2025 Open Qualifier requires a minimum of Masters 1 rank to be eligible to compete.

HOW ARE RESIDENCY AND NON-RESIDENCY CONSIDERED FOR OWCS?

Please refer to our OWCS rulebook for full guidelines on eligibility and residency.

WHERE CAN I FIND THE OWCS RULES?

You may find the official rules for OWCS here

IS OWCS CROSSPLATFORM?

You may only compete in OWCS if you play on PC.

ARE THERE PARTICIPATION REWARDS FOR OVERWATCH ESPORTS?

Yes. For OWCS Each competitor in OWCS or FACEIT Leagues will receive quarterly in-game Overwatch rewards for their participation in the tournament. Competitors will need to have an eligible account in good standing with FACEIT & Blizzard entertainment to be eligible for each quarterly reward. We will share more information about OWCS and other programs' participation rewards at a later date.

ARE THERE VIEWERSHIP REWARDS FOR OVERWATCH ESPORTS?

Yes. Head to rewards to learn more.

WHERE CAN I GO TO FIND INFORMATION ON CALLING ALL HEROES?

You may head to start.gg/callingallheroes or start.gg/tournament/overwatch-collegiate-homecoming-fall-2024

WHERE CAN I GO TO FIND INFORMATION ON FACEIT?

Head here to learn more.

HOW CAN I CONTACT OVERWATCH ESPORTS TOURNAMENT ORGANIZERS?

You can contact us via email at overwatchesportssupport@blizzard.com, by joining our Discord, or via our socials @OW_Esports Facebook, Instagram, X.


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