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.
All players of age 17 and older are eligible to compete in OWCS Programming.
All players of any rank and age 13 and older are eligible to compete in FaceIT Programming.
There are no rank restrictions when competing in OWCS.
Please refer to our OWCS rulebook for full guidelines on eligibility and residency.
Each OWCS Stage will have $75,000 USD up for grabs in NA & EMEA and $125,000 USD in Asia. International events will feature a crowdfunded prize pool model similar to the 2023 Overwatch World Cup. We’ll share more details about crowdfunding as we get closer to the first OWCS Major in Dallas.
You may find the official rules for OWCS here
You may only compete in OWCS if you play on PC.
Yes. For OWCS Each competitor in OWCS 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.
Yes. Head to rewards to learn more.
You may head to start.gg/callingallheroes or join the Discord.
We have no updates to share about Overwatch Collegiate in NA at this time. For information on Overwatch Collegiate in Asia, head to wara.gg
Head here to learn more.
You can contact us via email at [overwatchesportssupport@blizzard.com], by joining our Discord, or via our socials [@OW_Esports] Facebook, Instagram, X.
