Since the official Overwatch Contenders page doesn’t automatically adjust schedules to your local time zone and because I am terrible at doing time zone conversion, thought I would borrow WyomingMyst’s format from the old Rewards Guide topic so I could have a one stop shop to see the Overwatch Contenders schedule for a given month, in order. If the guide somehow helps you out too then 
2022/10/21 - Updated for Ovewrwatch Contenders Australia Shimada Showdown Schedule for OWC Sigma / Moira Skins / Overwatch League Countdown Play-Ins Schedule for the OWL Zarya skin. Covering token related schedules is a bit much, will focus on OWC/OWL skin stream events moving forward.
DISCLAIMER I’m creating this guide in my free time; I don’t work for Blizzard so I can’t support you as to why you did not receive skin X after watching Y number of hours. I also make no promises that there won’t be scheduling errors, in the past they have incorrectly posted the start times of matches or made last minute changes.
Overwatch Contenders Skin Release Archive
The following heroes have already had their Contenders skins available in past Overwatch Contenders promotional months.
At this time there are no plans to re-release these skins in future promotions.
| Month | Tier 1 | Tier 2 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | Symmetra* - 7 hours | Mercy* - 15 hours |
| November 2020 | Torjborn - 7 hours | Lucio - 15 hours |
| December 2020 | Zenyatta - 7 hours | Junkrat - 15 hours |
| March 2021 | Bastion** - 3 hours | Reinhardt** - 10 hours |
| April 2021 | Echo - 7 hours | Brigitte - 15 hours |
| May 2021 | Baptiste - 5 hours | Doomfist - 10 hours |
| June 2021 | Sombra - 5 hours | Zarya - 10 hours |
| July 2021 | Roadhog - 5 hours | Widowmaker - 10 hours |
| August 2021 | Orisa - 5 hours | Ashe - 10 hours |
| September 2021 | Pharah - 5 hours | Ana- 10 hours |
| October 2021 | Mei - 5 hours | Winston - 10 hours |
| July 13 - August 7 2022 | Tracer - 5 hours | Wrecking Ball - 10 hours |
| August 17 - October 27 2022 | Sigma- 5 hours | Moira - 10 hours |
- *In the later matches during the month of October 2020, some of the hours failed to record preventing many users from successfully earning the Symmetra and Mercy skins. As such, a second chance opportunity was granted for users in the month of December 2020 by watching 18 and 20 hours of OWC streams respectively.
- ** Due to malfunctions during early broadcasts in the month of March, hours required were reduced from 7 hours to 3 hours for Bastion, and 15 hours to 10 hours for Reinhardt.
- *** Since October 2020, Genji's Contenders Home and Away Skins are granted to every player who logs into Overwatch automatically, no stream watch time is required.
Overwatch League Skin Release Archive
| Event | Skin Earned |
|---|---|
| October 2020 - Grand Finals | Tracer |
| May 2021 - May Melee | Ana |
| June 2021 - June Joust | Mercy |
| July 2021 - Summer Showdown | D.Va |
| August 2021 - Countdown Cup | Zenyatta |
| September 2021 - Playoffs (3 hrs watched) | Reinhardt, Soldier: 76, Torbjörn |
| September 2021 - Playoffs (6 hrs watched) | Junkrat, Roadhog, Sombra |
| September 2021 - Playoffs (9 hrs watched) | Doomfist, Hanzo, Cassidy (McCree) |
| September 2021 - Grand Finals (1 hr watched) | Orisa, Pharah, and Symmetra |
| September 2021 - Grand Finals (2 hrs watched) | Genji, Moira, Reaper |
| June 2022 - Kickoff Clash | Winston |
| July 2022 - Midseason Madness | Widowmaker |
| September 2022 - Summer Showdown | Lucio |
| October 2022 - Countdown Cup | Zarya |
Skins not unlocking? CLICK HERE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING!
## TROUBLESHOOTING EARNING OVERWATCH CONTENDERS SKINS** These steps are taken from August 2021 Troubleshooting Guide
This troubleshooting guide is ONLY for the Overwatch Contenders skins starting from August 2021. Before going through these steps, be sure to any recent replies in this thread. Also, be sure to check for any tweets from @OverwatchLeague or @BlizzardCS. If there are any issues affecting a majority of viewers from earning rewards it will be detailed in one of those places.
Perform the following steps in order to see if you can correct any possible errors. Remember to check the Overwatch Game Client to see if you earned the rewards in the hero gallery. Any earned spray or skin drops will have no in-game notification or show the :new icon for the items indicated once they are earned.
- Please verify that you are eligible to earn any or all of the Overwatch Contenders Rewards. [Only users from certain eligible countries are eligible (check the rules link on the Overwatch Contenders page. As a general rule, all countries where Blizzard allows game accounts to be created are eligible with few exceptions. China is not eligible for this promotion and should check for alternative promotions with NetEase. Japan cannot earn OWL tokens but can earn non-currency rewards like sprays or skins. Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Crimea, and Syria, and other countries where restricted or prohibited by law are not eligible for any Blizzard streaming reward Promotion.
- Check for Blizzard account actions. If you are silenced or suspended from Overwatch, you must wait until that account action has resolved. (Please note, suspensions or bans from Competitive Play due to leaver violations do not count toward this.)
- Verify your Blizzard Account is signed in or linked. Remember you must either be signed on with your Blizzard account if you are watching on overwatchleague.com overwatchleague.com or the Overwatch League mobile app. If you are watching YouTube or the YouTube mobile app, make sure you are signed in to your Google / YouTube account and that account is linked to your BattleNet account on your YouTube connections page youtube.com account_sharing.
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Verify your permissions. Check on your Blizzard Account Connections Page
to see if you have all necessary permissions enabled for the Overwatch League page or Google. If any are missing, revoke the access, then return to overwatchleague and sign back in, and grant all permissions. - Check your console account link. If you are a console player, verify that your BattleNet account is linked with your Console Account on your Blizzard Account Connections.
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Clear web-cookies If you are watching on overwatchleague, try clearing out your web browser cookies or other cache files (remember to sign back into overwatchleague on the web browser).
a. Right-click the
icon next to the URL of the website.
b. Click Cookies
c. A list of web cookies will be shown, click each cookie and select remove
d. Press Ctrl+F5 to do a hard refresh of the page
e. Sign back into overwatchleague with your Blizzard Account and approve all permissions again - Disable all All-Blockers If you use any Adblocking plugins or software, please disable it entirely for the duration of the broadcast (don’t just provide an exemption to the site).
- Make sure that your streaming page is not muted For Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge web browsers, open a tab and navigate to overwatchleague or youtube then right-click the tab of the site on the title bar of the window, in the pop-up menu, if it says “Unmute Site” click it to unmute the site. Instructions may vary with other web browsers.
- Check for notification blocks. Make sure that overwatchleague or youtube is not blocked for notifications on your web browser.
- Try watching the stream on a different web browser. The most recommended options are Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Internet Explorer (this is a legacy web browser recommended for viewing out-of-date websites on Windows computers) will not work.
- Watch direct app devices only. If watching on Google Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, any video game console app, or any other TV casting device, turn off that casting and watch directly from your smart device or computer. These devices will NOT work with earning tokens.
Overwatch League 2022 Playoffs & Grand Finals Rewards Guide
Q: |
"Well, we got a ton of Ovewatch League skin drops in the Leagues' 2021 Playoffs and Grand Finals last year. What skins can we expect to earn this year?" |
A: |
EVERYONE |
That’s right! For 2022 Blizzard is putting up Overwatch League home and away skins for the ENTIRE CURRENT OVERWATCH ROSTER (And some pretty swell spray & icon drops too!).
Playoffs & Grand Finals: Earn 5 League Tokens per hour for every hour watched.
Playoffs: Earn 3 Overwatch League home and away skins for every 3 hours watched of the playoffs matches, up to 30 hours. Covers all the original heroes from Overwatch 1. See the chart below for a full list of earnable skins & drops
Grand Finals: Watch 2 hours of the Grand Finals match to earn Overwatch League home and away skins for the newest Overwatch 2 heroes: Sojourn, Junker Queen, and Kiriko
Overwatch League 2022 Playoffs Earnable Skins & Drops Chart
Previously unreleased OWL skins in bold
Hover mouse over underlined skins for previous release info
| Hours Watched | Skins | Additional Drops | |
|---|---|---|---|
3 hours |
Tracer, Genji, Bastion | Grand Finals 1 spray |  |
6 hours |
Mercy, Mei, Hanzo | Zhulong player icon |  |
9 hours |
Ana, Brigitte, Zenyatta | Luchador player icon |  |
12 hours |
Wrecking Ball, D.Va, Ashe | Royal Knight player icon |  |
15 hours |
Cassidy, Pharah, Echo | Happi player icon |  |
18 hours |
Roadhog, Baptiste, Sigma | Clockwork player icon |  |
21 hours |
Soldier: 76, Orisa, Reinhardt, Sombra | OWL Turns 5 player icon |  |
24 hours |
Symmetra, Torbjörn, Doomfist | Lucio Dance Party emote | |
27 hours |
Lucio, Reaper, Junkrat, Moira | N/A | |
30 hours |
Zarya, Widowmaker, Winston | 100 League Tokens |  |
Overwatch League 2022 Playoffs Schedule
Times are dynamically displayed in your local time zone!
Winners Round 1
Sunday, October 30, 2022 9:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - Philadelphia Fusion @ London Spitfire
Sunday, October 30, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - Hangzhou Spark @ Shanghai Dragons
Monday, October 31, 2022 12:30 AM Coordinated Universal Time - Florida Mayhem @ Atlanta Reign
Monday, October 31, 2022 2:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - Toronto Defiant @ Houston Outlaws
Winners Round 1 [Encore]
Monday, October 31, 2022 1:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] Philadelphia Fusion @ London Spitfire
Monday, October 31, 2022 3:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] Hangzhou Spark @ Shanghai Dragons
Monday, October 31, 2022 4:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] Florida Mayhem @ Atlanta Reign
Monday, October 31, 2022 6:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] Toronto Defiant @ Houston Outlaws
Winners Round 2
Monday, October 31, 2022 9:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - Hangzhou Spark @ Dallas Fuel
Monday, October 31, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - Florida Mayhem @ Seoul Dynasty
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 12:30 AM Coordinated Universal Time - Houston Outlaws @ San Francisco Shock
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 2:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - London Spitfire @ Los Angeles Gladiators
Winners Round 2 [Encore]
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 1:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] Hangzhou Spark @ Dallas Fuel
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 3:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] Florida Mayhem @ Seoul Dynasty
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 4:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] Houston Outlaws @ San Francisco Shock
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 6:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] London Spitfire @ Los Angeles Gladiators
Losers Round 1
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 9:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - Philadelphia Fusion @ Los Angeles Gladiators
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - Shanghai Dragons @ San Francisco Shock
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 12:30 AM Coordinated Universal Time - Atlanta Reign @ Florida Mayhem
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 2:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - Toronto Defiant @ Hangzhou Spark
Losers Round 1 [Encore]
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 1:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] Philadelphia Fusion @ Los Angeles Gladiators
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 3:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] Shanghai Dragons @ San Francisco Shock
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 4:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] Atlanta Reign @ Florida Mayhem
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 6:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] Toronto Defiant @ Hangzhou Spark
Losers Round 2
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 9:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - TBD @ TBD
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - TBD @ TBD
Winners Round 3
Thursday, November 3, 2022 12:30 AM Coordinated Universal Time - TBD @ TBD
Thursday, November 3, 2022 2:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - TBD @ TBD
Losers Round 2 [Encore]
Thursday, November 3, 2022 1:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] TBD @ TBD
Thursday, November 3, 2022 3:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] TBD @ TBD
Winners Round 3 [Encore]
Thursday, November 3, 2022 4:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] TBD @ TBD
Thursday, November 3, 2022 6:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - [Encore] TBD @ TBD
Losers Round 3
Thursday, November 3, 2022 9:30 PM Coordinated Universal Time - TBD @ TBD
Thursday, November 3, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - TBD @ TBD
Winners Round 4
Friday, November 4, 2022 12:30 AM Coordinated Universal Time - TBD @ TBD
Losers Round 4
Friday, November 4, 2022 2:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - TBD @ TBD
Losers Round 5
Saturday, November 5, 2022 12:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - TBD @ TBD
Losers Round 5 [Encore]
Saturday, November 5, 2022 6:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - TBD @ TBD
Overwatch League 2022 Grand Finals Earnable Skins and Drops Chart
| Hours Watched | Skins | Additional Drop | |
|---|---|---|---|
0.5 hours |
N/A | Grand Finals 2 spray |  |
1 hour |
Sojourn | Pulse Pistol name card |  |
2 hours |
Junker Queen, Kiriko | N/A |
Grand Finals
Saturday, November 5, 2022 2:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - TBD @ TBD
Grand Finals [Encore]
Saturday, November 5, 2022 8:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - TBD @ TBD
Overwatch Contenders - Run it Back - November 7th - December 16th 2022 - Earn OWC Soldier:76 and D.Va Skins
Earn Soldeier:76’s OWC Home & Away skins after 5 hours of watching streams
Earn D.Va’s OWC Home & Away skins after 10 hours of watching streams
Times are dynamically displayed in your local time zone!
Monday, November 7, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - 
- Round Robin Day 1
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin Day 2
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin Day 3
Monday, November 14, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin Day 4
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin Day 5
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin Day 6
Thursday, November 17, 2022 7:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - 
- Round of 32
Friday, November 18, 2022 7:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round of 16
Monday, November 21, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin Day 7
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin Day 8
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin Day 9
Thursday, November 24, 2022 7:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round of 6
Friday, November 25, 2022 7:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Grand Finals
Friday, November 25, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - 
- Round Robin VOD 1
Saturday, November 26, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin VOD 2
Sunday, November 27, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin VOD 3
Monday, November 28, 2022 8:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin VOD 4
Monday, November 28, 2022 10:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin Day 10
Monday, November 28, 2022 5:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - 
- Round Robin 1 & 2
Monday, November 28, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - 
- Round Robin 1 & 2
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 10:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin Day 11
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 5:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin 3 & 4 & 5
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin 3 & 4 & 5
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 5:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin 6 & 7
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin 6 & 7
Saturday, December 3, 2022 9:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Double Elimination VOD 1
Saturday, December 3, 2022 10:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin Day 12
Sunday, December 4, 2022 9:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Double Elimination VOD 2
Monday, December 5, 2022 9:00 AM Coordinated Universal Time - - Double Elimination VOD 3
Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin 8 & 9 & 10
Thursday, December 8, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Round Robin 8 & 9 & 10
Friday, December 9, 2022 5:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Upper Bracket R1, Lower Bracket R1
Friday, December 9, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Upper Bracket R1, Lower Bracket R1
Saturday, December 10, 2022 5:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Upper Bracket R2, Lower Bracket R2
Saturday, December 10, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Upper Bracket R2, Lower Bracket R2
Thursday, December 15, 2022 5:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Upper Finals, Lower Bracket R3
Thursday, December 15, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Upper Finals, Lower Bracket R3
Friday, December 16, 2022 5:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Lower Finals, Grand Finals
Friday, December 16, 2022 11:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time - - Lower Finals, Grand Finals
. I guess at the end of day they still need to maintain the in house streaming sites as a backup if the YouTube system ever breaks.