INCHEON GROUP STAGE
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VS. |
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Chinese Taipei |
Finland |
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1-3 (-6) |
3-1 (+8) |
Playoff Implications
- Finland must win at least one map in order to advance to the World Cup Finals. They do not need to win the match.
- Russia will advance to the World Cup Finals if Chinese Taipei wins 4-0 against Finland.
Final Score
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0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 Victory! |
Overwatch 2018 World Cup Rules
- Match plays a minimum of four maps. A fifth map is played if the match is tied at the end of the forth map.
- The initial Control Map is predetemined in advance by the tournament. Second Map is Hybrid. Third Map is Assault. Fourth Map is Escort. Fifth (tiebreaker) Map is Control.
- In succeeding maps, the losing team of the previous map selects the map. Winning team selects the side.
- All maps currently available in Overwatch is eligible to select from.
- Overwatch World Cup group stages will be played on version 1.26 (Wrecking Ball Release) and all heroes are eligible for use.
- Top two teams from each group stage with the highest match record with map differential will advance to the World Cup finals at BlizzCon 2018
Incheon Group Stage Schedule
- Thursday August 16th, 8:00 PM PDT - Russia vs. Hong Kong - Forum Thread - Twitch VOD
- Thursday August 16th, 9:45 PM PDT - South Korea vs. Chinese Taipei - Forum Thread -Twitch VOD
- Thursday August 16th, 11:30 PM PDT - Hong Kong vs. Finland - Forum Thread - Twitch VOD
- Friday August 17th, 1:15 AM PDT - Russia vs. Japan - Forum Thread - Twitch VOD
- Friday August 17th, 3:00 AM PDT - Finland vs. South Korea - Forum Thread - Twitch VOD
- Friday August 17th, 8:00 PM PDT - Hong Kong vs. South Korea - Forum Thread - Twitch VOD
- Friday August 17th, 9:45 PM PDT - Japan vs. Chinese Taipei - Forum Thread - Twitch VOD
- Friday August 17th, 11:30 PM PDT - Russia vs. Finland - Forum Thread - Twitch VOD
- Saturday August 18th, 1:15 AM PDT - Chinese Taipei vs. Hong Kong - Forum Thread - Twitch VOD
- Saturday August 18th, 3:00 AM PDT - South Korea vs. Japan - Forum Thread - Twitch VOD
- Saturday August 18th, 8:00 PM PDT - Finland vs. Japan
- Saturday August 18th, 9:45 PM PDT - Russia vs. Chinese Taipei
- Saturday August 18th, 11:30 PM PDT - Japan vs. Hong Kong
- Sunday August 19th, 1:15 AM PDT - Russia vs. South Korea
- Sunday August 19th, 3:00 AM PDT - Chinese Taipei vs. Finland
