![]() ![]() In contrast to the previous seasons, which were usually split into four stages, the 2023 season will be split into two stages: Spring and Summer. The regular season will begin on April 27, 2023. The top eight teams from the group stage will advance to a single-elimination tournament, and the winner of the tournament will win $100,000. A total of 20 teams - seven OWC teams and the 13 OWL Western Region teams - will be split equally into four groups and compete in the pro-am. The official start to the season will be preceded with a pro-am tournament in the West Region beginning on March 23, 2023, in which Overwatch Contenders (OWC) teams will play against OWL teams. A total of 12 teams from several Contenders regions will play in Spring Stage Opens, and the top teams from the Open will play in the OWL Spring Stage. ĭue to Blizzard's licensing agreement with NetEase in China ending, resulting in the four Chinese OWL teams not legally allowed to play Overwatch 2 in their country, the East Region will be expanding to allow Contenders teams to compete in the OWL. The 2022 season champions Dallas Fuel also moved from the West region to the East. The Los Angeles Valiant, who had been competing out of China in the East Region for the past several seasons, returned to the West Region. Since the 2020 season, the Fusion had been running their operations in South Korea with the rebrand, the Infernal made Seoul their permanent base of operation. The Philadelphia Fusion also relocated to Seoul and rebranded to the Seoul Infernal, marking the first time that an OWL team has made a full rebrand. The relocation also left the London Spitfire as the only European representative in the league. With their relocation, they became the first OWL team to relocate to a different city. The Paris Eternal relocated to Las Vegas and rebranded to the Vegas Eternal. Several teams have been relocated for the 2023 season. ![]() ![]() A day before the new start of free agency, the league once again moved back its starting date to December 23. However, after the announcement that Blizzard 's licensing agreement with NetEase in China would expire on January 23, 2023, the league delayed the beginning of free agency to December 2, 2022. The free agency window was initially planned to open on November 19, 2022. Additionally, the minimum salary was increased to US$54,249. The league reduced the minimum age required to compete from 18 to 17. Teams were also allowed to sign players to short-term 30-day contracts, which can only be used on a given player once per season, and two-way contracts. Teams can players to a minimum of one season and could add an option to extend that contract for an additional year, if they so chose. Prior to the start of the season, all teams are required to have minimum of six players, and a maximum of 12 players, signed to season-long contracts. League format and changes Rosters construction ![]()
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