{"id":39764,"date":"2024-11-24T19:58:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T00:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=39764"},"modified":"2024-11-24T19:58:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T00:58:19","slug":"overwatch-champions-series-returns-bigger-and-better-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/overwatch-champions-series-returns-bigger-and-better-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch Champions Series returns bigger and better in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/overwatch\/\" title=\"Overwatch esports betting guide\">Overwatch esports<\/a> took a bold step forward in 2024 with the launch of the Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS), a premier circuit emphasising open competition and global engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Following its inaugural success, Blizzard Entertainment is doubling down on the OWCS for 2025 with enhanced features, a streamlined format, and exciting new opportunities for teams and fans alike.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming season promises a host of improvements designed to elevate the esports experience for players and viewers.<\/p>\n<p>The OWCS will span three stages globally, each culminating in three international live events.<\/p>\n<p>OWCS 2025 open qualifiers will kick off the action in January, before the regular season begins in each of the top regions.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring up to 12 teams per region, the regular season will determine who advances to the international live events.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can look forward to consistent programming across the top three regions, North America (NA), Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia, with every match broadcast live.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/overwatch-league\/\" title=\"Overwatch Champion Series betting guide\">Overwatch Champion Series 2025<\/a> will introduce a new system where the lowest-performing teams will defend their spots against top up-and-coming talent.<\/p>\n<p>NA and EMEA will rely on the FACEIT League as the pathway for challengers.<\/p>\n<p>In Asia, WARA.GG will host open qualifiers, ensuring aspiring teams have a chance to reach the OWCS stage.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, OWCS will launch a pilot partner program to support up to nine teams across NA, EMEA, and Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Partner teams will benefit from a share of proceeds from crowdfunded in-game team packs, featuring branded skins and other cosmetics.<\/p>\n<p>They will also receive additional resources to bolster their competitive programs.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for this program are open until December 2, 2024, allowing teams to secure a significant role in shaping the OWCS ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Blizzard is bringing back team-inspired cosmetics in the form of team packs, available during the latter half of the 2025 season. <\/p>\n<p>Fans can show support for their favourite teams with skins, colours, and other items, rekindling the nostalgia of Overwatch League\u2019s celebrated team skins.<\/p>\n<p>The transition from the franchise-based Overwatch League (OWL) to the open-structured OWCS reflects Blizzard\u2019s commitment to the long-term health of Overwatch esports.<\/p>\n<p>While OWCS viewership hasn\u2019t yet reached the heights of OWL\u2019s peak, its accessibility, engaging format, and fan-focused innovations position it for growth.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 OWCS season begins in January and runs through November, concluding with the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/overwatch-league\/champions-series-finals\/\" title=\"OWCS Finals betting guide\">World Finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With its open pathways, thrilling live events, and fan-centric content, OWCS is poised to deliver another incredible year of competition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OWCS is back &amp; BETTER in 2025! Our season starts January, with:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd38A streamlined format<br \/>\ud83d\udd383 Stages &amp; 3 Live Events<br \/>\ud83d\udd38More broadcasts<br \/>\ud83d\udd38FACEIT as a path into OWCS<br \/>\ud83d\udd38An OWCS Team Partner Program<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s STILL not all! Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OWCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OWCS<\/a> 2025 blog \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TtLaiXeIRc\">https:\/\/t.co\/TtLaiXeIRc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zV3cXRP8Hk\">pic.twitter.com\/zV3cXRP8Hk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Overwatch Esports (@OW_Esports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OW_Esports\/status\/1860349191425319155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">Esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the conclusion of the inaugural Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS), Blizzard Entertainment announced big changes ahead of the OWCS 2025 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":34618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1945,682,31,3574],"class_list":["post-39764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-blizzard-entertainment","tag-faceit","tag-overwatch","tag-overwatch-champions-series"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39764"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39764"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39766,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39764\/revisions\/39766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}