2020 Overwatch League Playoffs
Tournament information
GameOverwatch
DatesSeptember 3–October 10
AdministratorActivision-Blizzard
Teams12
Purse$4,000,000
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Grand Finals
LocationOnline
ChampionSan Francisco Shock
Runner-upSeoul Dynasty
Finals MVPKwon "Striker" Nam-joo
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The 2020 Overwatch League playoffs was the postseason tournament of the 2020 Overwatch League regular season, which began on September 3 and concluded with the 2020 Grand Finals, the third championship match of the Overwatch League (OWL), on October 10.

Twelve teams competed in the OWL Playoffs, which was broken down into two double-elimination regional tournaments, the North America Bracket and Asia Bracket, that culminated into the double-elimination Grand Finals Bracket. The winner of each round of the playoffs was determined by a single-match. The final two teams remaining in the tournament advanced to the Grand Finals.

The defending OWL champions were the San Francisco Shock, who won the title against the Vancouver Titans in the 2019 OWL Grand Finals. The Shock defeated the Seoul Dynasty in the Grand Finals to claim their second consecutive Overwatch League title.

Format

Twelve total teams qualified for the season playoffs split into two regional brackets. In the North America region, eight teams qualified for the North America Bracket. The top five teams from the regular season were awarded the top five seeds and the top three teams from the play-in tournament were awarded seeds six through eight. In the Asia region, four teams qualified for the Asia Bracket. The top two teams from the regular season were awarded the top two seeds and the top two teams from the play-in tournament were awarded three and four.[1]

Each playoff bracket is a double-elimination tournament. However, the winners of the upper and lower finals in each respective bracket did not face each other. Instead, they both qualified for the Grand Finals bracket – another double-elimination tournament. The winners of the upper and lower bracket in the Grand Finals bracket played in the Grand Finals match.[2]

Participants

North America

Seed Team Conference Record MR MD
1 Philadelphia Fusion ATL 24–2 59–19–0 +40
2 San Francisco Shock PAC 25–3 56–17–2 +39
3 Paris Eternal ATL 18–6 47–30–0 +17
4 Florida Mayhem ATL 17–7 48–30–0 +18
5 Los Angeles Valiant PAC 12–10 41–41–0 ±0
6 Los Angeles Gladiators PAC 11–10 43–39–5 +4
7 Atlanta Reign ATL 10–11 43–35–0 +8
8 Washington Justice ATL 4–17 21–54–1 -33

Asia

Seed Team Conference Record MR MD
1 Shanghai Dragons PAC 27–2 59–15–1 +44
2 Guangzhou Charge PAC 18–7 44–39–1 +5
3 New York Excelsior ATL 16–8 50–30–2 +20
4 Seoul Dynasty PAC 12–12 33–47–1 -14

Brackets

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in the bracket, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of maps the team won in that match.

Grand Finals

Further information: 2020 Overwatch League Grand Finals

The Grand Finals Bracket will take place from October 8 to 10 in Asia.[3]

Upper Round 1
October 8		Upper Final
October 9		Grand Finals
October 10
A2Seoul Dynasty2
NA1San Francisco Shock3
NA1San Francisco Shock3
A1Shanghai Dragons2
NA2Philadelphia Fusion0
A1Shanghai Dragons3
NA1San Francisco Shock4
A2Seoul Dynasty2
Lower Round 1
October 9		Lower Final
October 9
A1Shanghai Dragons2
A2Seoul Dynasty3A2Seoul Dynasty3
NA2Philadelphia Fusion0

Source:[4]

Winnings

Teams in the playoffs competed for a total prize pool of US$4 million, with the payout division detailed below.[5]

Pos Team Bonus
1 San Francisco Shock $1,500,000
2 Seoul Dynasty $750,000
3 Shanghai Dragons $450,000
4 Philadelphia Fusion $350,000
5 New York Excelsior $250,000
Washington Justice
7 Atlanta Reign $75,000
Florida Mayhem
Guangzhou Charge
Los Angeles Gladiators
Los Angeles Valiant
Paris Eternal

Broadcast and viewership

All matches of the playoffs were live-streamed and on-demand on YouTube.[5]

References

  1. ^ Rand, Emily (July 15, 2020). "Overwatch League announces 2020 playoff format". ESPN. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Richardson, Liz (September 2, 2020). "How do the 2020 Overwatch League playoffs work?". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Richardson, Liz (August 13, 2020). "Overwatch League's 2020 Grand Finals to be held in October". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Playoffs". Overwatch League. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Holt, Kris (September 3, 2020). "How To Watch Overwatch League Playoffs: Everything You Need To Know For Week 1". Forbes. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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