Overwatch League - 2021
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Overwatch League - 2021
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Type:
Offline/Online
Location:
WorldFormat:
Regular Season
Playoffs
Playoffs
Start Date:
2021-04-16
End Date:
2021-09-25
Teams:
20
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Chronology
Information[edit]
Offseason Key Dates[edit]
- Oct. 10, 2020
- Championship match concludes 2020 season schedule.
- Oct. 12, 2020
- Teams may begin submitting player trades for League Office review. All player trades are subject to League Office approval prior to becoming effective. Teams may also begin extending or otherwise signing their current players to standard contracts.
- Oct. 16, 2020
- Deadline by which teams must exercise any options to extend existing contracts which were initially executed in 2020.
- Oct. 23, 2020
- PSAs signed using the 2020 PSA template that are not extended terminate and such Players become free agents. Players who are signed using the 2020 PSA template whose contracts extend into the 2021 Season begin receiving Base Salary at the 2021 Season rate.
- Oct. 24, 2020
- Teams may begin signing free agents to contracts for the 2021 Season.
- Nov. 13, 2020
- Deadline by which teams must exercise any team options to extend existing contracts which were initially executed in 2019.
- Nov. 20, 2020
- Players whose contracts that are not extended become free agents. Teams and players also may mutually agree to an early release from contracts prior to this date.
- Jan. 4, 2021
- Deadline for all teams to have a minimum of seven players signed to season-long contracts for the 2021 season. (See below for changes to player contract terms for the 2021 season.)
- Teams may make trades until a trade deadline that will be determined prior to the start of the 2021 season. The League Office may separately impose a roster lock date, after which teams will not be permitted to sign free agents.
- Players who were born on or before June 30, 2003, are definitively eligible to sign Overwatch League contracts for the 2021 season.
Format[edit]
- Regular Season: April 16th - August 22nd, 2021
- Teams are split into the East and the West region.
- Four tournaments with three weeks of qualifiers each.
- Teams earn one League Point per win.
- Teams are seeded into the tournaments according to the League Points in qualifying matches.
- If possible, the top two teams of both regions will meet at the end of the tournaments.
- Top three tournament placements earn additional League Points.
- All League Points count towards the Regular Season standings.
- All matches are First to three.
- Teams are ranked by League Points first and then by non-tournament wins.
- Top three (3) teams from the West region and top two (2) teams from the East region proceed to the Playoffs.
- West Region 4th - 9th and East Region 3rd - 5th may qualify for Playoffs via regional Play-Ins
- Play-Ins: September 4th - 5th, 2021
- Teams are split into the East and the West region.
- West Region 4th - 9th and East Region 3rd - 5th qualify for Play-Ins
- No Hero Pools.
- Single-elimination bracket
- Top two (2) teams from the West region and the top team (1) from the East region proceed to the Playoffs.
- Playoffs: September 16th - 25th, 2021
- Double-Elimination bracket with eight teams.
- No Hero Pools.
Final Results[edit]
| Name | Date | Prize Pool | Winner | Runner-Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 04-16 - 08-22 | – |   Shanghai Dragons |
 Dallas Fuel |
– |
| May Melee | 05-02 - 05-09 | $225,000 | Dallas Fuel |
Shanghai Dragons |
4-2 |
| June Joust | 06-06 - 06-13 | $225,000 | Shanghai Dragons |
Dallas Fuel |
4-3 |
| Summer Showdown | 07-11 - 07-18 | $225,000 | Shanghai Dragons |
  Chengdu Hunters |
4-1 |
| Countdown Cup | 08-15 - 08-22 | $225,000 |   Los Angeles Gladiators |
Chengdu Hunters |
4-3 |
| Playoffs | 09-16 - 09-25 | $3,200,000 | Shanghai Dragons |
  Atlanta Reign |
4-0 |
Player Awards[edit]
Role Stars[edit]
Suspensions and Fines[edit]
| Suspensions and Fines |
|---|
| None |
Participants[edit]
East[edit]
West[edit]
Results[edit]
Match Overview[edit]
- Click here for match overviews of the regular season.
Regular Season[edit]
| League Standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shanghai Dragons
|
12-4 | 38-19 | +19 | ||
| 2. | Dallas Fuel
|
11-5 | 40-26 | +14 | ||
| 3. | Chengdu Hunters
|
11-5 | 38-22 | +16 | ||
| 4. | Los Angeles Gladiators
|
11-5 | 41-21 | +20 | ||
| 5. | Atlanta Reign
|
11-5 | 41-21 | +20 | ||
| 6. |  San Francisco Shock
|
12-4 | 43-24 | +19 | ||
| 7. |  Seoul Dynasty
|
12-4 | 40-22 | +18 | ||
| 8. |   Houston Outlaws
|
11-5 | 34-24 | +10 | ||
| 9. |   Philadelphia Fusion
|
10-6 | 37-24 | +13 | ||
| 10. |  Washington Justice
|
9-7 | 29-26 | +3 | ||
| 11. |   Toronto Defiant
|
9-7 | 31-31 | 0 | ||
| 12. |  Paris Eternal
|
8-8 | 32-32 | 0 | ||
| 13. |  Hangzhou Spark
|
7-9 | 32-31 | +1 | ||
| 14. |  New York Excelsior
|
7-9 | 29-32 | -3 | ||
| 15. |   Boston Uprising
|
7-9 | 27-31 | -4 | ||
| 16. |  Florida Mayhem
|
5-11 | 26-38 | -12 | ||
| 17. |  Guangzhou Charge
|
5-11 | 20-38 | -18 | ||
| 18. |  London Spitfire
|
1-15 | 12-47 | -35 | ||
| 19. |  Vancouver Titans
|
1-15 | 10-45 | -35 | ||
| 20. |  Los Angeles Valiant
|
0-16 | 2-48 | -46 | ||
| North America Standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dallas Fuel
|
11-5 | 40-26 | +14 | ||
| 2. | Los Angeles Gladiators
|
11-5 | 41-21 | +20 | ||
| 3. | Atlanta Reign
|
11-5 | 41-21 | +20 | ||
| 4. | San Francisco Shock
|
12-4 | 43-24 | +19 | ||
| 5. | Houston Outlaws
|
11-5 | 34-24 | +10 | ||
| 6. | Washington Justice
|
9-7 | 29-26 | +3 | ||
| 7. | Toronto Defiant
|
9-7 | 31-31 | 0 | ||
| 8. | Paris Eternal
|
8-8 | 32-32 | 0 | ||
| 9. | Boston Uprising
|
7-9 | 27-31 | -4 | ||
| 10. | Florida Mayhem
|
5-11 | 26-38 | -12 | ||
| 11. | London Spitfire
|
1-15 | 12-47 | -35 | ||
| 12. | Vancouver Titans
|
1-15 | 10-45 | -35 | ||
| Asia Standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shanghai Dragons
|
12-4 | 38-19 | +19 | ||
| 2. | Chengdu Hunters
|
11-5 | 38-22 | +16 | ||
| 3. | Seoul Dynasty
|
12-4 | 40-22 | +18 | ||
| 4. | Philadelphia Fusion
|
10-6 | 37-24 | +13 | ||
| 5. | Hangzhou Spark
|
7-9 | 32-31 | +1 | ||
| 6. | New York Excelsior
|
7-9 | 29-32 | -3 | ||
| 7. | Guangzhou Charge
|
5-11 | 20-38 | -18 | ||
| 8. | Los Angeles Valiant
|
0-16 | 2-48 | -46 | ||
Grand Finals[edit]
Quarterfinals
Shanghai Dragons
3
San Francisco Shock
0
Los Angeles Gladiators
3
· 
· 
Philadelphia Fusion
1
Chengdu Hunters
3
· · Atlanta Reign
2
Semifinals
Shanghai Dragons
3
Los Angeles Gladiators
1
Dallas Fuel
3
· · Chengdu Hunters
0
Winners' Finals
Losers' Round 1
Washington Justice
0
Atlanta Reign
3
Losers' Round 2
Losers' Round 3
Losers' Finals
Dallas Fuel
1
· · Atlanta Reign
3
Grand Finals
- See full Playoff match results here.
Additional Data[edit]
Country Representation[edit]
Additional Information[edit]
Streams[edit]
External Links[edit]
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