Overwatch

[e][h]Overwatch

Map Information

Creator:

-NegativeZero-

Tileset:

Twilight

Size:

112x128

Spawn Positions:

2 at 5, 11

Versions:

• 2.2

Leagues Featured:

*ASL8

• KSL3
• SBWI Summer Tournament
• SBWI Teamleague
• CPL Ranking Tournament
• DRIT 10

Description

Overwatch is a map that was used in the foreign BroodWar scene. It first appeared in the SBWI Summer Tour of 2013 and was later used for the first SBWI Teamleague. Due to the prevalence of Protoss and Zerg on the map it was updated to Neo Overwatch before the STL1 playoffs to make it more feasible for terran.

Due to its long time popularity In the foreign scene in February 2019 it was announced as a new ladder map as well as a map for season 3 of the Korean Starcraft League.

Notable Features

• tight rush path - the direct rushing and scouting path between both players is constricted by bridges and a tight gap in the centre of the map, giving players tactical opportunity to intercept an incoming enemy and forcing bigger armies to take wider alternative routes around the map
• high ground pods - There are two big high ground pods along the main path from the natural to the centre of the map, which are important for players to control to gain a tactical advantage in engaging the third gas expansion
• open third gas expansion - One of the hallmark features of the original Overwatch was the third gas, which, unlike most maps, was low ground and open to three sides without a clear choke to defend. This made it very hard for terran to take a third gas. In the update to Neo Overwatch this expansion was redesigned to be much easier defensible
• curved ridges - the centre of the map is dominated by two curved ridges that offer positional advantage to the player gaining position on them in an engagement.

Version Changes

For the playoffs of the SBWI Team League this map underwent some significant changes, which were mostly intended to increase terrans' feasibility to play on it.

• bigger mains - main area increased for more late game macro space
• changed 3rd gas expansion - 6/12 o'clock gas expansions made high ground with two ramps leading to them
• turret spots - added small buildable spaces to the low ground between natural and third for turrets
• choke changes - various adjustments to ramps and chokes
• resources - optimized resource formations for all expansions

Map version images

• 

  Overwatch 1.02

• 

  Neo Overwatch 2.00

Recent Games

This automatically generated table shows the 10 most recent games with VODs and can be modified here.

Date	Time	Tournament	Opponent	Vs. Opponent	VOD
2022-11-19	02:00 UTC	Remastr TV Invitational StarCraft Series Season 1	Mihu	Bonyth  Bonyth
2019-09-02	06:01 UTC	Costa Rica StarCraft League 1	Gktoss	ZakRoM  ZakRoM
2019-06-09	08:00 UTC	Ladies AfreecaTV StarCraft League Season 7	ToSsGirL	Darin  Darin
2019-06-09	08:00 UTC	Ladies AfreecaTV StarCraft League Season 7	CadenZie	Bora  Bora
2019-04-21	10:00 UTC	CasterMuse StarLeague	Soma	Stork  Stork
2019-04-21	10:00 UTC	CasterMuse StarLeague	Soma	Stork  Stork
2019-04-17	10:00 UTC	CasterMuse StarLeague	Snow	Mini  Mini
2017-07-01	14:00 UTC	Foreign Allstar Team vs. Team Ajae Series	firebathero	trutaCz trutaCz
2017-06-24	14:30 UTC	Foreign Allstar Team vs. Team Ajae Series	firebathero	Bonyth Bonyth
2017-06-17	14:00 UTC	Foreign Allstar Team vs. Team Ajae Series	HyuN	trutaCz trutaCz

Statistics

		vs.				vs.				vs.				Mirrors
Map	#	Σ			%	Σ			%	Σ			%
Overwatch	810	177	112	65	63.3%	228	117	111	51.3%	195	111	84	56.9%	102	51	57