2020 Overwatch League playoffs

Overwatch League playoffs occurring in 2020

2020 Overwatch League Playoffs

Tournament information
Game| Overwatch
Dates| September 3–October 10
Administrator| Activision-Blizzard
Teams| 12
Purse| $4,000,000
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 24
Grand Finals
Location| Online
Champion| San Francisco Shock
Runner-up| Seoul Dynasty
Finals MVP| Kwon "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

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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

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### North America

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Seed  | Team  | Conference  | Record  | MR | MD

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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

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Seed  | Team  | Conference  | Record  | MR | MD

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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

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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.

### North America

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Upper Round 1
September 5| | | Upper Round 2
September 6| | | Upper Final
September 12| | |
| | |
| 1| Philadelphia Fusion| 3
| | |
| 6| Los Angeles Gladiators| 0| |
| | | 1| Philadelphia Fusion| 3
| | | | |
| | | 5| Los Angeles Valiant| 0| |
| 4| Florida Mayhem| 2| | | |
| | | |
| 5| Los Angeles Valiant| 3| |
| | | 1| Philadelphia Fusion| 1
| | |
| | | 2|  San Francisco Shock| 3
| 2| San Francisco Shock| 3| | | | |
| | | |
| 8| Washington Justice| 2| |
| | | 2| San Francisco Shock| 3
| | | | |
| | | 7| Atlanta Reign| 1| |
| 3| Paris Eternal| 2| | | |
| | |
| 7| Atlanta Reign| 3| |
| |

| Lower Round 1
September 6| Lower Round 2
September 11| Lower Round 3
September 12| Lower Final
September 13
| | | |
| | 7| Atlanta Reign| 0|
| |
| 4| Florida Mayhem| 3| | | 4| Florida Mayhem| 3| | | | 1| Philadelphia Fusion| 3
| | | |
| 6| Los Angeles Gladiators| 0| | | | 4| Florida Mayhem| 0| | | 8| Washington Justice| 0
| | | | | | |
| | | | 8| Washington Justice| 3| | |
| | | | |
| | 5| Los Angeles Valiant| 1|
| |
| 3| Paris Eternal| 0| | | 8| Washington Justice| 3| |
| | | |
| 8| Washington Justice| 3| | |
| | | | | |

### Asia

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| | | | | | | |
| Upper Round 1
September 6| | | Upper Final
September 12
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| 1| Shanghai Dragons| 3
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| 3| New York Excelsior| 1| |
| | | 1| Shanghai Dragons| 3
| | |
| | | 4| Seoul Dynasty| 2
| 2| Guangzhou Charge| 0| |
| | |
| 4| Seoul Dynasty| 3| |
| |

| Lower Round 1
September 12| Lower Final
September 13
| |
| | 4| Seoul Dynasty| 3
| 2| Guangzhou Charge| 0| | | 3| New York Excelsior| 0
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| 3| New York Excelsior| 3| | |
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### Grand Finals

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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
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| A2| Seoul Dynasty| 2
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| NA1| San Francisco Shock| 3| |
| | | NA1| San Francisco Shock| 3
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| | | A1| Shanghai Dragons| 2| |
| NA2| Philadelphia Fusion| 0| | | |
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| A1| Shanghai Dragons| 3| |
| | | NA1| San Francisco Shock| 4
| | |
| | | A2| Seoul Dynasty| 2
| Lower Round 1
October 9| | | Lower Final
October 9| |

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| | A1| Shanghai Dragons| 2
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| A2| Seoul Dynasty| 3| | | A2| Seoul Dynasty| 3| |
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| NA2| Philadelphia Fusion| 0| | |
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Source:[4]

## Winnings

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

Pos | Team  | Bonus

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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

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

## References

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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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* Atlanta Reign
* Boston Uprising
* Florida Mayhem
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* New York Excelsior
* San Francisco Shock
* Toronto Defiant
* Vancouver Titans
* Vegas Eternal
* Washington Justice

East|

* Chengdu Hunters
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|          Asia         | Chengdu Hunters | Atlanta Reign| Los Angeles Valiant | North America

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Guangzhou Charge | Boston Uprising| Philadelphia Fusion
London Spitfire | Dallas Fuel| San Francisco Shock
New York Excelsior | Florida Mayhem| Toronto Defiant
Hangzhou Spark | Houston Outlaws| Vancouver Titans
Seoul Dynasty | Paris Eternal| Washington Justice
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