Coach Jayne announced last week that his $1K Widowmaker tournament would take place this Saturday, August 18th. In just one innocuous tweet, Jayne gathered a surprisingly large buzz surrounding the event considering it's relatively low prize pool and non-standard competitive format.



Nevertheless, the demand for non-traditional Overwatch tournaments is at an all-time high now that Overwatch League Season 1 has ended alongside the most popular regions Contenders seasons. All that is left to sate Overwatch fans is the World Cup group stages in Korea and the All-Star matches to be held next week at Blizzard Arena LA.



So why not embrace the flick shot and watch a competitive Widowmaker tournament in the meantime? We spoke to Jayne about the tournament details and structure he was able to provide full details on how the 1v1 tournament will take place.

The tournament is this Saturday (8/18/2018) at Noon PDT/3:00pm EDT.

Game Rules:

Score to Win: 50

Game Length: 15min

Headshots Only: ON

Ultimate Ability: OFF

Automatic Fire: OFF



There will be three rounds of play in this tournament:

Round 1 - Preliminaries

Teams will be sorted into random groups of 12, and will compete on Chateau Guillard with the Top X players from each game moving forward.

The number X is determined by how many people are entered into the tournament:

● Up to 48 Participants: Top 6

● Up to 72 Participants: Top 4

● Up to 96 Participants: Top 3

● Up to 144 Participants: Top 2

Round 2 - Semifinals

For the Semifinals, there will be two games of 12. Players will compete on Chateau Guillard with the Top 2 players from each game advancing.

Round 3 - Finals

For the Finals, there will be one game of 4. Players will compete on Castillo (NOT Chateau Guillard) with the Top 2 players playing an additional round 1v1.



The score to win during the Finals will be reduced from 50 to 10.

Prizes

1st - 500 USD

2nd - 250 USD

3rd - 100 USD

4th - 100 USD



Fastest Preliminary Round Win - 50 USD



Miscellaneous:



● Players will be seeded in Preliminaries, with OWL players ranked as T1, OW Contenders as T2, and noteworthy players and/or streamers as T3.

● Signups will close at 10:00am PDT/1:00pm EDT, two hours before the tournament begins.

● Those who wish to participate who are not T1/T2/T3 players can still sign-up, if they are able to provide a recommendation from a T1/T2/T3 player and proof of Widowmaker time and skill.

● Kabaji, Calvin, and Ajax will be in attendance.

● If successful, Jayne is planning another tournament on Sept. 29th (after Group Stages) for NA, KR and EU regions.





Considering the nature of the tournament, only elite class Widowmaker players will stand a chance. However, with the recommendation of a pro player, anyone is free to message Jayne via Twitter for an invite. It's an unusually practical way to go about signing up for a tournament, but that is all part of its grassroots charm.



Whether you are a Widowmaker diehard or just someone that loves competitive Overwatch, the chance of this tournament providing no entertainment is practically zero, so tune in August 18th to twitch.tv/jayne at Noon PDT/3:00pm EDT!