World Cup Incheon Group Stage: Viewer's Guide

The city of Incheon, South Korea is set to host the first stop on the 2018 Overwatch World Cup's international tour. Six seven-man rosters are set to battle it out over three days, with the top two teams securing themselves Blizzcon qualification.

Headlining the event is the home team, who will compete with a stacked roster that features players from the New York Excelsior, Philadelphia Fusion and Los Angeles Valiant. However, South Korea won't be the only squad wowing fans in Incheon, as Russia, Finland, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong are all determined to prove their worth on one of Overwatch's biggest stages.

Vital information has been collated below to streamline your viewing experience. For more details on following days of play be sure to check out the event page.

Schedule

Friday 17th August

Saturday 18th August

Sunday 19th August

Format

All matches are played as four map sets featuring a Control, Hybrid, Assault and Escort map. A fifth tiebreaker map will be played if necessary.

The entirety of the tournaments consists of a single round robin, in which the six teams will play a single match against every other competitor.

The top two teams at the end of the round robin advance to Blizzcon. Tiebreakers will first be decided by map wins and secondly by head-to-head results. If a tie persists between two or more teams, those teams will play a tiebreaker round-robin until there is no longer a tie.

Maps

The first map of each match will be predetermined. From that point onward, the loser of the previous map will pick the next map.

Control: Ilios, Lijiang Tower, Nepal and Oasis

Ilios, Lijiang Tower, Nepal and Oasis Hybrid: Blizzard World, Eichenwalde, King's Row, Numbani and Hollywood

Blizzard World, Eichenwalde, King's Row, Numbani and Hollywood Assault: Hanamura, Horizon Lunar Colony, Temple of Anubis and Volskaya Industries

Hanamura, Horizon Lunar Colony, Temple of Anubis and Volskaya Industries Escort: Dorado, Junkertown, Watchpoint: Gibraltar, Rialto and Route 66

Dorado, Junkertown, Watchpoint: Gibraltar, Rialto and Route 66 Tiebreaker: All but first map played

Broadcast

Talent

Alex " Goldenboy " Mendez (Host)

Alex " " Mendez (Host) Malik Forté (Reporter)

Malik Forté (Reporter) Andrew " ZP " Rush (Commentator)

Andrew " " Rush (Commentator) Jacob " Jake " Lyon (Commentator)

Jacob " " Lyon (Commentator) Jack " Jaws " Wright (Commentator)

Jack " " Wright (Commentator) Harry " Legday " Pollitt (Commentator)

Harry " " Pollitt (Commentator) Seth " Achilios " King (Commentator)

Seth " " King (Commentator) Wolf "proxywolf" Schröder (Commentator)

Streams

Teams

Timo " Taimou " Kettunen (DPS, Dallas Fuel)

" Kettunen (DPS, Dallas Fuel) Jiri " LiNKzr " Masalin (DPS, Houston Outlaws)

" Masalin (DPS, Houston Outlaws) Tuomo " Davin " Leppänen (DPS, Team Gigantti)

" Leppänen (DPS, Team Gigantti) Joona " fragi " Laine (Tank, Philadelphia Fusion)

" Laine (Tank, Philadelphia Fusion) Joonas " zappis " Alakurtti (Flex, Florida Mayhem)

" Alakurtti (Flex, Florida Mayhem) Benjamin " BigGoose " Isohanni (Support, Los Angeles Gladiators)

" Isohanni (Support, Los Angeles Gladiators) Jonas "Shaz" Suovaara (Support, Los Angeles Gladiators)

Chi-Yeuing " Moowe " Yip (DPS, Hong Kong Attitude)

" Yip (DPS, Hong Kong Attitude) Tsz-Kit " Mikouw " Wan (溫子杰) (DPS, Hong Kong Attitude)

" Wan (溫子杰) (DPS, Hong Kong Attitude) " Yiwind " (Tank)

" (Tank) " GZQQ " (Tank)

" (Tank) Bai " JazZy " Zhongzheng (白忠正) (Support, LGD Gaming)

" Zhongzheng (白忠正) (Support, LGD Gaming) Kin-Long " ManGoJai " Wong (Support, Hong Kong Attitude)

" Wong (Support, Hong Kong Attitude) "Amcrazy" (Support)

Sean " ta1yo " Taiyo Henderson (DPS, CYCLOPS athlete gaming)

" Taiyo Henderson (DPS, CYCLOPS athlete gaming) Yuuma " Dep " Hisamoto (DPS, CYCLOPS athlete gaming)

" Hisamoto (DPS, CYCLOPS athlete gaming) Kenji " AmeKen " Hisano (DPS, CYCLOPS athlete gaming)

" Hisano (DPS, CYCLOPS athlete gaming) Kazuki " SamuraiD " Nouno (Tank, CYCLOPS athlete gaming)

" Nouno (Tank, CYCLOPS athlete gaming) Kaito " kenmohororo " Yoshida (Flex, CYCLOPS athlete gaming)

" Yoshida (Flex, CYCLOPS athlete gaming) Ryoma " SABAGOD " Tsuji (辻 竜馬) (Support, CYCLOPS athlete gaming)

" Tsuji (辻 竜馬) (Support, CYCLOPS athlete gaming) Takahiro "CLAIRE" Watanabe (渡辺 孝博) (Support, CYCLOPS athlete gaming)

George " ShaDowBurn " Gushcha (DPS, Philadelphia Fusion)

" Gushcha (DPS, Philadelphia Fusion) Andrei " uNFixed " Leonov (DPS, CIS Hope)

" Leonov (DPS, CIS Hope) Stanislav " Mistakes " Danilov (DPS, Boston Uprising)

" Danilov (DPS, Boston Uprising) Denis " Tonic " Rulev (Tank)

" Rulev (Tank) Ilya " Txao " Makarov (Flex, CIS Hope)

" Makarov (Flex, CIS Hope) Andrey " Engh " Sholokhov (Support, CIS Hope)

" Sholokhov (Support, CIS Hope) Alexander "MayN" Mukhin (Support, CIS Hope)

Park " Saebyeolbe " Jong Ryeol (DPS, New York Excelsior)

" Jong Ryeol (DPS, New York Excelsior) Lee " Carpe " Jae-hyeok (이재혁) (DPS, Philadelphia Fusion)

" Jae-hyeok (이재혁) (DPS, Philadelphia Fusion) Kim " Libero Hye-sung (김혜성) (DPS, New York Excelsior)

Hye-sung (김혜성) (DPS, New York Excelsior) Koo " Fate " Pan-seung (구판승) (Tank, Los Angeles Valiant)

" Pan-seung (구판승) (Tank, Los Angeles Valiant) Kim " MekO " Tae Hong (Flex, New York Excelsior)

" Tae Hong (Flex, New York Excelsior) Bang " JJoNak " Sung-hyeon (방성현) (Support, New York Excelsior)

" Sung-hyeon (방성현) (Support, New York Excelsior) Hong "ArK" Yeon-joon (Support, New York Excelsior)