The Overwatch League is an esport league created by Blizzard Entertainment for professional Overwatch competition. It was announced on November 4, 2016 at BlizzCon 2016.
The preseason for Season 1 began on December 6, 2017 and ended on December 9, 2017.
The inaugural season began on January 10, 2018 and will end on June 16, 2018.
Teams
Atlantic Division
- Boston Uprising
- Florida Mayhem
- Houston Outlaws
- London Spitfire
- New York Excelsior
- Philadelphia Fusion
Pacific Division
- Dallas Fuel
- Los Angeles Gladiators
- Los Angeles Valiant
- San Francisco Shock
- Seoul Dynasty
- Shanghai Dragons
Cosmetics
Team Skins
Each hero has a themed skin for each Overwatch League team. Unlike the regular cosmetics in Overwatch which are unlockable through Loot Boxes, Overwatch League skins can be unlocked with League Tokens, a purchasable in-game currency. League Tokens can also be earned by watching League streams through the official site, Twitch, or MLG.com.[1]
Twitch exclusive items
Through a partnership with Twitch, the League offers unlockable skins and Twitch emotes through Cheering. Cheering is done through the Twitch chat with Twitch's purchasable items known as Bits. Cheering has individual, team-based, and global goals for unlocking items. All progress for these goals are viewable at the League's Twitch page.[2]
Skins
| Hero | Universal Unlock Goal | Personal Unlock Goal | Skin Preview |
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| Junkrat | 25,000,000 | 50 | 
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| Tracer | 40,000,000 | 100 | 
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| Widowmaker | 45,000,000 | 200 | 
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Character Emotes
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| OWLAna | 100 | 
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| OWLWinston | 
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Team Emotes
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Videos
Trivia
- Tracer appears as the silhouette for the logo, making this the second time she appears as an icon for Overwatch (the first being the cover to the game itself).
- The Overwatch League logo is comparable in design to the logos of sports leagues such as the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major League Baseball (MLB).
References
- ↑ 2018-02-21, Watch Overwatch League, Get League Tokens overawatchleague.com. Accessed on 2018-03-12
- ↑ 2018-02-21, Ready, Set, Cheer overwatchleague.com. Accessed on 2018-03-12
External Links
- Official websitea==
- Tracer appears as the silhouette for the logo, making this the second time she appears as an icon for Overwatch (the first being the cover to the game itself).
- The Overwatch League logo is comparable in design to the logos of sports leagues such as the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major League Baseball (MLB).
References