Nexon opens OWGS Youth and Campus Overwatch sign-ups for Korean students
Registration closes November 15, with online qualifiers on November 21 and 22 and a combined grand final at Hongik University on December 12.
Nexon has opened registration for OWGS Youth and OWGS Campus, two amateur Overwatch school tournaments for students in Korea, according to gamemeca.com. Sign-ups run until November 15 on the official OWGS website.
OWGS Youth is open to middle and high school students, while OWGS Campus is for university students, including those on leave. Both are school-versus-school competitions, with teams formed from students of the same school. Teams may have between 5 and 8 members regardless of grade, and there is no limit on the number of teams per school.
To enter, players must be aged 14 or over and have an Overwatch account linked to a Nexon account. Online qualifiers take place on November 21 and 22. The OWGS Youth online finals follow on November 28 and 29, with the OWGS Campus online finals on December 5 and 6.
A combined grand final for both tournaments will be held on December 12 at WDG Studio at Hongik University, and will be livestreamed on YouTube, CHZZK and SOOP.
Prizes and participation rewards
Total prize money is 18 million won, with 5 million won for each first-place team and payments down to fourth place. OWGS Youth prize money goes to the winning schools as development funds, and the champion school also receives a food truck.
All participants who complete the online qualifiers receive 10,000 won of Nexon Cash and a spray: a new D.Va spray for youth participants and a Tracer spray for university participants. Participants who reach the finals, along with grand final attendees, receive an esports loot box.
Quick answers
When does OWGS registration close?
Registration runs until November 15 on the official OWGS website.
Who can enter OWGS Youth and OWGS Campus?
OWGS Youth is for middle and high school students and OWGS Campus is for university students, including those on leave. Entrants must be 14 or over with an Overwatch account linked to a Nexon account.
When is the OWGS grand final?
The combined grand final is on December 12 at WDG Studio at Hongik University, livestreamed on YouTube, CHZZK and SOOP.