OWCS Asia Final set for Busan, November 20-22

Blizzard Entertainment will hold the 2026 Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) Asia Final from November 20 to 22 at the BEXCO Auditorium in Busan, the company announced. The tournament runs during G-Star 2026.

The Asia Final is the last stage of OWCS Asia Stage 3 and features teams from Korea, Japan and the Pacific region. It decides which teams qualify for the OWCS World Final in Guangzhou in December. The total prize pool is 40,000 USD, with 25,000 USD going to the champion, and Asia has four slots at the World Final.

Schedule and format

Day one on November 20 has two round 1 matches and a seeding match between the group winners. November 21 brings the 5th-6th place match and two semifinals. On day three, November 22, the G-STAR Cup Overwatch student tournament final opens the program, followed by the third-place match and the grand final. Matches on November 20 and 21 are best-of-five; the third-place match and the final on November 22 are best-of-seven.

Broadcasts start at 3:30 p.m. on each of the three days, with the first match at 4 p.m. Korean broadcasts air on the official SOOP OWCS Korea channel. Tickets are sold per day via Ticketlink, and holders can also enter the G-Star 2026 exhibition hall on match day. Team Meet & Greet sessions will be held, and online viewers can earn in-game rewards such as a Sombra skin through drops.

The online stage to decide the six Busan teams runs from November 11 to 13 with eight teams: T1, Zeta Division, Crazy Raccoon and Team Falcons from Korea; Barrel, ENTER FORCE.36 and Murash Gaming from Japan; and The Gatos Guapos from the Pacific.