{"id":161538,"date":"2025-01-03T11:26:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T11:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=161538"},"modified":"2025-01-03T11:26:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T11:26:39","slug":"overwatch-champions-series-china-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/01\/overwatch-champions-series-china-2025","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch Champions Series expands into China for 2025 season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//01//OWCS-China-large.jpeg/" alt=\"OWCS China Overwatch 2\" class=\"wp-image-161539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/OWCS-China-large.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/OWCS-China-medium.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/OWCS-China-medium_large.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/OWCS-China-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/OWCS-China.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: OWCS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5eea25440\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The <strong>Overwatch Champions Series (<\/strong>OWCS), Overwatch 2\u2019s tier-one esports ecosystem, has announced a dedicated Chinese region for the competition in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5eea25c8f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>OWCS\u2019 <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////x.com//OW_Esports//status//1874109912105836608/">new competition<\/a> will kick off with Stage One and sits alongside the ecosystem\u2019s other regions: Asia (Japan, Korea and Pacific), EMEA and North America.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67cf5eea26c4b\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-161026\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//12//overwatch-2-esports-world-cup-2025/" target=\"_blank\">Overwatch 2 joins Esports World Cup 2025 lineup<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-160579\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//12//overwatch-esports-sean-miller-owcs-future-interview/" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Expanding the footprint&#8221; \u2014 Head of Overwatch Esports Sean Miller discusses OWCS\u2019 future\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-161520\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//01//esports-industry-predicts-2025/" target=\"_blank\">Looking Ahead: The esports industry predicts 2025<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5eea280d4\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In addition to the new competition, <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////x.com//OW_Esports//status//1874111843817648539/">OWCS has also revealed<\/a> that the first live event of the 2025 season will take place in Hangzhou, China.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5eea28880\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>This year the Overwatch 2 circuit, run by ESL FACEIT Group, will include three international events, the first of which will be Champions Clash in China. Little is known about the competition, however, OWCS has revealed that it will feature eight teams, with two teams from each region qualifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5eea28ffc\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The return of Overwatch esports in China coincides with the game relaunching its server in the country later this year. After <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//04//blizzard-netease-agreement-renewed/">rebuilding its relationship<\/a> with Chinese technology company\u00a0 NetEase, Blizzard has announced that a technical test will occur in January, <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////ow.blizzard.cn//new//23952483//index.html/">with the server launching on February 19th<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5eea2977f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>It was also announced that the Stage Two live event will be the Midseason Championship at Esports World Cup 2025 in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the World Finals will occur at DreamHack in Stockholm, Sweden.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5eea29ef6\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Following the launch of Overwatch 2\u2019s esports circuit in 2024, ESL FACEIT Group has made significant changes to the OWCS for 2025. 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