{"id":2573,"date":"2025-10-27T15:59:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.declareitspiritwear.com\/?p=2573"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:20:20","slug":"every-team-competing-at-the-owcs-2025-world-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.declareitspiritwear.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/every-team-competing-at-the-owcs-2025-world-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Every team competing at the OWCS 2025 World Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"476\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"OWCS World Finals DreamHack Stockholm logo\" class=\"wp-image-215100 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.declareitspiritwear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OWCS-World-FInals-DreamHack-Stockholm-2025-event-logo.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de02861b61\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The 12 teams competing in the <strong>Overwatch Champion Series<\/strong> (OWCS) <strong>World Finals<\/strong> have been decided following the results of Stage 3. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de028622aa\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Rosters from across the regions, including Asia, China, North America, and EMEA will compete at <strong>DreamHack Stockholm<\/strong> from November 26th to 30th, 2025, to decide this season&#8217;s champion.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de02862943\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Esports Insider takes a look at all the teams competing in the OWCS World Finals, all of which have qualified through <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/08\/owcs-stage-3-format-schedule-teams\">Stage 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-691de028636db\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-210650\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/10\/overwqtch-2-faceit-league-masters-showdown\">Overwatch 2 FACEIT League announces NA and EMEA Masters Showdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-214848\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/best-overwatch-2-halloween-skins\">Best spooky skins to use in Overwatch 2 this Halloween<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-211199\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/10\/overwatch-2-directors-take-discusses-game-struggles\">Overwatch 2 Director&#8217;s Take discusses game&#8217;s struggles and new focus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-691de02864a57\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"owcs_asia_korea-2\">OWCS Asia Korea<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de028651de\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Three teams have qualified through OWCS Asia Korea are<strong> Crazy Raccoon<\/strong>, <strong>Team Falcons<\/strong>, and <strong>T1<\/strong>. Stage 3 was ultimately won by Crazy Raccoon, which defeated Team Falcons through a 4-3 comeback victory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de028658ea\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Korea is shaping up to be one of the strongest regions heading into the World Finals. Both the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/08\/team-falcons-win-owcs-mid-season-championship-ewc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mid Season Champions<\/a>, Team Falcons, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/overwatch-champions-clash-2025-winner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Champions Clash<\/a> victors, Crazy Raccoon, are among the favourites to win. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-691de02865fec\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"owcs_japanpacific-2\">OWCS Japan\/Pacific<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de028666c9\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Only one qualification spot was afforded to the Japan\/Pacific region, as well-known teams faced off against non-organisation-backed rosters. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de02866d67\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Four teams from Japan and Pacific <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/which-teams-have-qualified-for-owcs-stage-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stage 3<\/a> competed for a place in the World Finals. However, <strong>VARREL <\/strong>proved to be the best team in Stage 3 after defeating Nosebleed Esports 4-1 in the Grand Finals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-691de02867441\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"owcs_north_america-2\">OWCS North America<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de02867b08\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The competition heated up in OWCS North America Stage 3 as eight teams competed for the lion&#8217;s share of its $100,000 (~\u00a375,000) prize pool.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de0286822d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Three American teams have qualified for the World Finals, including the winners <strong>Team Liquid<\/strong>, runner-up <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/08\/spacestation-gaming-players-owcs-na-stage-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spacestation Gaming<\/a>, and third-place team <strong>Geekay Esports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-691de028689ae\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"owcs_emea-2\">OWCS EMEA<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de028690fd\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>EMEA Stage 3 saw <strong>Twisted Minds <\/strong>steal the spotlight. After placing third in the Regular Season, Twisted Minds clawed its way to the Grand Finals, defeating Virtus.pro in the Upper Bracket Semi Finals and<strong> Al Qadsiah<\/strong> 4-1 in the Grand Finals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de02869805\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Al Qadsiah and <strong>Team Peps<\/strong> will also head to the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/10\/owcs-world-finals-map-pool-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Finals<\/a>. However, well-known organisations Gen.G Esports and Virtus.pro will miss out on the international tournament.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-691de02869f3c\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"owcs_china-2\">OWCS China<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de0286a62c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>China was one of the first regions to finish Stage 3, declaring <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/05\/reject-and-weibo-enter-overwatch-2-esports-scene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weibo Gaming<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Team CC<\/strong> as the two qualifying teams on October 12th.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de0286acd1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Weibo Gaming achieved a flawless performance in the Regular Season, boasting a 7-0 win-loss ratio, and dominated the Regional Playoffs. It ended its run by defeating Team CC 4-2 in the Grand Finals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-691de0286b399\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"what_to_expect_at_owcs_world_finals_and_dreamhack-2\">What to Expect at OWCS World Finals and DreamHack<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Wuyang using ultimate ability against Hazard, Lifeweaver and Juno in Overwatch 2 \" class=\"wp-image-215113 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.declareitspiritwear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Overwatch-2-Wuyang-Season-18-large.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de0286bac4\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The OWCS World Finals is the culmination of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/11\/overwatch-2-unveils-new-format-for-owcs-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overwatch 2 2025 season<\/a>, where the best teams from across the regions compete to be crowned this year&#8217;s champion. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de0286c218\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/08\/owcs-world-finals-2025-dreamhack-november\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The event<\/a> will run as an offline LAN event in the\u00a0Stockholmsm\u00e4ssan\u00a0venue in Stockholm, Sweden, from November 26th to 30th, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de0286c8ad\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Similar to previous years, the tournament&#8217;s format will feature a single-elimination bracket Group Stage and a double-elimination bracket Playoff, with a best-of-seven (BO7) Grand Final.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-691de0286cf5c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Other esports events outside of the OWCS World Finals will also be featured at DreamHack Stockholm, including <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/05\/the-finals-major-dreamhack-stockholm-esl-faceit-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Finals&#8217;<\/a> inaugural major\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/dreamhack-knockout-open-cs2-tournament-launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DreamHack Knockout<\/a> qualifier for CS2&#8217;s ESL Pro League.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/10\/every-team-competing-owcs-2025-world-finals\">Every team competing at the OWCS 2025 World Finals<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment The 12 teams competing in the Overwatch Champion Series (OWCS) World Finals have been decided following the results of Stage 3. Rosters from across the regions, including Asia, China, North America, and EMEA will compete at DreamHack Stockholm from November 26th to 30th, 2025, to decide this season&#8217;s champion. 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