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The Overwatch World Cup 2017 teams have been confirmed

Taylor Cocke
South Korea won the 2016 Overwatch World Cup at BlizzCon (Blizzard)
South Korea won the 2016 Overwatch World Cup at BlizzCon (Blizzard)

[UPDATE: The list on Blizzard’s site had not been updated to reflect the final standings. We have received the proper list and updated accordingly.[

The 32 teams attending the 2017 Overwatch World Cup have been locked in.

Ranked by the average skill rating of the top 100 competitive players from each country, the top countries will be moving on to the team selection phase. There, average players from their respective regions will vote on a panel of experts to then choose the rosters of the teams. The panel of experts will include coaches, analysts, and others people involved with competitive Overwatch.

Here are the 32 teams competing and the points they earned:

  1. China – 4550

  2. South Korea – 4522

  3. United States – 4470

  4. Sweden – 4309

  5. Finland – 4295

  6. United Kingdom – 4293

  7. Canada – 4291

  8. France – 4268

  9. Denmark – 4259

  10. Russia – 4221

  11. Germany – 4219

  12. Japan – 4184

  13. Australia – 4184

  14. Chinese Taipei – 4162

  15. Netherlands – 4147

  16. Hong Kong – 4113

  17. Norway – 4101

  18. Poland – 4093

  19. Brazil – 4071

  20. Italy – 4068

  21. Spain – 4051

  22. Israel – 4007

  23. Singapore – 4002

  24. Thailand – 3999

  25. Argentina – 3992

  26. Turkey – 3960

  27. Belgium – 3942

  28. Vietnam – 3941

  29. Portugal – 3930

  30. New Zealand – 3922

  31. Austria – 3900

  32. Romania – 3861

Fifteen of the teams that made the 2016 BlizzCon stage will be returning for the group stages, with Chile being the only country that missed the cut. Reigning BlizzCon champions South Korea took second place on this year’s list, with China edging them out for the top spot.

The group stages of the Overwatch World Cup will begin this summer, with the top 16 teams heading to BlizzCon on November 3 and 4.

In other Overwatch news, Blizzard will be releasing three new maps this year, Lunatic-Hai has had some serious roster issues, and the teams for APEX Season 3 have been locked in and will be starting this Friday, April 28. For more, head over to the Yahoo Esports Overwatch hub.


There’s no way Taylor Cocke will miss BlizzCon this year. Follow his journey there on Twitter @taylorcocke.