11/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/10/2025 13:07
Overwatch Champions Series is closing out an epic 2025 Season with an expanded five days of competition from Wednesday, November 26 to Sunday, November 30. We're excited to return to DreamHack Stockholm to showcase the biggest OWCS competition of the year!
The OWCS 2025 World Finals brings the 12 best teams from our 4 regions - Asia, China, EMEA, and NA - to battle for glory and their share of the crowdfunded prize pool.
Read on to learn everything you need to know to enjoy World Finals in full - including where to watch, the drops to earn, and the incredible new in-game bundles! World Finals weekend will be full of fun surprises, announcements, performances, plus some Season 20 details you won't want to miss.
What's inside:
The OWCS 2025 World Finals will host five days of competition in a 12-team double-elimination bracket. The first two days of competition will cover Upper Bracket Round 1 and 2 broadcasted live from our Stockholm studio. Our first on-stage games will begin Friday, November 28, where fans have the opportunity to watch each team play on the main stage in front of our amazing crowd at DreamHack Stockholm.
If you want to see your favorite teams play in-person, don't forget that you can grab your tickets to DreamHack Stockholm - including prime seats, merch, and VIP add-ons - right here!
Games across Wednesday, November 26, Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28 start at 12pm CET. Games on the 29th and 30th start at 11am CET. You can tune in to our usual Twitch and YouTube feeds to catch the action across all five days of competition!
Doors to the DreamHack festival area will open at 10am CET on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Doors will close at midnight CET on Friday and Saturday, and 7pm CET on Sunday. You can check the DreamHack Stockholm FAQ and full event rules for more information, including details on the BYOC schedule, accommodations for guests with disabilities, the venue address, permitted and prohibited items, and more.
That's not all, though - to celebrate an amazing year of Overwatch, fans will have a chance to win tickets for BlizzCon 2026 to watch Overwatch World Cup live! Follow Overwatch Esports socials to find out more information.
To commemorate a year of top-tier play, we're excited to announce the Scarlet Flare OWCS Crowdfunding Mega Bundle!
Scarlet Flare Freja leads the trio of Heroes with a fiery flourish, representing the burning heart of competition that's so crucial to the OWCS ethos. Joining her are Scarlet Ember Juno and Scarlet Angel Mercy, who have taken on the colors of the winning OWCS region at both Champions Clash (Crazy Raccoon - OWCS Asia) and Midseason Championship (Team Falcons - OWCS Asia).
The Scarlet Flare OWCS Crowdfunding Mega Bundle is available for purchase in-game and at this link now for 4,500 Overwatch Coins, and includes the following in-game items:
The Scarlet Flare OWCS Crowdfunding Mega Bundle will be available in-game until December 9, with 25% of net sales from all associated items contributing to the prize pool*. Details on the final total of the OWCS World Finals prize pool will be shared at the end of the Scarlet Flare OWCS Crowdfunding Mega Bundle's sale window.
*Platform fees, applicable taxes and any other deductions paid to third parties will be deducted from the sales revenue actually received by Blizzard to calculate the OWCS World Finals prize pool contribution
OWCS fans will be able to earn a variety of in-game rewards across all five days of OWCS 2025 World Finals. Tune in to our official broadcasts on Twitch or YouTube, any of our Featured Co-Streams (listed further down in this article), or any Twitch stream in the Overwatch 2 category to earn the following in-game rewards!
Wednesday, November 26
Thursday, November 27
Friday, November 28
Saturday, November 29
Sunday, November 30
A variety of OWCS Add-On packages are available alongside your DreamHack ticket. Each includes ALL of the Viewership Rewards listed above, prime seating in the forward sections of the viewing hall, and the following in-game Attendee Rewards:
OWCS Add-Ons are the only way to guarantee yourself a seat to watch World Finals - any attendees who don't purchase an Add-On may still be able to sit and watch the action, but unreserved seats are only available on a first come, first serve basis. Higher-tier Add-On packages also include additional goodies, including merch, prime seating, and more!
You can grab your DreamHack Stockholm tickets and OWCS Add-Ons here while supplies last. Don't forget both viewers and ticketholders will all get a chance to enter a giveaway for BlizzCon tickets to see Overwatch World Cup live!
Whether you're watching at home or with us in Stockholmsmässan, DreamHack Stockholm will be packed with special events and updates that every kind of Overwatch fan will enjoy.
In the OWCS Hall, we'll be hosting meet and greets with players, team staff, and developers all weekend long, including an exclusive meet-up and behind-the-scenes tour for VIP Add-On holders.
On November 29, we'll be sharing future plans for Overwatch Esports in 2026. On the 30th, we'll sit down with Overwatch 2 Game Director Aaron Keller and Senior Narrative Designer Jude Stacey in a live, on-stage Developer Update!
Once we've chatted with the devs, we'll have a Sunday Showmatch just before Grand Finals to showcase Season 20 updates - in the hands of your favorite OWCS players and creators!
While our competitors show their stuff on stage, we'll also have a variety of Overwatch Esports community figures following the action live from the OWCS Hall! Tune in or say hey in person to the following OWCS World Finals Co-Streamers:
World Finals drops are also available across the entire Overwatch 2 category on Twitch during the event. This means your viewers can still earn rewards while watching your co-stream as well!
OWCS 2025 World Finals is the epic finish to an unforgettable Season. With expanded competition days, additional teams, reveals, and more, we're excited to see the best of the best compete at DreamHack Stockholm this year!
Make sure you follow us on your social platforms of choice so you don't miss a minute of the action. Connect your Battle.net account at bit.ly/BNETCONNECT to earn your drops, support your favs with the Scarlet Flare OWCS Crowdfunding Mega Bundle, and tune in on November 26-30 to catch the games - or grab a DreamHack ticket and OWCS Add-On to join us in person!