Heroes, you answered the call, and we can now reveal the top 10 countries that will be participating in the 2019 Overwatch® World Cup, as well as the committees for all countries that have made it through Phase 2: Voting.
Top 10 Country Rankings
Here are the top 10 seeds for the 2019 Overwatch World Cup. The top 5 seeds will receive automatic byes into the Group Stage, while all other countries will compete for the final five spots. These 10 teams will receive full support for round-trip airfare, ground transportation to and from the venue, and double-occupancy hotel accommodation. All other teams that are eligible to compete will receive some support for hotels, but are fully responsible for securing their own travel to BlizzCon.
- South Korea
- Canada
- China
- France
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Sweden
- Russia
- Finland
Your Committees
Here are the committees for all countries who are eligible to come to BlizzCon, as voted on by you, the fans!
ArgentinaGeneral Manager: Mariano "Coro" Coronel
Community Manager: Daiana "Raichu" Pezzati
Coach: Alan "ddx" Salvati
AustraliaGeneral Manager: Andrew "Rqt" Haws
Community Manager: Jarrod "Frogger" Meredith
Coach: Jordan "Gunba" Graham
AustriaGeneral Manager: Dominik "Dom" Göttlinger
Community Manager: Daniel "Surface" Lehner
Coach: Patrick "Wat7" Marwal
BrazilGeneral Manager: Vinicius "pOkiz" Zanquetta Costa
Community Manager: Mateus "Portilho" Portilho
Coach: Yuri "Insanityz" da Silva Ribeiro dos Santos
BulgariaGeneral Manager: Venelin "Vivo" Tontchev
Community Manager: Konstantin "NoThx" Kanev
Coach: Dimitar "Itopata" Staev
CanadaGeneral Manager: Justin "Jayne" Conroy
Community Manager: Nathan "KarQ" Chan
Coach: Louis "Tikatee" Lebel-Wong
ChileGeneral Manager: Pablo "KrakeX" Durán Celis
Community Manager: Fabian "Delorean" Cabello
Coach: Angelo "Yiro" Cabezas Campos
ChinaGeneral Manager: Huang "Xiaogui" Tsung-Yu
Community Manager: Li "Tutu" Qiong
Coach: Xingrui "RUI" Wang
ColombiaGeneral Manager: Mario Ricardo "OdinPrime" Guzman Caro
Community Manager: Sandra "LoboMolotov" Herrera
Coach: Mario "Pinguino" Vizcaya
DenmarkGeneral Manager: Frederik "Huggos" Christensen
Community Manager: Søren "KellerSR" Keller
Coach: Kristian "khave" Have
EgyptGeneral Manager: Amged "AmgedOsman" Osman
Community Manager: Ahmed "Drinkiee" Amr
Coach: Omar "Woofy" Omran
FinlandGeneral Manager: Topias "Kuhnu" Rantala
Community Manager: Eero "Rockett" Salmi
Coach: Joni "Seita" Paavola
FranceGeneral Manager: Prinderre "DeGuN" Laurent
Community Manager: Mathias "Troma" Szanto
Coach: Quentin "Wrath" Sevegner
GermanyGeneral Manager: Izzy "Noukky" Mueller
Community Manager: Viktor "Noserino" Polster
Coach: Julian "ProGi" Maier
GreeceGeneral Manager: Konstantinos "Kendar" Gkikas
Community Manager: Ioannis "Drunkenpony" Branidis
Coach: Ilias "iLka" Kaskanetas
Hong KongGeneral Manager: Derek "MimicOmnic" Kwok
Community Manager: Audrey "ASCII" Yam
Coach: 李鏡泉 "HaRuHi"
IcelandGeneral Manager: Vigfus "FÚSI" Olafsson
Community Manager: Melina "QueenofDorkz" Kolka
Coach: Óskar "ELMaestro" Ingólfsson
IndiaGeneral Manager: Rushindra "Salbatic" Sinha
Community Manager: Ashwath "Ashr" Ramasubramanian
Coach: Vasu "Method" Chaturvedi
Republic of IrelandGeneral Manager: Andrew "andy" Bohan
Community Manager: Finn "CelticDemon" Hynes
Coach: Brian "Scrivzy" Scriven
IsraelGeneral Manager: Lior "Dawn" Yakobson
Community Manager: Asaf "BubbleGun" Pedro
Coach: Andrey "fragon" Katz
ItalyGeneral Manager: Carlo "buddha" Pellegrini
Community Manager: Roberta "MISÂKI" Arnò
Coach: Alessandro "Tenebra" Marenzi
JapanGeneral Manager: MASUMI "みずイロ" FUKUDA
Community Manager: 拓斗 "add0ne" 小野里
Coach: Yuki "Youk" Shimano
Korea, SouthGeneral Manager: 황규형 "YongBongTang"
Community Manager: 박시훈 "KOWLime"
Coach: 박대희 "Crusty"
KuwaitGeneral Manager: Abdullah "Lorpq8" Alotaibi
Community Manager: Yousef "Mcrack" Aziz
Coach: Nasser "ToxiNTV" AlRujaib
LatviaGeneral Manager: Leonids "imaleo" Maslovs
Community Manager: Ance "Ench" Mediņa
Coach: Gints "GGMentality" Grasis
MalaysiaGeneral Manager: Kenn "Beagull" Leandre
Community Manager: Sun "megikari" San
Coach: Jack "RagonSEA" Teoh
MexicoGeneral Manager: Carla "Souji" Relloso Alvarez
Community Manager: Sofia "Mimelan" Miranda
Coach: Fernando "SanjiG" Gaspare
NetherlandsGeneral Manager: Thomas "Morte" Kerbusch
Community Manager: Hande "MissVizility" Karasu
Coach: Cas "Casores" van Andel
New ZealandGeneral Manager: Cameron "equinox" Dul
Community Manager: Ayla "Fangetta" Holland
Coach: Matt "Noxious" Sawyer
NorwayGeneral Manager: Christer "Iko" Ringelien
Community Manager: Magnus "Lama" Lama
Coach: Mikael "mkL" Skjønhaug
ParaguayGeneral Manager: Rene "GoochX" Romero
Community Manager: Julio Martín "juliustm" Aria
Coach: Tony "Chou" Chou
PeruGeneral Manager: Julio "Letherin" Vignolo Coria
Community Manager: Maria "Mashap" Hinostroza
Coach: Junnior "Keath" Abad Gamboa
PhilippinesGeneral Manager: Mika "nilavariel" Fabella
Community Manager: Camie "Yumie" Tafalla
Coach: Dathan Allan Keanu "Daks" Rosales
PolandGeneral Manager: Katarzyna "Xandie" Janoszka
Community Manager: Wojciech "Theo" Buda
Coach: Jacek "arek2597" Klajssa
PortugalGeneral Manager: Alexandre "sanalex" Simões
Community Manager: Luís "Moove" Silva
Coach: Bruno "GizmomcS" Calapez
RomaniaGeneral Manager: Robert "Wizo" Lupu
Community Manager: Radu "MicRep" Boia
Coach: Raureanu "ElDonte" Andrei
Russian FederationGeneral Manager: Stanislav "Mistakes" Danilov
Community Manager: Sofia "SofiJonson" Ostrogradskaya
Coach: Дмитрий "Outbreak" Петраков
Saudi ArabiaGeneral Manager: Mohammad "NOTSCAR" As
Community Manager: Salam "ŠÄLÄMØŠÄÜRÜŠ" Hdadi
Coach: Musa "Abu11ibrahim" Kaltham
SingaporeGeneral Manager: Chun Chieh "TCC" Teo
Community Manager: Nicholas "Caldoran" Tay
Coach: Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing
South AfricaGeneral Manager: Sam "TechGirlZA" Wright
Community Manager: Lizelle "VirgoLiz" Smith
Coach: Peter "NOTGROOT" Berens
SpainGeneral Manager: Thibaut "Tibix" Durand Rossi
Community Manager: Beatriz "kaquka" Alonso
Coach: Pablo José "DarkZero" Ramos Alonso
SwedenGeneral Manager: Lisa "LIZLIN" Lingvall
Community Manager: David "Snipzy" Sundbergh
Coach: Johan "CWoosH" Klingestedt
SwitzerlandGeneral Manager: Sandro "Sharper" Nowoczin
Community Manager: Andreas "BeFroz3n" Dürler
Coach: Aris "LUFT" Galli
Chinese TaipeiGeneral Manager: 潘家豪 "Graves"
Community Manager: 王人弘 "Restya"
Coach: 高偉騰 "kant"
ThailandGeneral Manager: Areeya "aumimchun" Manamunchaiyaporn
Community Manager: Aunya "Klarion" Wettayawong
Coach: จิรวัฒน์ "HeadHawk" กะลัมพะนันทน์
United KingdomGeneral Manager: Tom "Stylosa" Stewart
Community Manager: James "BadPachimari" Lindsay
Coach: Elliott "Hayes" Hayes
United StatesGeneral Manager: Analynn "bawlynn" Dang
Community Manager: Vinit "Fresh" patel
Coach: Aaron "Aero" Atkins
What's Next
With Phase 2 of the Overwatch World Cup program concluded, it’s now time for Phase 3—player selection. Teams will have from June 13–July 14 to hold player tryouts and craft the perfect roster to represent their nation. Rules and Team Guide will be provided to the teams directly early in this next stage in order to allow them to build their rosters, with full awareness of the competition rules, prizing details, travel and hospitality scope of support, and etc.
Committees will submit their potential player list on or before July 14, which may contain up to 12 players, for Blizzard to verify and approve. The committee will select and confirm the final 7 players and committee members who will travel to the live event and receive complimentary access to BlizzCon by July 26.
Keep Your Finger on the Pulse
For more information about the Overwatch World Cup program, including our FAQ section, check out the announcement blog. Follow the @owpathtopro Twitter, and check the Overwatch World Cup website for updates as we get closer to BlizzCon. If there are any questions or concerns, you’re welcome to reach out to us.