As the Overwatch Champions Series wraps up its 2024 season with Team Falcons emerging victorious, Blizzard has shared exciting plans for the upcoming 2025 season. The changes aim to enhance the competition and engage fans globally.
Blizzard has introduced a revamped format for the 2025 season, featuring a three-stage setup that will include three major international live events. Each stage will commence following an open qualifier scheduled for January, bringing fresh regional action into the spotlight. The seasonal structure will culminate in a regional tournament where the top 8-12 teams will vie for a spot in the live events.
Additionally, a promotion and relegation system will be implemented that influences the regular season. In this structure, the two lowest-ranked teams will exit the Overwatch Champions Series, making way for the leading duo of teams from the FACEIT League Masters division to step up.
Blizzard also ensures that all regular season matches will be streamed, aiming to make the programming more accessible and understandable for audiences across the EMEA, North America, and Asia.
While the specific dates for the various phases of the 2025 season remain unconfirmed, a tentative schedule has been outlined below.