The United Kingdom and France finished second and first respectively at the Overwatch World Cup Paris Group Stage last weekend.
In doing so, they have each secured a place in the top 8 at BlizzCon this November, which takes place in Anaheim, California.
All six teams participating in the final group stage last weekend – the UK France, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Poland – fought valiantly across three days of action in front of a passionate crowd.
With Italy unable to get the 4-0 against Germany, and our maths are correct. It’s now mathematically impossible for them to prevent either ourselves or France going to Blizzcon.
We’re going to Blizzcon, now to run the group.
— Team UK Overwatch (@7LionsOW) September 23, 2018
You can check out the official Overwatch World Cup website for all the results and the final group standings.
At the conclusion of matches in Paris, the draw for the BlizzCon quarter-finals took place, featuring the two best-ranked teams from each of the four Overwatch World Cup Group Stages. Here are the matchups:
- China vs Finland
- South Korea vs Australia
- USA vs UK
- France vs Canada
The final matches will be played on Friday November 2nd, with specific match times being announced soon.
During the 2017 Overwatch World Cup, Team UK made it to the quarter finals, where they were defeated 3-0 by Sweden.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He has almost two decades of experience in journalism, and left Esports News UK in June 2025.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He also previously worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation.
