Overwatch Winter Qualifiers
The Student Champs are open to all secondary schools, Further Education (FE) Colleges and Alternative Provision (AP) schools in the UK and are PC-based. Students must be aged 12+ to participate.
Overwatch (PEGI 12+) is a vibrant first-person shooter. Teams of 6 pick a variety of unique heroes to achieve different map objectives, such as escort the payload and control the point.
Rulesets here: General Rules & Overwatch specific rules.
KEY INFO
Each student will need a valid BattleTag for their in-game name on their roster. Please include the full tag in the roster, e.g. BEA#0000.
| Team Size | 6 (+ 2 optional subs) |
| Series |
Best of 5 (first to win 3 maps wins) In the event of a tiebreaker, a fifth “Control” map will be played. |
| Game Mode | Competitive |
| Map Pool |
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| Format | Large scale group stage |
| Prizes for grand winners (at Champs grand finals) | British Esports Champs Jersey, certificates, trophy, along with professional money-can’t-buy coaching. |
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
For Champs 2021-22, the tournaments will now be a year-long split into two distinct seasons:
| Winter Qualifiers | Spring Divisions |
| Winter Qualifiers will consist of a large group stage where teams will face a variety of opponents and aim to get as many points as possible throughout the season. | For Spring Divisions, the teams will then be split into divisions depending on their final position in the leaderboard from the Winter Qualifiers. |
| The Champs year will culiminate in the top teams heading to the live grand finals. | |