The Gladiators should be good again this year, so this game is more about seeing whether the Uprising have taken another step forward in 2022. As mentioned previously, NYXL are rejoining the West Region, but this game is more about seeing how good the Reign are this year with a revamped roster. One of those new additions, 17-year-old Benjamin "UltraViolet" David, is currently below the OWL’s age limit, but will be 18 by the time the season starts. They lost three players in the offseason to Texas teams, including the 2021 Rookie of the Year, but added some new, young talent. The Atlanta Reign had a strong finish in 2021 as the runners-up to the Shanghai Dragons in the OWL grand finals. Oh, and this matchup is set to take place in-person, according to a tweet from the Houston Outlaws. ![]() The Outlaws were a fairly good team last year, but they have leveled up this year with the addition of 2021 Rookie of the Year Pelican. The Dallas Fuel were the best team in the West most of last year and the roster remains relatively unchanged, so they should be strong contenders once again. The Battle for Texas is always a fun matchup because of the rivalry between these two teams, and this matchup will take place in person with an audience. NYXL have a completely new roster for 2022, so this will be our first look at how the new squad plays together. Both ANS and Patiphan will be on DPS roles, but if you’re looking for some excellent tank play, the Gladiators have one of the most experienced tank players in the league in Indy “Space” Halpern. The Gladiators also have another former VALORANT player in ANS. This match kicks off the season and will feature the return of NYXL to the West Region and one-time Overwatch prodigy and former VALORANT player Patiphan to the Overwatch League. It’s unclear when the rest of the 2022 season schedule will be released. So far, only the opening week schedule has been released and can be seen below. For 2022, there will be 13 teams in the West and 7 in the East.įor the league’s fifth season, fans can also look forward to seeing teams compete 5v5 on an early build of Overwatch 2. One change in the regional distribution of teams is that the New York Excelsior are returning to New York and the West Region after spending last season in Korea and the East Region. The Countdown Cup is also intended to be a play-in tournament for the playoffs. Teams are still split up into an East and West Division like they were last year, and the Kickoff Clash and Summer Showdown are planned to be regional tournaments, while the other two are meant to involve cross-regional play. ![]() We also know the season will be broken up into four stages: the Kickoff Clash, Midseason Madness, Summer Showdown and the Countdown Cup. We now have a starting date of May 5, later in the year than the league’s usual starting date, and 12 matchups to look forward to over four days. The Overwatch League has announced the matchups for the opening week of the Overwatch League 2022 schedule. Update: Teams from the East were originally scheduled to play opening weekend, but the start of the East Division's schedule has been pushed back to May 20.
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