Overwatch League

Prize Money Awarded:

$25,316,500.00 From 49 Tournaments

Recorded Date Range:

2018-01-10 to 2023-10-01

The Overwatch League (abbreviated as "OWL") is the primary league for Overwatch esports owned and operated by Blizzard Entertainment. The league debuted in 2018 with 12 city-based franchise teams competing for $3.5 million in prize money, and a $1 million grand prize in the playoffs at the end of the season.

The 12 inaugural teams of the 2018 season were the Boston Uprising, Florida Mayhem, Houston Outlaws, London Spitfire, New York Excelsior, and Philadelphia Fusion in the Atlantic Division, and the Dallas Fuel, Los Angeles Gladiators, Los Angeles Valiant, San Francisco Shock, Seoul Dynasty, and Shanghai Dragons in the Pacific Division.

Eight more expansion teams were added in the 2019 season: the Atlanta Reign, Paris Eternal, Toronto Defiant, and Washington Justice in the Atlantic Division, and the Chengdu Hunters, Guangzhou Charge, Hangzhou Spark, and Vancouver Titans in the Pacific Division.

Largest Prize Pools

	Tournament Name	Prize Money
1.	» Overwatch League - Season 2 Playoffs	$3,500,000.00
2.	» Overwatch League 2021 - Playoffs	$3,300,000.00
3.	» Overwatch League 2020 - Playoffs - Grand Finals	$3,150,000.00
4.	» Overwatch League 2022 - Playoffs	$2,550,000.00
5.	» Overwatch League 2023 - Playoffs	$1,855,000.00
6.	» Overwatch League - Season 1 Playoffs	$1,700,000.00
7.	» Overwatch League - Season 1 Regular Season	$1,300,000.00
8.	» Overwatch League 2023 - Midseason Madness	$1,080,000.00
9.	» Overwatch League 2022 - Midseason Madness	$1,000,000.00
10.	» Overwatch League 2020 - Playoffs - North America	$625,000.00
11.	» Overwatch League - Season 2 Stage 1	$500,000.00
12.	» Overwatch League - Season 2 Stage 2	$500,000.00
13.	» Overwatch League - Season 2 Stage 3	$500,000.00
14.	» Overwatch League 2020 - Playoffs - Asia	$325,000.00
15.	» Overwatch League 2021 - Countdown Cup	$225,000.00
16.	» Overwatch League 2021 - June Joust	$225,000.00
17.	» Overwatch League 2021 - May Melee	$225,000.00
18.	» Overwatch League 2021 - Summer Showdown	$225,000.00
19.	» Overwatch League 2022 - Kickoff Clash West	$225,000.00
20.	» Overwatch League 2022 - Summer Showdown (West)	$225,000.00
21.	» Overwatch League 2020 - Countdown Cup NA	$150,000.00
22.	» Overwatch League 2020 - Summer Showdown NA	$150,000.00
23.	» Overwatch League - Season 1 Stage 1	$125,000.00
24.	» Overwatch League - Season 1 Stage 2	$125,000.00
25.	» Overwatch League - Season 1 Stage 3	$125,000.00

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Top Players

	Player ID	Player Name	Total (League)
1.	Viol2t	Park, Min Ki	$630,349.21
2.	Striker	Kwon, Nam Joo	$570,825.39
3.	smurf	Yoo, Myeong Hwan	$473,015.86
4.	Fearless	Lee, Eui Seok	$469,146.82
5.	LIP	Lee, Jae Won	$461,692.46
6.	Fleta	Kim, Byung Seon	$426,021.47
7.	super	Matthew DeLisi	$413,563.49
8.	Moth	Grant Espe	$412,313.49
9.	ChoiHyoBin	Choi, Hyo Bin	$406,063.49
10.	Fielder	Kwon, Joon	$376,644.84
11.	Izayaki	Kim, Min Chul	$364,438.49
12.	Edison	Kim, Tae Hoon	$345,565.48
13.	Void	Kang, Jun Woo	$341,597.22
14.	ANS	Lee, Seon Chang	$340,438.49
15.	Profit	Park, Joon Yeong	$337,757.57
16.	LeeJaeGon	Lee, Jae Gon	$333,049.60
17.	Sp9rk1e	Kim, Young Han	$309,285.71
18.	MER1T	Choi, Tae Min	$306,976.19
19.	Gesture	Hong, Jae Hee	$299,424.24
20.	Bdosin	Choi, Seung Tae	$296,924.24
21.	Pelican	Oh, Se Hyun	$289,166.67
22.	ChiYo	Han, Hyeon-Seok	$287,053.57
23.	birdring	Kim, Ji Hyuk	$265,317.09
24.	FaTe	Koo, Pan Seung	$263,847.22
25.	Fury	Kim, Jun Ho	$261,443.72

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Top Games

	Game Name	Prize Money
1.	» Overwatch	$18,017,500.00
2.	» Overwatch 2	$7,299,000.00

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Online/LAN Breakdown

Location	Prize Money	% of Total
Online Only	$11,106,500.00	43.87%
Offline/LAN	$14,210,000.00	56.13%

Top Countries

	Country Name	Prize Money
1.	Korea, Republic of	$24,306,700.14
2.	China	$3,875,500.06
3.	United States	$3,237,346.34
4.	United Kingdom	$637,095.13
5.	Finland	$494,348.79
6.	Sweden	$452,420.61
7.	France	$367,672.28
8.	Canada	$279,494.39
9.	Spain	$137,757.94
10.	Thailand	$114,033.33

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