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2022 Overwatch League Playoffs
Tournament information
GameOverwatch
DatesOctober 30–November 4, 2022
AdministratorActivision-Blizzard
VenueAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, California
Teams12
Purse$2,550,000
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Grand Finals
DatesNovember 4
ChampionDallas Fuel
Runner-upSan Francisco Shock
Finals MVPLee "Fearless" Eui-seok
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The 2022 Overwatch League playoffs was the postseason tournament of the 2022 Overwatch League regular season. The tournament began on October 30 and concluded with the 2022 Grand Finals, the fifth championship match of the Overwatch League (OWL), on November 4. Twelve teams contested the OWL playoffs, a double-elimination tournament, with the final two teams remaining in the tournament advancing to the Grand Finals. All playoff matches will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

The defending OWL champions were the Shanghai Dragons, who won the title against the Atlanta Reign in the 2021 OWL Grand Finals.[1] The Dallas Fuel defeated the San Francisco Shock in the Grand Finals by a score of 4–3 to win their first OWL championship.

Format

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Twelve teams qualified for the season playoffs. In the league's West region, eight teams qualified: the top six teams based on the Western regular season standings and the top two teams from the Western play-in tournament. In the league's East region, four teams qualified: the top three teams based on the Eastern regular season standings and the top team from the Eastern play-in tournament.[2][3] All teams were seeded into the playoffs based on their overall league points earned throughout the regular season. Any ties in league points were broken by the league's tiebreaking rules.[4]

The playoffs were a double-elimination tournament. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round of the upper bracket, and of those, the top three selected their opponent for those matches. The remaining teams started in the first round of the upper bracket.[2][5] In each match, the higher-seeded team had the choice of which map to play first from a pool of maps. Each following map was chosen by the losing team from the previous map. The winner of each was determined by which team won three maps first, aside from the Grand Finals, which was first-to-four.[4]

Venue

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The 2022 playoffs will be played at the Anaheim Convention Center.

All matches were played at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. It was the first time that the OWL has held live playoff matches since the 2019 Grand Finals in Philadelphia.[6][7]

Participants

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Seed Team Region Points Record MR MD
1 Dallas Fuel West 26 20–4 61–26–0 +35
2 San Francisco Shock West 26 20–4 65–27–0 +38
3 Los Angeles Gladiators West 25 18–6 64–29–0 +35
4 Seoul Dynasty East 25 19–5 62–24–0 +38
5 Shanghai Dragons East 23 18–6 57–30–0 +27
6 Houston Outlaws West 19 16–8 56–42–0 +14
7 Atlanta Reign West 16 13–11 51–42–0 +9
8 London Spitfire West 16 14–10 50–41–0 +9
9 Philadelphia Fusion East 15 11–13 50–50–0 ±0
10 Florida Mayhem West 15 12–12 46–45–0 +1
11 Toronto Defiant West 15 12–12 48–49–0 -1
12 Hangzhou Spark East 13 11–13 46–49–0 -3

Bracket

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Upper round 1
October 30		Upper round 2
October 31		Upper round 3
November 2		Upper final
November 3		Grand Finals
November 4
1Dallas Fuel3
8London Spitfire312Hangzhou Spark1
1Dallas Fuel3
9Philadelphia Fusion0
4Seoul Dynasty0
4Seoul Dynasty3
5Shanghai Dragons010Florida Mayhem0
1Dallas Fuel3
12Hangzhou Spark3
6Houston Outlaws1
2San Francisco Shock2
7Atlanta Reign06Houston Outlaws3
6Houston Outlaws3
10Florida Mayhem3
8London Spitfire0
3Los Angeles Gladiators1
6Houston Outlaws38London Spitfire3
11Toronto Defiant01Dallas Fuel4
2San Francisco Shock3
Lower round 1
November 1		Lower round 2
November 2		Lower round 3
November 3		Lower round 4
November 3		Lower final
November 4
3Los Angeles Gladiators3
4Seoul Dynasty0
9Philadelphia Fusion1
3Los Angeles Gladiators12San Francisco Shock3
2San Francisco Shock36Houston Outlaws0
2San Francisco Shock3
2San Francisco Shock32San Francisco Shock3
5Shanghai Dragons1
12Hangzhou Spark1
10Florida Mayhem3
8London Spitfire1
7Atlanta Reign1
10Florida Mayhem112Hangzhou Spark3
12Hangzhou Spark3
12Hangzhou Spark3
11Toronto Defiant2

Matches

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Upper round 1 October 30 Philadelphia Fusion 0 – 3 London Spitfire Anaheim, CA
2:30 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
0 Lijiang Tower 2
2 Eichenwalde 3
2 Route 66 3
Upper round 1 October 30 Hangzhou Spark 3 – 0 Shanghai Dragons Anaheim, CA
4:00 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
2 Oasis 0
3 King's Row 2
4 Route 66 3
Upper round 1 October 30 Florida Mayhem 3 – 0 Atlanta Reign Anaheim, CA
5:30 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
2 Lijiang Tower 0
3 King's Row 2
4 Junkertown 3
Upper round 1 October 30 Toronto Defiant 0 – 3 Houston Outlaws Anaheim, CA
7:00 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
0 Busan 2
4 Paraíso 5
2 Dorado 3
Upper round 2 October 31 Hangzhou Spark 1 – 3 Dallas Fuel Anaheim, CA
2:30 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
1 Lijiang Tower 2
4 Paraíso 3
1 Dorado 3
0 Esperança 1
Upper round 2 October 31 Florida Mayhem 0 – 3 Seoul Dynasty Anaheim, CA
4:00 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
1 Ilios 2
1 Eichenwalde 2
2 Junkertown 3
Upper round 2 October 31 Houston Outlaws 3 – 2 San Francisco Shock Anaheim, CA
5:30 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
2 Ilios 0
4 King's Row 5
3 Route 66 0
0 Esperança 1
2 Busan 1
Upper round 2 October 31 London Spitfire 3 – 1 Los Angeles Gladiators Anaheim, CA
7:00 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
1 Lijiang Tower 2
3 Eichenwalde 2
3 Dorado 2
1 Colosseo 0
Lower round 1 November 1 Philadelphia Fusion 1 – 3 Los Angeles Gladiators Anaheim, CA
2:30 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
2 Oasis 0
2 King's Row 3
2 Route 66 3
0 Esperança 1
Lower round 1 November 1 Shanghai Dragons 1 – 3 San Francisco Shock Anaheim, CA
4:00 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
1 Lijiang Tower 2
2 Eichenwalde 1
2 Circuit Royal 3
0 Esperança 1
Lower round 1 November 1 Atlanta Reign 1 – 3 Florida Mayhem Anaheim, CA
5:30 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
2 Ilios 0
0 Eichenwalde 1
1 Route 66 2
0 Esperança 1
Lower round 1 November 1 Toronto Defiant 2 – 3 Hangzhou Spark Anaheim, CA
7:00 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
0 Oasis 2
3 Paraíso 2
2 Route 66 3
1 Esperança 0
0 Lijiang Tower 2
Lower round 2 November 2 Los Angeles Gladiators 1 – 3 San Francisco Shock Anaheim, CA
2:30 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
0 Oasis 2
4 King's Row 3
2 Circuit Royal 3
0 Esperança 1
Lower round 2 November 2 Hangzhou Spark 3 – 1 Florida Mayhem Anaheim, CA
4:00 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
1 Busan 2
3 Paraíso 2
3 Dorado 2
1 Esperança 0
Upper round 2 November 2 Seoul Dynasty 0 – 3 Dallas Fuel Anaheim, CA
5:30 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
1 Nepal 2
1 King's Row 2
2 Dorado 3
Upper round 2 November 2 London Spitfire 0 – 3 Houston Outlaws Anaheim, CA
7:00 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
1 Ilios 2
1 Eichenwalde 3
1 Circuit Royal 3
Lower round 3 November 3 San Francisco Shock 3 – 0 Seoul Dynasty Anaheim, CA
2:30 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
2 Lijiang Tower 1
3 Paraíso 1
2 Dorado 1
Lower round 3 November 3 Hangzhou Spark 3 – 1 London Spitfire Anaheim, CA
4:00 pm PDT     Anaheim Convention Center
2 Lijiang Tower 1
2 King's Row 3
4 Route 66 3
1 Colosseo 0
Upper final November 3 Houston Outlaws 1 – 3 Dallas Fuel Anaheim, CA
5:30 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
2 Nepal 1
1 King's Row 2
1 Route 66 2
0 Colosseo 1
Lower round 4 November 3 Hangzhou Spark 1 – 3 San Francisco Shock Anaheim, CA
7:00 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
1 Oasis 2
4 King's Row 3
3 Circuit Royal 4
0 Colosseo 1
Lower final November 4 San Francisco Shock 3 – 0 Houston Outlaws Anaheim, CA
5:00 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
2 Nepal 0
3 King's Row 1
2 Route 66 1
Grand Final November 4 San Francisco Shock 3 – 4 Dallas Fuel Anaheim, CA
7:00 pm PDT    Details Anaheim Convention Center
1 Lijiang Tower 2
2 King's Row 1
3 Dorado 2
0 Esperança 1
2 Oasis 1
1 Route 66 2
0 Colosseo 1

Winnings

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Teams in the season playoffs competed for a total prize pool of US$2.55 million, with the payout division detailed below.[4]

Pos Team Bonus
1 Dallas Fuel $1,000,000
2 San Francisco Shock $500,000
3 Houston Outlaws $350,000
4 Hangzhou Spark $250,000
5–6 London Spitfire $100,000
Seoul Dynasty
7–8 Florida Mayhem $55,000
Los Angeles Gladiators
9–12 Atlanta Reign $35,000
Philadelphia Fusion
Shanghai Dragons
Toronto Defiant

References

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  1. ^ Richardson, Liz (September 26, 2021). "Shanghai Dragons win the 2021 Overwatch League championship". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Czar, Michael (October 19, 2022). "Teams to watch going into the Overwatch League 2022 postseason". Upcomer. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Lyons, Ben (October 24, 2022). "The Overwatch League Playoffs bracket is set". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "2022 Overwatch League Playoffs". overwatchleague.com. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "The 2022 Overwatch League Playoffs Field Is Set". overwatchleague.com. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  6. ^ Czar, Michael (September 19, 2022). "Overwatch League 2022 season playoffs and finals will be live in Anaheim". Upcomer. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  7. ^ Richardson, Liz (September 19, 2022). "Overwatch League 2022 Grand Finals headed to Anaheim Convention Center later this fall". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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