BlizzConline bringing OWL 2021 season details, SF Shock event

Nina Forneloza Published 11/02/2021

Overwatch League has announced some new 2021 season info and the events that will take place in their Shock vs. The World competition, which takes place during BlizzConline.

For those looking for more OWL competition, there will be plenty at this year’s BlizzConline. The all-digital community celebration of all things Blizzard takes place on February 19-20 and will be free for fans to watch. The event, Shock vs. The World, will pit the back-to-back OWL champion San Francisco Shock against all-star OWL players, casters, and even the man himself, Game Director Jeff Kaplan.

Shock Vs. The World OWL event takes place on February 20

The five events will include two teams. The Shock will play five games against The World, which will include the now-famous Craig “LúcioDad” Krum, who recently went viral for a clip that showed his hyperactive approach to the game. The event schedule and match lineup currently stands as follows:

12 Hooks, 1 Hole
- Shock: Gil-Seong “Glister” Lim, Sean “Ta1yo” Henderson, Myeong-Hwan “Smurf” Yoo, Ju-Seok “Twilight” Lee, Matthew “Super” DeLisi, Hyo-Bin “Choihyobin” Choi
- World: Connor “Avast” Prince, Christopher “Jay3” Pavloff, Jeff “Emongg” Anderson, three Overwatch game devs—Trouvai11e, Splat, Chryan
Tactical Drawing
- Shock: Charlie “Nero” Zwarg, Smurf
- World: Soe Gschwind, Matt “Mr X” Morello
Battle of the Boops
- Shock: Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park
- World: Craig “LúcioDad” Krum
Chuckle Challenge
- Shock: Super
- World: Jeff Kaplan
6v6 Showdown
- Shock: Nam-Ju “Striker” Kwon, Nero, Brice “FDGod” Monsçavoir, Min-Ki “Viol2t” Park, Super, Smurf
- World: Dante “Danteh” Cruz, Caleb “McGravy” McGarvey, Indy “Space” Halpern, Nikola “Sleepy” Andrew, Dong-Jun “Rascal” Kim, Dusttin “Dogman” Bowerman

The winner is the first team to win three of these five events. However, even if one team sweeps the first three games, OWL plans to play all five of the events to ensure some action. There are no specific details on what these unique match types entail, but it’s easy to guess some of them based on the names.

More 2021 Overwatch League info to be revealed at BlizzConline

After the Shock Vs. The World event, OWL says that there will be more information released on the 2021 Overwatch League season. There has been some info released already about the new structure, team divisions, and schedule, but fans are really looking for a definitive start date. On February 20, fans will likely be given the entire OWL season schedule and format. There is no mention of information about viewership rewards, but fans are hoping that this will also be clarified during BlizzConline.

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Nina Forneloza is a huge fan of gaming, but her favorite genres of games above all other are gacha games, first-person shooting games, and role-playing games. When she isn’t looking for a lucky pull in the latest gacha, you’re likely to find her in a competitive Valorant lobby or playing the latest big single-player RPG. Either way, you can be assured that she’ll be into it and ready to write about the experience.

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