Eight teams contested the OWL playoffs, a double-elimination tournament, with the final two teams remaining in the tournament advancing to the Grand Finals. Each playoff match was originally planned take place at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas, aside from the final at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. However, due to increasing threat of COVID-19 and the delta variant, the matches were shifted to be played online.
Eight teams qualified for the season playoffs. In the league's West region, five teams qualified: the top three 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, three teams qualified: the top two teams based on the Eastern regular season standings and the top team from the Eastern play-in tournament.[1][2] The team with the most league points between the top seed in the West and top seed in the East was the first overall seed, while the other was the second seed. The team with the most league points between the second seed in the West and second seed in the East was the third overall seed, while the other was the fourth seed. The third seeded team in the West was the fifth overall seed. The three teams that qualified for the playoffs via the play-in tournaments were seeded sixth through eight based on league points. Any ties in league points were broken by the league's tiebreaking rules.[3]
The playoffs were a double-elimination tournament. The top three seeds selected their opponent from seeds five through eight for the first round of the tournament, with the top seed selecting first and the third seed selecting last. 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 match was determined by which team wins three maps first, aside from the Grand Finals, which was first-to-four. No hero pools, a system in which some heroes are unplayable, was used in the postseason.[4]
All matches were originally planned to be played at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas, aside from the Grand Finals, which was to take place at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California.[5] Although several live matches were held in the regular season in limited formats, the playoffs and Grand Finals were to be one of the first esports live events held in North America since the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
On August 25, 2021, due to visa difficulties and concerns surrounding Delta variant, all in-person playoff events were cancelled.[7][8] To minimize latency between the East and West teams, the West region playoff teams travelled to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and played at the Innovation Lab and Information Technology Center buildings, while the East region teams played in their home country.[9] The broadcasts were hosted from an outdoor stage at the Moana Hotel in Honolulu.[10]
Teams in the season playoffs competed for a total prize pool of US$3.2million, with the payout division detailed below.[11]
Pos
Team
Bonus
1
Shanghai Dragons
$1,500,000
2
Atlanta Reign
$700,000
3
Dallas Fuel
$350,000
4
San Francisco Shock
$250,000
5
Chengdu Hunters
$150,000
6
Los Angeles Gladiators
$150,000
7
Philadelphia Fusion
$50,000
8
Washington Justice
$50,000
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April 12, 2024
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The 2021 Overwatch League playoffs was the postseason tournament of the 2021 Overwatch League regular season The tournament began on September 21 and concluded with the 2021 Grand Finals the fourth championship match of the Overwatch League OWL on September 25 2021 Overwatch League PlayoffsTournament informationGameOverwatchDatesSeptember 21 25 2021AdministratorActivision BlizzardVenueOnlineTeams8Purse 3 200 000Tournament statisticsMatches played14Grand FinalsDatesSeptember 25VenueOnlineChampionShanghai DragonsRunner upAtlanta ReignFinals MVPLee LIP Jae won 20202022 Eight teams contested the OWL playoffs a double elimination tournament with the final two teams remaining in the tournament advancing to the Grand Finals Each playoff match was originally planned take place at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington Texas aside from the final at the Galen Center in Los Angeles California However due to increasing threat of COVID 19 and the delta variant the matches were shifted to be played online The defending OWL champions were the San Francisco Shock who won the title against the Seoul Dynasty in the 2020 OWL Grand Finals The Shanghai Dragons swept the Atlanta Reign in the Grand Finals to win their first OWL championship Contents 1 Format 2 Venues 3 Participants 4 Bracket 5 Matches 5 1 Upper round 1 5 2 Lower round 1 5 3 Upper round 2 5 4 Lower round 2 5 5 Upper final 5 6 Lower round 3 5 7 Lower final 5 8 Grand Finals 6 Winnings 7 ReferencesFormat editEight teams qualified for the season playoffs In the league s West region five teams qualified the top three 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 three teams qualified the top two teams based on the Eastern regular season standings and the top team from the Eastern play in tournament 1 2 The team with the most league points between the top seed in the West and top seed in the East was the first overall seed while the other was the second seed The team with the most league points between the second seed in the West and second seed in the East was the third overall seed while the other was the fourth seed The third seeded team in the West was the fifth overall seed The three teams that qualified for the playoffs via the play in tournaments were seeded sixth through eight based on league points Any ties in league points were broken by the league s tiebreaking rules 3 The playoffs were a double elimination tournament The top three seeds selected their opponent from seeds five through eight for the first round of the tournament with the top seed selecting first and the third seed selecting last 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 match was determined by which team wins three maps first aside from the Grand Finals which was first to four No hero pools a system in which some heroes are unplayable was used in the postseason 4 Venues edit nbsp nbsp All matches except for the Grand Finals were originally planned to take place at Esports Stadium Arlington left Western teams instead travelled to the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa right All matches were originally planned to be played at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington Texas aside from the Grand Finals which was to take place at the Galen Center in Los Angeles California 5 Although several live matches were held in the regular season in limited formats the playoffs and Grand Finals were to be one of the first esports live events held in North America since the COVID 19 pandemic 6 On August 25 2021 due to visa difficulties and concerns surrounding Delta variant all in person playoff events were cancelled 7 8 To minimize latency between the East and West teams the West region playoff teams travelled to the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa and played at the Innovation Lab and Information Technology Center buildings while the East region teams played in their home country 9 The broadcasts were hosted from an outdoor stage at the Moana Hotel in Honolulu 10 Participants editSeed Team Region Points Record MR MD1 Shanghai Dragons East 20 12 4 38 19 2 192 Dallas Fuel West 17 11 5 40 26 3 143 Chengdu Hunters East 15 11 5 38 22 2 164 Los Angeles Gladiators West 14 11 5 41 21 0 205 Atlanta Reign West 13 11 5 41 21 0 206 San Francisco Shock West 12 12 4 43 24 2 197 Philadelphia Fusion East 10 10 6 37 24 3 138 Washington Justice West 9 9 7 29 26 2 3Bracket editUpper round 1September 21Upper round 2September 22Upper finalSeptember 23Grand FinalsSeptember 251Shanghai Dragons36San Francisco Shock01Shanghai Dragons34Los Angeles Gladiators14Los Angeles Gladiators37Philadelphia Fusion11Shanghai Dragons32Dallas Fuel12Dallas Fuel38Washington Justice12Dallas Fuel33Chengdu Hunters03Chengdu Hunters35Atlanta Reign21Shanghai Dragons45Atlanta Reign0Lower round 1September 22Lower round 2September 23Lower round 3September 24Lower finalSeptember 243Chengdu Hunters26San Francisco Shock36San Francisco Shock32Dallas Fuel17Philadelphia Fusion26San Francisco Shock15Atlanta Reign35Atlanta Reign34Los Angeles Gladiators25Atlanta Reign35Atlanta Reign38Washington Justice0Matches editUpper round 1 edit Upper round 1 September 21 Washington Justice 1 3 Dallas Fuel Online4 00 pm PDT Details2 Lijiang Tower 11 Volskaya Industries 22 King s Row 33 Havana 4Upper round 1 September 21 Philadelphia Fusion 1 3 Los Angeles Gladiators Online5 30 pm PDT Details0 Ilios 22 Temple of Anubis 12 King s Row 31 Havana 3Upper round 1 September 21 San Francisco Shock 0 3 Shanghai Dragons Online7 00 pm PDT Details1 Ilios 20 Hanamura 12 King s Row 3Upper round 1 September 21 Atlanta Reign 2 3 Chengdu Hunters Online8 30 pm PDT Details2 Nepal 03 Temple of Anubis 44 King s Row 32 Dorado 30 Oasis 2Lower round 1 edit Lower round 1 September 22 Washington Justice 0 3 Atlanta Reign Online4 00 pm PDT Details0 Nepal 20 Temple of Anubis 21 King s Row 3Lower round 1 September 22 Philadelphia Fusion 2 3 San Francisco Shock Online5 30 pm PDT Details1 Nepal 23 Volskaya Industries 23 King s Row 43 Route 66 20 Ilios 2Upper round 2 edit Upper round 2 September 22 Chengdu Hunters 0 3 Dallas Fuel Online7 00 pm PDT Details0 Lijiang Tower 22 Volskaya Industries 30 Eichenwalde 3Upper round 2 September 22 Los Angeles Gladiators 1 3 Shanghai Dragons Online8 30 pm PDT Details0 Ilios 22 Hanamura 00 Numbani 10 Havana 1Lower round 2 edit Lower round 2 September 23 Atlanta Reign 3 2 Los Angeles Gladiators Online4 00 pm PDT Details0 Ilios 23 Hanamura 25 King s Row 41 Dorado 22 Nepal 0Lower round 2 September 23 San Francisco Shock 3 2 Chengdu Hunters Online6 00 pm PDT Details2 Lijiang Tower 03 Temple of Anubis 34 King s Row 32 Dorado 30 Ilios 22 Havana 0Upper final edit Upper final September 23 Dallas Fuel 1 3 Shanghai Dragons Online7 30 pm PDT Details0 Ilios 23 Volskaya Industries 22 Numbani 31 Dorado 3Lower round 3 edit Lower round 3 September 24 San Francisco Shock 1 3 Atlanta Reign Online6 00 pm PDT Details2 Nepal 22 Hanamura 31 King s Row 32 Havana 3Lower final edit Lower final September 24 Atlanta Reign 3 1 Dallas Fuel Online7 30 pm PDT Details1 Lijiang Tower 22 Hanamura 14 King s Row 33 Dorado 2Grand Finals edit Main article 2021 Overwatch League Grand Finals Grand Finals September 25 Atlanta Reign 0 4 Shanghai Dragons Online6 00 pm PDT Details0 Ilios 22 Hanamura 35 King s Row 62 Havana 3Winnings editTeams in the season playoffs competed for a total prize pool of US 3 2 million with the payout division detailed below 11 Pos Team Bonus1 Shanghai Dragons 1 500 0002 Atlanta Reign 700 0003 Dallas Fuel 350 0004 San Francisco Shock 250 0005 Chengdu Hunters 150 0006 Los Angeles Gladiators 150 0007 Philadelphia Fusion 50 0008 Washington Justice 50 000References edit Wen Alan July 21 2021 Overwatch League live events will return this September NME Retrieved July 21 2021 Overwatch League Post Season Heads to Texas and California The Quick Fix Esports IGN July 20 2021 Retrieved July 21 2021 Countdown Cup Details Playoff Information Hero Pool and More The Overwatch League July 21 2021 Retrieved July 22 2021 Richardson Liz August 26 2021 How the Overwatch League 2021 postseason and playoffs will work Dot Esports Retrieved August 26 2021 Chalk Andy July 20 2021 Overwatch League is bringing back live events in September PC Gamer Retrieved July 21 2021 Qu Bonnie July 20 2021 Overwatch League 2021 playoffs to be held live in Texas and Los Angeles Upcomer Retrieved July 23 2021 Collins Sean August 25 2021 Overwatch League playoffs no longer in North Texas moving back to online The Dallas Morning News Retrieved August 25 2021 Parrish Ash August 26 2021 Overwatch League cancels its in person playoff events The Verge Retrieved August 26 2021 McInnis Brian August 26 2021 Overwatch League returning to Hawaii for esports championship Pacific Business News Retrieved August 27 2021 Dachman Jason September 24 2021 Overwatch League Grand Finals Project Aloha Cloud Workflows Are Key to Transcontinental Production Sports Video Group Retrieved October 1 2021 What is the Overwatch League The Overwatch League Retrieved September 23 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 Overwatch League playoffs amp oldid 1167790847, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
