Overwatch League Captures Season Two ESPN Programming Slate
A week from launching season two of Overwatch League, the org detailed its carriage plans with partner ESPN, announcing select matches that will run on ESPN, Disney XD and ABC throughout the 2019 season, while all 2019 regular season Overwatch League matches will be available to watch on the ESPN App.
On the broadcast front, three matches per week will air on Disney XD: the final match of the day each Thursday, which begins at 11:30p ET, as well as the first two matches each Sunday, which begin at 3p and 4:30p. Select matches will also air on ABC and ESPN2 with the semifinals and finals for Stages 1 and 2 as well as the All-Star Game slated for ABC while ESPN2 will carry the Stage 3 finals. Broadcast details for Homestand Weekends, season playoffs and Grand Finals will be announced in the future.
Overwatch :League also announced plans to collaborate with Overwatch streamers and host a Community Countdown. Overwatch League players, broadcast talent and community streamers will compete in a series of rivalry-building scrims and custom matches, starting Saturday.
Date: Saturday, Feb. 9
Format: Team Scrims
Paris Eternal vs. New York Excelsior—12 p.m. PST
Atlanta Reign vs. Boston Uprising—1:15 p.m. PST
Toronto Defiant vs. Philadelphia Fusion—2:30 p.m. PST
Washington Justice vs. San Francisco Shock—3:45 p.m. PST
Florida Mayhem vs. Houston Outlaws—5 p.m. PST
Date: Sunday, Feb. 10
Format: Team Scrims
Dallas Fuel vs. London Spitfire—12 p.m. PST
Vancouver Titans vs. Los Angeles Gladiators—1:15 p.m. PST
Guangzhou Charge vs. Los Angeles Valiant—2:30 p.m. PST
Hangzhou Spark vs. Seoul Dynasty—3:45 p.m. PST
Chengdu Hunters vs. Shanghai Dragons—5 p.m. PST
Date: Monday, Feb. 11
Format: 1v1 Ashe
Hee-Dong “Guard” Lee (Spitfire) vs. Chunting “Kyo” Kong (Hunters)—6 p.m. PST
Do-Hyeon “Pine” Kim (Excelsior) vs. Gui-Un “Decay” Jang (Gladiators)—6:15 p.m. PST
Karol “Danye” Szcześniak (Eternal) vs. Weida “Diya” Lu (Dragons)—6:30 p.m. PST
Kelsey “Colourhex” Birse (Uprising) vs. Jun-Hyeok “Bunny” Chae (Valiant)—6:45 p.m. PST
Jeong-Woo “Sayaplayer” Ha (Mayhem) vs. Yiliang “Eileen” Ou (Charge)—7 p.m. PST
Date: Monday, Feb. 11
Format: 1v1 Ana Paintball
Jun-Sung “Asher” Choi (Defiant) vs. Grant “Moth” Espe (Shock)—7:30 p.m. PST
Simon “Snillo” Ekströmt (Fusion) vs. Ju-Seok “Twilight” Lee (Titans)—7:45 p.m. PST
Petja “Masaa” Kantanen (Reign) vs. Ho-Jin “Idk” Park (Spark)—8 p.m. PST
Shane “Rawkus” Flaherty (Outlaws) vs. Benjamin “Unkoe” Chevasson (Fuel)—8:15 p.m. PST
Riley “Fahzix” Taylor (Justice) vs. Joon-Hyeok “Zunba” Kim (Dynasty)—8:30 p.m. PST
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 12
Format: Capture the Flag
Atlanta vs. Chengdu—6 p.m. PST
Paris vs. Guangzhou—6:45 p.m. PST
Toronto vs. Hangzhou—7:30 p.m. PST
Washington vs. Vancouver—8:15 p.m. PST
Date: Wednesday, 2/13
Format: 6v6 Showmatch
