History has been made! For the first time in history, TeamUSA wins the Overwatch World Cup after sweep China in the grand finals, at Anhein, California.
With a total dominance in the tournament, TeamUSA finished nearly perfect with a 18-1 in maps. Sinatraa, OWL 2019 MVP, claimed MVP honors via fan vote (arena and Twitch).
WE BELIEVED!
For the first time, The United States of America have won the Overwatch World Cup, defeating a strong China team 3-0. All of the time put in, the sacrifices made, every practice session and scrimmage. It's all led up to this. We are the world champions. #WeBelieve pic.twitter.com/Vin3o2oGPe
— USA Overwatch World Cup 🇺🇸 (@USAOWWC) November 3, 2019
After taking down the three-time World Cup champions from South Korea in the semifinals, Team United States delivered another incredible performance seal the deal and claim the championship trophy.
With support of the crowd in the Arena and a depth of experience from the current 2-2-2 role-meta that dominated stage 4 and playoffs of OWL 2019 season, TeamUSA delivered a nearly perfect tournament with a dominated group stage (4-0) and dropping only a single map in the world cup.
Champions
- DPS: Corey Nigra (Washington Justice)
- DPS: Jay “Sinatraa” Won (San Francisco Shock)
- DPS: Kyle “KSF” Frandanisa (Los Angeles Valiant)
- Main tank: Matthew “Super” DeLisi (San Francisco Shock)
- Off-tank: Indy “SPACE” Halpern (Los Angeles Gladiators)
- Main support: Grant “Moth” Espe (San Francisco Shock)
- Flex support: Shane “Rawkus” Flaherty (Houston Outlaws)
Congrats TeamUSA #WeBelieve