Tomorrow, the Overwatch League will return from its post-June Joust hiatus to kick off the qualifiers for the eagerly awaited Summer Showdown. Fourteen highly-anticipated matches will be played over the course of the weekend, including (but not limited to) the second battle for Canada, the second battle for California, and the second battle for Europe.
These high-octane matches will not only temporarily settle many long-standing Overwatch League rivalries, but also highlight massive roster changes, as Seonchang “ANS” Lee will be returning to the San Francisco Shock, while William “SparkR” Andersson will be playing his first official matches with the London Spitfire. These two factors alone are sure to make the weekend’s matches must-watches for the 2021 season. But when will these action-packed matches be played? And how can you watch each and every one of them live?
| Region | Matchup | Time* |
| West | London Spitfire vs Paris Eternal | Friday, June 25 3:00 pm EST/12:00 pm PST |
| West | Los Angeles Gladiators vs San Francisco Shock | Friday, June 25 4:30 pm EST/1:30 pm PST |
| East | Hangzhou Spark vs Los Angeles Valiant | Saturday, June 26 5:00 am EST/2:00 am PST |
| East | Chengdu Hunters vs Seoul Dynasty | Saturday, June 26 6:30 am EST/3:30 am PST |
| East | Guangzhou Charge vs New York Excelsior | Saturday, June 26 8:00 am EST/5:00 am PST |
| West | London Spitfire vs San Francisco Shock | Saturday, June 26 3:00 pm EST/12:00 pm PST |
| West | Florida Mayhem vs Toronto Defiant | Saturday, June 26 4:30 pm EST/1:30 pm PST |
| West | Vancouver Titans vs Boston Uprising | Saturday, June 26 6:00 pm EST/3:00 pm PST |
| East | Hangzhou Spark vs Seoul Dynasty | Sunday, June 27 5:00 am EST/2:00 am PST |
| East | Guangzhou Charge vs Chengdu Hunters | Sunday, June 27 6:30 am EST/3:30 am PST |
| East | New York Excelsior vs Los Angeles Valiant | Sunday, June 27 8:00 am EST/5:00 am PST |
| West | Paris Eternal vs Los Angeles Gladiators | Sunday, June 27 3:00 pm EST/12:00 pm PST |
| West | Florida Mayhem vs Boston Uprising | Sunday, June 27 4:30 pm EST/1:30 pm PST |
| West | Toronto Defiant vs Vancouver Titans | Sunday, June 27 6:00 pm EST/3:00 pm PST |
*Times are estimations.
Each and every one of these exciting matches will be streamed live on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiAInBL9kUzz1XRxk66v-gw .
Though each match will likely start and end around the times listed here, extremely close games that go to a fifth map have been extremely common this season, so there’s always a chance that games will go on for far longer than expected.
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