The Overwatch League returns this Friday for an exciting weekend that will cap off the Countdown Cup qualifiers and determine which four teams will be heading off to Hawaii next week. Though the weekend will obviously deliver opportunities for success to tournament hopefuls, the implications of these matches stretch far beyond the Countdown Cup. The weekend will be full of key matches that will ultimately decide which Overwatch League teams make the post-season playoffs, which teams will get the opportunity to struggle through the playins, and which team’s seasons will be coming to an end following week 18. If you’re a fan of the Overwatch League, you don’t want to miss any of this weekend’s matches- but when will the matches start, which teams will be playing in them, and how can you watch each and every one of them live?
| Region | Matchup | Time* |
| West | Paris Eternal vs Toronto Defiant | Thursday, August 12 3:00 pm EST/12:00 pm PST |
| West | Florida Mayhem vs Houston Outlaws | Thursday, August 12 4:30 pm EST/1:30 pm PST |
| East | Hangzhou Spark vs Chengdu Hunters | Friday, August 13 5:00 am EST/2:00 am PST |
| East | Guangzhou Charge vs Los Angeles Valiant | Friday, August 13 6:30 am EST/3:30 am PST |
| West | Paris Eternal vs London Spitfire | Friday, August 13 3:00 pm EST/12:00 pm PST |
| West | San Francisco Shock vs Vancouver Titans | Friday, August 13 4:30 pm EST/1:30 pm PST |
| West | Florida Mayhem vs Los Angeles Gladiators | Friday, August 13 6:00 pm EST/3:00 pm PST |
| East | Los Angeles Valiant vs Chengdu Hunters | Saturday, August 14 5:00 am EST/2:00 am PST |
| East | Guangzhou Charge vs Hangzhou Spark | Saturday, August 14 6:30 am EST/3:30 am PST |
| West | London Spitfire vs Vancouver Titans | Saturday, August 14 3:00 pm EST/12:00 pm PST |
| West | Los Angeles Gladiators vs Houston Outlaws | Saturday, August 14 4:30 pm EST/1:30 pm PST |
| West | San Francisco Shock vs Toronto Defiant | Saturday, August 14 6:00 pm EST/3:00 pm PST |
*Times are estimations.
But the matches listed above aren’t all that Overwatch League fans have to look forward to in week 18. Six matches (two in the east and four in the west) will be played on Sunday to determine which top-seeded teams will be flying out to Hawaii to compete in the four-man Countdown Cup tournament.
| Region | Matchup | Time* |
| East | TBD | Sunday, August 15 5:00 am EST/2:00 am PST |
| East | TBD | Sunday, August 15 6:30 am EST/3:30 am PST |
| West | TBD | Sunday, August 15 3:00 pm EST/12:00 pm PST |
| West | TBD | Sunday, August 15 4:30 pm EST/1:30 pm PST |
| West | TBD | Sunday, August 15 6:00 pm EST/3:00 pm PST |
| West | TBD | Sunday, August 15 7:30 pm EST/4:30 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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