The Overwatch League inaugural season begins in earnest today, with three thrilling Pacific Division matchups. Fans can catch every moment of the action across a variety of platforms, including Twitch, MLG.com and the MLG app (on iOS and Android), and right here on OverwatchLeague.com. You can also watch games within the brand-new Overwatch League app, available now for iOS and Android devices.
Opening Day Schedule:
Jan. 10, 4 p.m. PST: San Francisco Shock vs. Los Angeles Valiant
6 p.m. PST (approximate): Shanghai Dragons vs. Los Angeles Gladiators
8 p.m. PST (approximate): Dallas Fuel vs. Seoul Dynasty
Overwatch League matches also will be broadcast in the following languages, beginning at these times on Opening Day:
Chinese: Jan. 11, 8 a.m. CST
French: Jan. 11, 1 a.m. CET
Korean: Jan. 11, 9 a.m. KST
Check out the full Overwatch League regular-season schedule here . Tickets for all Stage 1 matches are now available
Time to suit up, heroes! Overwatch League home-team skins are now available in-game via the League Token system, which allows players to support the Overwatch League team (or teams!) of their choice. Home-team “jerseys” are now available for all 12 teams and all 26 Heroes.
Are you a Los Angeles Gladiators Reaper? A London Spitfire Tracer? Or a San Francisco Shock Zarya? (It’s all about that pink-on-orange color scheme.) The choices are endless.
To celebrate the launch of the league, each player who logs into Overwatch on PC, PlayStation, or Xbox One between now and February 13 will receive 100 free League Tokens—enough to get one Overwatch League team skin of your choice free. Each future team-skin purchase will require 100 League Tokens.
League Tokens will be sold in the following denominations:
100 Tokens = USD $4.99*
200 Tokens = USD $9.99
400 Tokens = USD $19.99
900 Tokens = USD $39.99
2600 Tokens = USD $99.99
Launch Overwatch and purchase League Tokens now to start repping your team in-game, and be sure to tune in tomorrow at 4 p.m. PST for the start of Opening Week.
*Prices and availability may differ based on region and other factors.
ABOUT LEAGUE TOKENS
Overwatch League Commissioner Nate Nanzer recently announced Blizzard's new in-game currency for Overwatch: Overwatch League Tokens. Between now and February 14, 2018, Overwatch players will earn 100 League Tokens simply by logging in to the game on PC, Xbox One®, or PlayStation®4 and linking their Battle.net account.
Get an additional 100 League Tokens by signing up for email updates from Overwatch League and your favorite teams—enough for an Overwatch League team-specific hero in-game skin of your choice!
FULL OFFER DETAILS
*You must provide an e-mail address associated with a valid Battle.net account in order for the League Tokens to be credited. This offer may be redeemed only once per Battle.net account.
With the upcoming season of Overwatch League kicking off on January 10, there's much anticipation brewing from esports enthusiasts and casual fans of Blizzard's popular hero shooter. Coming off of the successful pre-season, which ended this past December, the 12 teams from across the globe will vie to stake their claim for the top spot of Overwatch League, culminating in the eventual playoffs later this year.
In this gallery, we'll run down the current teams and rosters set for this season of Overwatch League. From across the globe, many players will represent several teams from Pacific and Atlantic divisions, where they'll compete in several games with rival squads, and work their way up the ladder.
For more info on the competition, check out our guide on everything you need to know about Overwatch League and how to watch Overwatch League. There are also new team skins to get your hands on.
