Overwatch Champion Series’ first major since the demise of the Overwatch League has completed, and Crazy Raccoon has lifted the trophy against Team Falcons in the Grand Finals.
Crazy Raccoon had already proved themselves superior to a stacked Team Falcons in the Asia Stage 1, however, in their first meeting in the upper bracket final, they lost in close fashion.
They would go on to fight their way through Spacestation to meet Team Falcons in the Grand Finals in a back-and-forth match, however, Crazy Raccoon would go on to win it all.
Throughout the tournament, it saw not only the domination of Korea, but also showed between the West, and EMEA was better as none of the NA teams reached the top four despite looking promising in their region.
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It also saw the surprise announcement live on stage of NRG Shock’s signing of Students of the Game, with SF Shock becoming the second OWL team to reprise the team in OWCS.
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So here is everything you need to know about the Overwatch Champions Series Dallas Major 2024.
OWCS Dallas Major 2024: Final standings
Note: The prize pool had yet to be announced by the end of the Dallas Major
OWCS Dallas Major 2024: MVP
The tournament MVP was given to Crazy Raccoon’s Park “Junbin” Jun-bin for his incredible performance on Tank.
Team Falcons’ Kim “Proper” Dong-hyun meanwhile received the most amount of match MVPs at three, gaining an MVP for every match they played in the upper bracket.
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OWCS Dallas Major 2024: Schedule and format
The OWCS Dallas Major runs from May 31 to June 2 throughout DreamHack Dallas.
The tournament format will place all eight qualified teams into a double-elimination bracket. All matches will be Bo5, with the Grand Finals being the only Bo7.
Day 3: June 2
Day 2: June 1
Day 1: May 31
Note: Spacestation vs Students of the Game and Toronto Defiant vs Twisted Minds will be broadcast on the B Stream
OWCS Dallas Major 2024: Stream & VODs
The Overwatch Champions Series Dallas Major was be streamed on both the official Overwatch Esports YouTube and Twitch channels. We have embedded the final day’s VOD below.
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VODs for all matches can be found on the OW Esports channel.
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OWCS Dallas Major 2024: Prize pool
A full prize pool hasn’t been announced for the OWCS Dallas Major, however, it has been revealed that just like 2023’s Overwatch World Cup, a skin has been released to help fund the prize pool.
Azure Flame Hanzo will be available to purchase from May 21 to June 3 with 25% of the proceeds contributing to the Major’s prize pool.
Unleash the dragon and support Overwatch Esports!
25% of proceeds from the Azure Flame Hanzo bundle and its individual items will go directly to the #OWCS Major prize pool. Grab it before it leaves the shop on June 3rd! pic.twitter.com/puzVIph8Gp
— Overwatch Esports (@OW_Esports) May 23, 2024It is unknown if the entire prize pool will be entirely funded by the skin or if Blizzard or ESL will be adding more to the skin’s prize pool contributions.
For reference, OWWC’s prize pool amounted to $513,162 thanks to the crowdfunding skin.
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OWCS Dallas Major 2024: Teams
Eight teams in total have qualified for the OWCS Dallas Major. Three teams from North America, three teams from EMEA, and two teams from Asia.
With NRG signing Students of the Game and revamping the San Francisco Shock brand, there are now two former OWL teams participating, the second being Toronto Defiant.
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