Snacks are given to the winning school... Nexon holds Overwatch school competition
It is divided into OWGS Youth and OWGS Campus and is held in a competition format between schools, with a total prize money of 18 million won.
Quick Look
- Nexon will host OWGS, an Overwatch amateur e-sports competition for teenagers and college students.
- It is divided into OWGS Youth and OWGS Campus and is held in a school competition format, with a total prize money of 18 million won.
- Applications for participation will be accepted on the OWGS official website until the 15th.
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Why It Matters
This is the first amateur competition in Korea since Nexon published PC Overwatch, and was prepared as part of the domestic grassroots e-sports revitalization announced through Overwatch Day last August.
Nexon announced on the 9th that it will hold 'OWGS', a youth and college student competition for 'Overwatch', a first-person shooting game (FPS) developed by Blizzard Entertainment.
OWGS (Overwatch Grassroots Series) is the first amateur competition in Korea since Nexon published PC 'Overwatch', and was prepared as part of the domestic grassroots e-sports revitalization announced through 'Overwatch Day' last August.
The competition is divided into 'OWGS Youth', a youth competition targeting middle and high school students, and 'OWGS Campus', targeting university students and students on leave of absence.
Both competitions are inter-school competitions in which students from the same school form teams to compete. There is no limit to the number of participating teams per school, and a team can consist of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 8 people regardless of grade.
Applications for participation will be held on the Nexon 'OWGS' official website until the 15th, and any student aged 14 or older who has an 'Overwatch' account linked to a Nexon account can participate.
The total prize money for the competition is 18 million won, with the top two teams receiving 5 million won, followed by the 4th place with different prize money depending on their rankings.
The OWGS Youth prize money will be delivered to each school as a development fund for each school, and a food truck will be provided to the winning team school, and snacks will be given to all school members to commemorate the win.
Open Questions
- When and where is the competition finals schedule and location?
- What is the specific amount of differential payment for each rank?
- What is the schedule and menu of the food truck provided to the winning school?
