The primary ingredients for a great Overwatch moment are a) a hotly contested match and b) a cheeky strategy the other team doesn’t see coming. During the fourth game of yesterday’s Overwatch World Cup match between South Korea and Finland, both these things happened. Then the game crashed.

Blizzard's Overwatch League is maybe the most ambitious American esports league ever, and its preseason wrapped up this past weekend. We break down what went well last weekend and what can be improved for the regular season. The real matches begin January 10.

The 2017 Overwatch World Cup finals saw reigning champions South Korea take on Canada, the mighty titan versus the underdog. There were cheers, excitement, and one very polite signholder in the crowd.

It's not often Sydney gets a taste of international esports, and it's even rarer that esports makes its way to the CBD. But the harbourside city got a taste of both over the weekend when Blizzard brought the Overwatch World Cup to town.

After a few surprises, scraps and a finish involving several overtimes, Australia and Sweden booked their tickets to the finals in Blizzcon later this year. But the tournament was also revealing on several other fronts, both for what it said about Overwatch and where the professional scene sits right now. Here's five things we learned from Blizzard's grand tournament.

If you're headed to one of the Overwatch World Cup qualifiers and thinking of bringing that letter 'D' and a white picket fence scrawled on poster board, don't.

The Overwatch World Cup is taking place in Sydney this weekend, featuring Sweden, Japan, Finland, Italy, Portugal and Vietnam. And, of course, Australia.

Want Australia to be represented in the Overwatch World Cup later this year? Then you'd better be in the top 100, because from today Blizzard will be comparing the top 100 players from every country against each other.