Calling all Overwatch fans! Blizzard Entertainment’s partner in Southeast Asia–AKG Games–recently announced the Overwatch 2020 ACE Championship, a tournament that will feature emerging teams from all over the Asia-Pacific. The tournament kicks off on August 22, 2020, and will feature a USD 100,000 prize pool.
Once the tournament has kicked off, teams will go through the Open Qualifier and Groupe Stage. Once these phases are done, the top teams will advance to the Championship playoffs of Overwatch ACE, which will go live on October 3-4, 2020. The playoffs will be streamed live AKG Games’s YouTube channel, as well as on the Overwatch Twitch channel. Highlights from the Overwatch ACE Open Qualifier and Overwatch ACE Group Stage will be made available on AKG’s YouTube channel.
The Overwatch ACE Championship is part of Blizzard’s commitment to enhance Overwatch esports communities in Asia. With this, Asian Overwatch players dreaming of becoming pros will be given a chance to show off their skills.
The inaugural Overwatch ACE Championship is open exclusively to players from Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, and Taiwan. Interested players can register for the tournament now until August 17, 2020. Interested in registering? Head on over to bit.ly/OWACE2020 to sign up!
For more info on Overwatch 2020 ACE Championship, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/akggames.ph/.