SOOP announced on the 15th that it will exclusively broadcast the 2025 Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) in Korean.
The OWCS is an esports tournament based on Blizzard Entertainment's team-based first-person shooter game Overwatch 2. Newly introduced in 2024, tournaments will take place this year in Asia, including Korea and Japan, and in global regions such as Europe and China.
The Korean tournament, '2025 OWCS KOREA,' will kick off offline at the WDG Studio in Hongdae, Seoul, on the 24th and will be conducted over the course of a year from January to November in three stages. After each stage, top teams will advance to international competitions to face off against global teams.
Korean broadcasts of the global finals held after each stage of the regional tournaments will also be available on SOOP.