Matches will play out live from the Blizzard Arena each week. All 20 teams will play 28 matches over four five-week stages, for a total of seven matches per stage. With the exception of Stage 4, the top eight performing teams at the end of each stage will participate in a single-elimination Stage Playoff tournament for cash prizes. Though the season is divided into four stages, wins and losses will count towards teams‘ full-season records and all-important seeding for the postseason.
Stage 1 – February 14th – March 17th, 2019
Stage 2 – April 4th – May 5th, 2019
Stage 3 – June 6th – July 7th, 2019
Stage 4 – July 25th – August 25th, 2019
All matches in the Regular Season will consist of four-map sets.
Each Stage of the Regular Season will have its own 12 map pool.
Postseason (Playoffs) – August 30th – September 29th, 2019
After Stage 4 finishes, the top Atlantic and Pacific division teams, along with the next four teams in the standings regardless of division, will automatically qualify for playoffs.
The seventh- through twelfth-place teams in the overall standings will also have a chance to qualify for the playoffs. These teams will be pitted against each other in a single-elimination tournament, with the top two teams being able to join the playoffs for a total of eight teams.
All-Star
The 2019 All-Star Weekend will take place in the middle of the Overwatch League Regular Season, during a larger break between Stages 2 and 3.
