Blizzard’s ever-popular shooter Overwatch is still in the middle of its annual Winter Wonderland holiday event, but players and the developer itself are already looking forward to 2019 and the start of the Overwatch League series of games. To make things even more exciting, as of now, Blizzard has revealed the full Overwatch League Season 2 schedule for next year, so we know just what to expect.
We now know all the matches that will occur when Season 2 kicks off, including every versus game in Week 1, and the teams that will be hosting road games in their own cities. We know what changes will be made, and most importantly, when Season 2 will kick off. Here’s all the details that Blizzard has currently revealed.
When Will the Overwatch League Season 2 Begin?
Overwatch League Season 2 will officially begin on Thursday, February 14, which is a little later than expected seeing as Season 1 kicked off on January 10, at the beginning of this year. We also expected it to run up to June, but due to the later start time Season 2 will not conclude with the Grand Finals until way out in August 2019. Blizzard clearly wants to make Season 2 last for the majority of 2019, and we don’t have a problem with that.
Overwatch League Season 2 Schedule 2019 Road Games
You can see the details Blizzard has posted on the official Overwatch League website here. Notably, the studio also revealed that road games will be taking place, with three individual teams preparing to host their own Overwatch League Season 2 matches in their own home cities. All these hosted matches will take place at the end of Season 2’s various stages. Here are all the details we have on these road matches so far.
- April 27-38: The Dallas Fuel team will host several matches in April at the Allen Event Center in Allen, North Texas. They will be hosting the Chengdu Hunters, Hangzhou Spark, Houston Outlaws, London Spitfire, Paris Eternal, Los Angeles Valiant, and Seoul Dynasty during this time, and the Dallas Fuel team themselves will play two matches.
- July 6-7: The Atlanta Reign team will similarly host eight matches in Atlanta, Georgia, although the exact venue hasn’t been arranged just yet. The team will be playing host to the Florida Mayhem, Guangzhou Charge, New York Excelsior, Philadelphia Fusion, Shanghai Dragons, Toronto Defiant, and Washington Justice teams. Once again, the Atlanta Reign team will be playing two matches.
- August 24-25: At the very end of Season 2 the Los Angeles Valiant team will move across L.A. County and host the final eight matches at their home turf. The exact venue will be the Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California. The team and L.A. will be playing host to the Atlanta Reign, Boston Uprising, Dallas Fuel, Hangzhou Spark, Valiant’s L.A. rivals the Los Angeles Gladiators, New York Excelsior, Vancouver Titans, San Francisco Shock, and Shanghai Dragons teams. The Los Angeles Valiant team will play two matches.
Overwatch League Season 2 Schedule – Week 1
Stage 1, Week 1 of the Overwatch League Season 2 schedule will begin Thursday, February 14 and run until Sunday, February 17, at which point Week 2 will kick off on the following Friday, February 22. These matches will all take place at the normal Overwatch League location, which is the Blizzard Arena in Burbank, California. There are new expansion teams on the schedule, and each team will play 1-2 games every week. Here’s what to expect from Week 1.
Thursday, February 14
- Philadelphia Fusion vs. London Spitfire, at 4PM PT
- New York Excelsior vs. Boston Uprising, at 5:30PM PT
- Seoul Dynasty vs. Los Angeles Gladiators, at 7PM PT
- Shanghai Dragons vs. Hangzhou Spark, at 8:30PM PT
Friday, February 15
- Toronto Defiant vs. Houston Outlaws, at 4PM PT
- Atlanta Reign vs. Florida Mayhem, at 5:30PM PT
- Dallas Fuel vs. San Francisco Shock, at 7PM PT
- Chengou Hunters vs. Guangzhou Charge, at 8:30PM PT
Saturday, February 16
- London Spitfire vs. Paris Eternal, at 12PM PT
- Washington Justice vs. New York Excelsior, at 1:30PM PT
- Los Angeles Valiant vs. Hangzhou Spark, at 3PM PT
- Vancouver Titans vs. Shanghai Dragons, at 4:30PM PT
Sunday, February 17
- Houston Outlaws vs. Boston Uprising, at 12PM PT
- Philadelphia Fusion vs. Atlanta Reign, at 1:30PM PT
- San Francisco Shock vs. Los Angeles Gladiators, at 3PM PT
- Seoul Dynasty vs. Dallas Fuel, at 4:30PM PT
