2018 Overwatch League All-Star Game

Summarize Fact Check

The All-Star Game was a five-map match between players from the Atlantic Division and Pacific Division using standard competitive settings. All 18 players on each team were required to have play-time, and substitutions were allowed between each map change.^[1]

The rosters and coaches for the All-Star game were selected through a voting process. The starters were chosen by the fans, with voting beginning on June 1 and ending on June 17. Out of the two DPS, two tank, two support, and two flex players in each division with the highest cumulative vote, the top six players with the highest cumulative vote were named their division's All-Star starters. After the starting rosters were announced, an additional 12 players from each division were selected as reserves by Overwatch League players, coaches, casters, and staffers.^[2]

The All-Star Game starters were announced on June 22. In the Atlantic Division, four of the six starters were represented by New York Excelsior, and in the Pacific, two of the six starters were represented by Seoul Dynasty.^[3] The All-Star reserves were announced on July 10. London Spitfire had the most reserve players in the Atlantic Division, with four out of twelve of the spots, and Los Angeles Valiant lead the Pacific Division with five out of twelve reserve spots.^[4]

^a Replacement Player selection due to injury or vacancy

^b Injured/suspended player; selected but did not participate

^c Retired player; selected but did not participate

^d Promoted to starter due to injury/vacancy

^e Traded to new team before All-Star Game

Source: Overwatch League

All-Star Game	August 26	Atlantic Division	4	–	1	Pacific Division	Burbank, CA
	11:00 am PST	Details					Blizzard Arena
		2	King's Row			3
		3	Rialto			2
		4	Horizon Lunar Colony			3
		2	Ilios			1
		3	Route 66			2

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

The season's All-Star Skill Matches took place on August 25, 2018.^[5]

The Atlantic and Pacific teams competed in a 3v3 best-of-three series using standard Lúcioball settings on the Busan Lúcioball Arena map. Each match lasted five minutes; if a match was tied at the end of five minutes, then a sudden death overtime would begin, and the next goal would win.^[1]

Lúcioball Showdown	August 25	Atlantic Division	2	–	1	Pacific Division	Burbank, CA
	4:00 pm PST	Details					Blizzard Arena
		3	Busan Stadium			2
		1	Busan Stadium			2
		4	Busan Stadium			3

The Atlantic and Pacific teams competed in a 6v6 Mystery Heroes game using standard competitive settings in a best-of-three series on control maps Nepal, Ilios, and Lijiang Tower. Players are assigned a random hero at the start of each map and a new random hero after each non-self-inflicted death.^[1]

Mystery Heroes	August 25	Atlantic Division	2	–	1	Pacific Division	Burbank, CA
	5:00 pm PST	Details					Blizzard Arena
		1	Nepal			2
		2	Ilios			0
		2	Lijang Tower			0

The coaches of the Atlantic and Pacific Divisions selected their four best Widowmaker players for this tournament. The four players competed head-to-head to determine one Atlantic and one Pacific champion, which played each other in the finals. Every match-up prior to the finals was first-to-seven eliminations, while the final was first-to-nine eliminations. Eliminations were head-shot only, and automatic firing was disabled. There were no capture points, but after 30 seconds, player locations were visible to both players. A match would result in a draw after five minutes. The matches were played on Castillo (quarterfinals), Necropolis (semifinals), and Ecopoint: Antartica (final).^[1]

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Carpe		7
	Sayaplayer		6
						Carpe		7
	Atlantic Division
						Striker		3
	Striker		7
	Pine		6
											Carpe		6
											Surefour		9
	Soon		7
	Architect		5
						Soon		6
	Pacific Division
						Surefour		7
	Surefour		7
	Fleta		5

Prior to All-Star Weekend, the Atlantic and Pacific coaches drafted two teams of casters and analysts. The two teams squared off in a 6v6 best-of-three series using standard competitive settings. The match started on Hybrid map King's Row, after which the team that lost the select the second map. If the series were to be tied 1-1, a game of Lúcioball would have been the tiebreaker. Overwatch League players helped call the game along with the casters and analysts not playing.^[1]

Talent Takedown	August 25	Atlantic Division	0	–	2	Pacific Division	Burbank, CA
	5:30 pm PST	Details					Blizzard Arena
		4	King's Row			5
		2	Watchpoint: Gibraltar			3

The Atlantic and Pacific teams squared off in this 6v6 competition using standard lockout elimination settings. The winner was determined in a best-of-three series. The maps for this mode were Oasis University, Necropolis, and Castillo.^[1]

Lockout Elimination	August 25	Atlantic Division	1	–	2	Pacific Division	Burbank, CA
	8:30 pm PST	Details					Blizzard Arena
		1	Oasis University			3
		3	Necropolis			2
		2	Castillo			3