{"id":8573,"date":"2019-11-04T02:24:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T02:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=8573"},"modified":"2020-10-05T22:04:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T02:04:17","slug":"team-usa-claim-gold-at-overwatch-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/team-usa-claim-gold-at-overwatch-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Team USA claim gold at Overwatch World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team USA claimed gold at the 2019 Overwatch World Cup<\/a>, becoming the first non-Asian country to achieve that feat and ending the dominance of three-time champions South Korea.<\/p>\n

BlizzCon 2019, which was held at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, was the stage for four major esports events<\/a>, including World of Warcraft MDI finals, WCS Global Finals, 2019 Hearthstone GrandMasters Global Finals and 2019 Overwatch World Cup.<\/p>\n

And it was not only the Hearthstone GrandMasters Global Finals that ended with a historic result but also the Overwatch World Cup, where Team USA emerged as the new world champions and prevented South Korea from claiming their fourth consecutive title.<\/p>\n

The 2019 Overwatch World Cup started on Friday, November 1, 2019 with the group stage fixtures, which featured 10 qualified national teams divided into a group of two.<\/p>\n

Group A featured team USA, France, South Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Group B on the other side featured China, Denmark, Netherlands, Russia and Canada. <\/p>\n

A lot of expectations were put on South Korea, who arrived the tournament as the reigning world champions, and while the South Korean team started their World Cup venture strong, they were quick to show their flaws.<\/p>\n

In game one South Korea crushed United Kingdom 0-3, but severely disappointed in game two, where went down 1-2 against France, and even suffered a painful 0-3 defeat against team USA on the final day of group stage. <\/p>\n

While South Korea struggled, team USA dominated everyone in their path, defeating Sweden, Great Britain and South Korea without dropping a single map, meaning team USA emerged from the group stage as the only team with a perfect 12-0-0 record.<\/p>\n

As the first seed in group A, USA were promoted directly into the semi-finals, where they meet with South Korea, who dismantled Denmark (3-0) in the quarterfinals, but fell flat against USA (1-3) once again.<\/p>\n

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We did it.<\/p>\n

We're heading to the Finals of the Overwatch World Cup after defeating @OwwcKoreaTeam<\/a> 3-1.<\/p>\n

It was an honor getting to play against South Korea, they are an incredible team and it made for an incredible game. GGs. <\/p>\n

Now: It's time for gold. #WeBelieve<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/U8hNjRPt7P<\/a><\/p>\n

— Team USA Overwatch ?? (@USAOWWC) November 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n