Overwatch League 2023 Playoffs: Scores, schedules and standings

The sixth OWL champion is nigh.

Toronto Defiant 2023 playoffs Overwatch League
Photo by Michael Czar

The final Overwatch League event of the 2023 season ended with two teams fighting in Toronto to see which team was the best Overwatch squad in the world, and who was the sixth Overwatch League champion.

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This event was the first Grand Finals in a LAN environment outside the United States. The Toronto Defiant hosted one event for the Overwatch League before these finals—the Summer Showdown tournament in 2022—but held the final event of the 2023 season, and potentially the league as we know it.

How to watch the Overwatch League 2023 Playoffs

As of 2023, the Overwatch League remains a YouTube-only broadcast via the Overwatch League YouTube channel. Other languages are also available, with their own official channels on YouTube.

Overwatch League 2023 playoffs format and groups

The Overwatch League 2023 playoffs consisted of two sections: the playoffs and the Grand Finals. The playoffs were a four-team double-elimination group stage, with two teams from each group qualifying for the Grand Finals stage. The group stage stretched from Sept. 28 to 30.

The Grand Finals section of the playoffs was single-elimination, with two semi-final games, a third-place match, and the grand final itself. All four Grand Finals games were on Oct. 1.

All matches aside from the title match from Oct. 1 were best-of-five series, while the finals was a best-of-seven.

The groups were decided by a draft, where top-seeded teams would draft teams to the opposite bracket. Then, teams would draft in order until all teams were chosen. Here are the groups below:

Group one

  • Atlanta Reign
  • Boston Uprising
  • Hangzhou Spark
  • London Spitfire

Group two

  • Dallas Fuel
  • Florida Mayhem
  • Houston Outlaws
  • Seoul Infernal

Overwatch League 2023 playoffs scores and schedule

The group stage outcome of the OWL 2023 playoffs.
Only four got to the Grand Finals weekend. Screenshot via Liquipedia

Playoffs

Thursday, Sept. 28

  • 12pm CT: Hangzhou Spark 3-2 Atlanta Reign
    • Atlanta Reign win map one on Ilios, 2-1.
    • Atlanta Reign win map two on Midtown, 2-1.
    • Hangzhou Spark win map three on Suravasa, 3-2.
    • Hangzhou Spark win map four on Esperança, 79.52 to 59.11.
    • Hangzhou Spark win map five on Route 66, 3-2.
  • 1:30pm CT: Dallas Fuel 3-0 Seoul Infernal
    • Dallas Fuel win map one on Busan, 2-0.
    • Dallas Fuel win map two on Blizzard World, 3-2.
    • Dallas Fuel win map three on Suravasa, 3-0.
  • 3pm CT: Boston Uprising 3-1 London Spitfire
    • London Spitfire win map one on Lijiang Tower, 2-1.
    • Boston Uprising win map two on King’s Row, 2-1.
    • Boston Uprising win map three on New Junk City, 3-2.
    • Boston Uprising win map four on New Queen Street, 120.79 to 37.76.
  • 4:30pm CT: Florida Mayhem 3-1 Houston Outlaws
    • Houston Outlaws win map one on Lijiang Tower, 2-0.
    • Florida Mayhem win map two on Midtown, 2-1.
    • Florida Mayhem win map three on New Junk City, 3-2.
    • Florida Mayhem win map four on New Queen Street, 95.88 to 57.37.

Friday, Sept. 29

  • 12pm CT: London Spitfire 3-0 Atlanta Reign
    • London Spitfire win map one on Ilios, 2-1.
    • London Spitfire win map two on Blizzard World, 3-2.
    • London Spitfire win map three on Suravasa, 3-0.
  • 1:30pm CT: Houston Outlaws 3-0 Seoul Infernal
    • Houston Outlaws win map one on Ilios, 2-1.
    • Houston Outlaws win map two on Blizzard World, 2-1.
    • Houston Outlaws win map three on Suravasa, 3-2.
  • 3pm CT: Hangzhou Spark 3-2 Boston Uprising
    • Boston Uprising win map one on Lijiang Tower, 2-0.
    • Boston Uprising win map two on King’s Row, 3-2.
    • Hangzhou Spark win map three on Suravasa, 3-2.
    • Hangzhou Spark win map four on New Queen Street, 79.32 to 61.11.
    • Hangzhou Spark win map five on Route 66, 2-1.
  • 4:30pm CT: Florida Mayhem 3-0 Dallas Fuel
    • Florida Mayhem win map one on Lijiang Tower, 2-0.
    • Florida Mayhem win map two on King’s Row, 2-1.
    • Florida Mayhem win map three on Suravasa, 3-1.

Saturday, Sept. 30

  • 12pm CT: Boston Uprising 3-1 London Spitfire
    • Boston Uprising win map one on Lijiang Tower, 2-0.
    • London Spitfire win map two on Blizzard World, 3-2.
    • Boston Uprising win map three on Suravasa, 3-1.
    • Boston Uprising win map four on Esperança, 124.35 to 105.73.
  • 1:30pm CT: Houston Outlaws 3-0 Dallas Fuel
    • Houston Outlaws win map one on Lijiang Tower, 2-0.
    • Houston Outlaws win map two, King’s Row, 2-0.
    • Houston Outlaws win map three, Suravasa, 3-2.

Grand Finals

Sunday, Oct. 1

The OWL 2023 playoffs Grand Finals bracket.
The Grand Finals bracket from the OWL 2023 playoffs. Screenshot via Liquipedia
  • 12pm CT: Houston Outlaws 3-0 Hangzhou Spark
    • Houston Outlaws win map one on Busan, 2-1.
    • Houston Outlaws win map two on King’s Row, 5-4.
    • Houston Outlaws win map three on Suravasa, 3-0.
  • 1:30pm CT: Florida Mayhem 3-1 Boston Uprising
    • Florida Mayhem win map one on Busan, 2-0.
    • Boston Uprising win map two on Midtown, 2-1.
    • Florida Mayhem win map three on New Junk City, 3-2.
    • Florida Mayhem win map four on Colosseo, 48.24 to 43.16.
  • 3:30pm CT: Hangzhou Spark 3-0 Boston Uprising
    • Hangzhou Spark win map one on Ilios, 2-0.
    • Hangzhou Spark win map two, Midtown, 1-0.
    • Hangzhou Spark win map three on New Junk City, 3-1.
  • 5pm CT: Florida Mayhem 4-0 Houston Outlaws
    • Florida Mayhem win map one on Antarctic Peninsula, 2-1.
    • Florida Mayhem win map two on Blizzard World, 3-2.
    • Florida Mayhem win map three on Suravasa, 3-2.
    • Florida Mayhem win map four on Esperança, 74.35 to 55.65.

Overwatch League 2023 standings and results

Here are the standings and results table for the Overwatch League 2023 playoffs, including final placements and total prize winnings from the event.

The winning team will take home $1 million USD, with the total prize split as follows:

PlacementTeamPrize (USD)
FirstFlorida Mayhem$1,000,000
SecondHouston Outlaws$400,000
ThirdHangzhou Spark$225,000
FourthBoston Uprising$130,000
Fifth/SixthLondon Spitfire, Dallas Fuel$50,000
Seventh/EighthAtlanta Reign, Seoul Infernal$0
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Michael Czar
Contributing writer for Dot Esports. Covering esports news for just over five years. Focusing on Overwatch, VALORANT, Call of Duty, Teamfight Tactics, and some general gaming content. Washington Post-published game reviewer. Follow me on Twitter at @xtraweivy.