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The Overwatch Contenders Season Zero Group Stage has finally come to an end and we now know all eight teams that will be particpating in the final round of Playoffs for the tournament.
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While most of the group results weren’t particularly surprising, it was a shock to see tournament favorites Cloud9 fail to move on. Cloud9 were eliminated after they lost an elimination match against Kungarna, who came into the group as significant underdogs.
The Playoffs themselves will begin next week and be played out on Sunday July 2. Blizzard announced the bracket shortly after the conclusion of the North American Group Stage.
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The playoffs will be best of five matches until the finals which will be decided in a best of seven. The top six teams in the playoffs will be given places in Overwatch Contenders Season One which should start later this year. Those teams will be joined by Team EnVyUs and Team Rogue who did not compete in this tournament.