The city of Incheon, South Korea is set to host the first stop on the 2018 Overwatch World Cup's international tour. Six seven-man rosters are set to battle it out over three days, with the top two teams securing themselves Blizzcon qualification.

Headlining the event is the home team, who will compete with a stacked roster that features players from the New York Excelsior, Philadelphia Fusion and Los Angeles Valiant. However, South Korea won't be the only squad wowing fans in Incheon, as Russia, Finland, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong are all determined to prove their worth on one of Overwatch's biggest stages.

Vital information has been collated below to streamline your viewing experience. For more details on following days of play be sure to check out the event page.

Schedule

Friday 17th August

12:00 KST / 23:00 EDT / 05:00 CEST: Russia vs. Hong Kong
13:45 KST / 00:45 EDT/ 06:45 CEST: South Korea vs. Taiwan
15:30 KST / 02:30 EDT/ 08:30 CEST: Hong Kong vs. Finland
17:15 KST / 04:15 EDT/ 10:15 CEST: Russia vs. Japan
19:00 KST / 06:00 EDT/ 12:00 CEST: Finland vs. South Korea

Saturday 18th August

12:00 KST / 23:00 EDT / 05:00 CEST: Hong Kong vs. South Korea
13:45 KST / 00:45 EDT/ 06:45 CEST: Japan vs. Taiwan
15:30 KST / 02:30 EDT/ 08:30 CEST: Russia vs. Finland
17:15 KST / 04:15 EDT/ 10:15 CEST: Taiwan vs. Hong Kong
19:00 KST / 06:00 EDT/ 12:00 CEST: South Korea vs. Japan

Sunday 19th August

12:00 KST / 23:00 EDT / 05:00 CEST: Finland vs. Japan
13:45 KST / 00:45 EDT/ 06:45 CEST: Russia vs. Taiwan
15:30 KST / 02:30 EDT/ 08:30 CEST: Japan vs. Hong Kong
17:15 KST / 04:15 EDT/ 10:15 CEST: Russia vs. South Korea
19:00 KST / 06:00 EDT/ 12:00 CEST: Taiwan vs. Finland

Format

All matches are played as four map sets featuring a Control, Hybrid, Assault and Escort map. A fifth tiebreaker map will be played if necessary.

The entirety of the tournaments consists of a single round robin, in which the six teams will play a single match against every other competitor.

The top two teams at the end of the round robin advance to Blizzcon. Tiebreakers will first be decided by map wins and secondly by head-to-head results. If a tie persists between two or more teams, those teams will play a tiebreaker round-robin until there is no longer a tie.

Maps

The first map of each match will be predetermined. From that point onward, the loser of the previous map will pick the next map.

Control: Ilios, Lijiang Tower, Nepal and Oasis
Hybrid: Blizzard World, Eichenwalde, King's Row, Numbani and Hollywood
Assault: Hanamura, Horizon Lunar Colony, Temple of Anubis and Volskaya Industries
Escort: Dorado, Junkertown, Watchpoint: Gibraltar, Rialto and Route 66
Tiebreaker: All but first map played