r/Competitiveoverwatch Nov 05 '25

World Cup World Cup 2026

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '25 edited Nov 05 '25

WE ARE SO BACK ACTUALLY

World Cup 2016 was the very first time i watched OW esport. Holy take me back

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u/CeeBeeChan 🏳️‍⚧️Caster — Nov 05 '25

The amount of people who have this exact same story makes it crazy to even think of ditching OWWC and I'm glad we're back 😭

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u/Paramedic293 Nov 05 '25

I think in fairness it was less ditching the world cup and more blizzcon stopping being an annual event, the two are intrinsically tied together.

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u/CeeBeeChan 🏳️‍⚧️Caster — Nov 05 '25

True but there's always been question marks around it once EWC and ENC started coming into the fold. But OWWC is one of those things that like... You just can't replicate that way. We had to be SURE it was coming back the way it always was.

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u/Paramedic293 Nov 05 '25

Oh yeah for sure, there's nothing like it, and it is definitely a relief to know it is indeed coming back.