Despite hosting a relatively successful Overwatch <\/em>tournament at DreamHack Winter in J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping, Sweden in November, DreamHack doesn’t see major Overwatch <\/em>tournaments in the organization’s near future.<\/p>
DreamHack has yet to request any more tournament licenses from Blizzard to host major <\/em>tournaments, DreamHack esports director Michael Van Driel told PVP Live<\/a>. Instead, the company is focusing only on smaller Overwatch <\/em>events that don’t require a license. Small tournaments fall under Blizzard’s Community Competition License, which requires no application.<\/p>
But for large tournaments that bring in and give out lots of money, organizers must apply for a tournament license\u2014and as you might expect, Blizzard isn’t just throwing those out. In fact, it’s pretty picky with what organizers get approved, a report from Overwatch <\/em>website Over.gg said<\/a>.<\/p>
Uncertainty surrounding the Overwatch <\/em>League has stalled out some teams, like European organization Reunited<\/a>, but it sounds like it’s having an impact on the tournament schedule at large, too. For now, we’ve mostly got speculation regarding Overwatch <\/em>League, and largely, that speculation has been positive.<\/p>
Overwatch <\/em>League slots<\/a> are estimated to cost up to $15 million, with the entire league expected to generate tons of money<\/a> for Blizzard. It’s s expected to kick off sometime around July.<\/p>
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