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The next step in the Overwatch <\/em>World Cup process is having these 32 countries assemble a 2017 Overwatch<\/em> World Cup National Committee. Each committee will include three experts on the local scene. Those experts will then choose the rosters for the rest of the tournament, including the BlizzCon finals. Ten community figures will be chosen by Blizzard for each country, then players will vote for who will lead the roster selection.<\/p>
More information on the Overwatch<\/em> World Cup National Committee selection will be announced “soon,” Blizzard said in a statement.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The United States follows at third, with Sweden and Finland rounding out fourth and fifth, respectively.Related: Overwatch\u2019s World Cup is back, and the competitive ladder decides which countries goThe full list is as follows:China \u2014 4550\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0South Korea \u2014 4522United States \u2014 4470Sweden \u2014 4309Finland \u2014 4295United Kingdom \u2014 4293Canada \u2014 4291France \u2014 4268Denmark \u2014 4259Russia \u2014 4221Germany \u2014 4219Japan \u2014 4184Australia \u2014 4184Chinese Taipei \u2014 4162Netherlands \u2014 4147Hong Kong \u2014 4113Norway \u2014 4101Poland \u2014 4093Brazil \u2014 4071Italy \u2014 4068Spain \u2014 4051Israel \u2014 4007Singapore \u2014 4002Thailand \u2014 3999Argentina \u2014 3992Turkey \u2014 3960Belgium \u2014 3942Vietnam \u2014 3941Portugal \u2014 3930New Zealand \u2014 3922Austria \u2014 3900Romania\u00a0\u2014 3861The next step in the Overwatch World Cup process is having these 32 countries assemble a 2017 Overwatch World Cup National Committee. 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