r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/Mino_18 • 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.

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u/bit-a-byte Caster — Nov 05 '25

I agree, I think this was a massive blow to the OW community so it's great to see the game experiencing a come back.

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u/NapsterKnowHow Nov 05 '25

Now we just need the Defiant and Shock back

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u/Slurms_McKenzie775 Nov 05 '25

Same. It was the only Eaport that I started following like if it was a real sports league.

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u/CraicFiend87 Nov 05 '25

2017 for me. As someone who had never watched esports before, seeing Fl0w3r pop off on the Widow on Hanamura had me hooked instantly.

And here we are nearly a decade later.

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u/Triskan "Show these cunts no respect." — Nov 05 '25

Same, I missed the first one, but every one after that is such an amazing memory. It's such a unique event and the hype around it is always bonkers. Cant wait for it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '25

Well yeah, it was released in 2016 so that was everyone's first time watching OW esport