Overwatch League gives Philly the Grand tour

The Overwatch League formalized its plans for the 2019 Grand Finals, confirming location, dates and broadcast arrangements for this year’s event. The Grand Finals will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 29, with the two teams that qualify for the Grand Finals competing for the League’s championship trophy and a share of the US $1.7 million prize pool. The 2019 Grand Finals will be livestreamed on Twitch in 190 countries, and broadcast in the US on ABC from 3p-6p in addition to carriage on the ESPN app, overwatchleague.com, and the Overwatch League app. Additionally, the Grand Finals will air in the following countries via additional platforms: Canada (TSN), China (Zhanqi, NetEase CC, Bilibili and Huya) France (Mediawan), Germany (Sport1), and Russia (E Terra TV).

“Philadelphia is a legendary sports town with amazing fans and the Wells Fargo Center is the perfect venue to crown our next champion,” said Nate Nanzer, Overwatch League Commissioner. “The 2018 Grand Finals in Brooklyn was epic but we’re looking to up the ante for our season finale in Philly. We have 20 teams in the League now, so the path to the championship is going to be extremely competitive and very entertaining.”

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