source: overwatch.blizzard.com

A team-based shooter game, Overwatch will be ready to return to present the World Cup after being absent for 4 years. Carrying out a bigger concept, it is now confirmed that the Overwatch World Cup 2023 will have 36 participating countries, including Indonesia.

As one of the countries with a rapidly growing esports scene, Indonesia now has a ticket to Overwatch as an additional country. Apart from Indonesia, other Asian countries will also become the new national teams, they are Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and India. Later the new national teams or teams that have already participated will try to snatch victory from the United States as the defending champion in 2019 and also South Korea as the world champion 3 times.

Row of Overwatch World Cup 2023 Online Qualifier Participants

Apart from China, which has been confirmed to play through the invitation route, 36 other countries must fight in the qualifier round which is divided into 6 lanes. Only 2-3 final slots are taken for each lane with the details of the division as follows :

APAC A (3 final slots)

Taiwan

Hong Kong

Indonesia

Japan

Philippines

South Korea

APAC B (2 final slots)

Australia

India

Malaysia

New Zealand

Singapore

Thailand

AMER A (3 final slots)

Canada

Costa Rica

Guatemala

Mexico

Puerto Rican

United States 

AMER B (2 final slots)

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Peru

EMEC A (3 final slots)

Belgium

French

English

Italy

Netherlands

Spanish

EMEC B (3 final slots)

German

Norway

Poland

Saudi Arabia

Sweden

Turkey

With so many countries participating from various continents in the world, you could say the Overwatch World Cup 2023 is one of the most prestigious competitions for this game developed by Blizzard entertainment. Can new countries like Indonesia compete in the midst of many other countries that are far more experienced? The answer can be found in June, when they will compete for 16 slots for the LAN Final 2023.