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Overwatch League to hold esports matches in Houston in 2020

The Overwatch League, an esports league from gaming giant Blizzard Entertainment Inc., will host matches in Houston and other U.S. cities in 2020.
Collegiate teams face off playing Overwatch, a multiplayer first-person shooter (Photo: 12 News)

HOUSTON — The Overwatch League, an esports league from gaming giant Blizzard Entertainment Inc., will host matches in Houston and other U.S. cities in 2020.

The Houston Outlaws, the local franchise for the Overwatch League, will host at least two weekends of play in Houston, according to a July 16 press release. It will host teams from Atlanta, Florida, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The league is close to announcing exactly when and where the matches will be played in the Houston area, John Spiher, director of partnerships for the Houston Outlaws, told the Houston Business Journal. The Overwatch League should release local venue information and schedule dates in the coming weeks, Spiher said.

Each of the Overwatch League’s teams will host at least two weekends of gaming competition, according to a July 16 press release. The regular season games will be played in 19 cities around the globe, including sites in the U.S., Canada, France, the U.K., China and South Korea.

To read more about the Houston Outlaws and the Overwatch League, visit the Houston Business Journal

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