Get your Chinese and Korean Overwatch fix this weekend as the second Nexus Cup organized by MarsTV and NetEaseCC heads into week two tomorrow.
The second Nexus Cup is already underway with week two starting tomorrow August 12th at 19:30 CST. Four of the best teams from both China and Korea will face each other to see who comes out on top. Overwatch history has seemingly shown the East Asian teams trailing behind their NA and EU counterparts. Does China now have what it takes to produce a world class Overwatch team? Has Korea caught up with NA and EU to retake their gaming throne? Catch the tournament streaming here to find out!
Tournament Format
- Prize pool: 58,000 yuan ($8,700 USD)
- Winner of each match awarded 1,500 yuan ($225 USD)
- Grand final winner awarded and additional 10,000 yuan ($1,500 USD)
- Teams from each region face each other twice
- Top two teams from each region advance to playoffs
- All matches are BO3, stopwatch
- Playoff matches to be BO5, stopwatch
Week 2 Featured Matches (By Ryan 'Chico" Bodayle)
NGA Club vs MVP Space
MVP Space, famous for their impressive performances against western teams, is set to take on NGA Club in the first match of week two. The Korean squad pulled off an impressive 2-0 thrashing of Chinese new comers, eStar Gaming. NGA Club, however, are not new comers. Ranked 17th in the world, the Chinese powerhouse has won its last five contests in a row. While MVP Space performs well against western teams, they are relatively untested versus Chinese teams of NGA’s caliber. NGA on the other hand has dominated domestically, but has little experience against western teams, this may turn out to be a battle of philosophies.
MiG Frost vs NGA Club
This is the match of the week. The Korean and Chinese juggernauts will finally do battle for the first time in this competition. MiG Frost is currently ranked 20th in the world and has yet to lose to a Chinese team in this competition, posting impressive wins over Snake eSports and eStar Gaming. NGA Club, however, is not just any Chinese team. This match is expected to be a true example of Asian Overwatch and could go all three games.
Stay tuned to GosuGamers for additional weekly results, stream links, VODs and match information.
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