The 2019 Overwatch League All-Star Game was the second Overwatch League (OWL) All-Star Game that matched the top players in the Atlantic Division (ATL) against those in the Pacific Division (PAC). The game was played on May 16, 2019 at Blizzard Arena in Burbank, California and was the culmination of the league's 2019 All-Star Weekend.
All-Star Game Roster selection The rosters and coaches for the All-Star Game were selected through a voting process. In order to be eligible for selection, a player must have played at least 10 regular season games or participated in the 2018 All Star Game. The starters were chosen by the fans, with voting beginning on March 16 and ending on April 28. Fans were allowed to vote for a maximum of two DPS, two tank, and two support players from each division. After the starting rosters were announced, an additional 12 players from each division were selected as reserves by Overwatch League players, coaches, casters, and staffers. The starting roster was revealed in early May, with the full roster being revealed in mid-May.
Atlantic Division All-Stars Handle NameTeamStartersJJonak Bang Seong-hyun New York ExcelsiorArK Hong Yeon-jun Washington JusticeCarpe Lee Jae-hyeok Philadelphia FusionPine Kim Do-hyeon New York ExcelsiorPoko Gael Gouzerch Philadelphia FusionFusions Cameron Bosworth Boston Uprising Reserves Anamo Jung Tae-Sung New York Excelsior Dogman Dusttin Bowerman Atlanta Reign Kruise Harrison Pond Paris Eternal Neko Park Se-Hyun Toronto Defiant Mano Kim Dong-Gyu New York Excelsior Fury Kim Jun-Ho London Spitfire Gesture Hong Jae-Hui London Spitfire Meko Kim Tae-Hong New York Excelsior Profit Park Jun-Young London Spitfire Nenne Jeong Yeon-Gwan New York Excelsior Sayaplayer Ha Jeong-Woo Florida Mayhem Danteh Dante Cruz Houston OutlawsHead coach: Yu "Pavane" Hyeon-sang (New York Excelsior)
Pacific Division All-Stars Handle NameTeamStartersryujehong Ryu Je-hong Seoul DynastyYveltal Li Xianyao Chengdu HuntersAmeng Menghan Ding Chengdu Huntersguxue Qiulin Xu Hangzhou SparkJinMu Yi Hu Chengdu HuntersFleta Kim Byung-sun Seoul Dynasty Reserves Slime Kim Seong-Jun Vancouver Titans Viol2t Park Min-Ki San Francisco Shock Shu Kim Jin-Seo Guangzhou Charge Twilight Lee Ju-Seok Vancouver Titans Super Matthew DeLisi San Francisco Shock Bumper Park Sang-Beom Vancouver Titans OGE Son Min-Seok Dallas Fuel Space Indy Halpern Los Angeles Valiant sinatraa Jay Won San Francisco Shock Haksal Kim Hyo-Jong Vancouver Titans Decay Jang Gui-Un Los Angeles Gladiators Diem Bae Min-Sung Shanghai DragonsHead coach: Hwang "PaJion" Ji-sub (Vancouver Titans)
Game summary
All-Star Weekend Talent Takedown The Atlantic and Pacific coaches were to draft teams consisting of three casters and analysts and three all-stars, and square off in a 6v6 best-of-three series that included lockout elimination, escort and control. The format was changed, however, to only allow casters and analysts to play.
Atlantic Division Handle Name Puckett Chris Puckett Sideshow Josh Wilkinson Soe Soe Gschwind Bren Brennon Hook MonteCristo Christopher Mykles Doa Erik Lonnquist Hexagrams Robert Kirkbride
Pacific Division Handle Name Danny Danny Lim Mr X Matt Morello Uber Mitch Leslie Wolf Wolf Schröder Achilios Seth King Micachu Mica Burton Semmler Auguste Massonnat
Widowmaker 1v1 The Widowmaker 1v1 included the top four Widowmaker players, selected and seeded by the All-Star team coaches, from both divisions against one another in a single-elimination bracket. Eliminations were head-shot only, and automatic firing was disabled. The quarterfinals and semifinal were inter-division, and the finals were an Atlantic vs. Pacific championship match. The maps were Castillo for the quarterfinals, Necropolis for the semifinals, and Ecopoint: Antarctica for the finals.
All-Star Arcade The All-Star Arcade had fans vote for which game mode they would like to see during the All-Star Weekend. Voting took place on April 26; the events that the fans voted for were: Sibling Rivalry – 6v6. Three Genjis and three Hanzos per team. Assault (Hanamura). Healers Never Die – 6v6. Supports only. One hero limit. Control (Nepal). Terrible, Terrible Damage – 6v6. Damage only. One hero limit. Hybrid (Hollywood). Keeping the Peace – 6v6. McCree only. Escort (Route 66). Thanks, but No Tanks – 6v6. No tanks. One hero limit. Hybrid (Blizzard World). The event was sponsored by State Farm.
Broadcasting The entire All-Star Weekend was televised nationally by ESPN2 and live-streamed on Twitch and Overwatch League website.
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