The Flash Ops Holiday Showdown - APAC Finals is scheduled to start on December 8 and conclude on December 10 in South Korea’s capital city of Seoul.

Organized by Blizzard Entertainment, the Flash Ops Holiday Showdown - APAC Finals is an offline Korean Overwatch tournament. 

As many as six top teams will compete in the upcoming A-Tier eSports event to be hosted at the WDG eSports Studio in Seoul.

Flash Ops Holiday Showdown - APAC Finals format

The Flash Ops Holiday Showdown - APAC Finals will be held in two phases - Group Stage and Playoffs.

Three teams from Korea Knockouts, two teams from Japan Knockouts and one team from SEA Knockouts have qualified for the Flash Ops Holiday Showdown - APAC Finals.

These six participating teams have been divided into two groups of three teams each.

The group stage will be staged in a round-robin format. All group matches are first-to-three series.

The top two teams from each group will advance to the Playoffs. 

The Playoffs will be held in a single-elimination bracket. Semi-finals will be played in first-to-three series, while Grand Finals are first-to-four series.

Flash Ops Holiday Showdown - APAC Finals teams and groups

Here are the six participants for the Flash Ops Holiday Showdown - APAC Finals.

  • Hamster (Korea Knockouts)
  • O2 High School (Korea Knockouts)
  • ISOHAN (Korea Knockouts)
  • VARREL (Japan Knockouts)
  • Vesta Crew (Japan Knockouts)
  • DAF (SEA Knockouts)

Group A: Hamster,  ISOHAN, Vesta Crew

Group B:  DAF, O2 High School, VARREL 

Flash Ops Holiday Showdown - APAC Finals schedule

All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)

Day and Date 

Match

Time (IST)

Friday, December 8

Vesta Crew vs ISOHAN

1:30 PM

Friday, December 8

O2 High School vs VARREL

3:00 PM

Friday, December 8

Hamster vs Vesta Crew

4:30 PM

Saturday, December 9

VARREL vs DAF

1:30 PM

Saturday, December 9

Hamster vs ISOHAN

3:00 PM

Saturday, December 9

O2 High School vs DAF

4:30 PM

Sunday, December 10

Semi-final 1

1:30 PM

Sunday, December 10

Semi-final 2

3:00 PM

Sunday, December 10

Grand Final

4:30 PM

Flash Ops Holiday Showdown - APAC Finals prize pool

The Flash Ops Holiday Showdown - APAC Finals has a total prize pool of $50,000 USD.

The winner of the eSports tournament will receive a cash prize of $30,000 USD while the runner-up will get $10,000 USD.

Where to watch Flash Ops Holiday Showdown - APAC Finals live?

Live streaming of the Flash Ops Holiday Showdown - APAC Finals will be available on Overwatch Contenders’ Twitch and YouTube channels.

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