Updated on: May 30, 2023 (updated match results, standings).

Overwatch League season 6 is just around the corner, officially beginning with the Spring Stage Qualifiers on April 27. Florida Mayhem is riding fresh off the back of their victory in the Pro-Am, a pre-season competitive tournament that allowed some amateur teams from open qualifiers to dip their toes in the professional scene.

Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming Overwatch League 2023 Spring Stage, including all 19 competing teams and the qualifiers schedule.

Overwatch League 2023: Overall Schedule

OWL Season 6 is the first year where the competitive season will be split into two: the Spring and Summer Stages, anchored by two LAN events: Midseason Madness Global Tournament and the Grand Finals.

The teams will remain divided into East and West regions, with the East featuring a more open ecosystem allowing smaller Overwatch Contenders teams to compete.

  • Pro-Am Tournament (West only): March 23 - April 9
  • Spring Stage (Opens, Qualifiers, Knockouts): April 27 - June 6
  • Midseason Madness: June TBA
  • Summer Stage (Opens, Qualifiers, Knockouts): July TBA
  • Playoffs/Grand Finals: August TBA

Overwatch League 2023: Spring Stage Format

The regular season of Overwatch League 2023 circuit play will begin on April 27, with the Qualifiers. All matches for the Qualifiers stage will be played online in a round-robin format and end on May 28.

All six East region teams will automatically qualify for the Spring Stage Knockouts. The top teams from the West region will qualify, though the exact number of West teams is yet TBA.

Overwatch League 2023: Teams

There will be nineteen Overwatch League teams competing in the Spring Stage Qualifiers as they fight for a spot in the Spring Stage Knockouts on May 20.

The Knockouts stage decides which OWL teams will advance to the Midseason Madness global tournament. East region team Chengdu Hunters will not compete in the Spring Stage as they reportedly contemplate the "future direction" for their team.

Who will you bet on?

East Region

  • Dallas Fuel
  • Guangzhou Charge
  • Hangzhou Spark
  • Seoul Dynasty
  • Seoul Infernal
  • Shanghai Dragons

West Region

  • Atlanta Reign
  • Boston Uprising
  • Florida Mayhem
  • Houston Outlaws
  • London Spitfire
  • Los Angeles Valiant
  • Los Angeles Gladiators
  • New York Excelsior
  • San Francisco Shock
  • Toronto Defiant
  • Vancouver Titans
  • Vegas Eternal
  • Washington Justice

Overwatch League 2023: Qualifiers Schedule

All times listed are in ET, and all match winners will be emboldened for easier reading. Future match schedules will be added closer to the time.

Week 1 - April 27 - 30

April 27

  • 3PM - San Francisco Shock Vs. Toronto Defiant
  • 4.30PM - Washington Justice Vs. London Spitfire
  • 6PM - Vancouver Titans Vs. Florida Mayhem

April 28

  • 3PM - NY Excelsior Vs. Atlanta Reign
  • 4.30PM - Houston Outlaws Vs. LA Gladiators
  • 6PM - LA Valiant Vs. Vancouver Titans

April 29

  • 5.30AM - Dallas Fuel Vs. Guangzhou Charge
  • 7AM - Hangzhou Spark Vs. Shanghai Dragons
  • 3PM - Vegas Eternal Vs. Washington Justice
  • 4.30PM - LA Valiant Vs. Houston Outlaws
  • 6PM - NY Excelsior Vs. Boston Uprising
  • 7.30PM - San Francisco Shock Vs. Atlanta Reign

April 30

  • 3PM - Vegas Eternal Vs. Florida Mayhem
  • 4.30PM - London Spitfire Vs. Boston Uprising
  • 6PM - Toronto Defiant Vs. LA Gladiators

Week 2 - May 5 - 7

May 5

  • 4AM - Dallas Fuel Vs. Hangzhou Spark
  • 5.30AM - Seoul Infernal Vs. Shanghai Dragons
  • 3PM - NY Excelsior Vs. Toronto Defiant
  • 4.30PM - Washington Justice Vs. LA Valiant
  • 6PM - Atlanta Reign Vs. Vancouver Titans

May 6

  • 4AM - Seoul Infernal Vs. Dallas Fuel
  • 5.30AM - Seoul Dynasty Vs. Guangzhou Charge
  • 3PM - NY Excelsior Vs. LA Valiant
  • 4.30PM - Boston Uprising Vs. Washington Justice
  • 6PM - LA Gladiators Vs. Florida Mayhem

May 7

  • 4AM - Seoul Dynasty Vs. Shanghai Dragons
  • 5.30AM - Guangzhou Charge Vs. Hangzhou Spark
  • 3PM - Florida Mayhem Vs. Toronto Defiant
  • 4.30PM - Boston Uprising Vs. Vancouver Titans
  • 6PM - LA Gladiators Vs. Atlanta Reign

Week 3 - May 12 - 14

May 12

  • 4AM - Seoul Dynasty Vs. Hangzhou Spark
  • 5.30AM - Dallas Fuel Vs. Shanghai Dragons
  • 3PM - Vegas Eternal Vs. London Spitfire
  • 4.30PM - Florida Mayhem Vs. LA Valiant
  • 6PM - Houston Outlaws Vs. Atlanta Reign

May 13

  • 4AM - Seoul Dynasty Vs. Dallas Fuel
  • 5.30AM - Guangzhou Charge Vs. Seoul Infernal
  • 3PM - San Francisco Shock Vs. Washington Justice
  • 4.30PM -Vegas Eternal Vs. NY Excelsior
  • 6PM - LA Valiant Vs. Atlanta Reign

May 14

  • 4AM - Hangzhou Spark Vs. Seoul Infernal
  • 5.30AM - Guangzhou Charge Vs. Shanghai Dragons
  • 3PM - London Spitfire Vs. Florida Mayhem
  • 4.30PM - Houston Outlaws Vs. Washington Justice
  • 6PM - NY Excelsior Vs. San Francisco Shock

Overwatch League 2023 Spring Stage

Week 4 - May 19 - 21

May 19

  • 3PM - Vegas Eternal Vs. Boston Uprising
  • 5.30PM - Vancouver Titans Vs. London Spitfire
  • 6PM - LA Valiant Vs. Toronto Defiant

May 20

  • 3PM - LA Gladiators Vs. Vegas Eternal
  • 5.30PM - San Francisco Shock Vs. Houston Outlaws
  • 6PM - Boston Uprising Vs. Toronto Defiant

May 21

  • 3PM - Vancouver Titans Vs. LA Gladiators
  • 5.30PM - London Spitfire Vs. Houston Outlaws
  • 6PM - LA Valiant Vs. San Francisco Shock

Overwatch League 2023 spring stage: Toronto Defiant

Week 5 - May 26 - 28

May 26

  • 3PM - London Spitfire Vs. LA Gladiators
  • 5.30PM - Vegas Eternal Vs. Atlanta Reign
  • 6PM - Washington Justice Vs. NY Excelsior
  • 7.30PM - Houston Outlaws Vs. Florida Mayhem

May 27

  • 3PM - Toronto Defiant Vs. London Spitfire
  • 5.30PM - Boston Uprising Vs. Atlanta Reign
  • 6PM - Florida Mayhem Vs. San Francisco Shock
  • 7.30PM - Vancouver Titans Vs. Houston Outlaws

May 28

  • 3PM - Toronto Defiant Vs. Vegas Eternal
  • 5.30PM - Washington Justice Vs. LA Gladiators
  • 6PM - Boston Uprising Vs. San Francisco Shock
  • 7.30PM - Vancouver Titans Vs. NY Excelsior

Overwatch League 2023 Spring Stage: Qualifiers Standings and Streams

Any interested fans can catch the matches live-streamed on the official Overwatch League YouTube channel, embedded below.

Check out our Overwatch League betting guide for more info. The East have already secured their positions in the Spring Stage Knockouts. The top two teams in the West, Atlanta Reign and Houston Outlaws, have earned their slots in the Midseason Madness, while the other eight teams in the top ten are through to the Knockouts.

East Standings

1) Guangzhou Charge - 4-1 | 14-4

2) Seoul Infernal - 4-1 | 14-5

3) Hangzhou Spark - 3-2 | 9-8

4) Dallas Fuel - 2-3 | 7-10

5) Seoul Dynasty - 1-4 | 6-14

6) Shanghai Dragons - 1-4 | 4-13

West Standings

1) Atlanta Reign - 8-0 | 24-2 (Qualifies to Midseason Madness)

2) Houston Outlaws - 7-1 | 22-8 (Qualifies to Midseason Madness)

3) Florida Mayhem- 6-2 | 22-10 (Spring Stage Knockouts)

4) Boston Uprising - 6-2 | 19-9 (Spring Stage Knockouts)

5) Washington Justice - 5-3 | 15-10 (Spring Stage Knockouts)

6) LA Gladiators - 5-3 | 15-14 (Spring Stage Knockouts)

7) Vancouver Titans - 4-4 | 15-13 (Spring Stage Knockouts)

8) Toronto Defiant - 3-5 | 14-17 (Spring Stage Knockouts)

9) NY Excelsior - 3-5 | 14-17 (Spring Stage Knockouts)

10) San Francisco Shock - 3-5 | 11-20 (Spring Stage Knockouts)

11) London Spitfire - 2-6 | 11-19

12) LA Valiant - 0-8 | 4-24

13) Vegas Eternal - 0-8 | 1-24

Overwatch League 2023 Spring Stage Qualifiers: Map Pool

Despite Season 4 of Overwatch 2 seeing the complete removal of map pools, the Overwatch League will still see the inclusion of a significantly smaller map pool for the competing teams to battle in. We have a complete Overwatch 2 map guide for anyone wanting more.

  • Control: Antarctic Peninsula, Ilios, Lijiang Tower, Nepal, Oasis
  • Escort: Havana, Junkertown, Rialto, Shambali Monastery
  • Hybrid: Blizzard World, Hollywood, King's Row
  • Push: Colosseo, Esperanca, New Queen Street

This is also the first professional tournament where new support hero Lifeweaver is available to play - it will be interested to see how he shakes up the meta.

Stay tuned with Rivalry, where we will be keeping this article updated with all the latest information, including the current standings and match results. If you want more Overwatch news, you've come to the right place! We've got a complete hero unlock guide, the best OW2 crosshairs, hero tier lists, and tons more!