while the top countries tend to pick proven players from the overwatch league the overwatch world cup has provided lesser-known players from minor regions a chance to showcase their talent and make a name for themselves this tournament put a spotlight on talented players like tai tank mickey and israeli dps player eqo all of whom made it to the overwatch league thanks in part to their star-making performances in past world cups if it hadn't been for the world cup these players might not have had the same opportunity to be discovered the world cup brought with it some of the best storylines and rivalries the game has ever seen from the battle between team korea and team usa leading to usa's eventual championship in NUMBER_TOKEN to surprising underdog runs from team canada in NUMBER_TOKEN and team united kingdom in NUMBER_TOKEN the world cup has never failed to deliver on amazing moments even from the and there it casters if there was any time it was right there and the united kingdom completely upset we never thought we'd see unfortunately despite all the success of the world cup and the eyes it puts on the game from non-overwatch fans the tournament still had its flaws one issue was the rosters themselves while it was out of the hands of blizzard there have been moments where countries didn't field the best roster due to visa issues or the decision making of each country's committee while it wasn't always a huge deal it did mean that at times the final roster fielded at blizzcon may not have been the best competition this was most noticeable in NUMBER_TOKEN when team france mostly consisted of popular streamers and team usa featured popular content creator steven stur surge both of which drew some criticism from fans along with that the timing of the tournament was unfortunate as it took place during the off-season of the overwatch league this meant that some players often decided against taking part in the world cup for their respective countries opting to take a break instead at the end of the day these flaws all point back to blizzard as there have been times when the overwatch world cup has felt like an afterthought from the developers of the game this was most evident in NUMBER_TOKEN the most recent world cup further i do i want to get this going i want to get those teams on stage so please make some noise for team usa
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