The future of the Overwatch League starts tomorrow in Dallas

This weekend, the Overwatch League will broadcast a number of matches as per usual, but there’s going to be something different about the games this time: the location. Up until today, every regular season OWL match has been played at Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles, but the league’s ultimate ambition is to have each team play out of a home arena, much like a traditional sports team. The plan is to start home-and-away games during the 2020 season, but fans in Dallas can get a preview starting on Saturday.

Over the weekend, the Dallas Fuel will be hosting eight matches at the Allen Event Center, with a total of 9,000 fans expected to show up over two days. “Having essentially the first home game ever in e-sports history is a great honor for…

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