Blizzard Arena Los Angeles, which was once the home of The Tonight Show, has a capacity of 450 seats, with guest boxes available for special guests. Practice areas, offices, and player lounges have been added, too.
Overwatch League fifth week of stage two kicks off on March 21. After a week-long break, stage three of the Rocket League Credits will begin on April 4 with Shanghai Dragons vs. Dallas Fuel, Los Angeles Valiant vs. Seoul Dynasty, and San Francisco Shock vs. Los Angeles Gladiators.
Washington, D.C., and Hangzhou, China will join the Overwatch League. The D.C. franchise will be owned by an investment group headed by Washington Kastles owner and aXiomatic (Team Liquid parent company) minority owner Mark Ein, while the Hangzhou team will be owned by Chinese media site Bilibili. The two new expansion teams bring the total reported up to www.lolga.com six, though only twotlanta and Guangzhou, Chinaave been confirmed by Blizzard. Other reported expansion cities include Toronto and Paris.
Overwatch League executives were previously interested in expanding the league by six slots, but ESPN reported that eight is now the target number. A target of eight teams will bring the total number up to 20 from 12.
ESPN reported that league executives expect to sell two more city-based teams ahead of the season two start. The report also suggested the league will kick off its city-based format with teams competing out of home cities in 2020, according to ESPN sources. The Overwatch League has 12 North American teams?1 in the United States and two in Canadaive Asian teams, and two European teams, including the reported expansion teams.
