2020 Overwatch League playoffs
The 2020 Overwatch League playoffs was the postseason tournament of the 2020 Overwatch League regular season, which began on September 3 and concluded with the 2020 Grand Finals, the third championship match of the Overwatch League (OWL), on October 10.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Overwatch |
| Dates | September 3–October 10 |
| Administrator | Activision-Blizzard |
| Teams | 12 |
| Purse | $4,000,000 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Grand Finals | |
| Location | Online |
| Champion | San Francisco Shock |
| Runner-up | Seoul Dynasty |
| Finals MVP | Kwon "Striker" Nam-joo |
Twelve teams competed in the OWL Playoffs, which was broken down into two double-elimination regional tournaments, the North America Bracket and Asia Bracket, that culminated into the double-elimination Grand Finals Bracket. The winner of each round of the playoffs was determined by a single-match. The final two teams remaining in the tournament advanced to the Grand Finals.
The defending OWL champions were the San Francisco Shock, who won the title against the Vancouver Titans in the 2019 OWL Grand Finals. The Shock defeated the Seoul Dynasty in the Grand Finals to claim their second consecutive Overwatch League title.