<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[GameUP24]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://gameup24.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[William A.]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://gameup24.wordpress.com/author/louzwate/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Overwatch Pacific Championship 2017&nbsp;Announced]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Blizzard has announced the formation of the Overwatch Pacific Championship, a professional eSports league based in Taipei.
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<p>OPC&#8217;s first season kicks off 8th of April (AEST/NZST) with eight pro teams &#8211; Australia&#8217;s Blank Esports, Hong Kong&#8217;s Hong Kong Attitude, Japan&#8217;s SunSister and DeToNator GOLD, Taiwan&#8217;s Machi Esports, ahq eSports Club, and Flash Wolves, and Thailand&#8217;s FireBall fighting it out for roughly<strong> </strong>NTD$8.3 million (Approx. $357,000 AUD). The competition will take place over an 11-week season, and the top three teams will advance to the playoffs. All matches will be streamed live via <a target="_blank" href="http://ift.tt/2ksfb8e">http://ift.tt/2ksfb8e</a> each week from Friday through to Sunday (AEST/NZST).
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