Spacestation locks OWCS slot

Spacestation Gaming clinched a place at the 2026 Overwatch Champions Clash by finishing second in North America’s Stage 1 playoffs on April 12. (liquipedia.net) North America’s Stage 1 playoffs ran April 10-12, and Blizzard said the four-team, double-elimination bracket would decide the region’s two Champions Clash berths. Spacestation claimed one of those two slots alongside Dallas Fuel. (overwatch.blizzard.com) (liquipedia.net) The international event is scheduled for May 22-24 at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tachikawa, Tokyo, with eight teams in the field. Liquipedia lists Spacestation as North America’s No. 2 qualifier for that tournament. (liquipedia.net) Overwatch Champions Series is Blizzard’s open-circuit replacement for the old franchise league model, with teams qualifying out of North America, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Asia, and China. Blizzard said those regional playoffs feed into three international live events in 2026: Champions Clash, Midseason Championship, and the World Finals. (liquipedia.net) (overwatch.blizzard.com) For Spacestation, the berth extends a two-year run in Overwatch after the organization entered the game on February 29, 2024. The team first competed in Europe, then shifted to North America for the 2025 season. (liquipedia.net) Liquipedia lists Spacestation’s Champions Clash roster as Sugarfree, Lethal, Hawk, Admiral, and UltraViolet, with ChrisTFer as coach. The same page lists Dallas Fuel, Twisted Minds, and Virtus.pro among the teams already qualified from North America and Europe, with China and Asia slots still to be filled. (liquipedia.net) Stage 1 in North America carried a $75,000 prize pool, with $15,000 for second place and automatic qualification to both Champions Clash and North America Stage 2. Dallas Fuel took first place, while Spacestation finished as runner-up. (liquipedia.net) That leaves Spacestation heading to Tokyo in late May with a confirmed seat at the first full-scale international Overwatch Champions Series live event of 2026. (overwatch.blizzard.com)