Crazy Raccoon wins Overwatch championship

Crazy Raccoon closed out the Overwatch Champions Series Champions Clash with a 4-3 win over Twisted Minds on Sunday, finishing the event as the Stage 1 international champion in Tokyo. Blizzard’s official schedule page lists the grand final as completed on May 24 after a three-day, eight-team bracket. An esports.gg results report published Sunday said Junbin was named MVP of the final, while a May 23 X post from Overwatch2_NEWS had already circulated the final standings after the lower-bracket matches were set. ### Which tournament did Crazy Raccoon win? The event was the OWCS Champions Clash 2026, an offline Overwatch 2 tournament held at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tachikawa, Tokyo, from May 22 to May 24, according to Liquipedia’s tournament page. Liquipedia lists Blizzard Entertainment, FACEIT and GANYMEDE as organizers and identifies the tournament as an eight-team international event in the Stage 1 calendar. (esports.overwatch.com) Blizzard’s official Overwatch Esports schedule places Champions Clash between Stage 1 playoffs and Stage 2 competition in the 2026 season. The same schedule page lists the next live event as the Midseason Championship in July and August. ### How did the final play out? Sunday’s grand final ended with Crazy Raccoon beating Twisted Minds 4-3, according to Blizzard’s schedule page and esports.gg’s event recap. (liquipedia.net) The match capped a lower-bracket run by Twisted Minds, which had lost earlier in the event before reaching the final rematch. Friday’s upper-bracket semifinal also went Crazy Raccoon’s way, with Blizzard’s schedule page showing a 3-0 win over Twisted Minds. (esports.overwatch.com) On Saturday, Crazy Raccoon then beat ZETA DIVISION 3-1 in the upper-bracket final, while Twisted Minds defeated Weibo Gaming and Virtus.Pro before eliminating ZETA DIVISION 3-1 in the lower-bracket final to earn the second shot at the title. ### Who else finished near the top? A May 23 post from Overwatch2_NEWS listed Crazy Raccoon first, Twisted Minds second and ZETA DIVISION third after the final day’s bracket was set. The same post also included Virtus.pro and Dallas Fuel among the teams in the final standings. Blizzard’s schedule page and esports.gg’s published bracket show those teams were part of the eight-team field along with Weibo Gaming, Spacestation Gaming and All Gamers. (esports.overwatch.com) The field opened on May 21 Pacific time, according to esports.gg, with Crazy Raccoon, Twisted Minds, ZETA DIVISION, Dallas Fuel, Weibo Gaming, Virtus.Pro, Spacestation Gaming and All Gamers in the bracket. Liquipedia separately lists the event dates in local time as May 22 through May 24 in Tokyo. (esports.gg) ### Why was Junbin singled out after the win? Esports.gg’s recap said Junbin was the MVP of the final as Crazy Raccoon secured the title. Liquipedia’s Crazy Raccoon team page lists Junbin as part of a roster that has been central to the organization’s Overwatch success since 2024. (esports.gg) Liquipedia’s main Overwatch page also identifies Crazy Raccoon as the current Champions Clash champion and lists the winning lineup under the event banner. That page names Stalk3r, HeeSang, Junbin, MAX, Vigilante and CH0R0NG with the championship entry. ### What happens next on the OWCS calendar? Blizzard’s 2026 schedule shows Stage 2 promotion and relegation in May, Stage 2 regular season in June, Stage 2 playoffs in July, and the Midseason Championship live event in July and August. (esports.gg) The official Overwatch Esports YouTube channel also remains the main broadcast hub for tournament VODs and event coverage, including the Champions Clash final that concluded on May 24. (liquipedia.net) (esports.overwatch.com)