TwisMinds sweeps OWCS
TwisMinds completed a perfect run to win Overwatch Champions Series 2026 Stage 1 and secured a spot in Tokyo, according to the official Overwatch Esports post (x.com). The roster named in the post includes TVNT___, owKSAA, owquartz, JaeWoo_ow, Youbi_OW, FunnyAstro, and OwSimple, and the announcement drew roughly 293 likes and 9.4K views on X (x.com).
Twisted Minds finished Overwatch Champions Series 2026 Stage 1 without dropping a match and locked in a trip to the Champions Clash in Tokyo. (x.com) Blizzard’s Stage 1 format ran the Europe, Middle East and North Africa regular season from March 21 to April 5, with playoffs from April 10 to April 12 deciding each region’s Champions Clash qualifiers. The Tokyo event is scheduled for May 22 to May 24 at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi. (overwatch.blizzard.com) (liquipedia.net) Liquipedia lists Twisted Minds as completing a “Golden Stage” in Europe, Middle East and North Africa Stage 1, and other event trackers show the team went 5-0 in the regular season with a plus-15 map differential. The roster attached to the win announcement named TVNT___, owKSAA, owquartz, JaeWoo_ow, Youbi_OW, FunnyAstro, and OwSimple. (liquipedia.net) (escorenews.com) (x.com) The Overwatch Champions Series is Blizzard’s top international circuit and replaced the old franchise model with regional competition feeding global events. In 2026, Stage 1 sends teams from North America, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, China, and Asia-region subcircuits toward in-person international play. (liquipedia.net) (overwatch.blizzard.com) That makes this result more than a regional trophy. It puts Twisted Minds back on the international schedule after Blizzard built 2026 around three live events, starting with Champions Clash in Tokyo. (overwatch.blizzard.com) (liquipedia.net) Twisted Minds entered 2026 with a roster built around players who were already winning on the global stage. Liquipedia records the organization as the 2025 Overwatch Champions Series world champion, and an offseason report said the club kept most of that core together for 2026. (liquipedia.net) (owtv.gg) Blizzard had already invited partner teams to a preseason bootcamp in Seoul in February, and Twisted Minds won that event 4-1, according to Liquipedia. Stage 1 turned that early form into a clean regional run. (overwatch.blizzard.com) (liquipedia.net) The official Overwatch Esports post announcing the Stage 1 win had about 293 likes and 9,400 views when captured in the story brief. The next test is no longer regional: it is Tokyo. (x.com)
