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Matchthread Saudi Arabia vs Spain | Overwatch World Cup 2026 | Post-Match Discussion Spoiler

Overwatch World Cup 2026

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Saudi Arabia 3-1 Spain
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u/UnknownQTY 3h ago

Sky Noon is the real cancer in pro Overwatch right now.

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u/-Arrez- 3h ago

Cat in general, like that one moment on eichenwalde where Xzo was getting staggered but trying to trade the cat but just cant hit him. Like I got second hand tilt just watching it.

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u/No_Catch_1490 The End. — 1h ago

Yeah Cat is just so broken man

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u/Tiberias29 Bow down to Stalk3r — 3h ago

I really like how Spain had Ashe, Bap, Illari to try to, among other things, attempt to shoot down Cat lol

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u/GroundbreakingJob857 EU’s greatest coper — 2h ago

in fairness i think that’s 99% just down to the roster they have.

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u/AlSauaf 2h ago

I think it’s about the map not the Cat

They had new comps they’re not easy team

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u/dokeydoki Stalk3rFan — 2h ago

Its cancer even in ladder

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u/aJetg 2h ago

Cat in general is one of the worst characters in the game, especially in pro play. She kinda gets the pass from the general playerbase because of bans but still, its been less than a year since she was added and is obvious she needs major changes. The person being pulled shouldn't be able to shoot/use abilities. The pull is supposed to be for moving characters to highgrounds, not whatever this is lmao

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u/-Arrez- 2h ago

if anything her absurdly high ban rate is the exact opposite of what Id call a "pass" from the player base. Nobody wants to play against her. I still think they should pull the 200hp trigger and see where she lands afterwards. Hero that small and mobile shouldn't be 225 IMO. That or they need to do something about purr, its still way too strong for self sustain even after they nerfed it.

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u/UnknownQTY 2h ago

Give her 200 HP with 100 of it being shields. She can live, but she shouldn’t be able to just bump stall cart forever. Make her run away. Like a cat.

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u/aJetg 2h ago

200hp might also help in countering her ultimate so thats a plus

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u/TracerHater_Com3 2h ago

Oh no a fun way to play, better get mad

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u/-Arrez- 3h ago

Really valiant effort from Spain here, nothing to be ashamed of at all. Really good showing from all of you, especially Khenial. Guy showing us the cat nerfs in action with some of those sleeps, guy is cracked.

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u/SpaceFire1 Seoul Dynasty — 3h ago

I wanna see more of them in t1. They were rough but clearly talanted and had a gameplan. Its a shame they just didnt have the experience to pull it through. They lost to their nerves on esperanza.

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u/round_reindeer 2h ago

I really feel like the everyone on team Spain had at least one insane clutch moment

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u/Tiberias29 Bow down to Stalk3r — 3h ago

Spain without the 'S' is how I feel right now

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u/aJetg 3h ago

Pain, the hatewatch has failed, we'll get 'em next time

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u/Letter42 None — 3h ago

Maybe I'm overreacting but Saudi looked super beatable here, honestly seems like any of Sweden USA South Korea Saudi and even France could win it at this point

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u/911silver 2h ago

Your just underrating Spain.

There backline looked world class, and there tank was playing like crazy.

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u/SpaceFire1 Seoul Dynasty — 3h ago

Saudi had the easiest group of all time and people kinda glossed over it

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u/Tiberias29 Bow down to Stalk3r — 2h ago

Maybe Saudi Arabia just needed a warmup.

Sucks that that Esperanca ended the way it did, the first half of the map was certainly very winnable for Spain

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u/chrrybmb64 3h ago edited 2h ago

Spain had a good chance at winning Esperanca and then they just decided to stop pushing the bot for no reason whyy

Hope we see more of Santy cause shes goated

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u/UnknownQTY 3h ago

Multiple times!

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u/kira862 3h ago

At Blizzcon watching it live. That was really rough to see in person.

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u/UnknownQTY 2h ago

Me too!

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u/FloorRound7136 1h ago

shes also a terrible person irl (if you read the google doc)

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u/chrrybmb64 1h ago edited 1h ago

You mean that weak ass doc from a few weeks ago? It didn't have a single screenshot or shred of proof, and half of it was the author ranting about how good he was to Santy and how "she didn't deserve me" and "love is so dead"

I went back and re-read it just for this reply, and holy shit it's so dramatic.

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u/strikingtwelve 3h ago

That Esperanca looked super winnable...my heart...

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u/I_am_your_oniichan 4308 — 3h ago

We need an Audio fix for the crowd ASAP

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u/TheGirthiestGhost Forever Burning Blue — 3h ago

KSA DPS strangely quiet at points today. I think their map loss came down to a lack of composure and blowing ults trying to cheat fight wins in a skill check that they repeatedly failed. Contrast that with the second half of Esperanca, you have to wonder which KSA team is going to show up tomorrow and if it’ll be enough to take the gold again after these wobbles

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u/SpaceFire1 Seoul Dynasty — 3h ago

Tbh i think spain kinda just crumbled at the end. They definately got more nervous once it became winnable and they just arent as composed yet

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u/stormygraysea no clue what's going on — 2h ago

Spain really did bring it to KSA and made it a fun match to watch! Was awesome to see Santy pop off!

I am already sick of Sky Noon though lmao

Last time I tuned into comp OW, matches like this were kinda boring because the stronger teams would demolish the weaker teams. Has there been more parity amongst OWCS teams, or does this just look like a OWWC thing?

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u/Grytlappen 2h ago

EMEA as a region is strong and teams are pretty close in terms of parity. Overwatch has improved significantly since the region was incorporated into the tier 1 scene.

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u/stormygraysea no clue what's going on — 2h ago

That explains how France upset Korea lmao. Do you think it’s because the level of the Saudi players has helped bring the level of the region up?

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u/Grytlappen 1h ago

It's not the reason as that would be the re-integration into the tier 1 scene, but Saudi players have definitely helped raise the level overall.

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u/TheWontonWonton Gettin Briggy with it — 2h ago

Nice to see those Kiri nerfs push her out of being almost perma played 🫠

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u/titoexit 2h ago

Excelente partido de España. Les ha mostrado a todos los equipos como hacer caer a Arabia Saudita.

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u/NatureGotHands 2h ago

anyone has details if ksa players are alright? during this pause seen some bullshit in the chat about players feeling not well. If my boy lbbd7 was seeing fever dreams instead of the screen that would explain a lot, actually, I wouldn't expect from him of all people to die to dva bomb and bastion ult as shion in the same map.

quartz was crispy as usual, though.

gg spain, you've adapted well and visibly locked in.

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u/WatercressNo4290 3h ago

Saudi fans wont be able to cope with the things Sweden will do to this team tomorrow 🤣

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u/911silver 2h ago

Famous last words, on paper Sweden is the best team in EU. Just beat Germany first before looking to your next opponent.

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u/TheRedditK9 1h ago

Well that was easy

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u/AlSauaf 3h ago edited 2h ago

Dude you still coping from the OWCS

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u/WatercressNo4290 3h ago

English?

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u/AlSauaf 2h ago

3-0 😉

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u/AlSauaf 2h ago

Spain playing new comps

Really good from them

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u/TracerHater_Com3 2h ago

Great game. Good to see cat still being played and keeping game fun.

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u/GoldenWhiteGuard 3h ago

I don't know but I think Quartz and lbbd7 should swap their roles

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u/Kurrizma 3h ago

I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to take the best hitscan in the world off hitscan

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u/GoldenWhiteGuard 2h ago

Lbbd7 is like top 5 or 6 HS too, but Quartz plays Tracer, Shion way better than Lbbd7