Blizzard Lays Down The Law For Its Competitive OVERWATCH eSports League

Blizzard Lays Down The Law For Its Competitive OVERWATCH eSports League

Blizzard will require Overwatch eSports team owners to provide a minimum salary of $50k, health insurance and a retirement savings plan.

By MarkJulian - Jul 29, 2017 02:07 PM EST
Filed Under: OVERWATCH
Source: OverWatchLeague.com
Blizzard just made a major move towards legitimizing the professional Overwatch eSports scene as it will now require team owners to supply each of its team members with an annual salary of $50,000, health insurance, a retirement savings plan, free housing during the competitive season and a 50% share of any tournament earnings.  

During the competitive season, winnings totaling $3.5 million will be awarded across all the tournaments, with the overall top team guaranteed to earn at least $1 million. For example, that first place team will be awarded $500,000 dollars as a bonus which will be split among its members.  One of the best Overwatch teams in the United States is Team EnVyUs, which currently has a roster of 8 Overwatch gamers.  If they took home the top spot, that $500,000 bonus would be split 8-ways.  Other professional teams roster as few as 6 players while others have as many as 10.

Some notable Overwatch team owners include Robert Kraft who also owns the New England Patriots and Sacramento Kings co-owner Andy Miller.
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