Overwatch takes center stage at yet another major esports tournament

While Blizzard is starting its own official esports league for Overwatch, third-party event organizers continue to turn to the popular game for their own tournaments.

Next Generation Esports (NGE) is the latest company to start a competition for the class-based team shooter with its Overwatch Winter Premiere event. Beginning in December, NGE’s event will enable teams to register online to partake in online qualifiers before shaving down the field to the top eight teams. Those finalists will then compete for a $100,000 prize pool over a three-week round-robin group stage leading into the two-day finals.