The Overwatch league is back with Week 19 and it's Summer Showdown. We had just wrapped May Melee and then took a few weeks off to allow for the teams to rest and now it is time for a return. We have all the details about Week 19 right here!

Hero Bans

Hero pools are an algorithm-driven way to figure out which heroes are being played the most and remove them from play for the next week. There is an element of randomness, but heroes with a higher play-rate will have a higher chance of being banned. There is one exception and that is if a hero was banned last week, they cannot be banned again the next week.

The four heroes that will be banned for Week 19 play are:

There were no bans last week as Overwatch League took the last two weeks off from competitive play.

Match-ups

  London Spitfire  vs.  Shanghai Dragons  

  New York Excelsior  vs.  Seoul Dynasty  

  Paris Eternal  vs.  Boston Uprising  

  Florida Mayhem  vs.  Dallas Fuel  

  Atlanta Reign  vs.  Los Angeles Gladiators  

  Philadelphia Fusion  vs.  Houston Outlaws  

  Vancouver Titans  vs.  Toronto Defiant  

  Los Angeles Valiant  vs.  Washington Justice