Crazy Raccoon wins Overwatch Champions Series Dallas Major 2024: Final standings and recap

Crazy Raccoon lifts the OWCS Dallas Major trophysOW Esports

Overwatch Champion Series’ first major since the demise of the Overwatch League has completed, and Crazy Raccoon has lifted the trophy against Team Falcons in the Grand Finals.

Crazy Raccoon had already proved themselves superior to a stacked Team Falcons in the Asia Stage 1, however, in their first meeting in the upper bracket final, they lost in close fashion.

They would go on to fight their way through Spacestation to meet Team Falcons in the Grand Finals in a back-and-forth match, however, Crazy Raccoon would go on to win it all.

Article continues after ad

Throughout the tournament, it saw not only the domination of Korea, but also showed between the West, and EMEA was better as none of the NA teams reached the top four despite looking promising in their region.

It also saw the surprise announcement live on stage of NRG Shock’s signing of Students of the Game, with SF Shock becoming the second OWL team to reprise the team in OWCS.

So here is everything you need to know about the Overwatch Champions Series Dallas Major 2024. 

Article continues after ad

OWCS Dallas Major 2024: Final standings

PlacementTeamPrize Money (percentage)
1stCrazy Raccoon40%
2ndTeam Falcons20%
3rdSpacestation Gaming10%
4thENCE8%
5th-6thM80Toronto Defiant6%
7th-8thNRG ShockTwisted Minds5%

Note: The prize pool had yet to be announced by the end of the Dallas Major

OWCS Dallas Major 2024: MVP

The tournament MVP was given to Crazy Raccoon’s Park “Junbin” Jun-bin for his incredible performance on Tank.

Team Falcons’ Kim “Proper” Dong-hyun meanwhile received the most amount of match MVPs at three, gaining an MVP for every match they played in the upper bracket.

OWCS Dallas Major 2024: Schedule and format

The OWCS Dallas Major runs from May 31 to June 2 throughout DreamHack Dallas. 

The tournament format will place all eight qualified teams into a double-elimination bracket. All matches will be Bo5, with the Grand Finals being the only Bo7. 

Article continues after ad

Day 3: June 2

RoundMatchPTETBST
Lower Bracket SemifinalENCE 1-3 Spacestation9 AM 12 PM5 PM
Upper Bracket FinalTeam Falcons 3-2 Crazy Raccoon 10:30 AM1:30 PM6:30 PM
Lower Bracket FinalSpacestation 0-3 Crazy Raccoon 12 PM3 PM8 PM
Grand FinalTeam Falcons 2-4 Crazy Raccoon1:30 PM4:30 PM9:30 PM

Day 2: June 1

RoundMatchPTETBST
Upper Bracket SemifinalsSpacestation 0-3 Team Falcons11 AM2 PM7 PM
Upper Bracket SemifinalsCrazy Raccoon 3-0 Toronto Defiant12:30 PM3:30 PM8:30 PM
Lower Bracket QuarterfinalsM80 2-3 Spacestation2 PM5 PM10 PM
Lower Bracket QuarterfinalsToronto Defiant 1-3 ENCE3:30 PM6:30 PM11:30 PM

Day 1: May 31

RoundMatchPTETBST
Upper Bracket Round 1Team Falcons 3-0 ENCE11 AM2 PM7 PM
Upper Bracket Round 1Spacestation 3-0 NRG11 AM2 PM7 PM
Upper Bracket Round 1Crazy Raccoon 3-0 M8012:30 PM3:30 PM8:30 PM
Upper Bracket Round 1Toronto Defiant 3-0 Twisted Minds12:30 PM3:30 PM8:30 PM
Lower Bracket Round 1 NRG 1-3 ENCE2 PM5 PM10 PM
Lower Bracket Round 1 Twisted Minds 0-3 M803:30 PM6:30 PM11:30 PM

Note: Spacestation vs Students of the Game and Toronto Defiant vs Twisted Minds will be broadcast on the B Stream

OWCS Dallas Major 2024: Stream & VODs

The Overwatch Champions Series Dallas Major was be streamed on both the official Overwatch Esports YouTube and Twitch channels. We have embedded the final day’s VOD below.

VODs for all matches can be found on the OW Esports channel.

OWCS Dallas Major 2024: Prize pool

A full prize pool hasn’t been announced for the OWCS Dallas Major, however, it has been revealed that just like 2023’s Overwatch World Cup, a skin has been released to help fund the prize pool.

Article continues after ad

Azure Flame Hanzo will be available to purchase from May 21 to June 3 with 25% of the proceeds contributing to the Major’s prize pool.

It is unknown if the entire prize pool will be entirely funded by the skin or if Blizzard or ESL will be adding more to the skin’s prize pool contributions.

For reference, OWWC’s prize pool amounted to $513,162 thanks to the crowdfunding skin.

OWCS Dallas Major 2024: Teams 

Eight teams in total have qualified for the OWCS Dallas Major. Three teams from North America, three teams from EMEA, and two teams from Asia. 

Article continues after ad

With NRG signing Students of the Game and revamping the San Francisco Shock brand, there are now two former OWL teams participating, the second being Toronto Defiant.

TeamQualified FromPlayers
Crazy RaccoonAsia Stage 1LIP, HeeSang, Junbin, MAX, CH0R0NG, Shu
Team FalconsAsia Stage 1Proper, Stalk3r, smurf, Hanbin, ChiYo, Fielder, SirMajed
Spacestation GamingEMEA Stage 2 SparkR, Backbone, Seicoe, Hadi, FunnyAstro, Landon
ENCEEMEA Circuit PointsKai, kevster, Chase, Vestola, ghost91, Masaa, Crimzo
Twisted MindsEMEA Circuit PointsYoubi, akay, Skairipa, Slay, Admiral
Toronto DefiantNA Stage 2MER1T, Sugarfree, SOMEONE, Vega, Rupal
M80NA Circuit PointsHappy, Pelican, Hawk, Lyar, Ultraviolet
NRG ShockNA Circuit Pointsscissors, PGE, Infekted, MirroR, Rakattack, cal