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Twisted Minds recorded a 3-0 sweep of T1 on Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the Overwatch Champions Series Pre-Season Bootcamp in Seoul.

Twisted Minds posted a 2-0 win on Busan, 1-0 victory on Blizzard World and 3-2 triumph on New Junk City.

They advanced to set up a semifinal encounter on Sunday versus Team Liquid, who posted a 3-1 win over Virtus.pro.

Team Liquid got the early jump on Virtus.pro by securing a 2-0 victory on Lijiang Tower and 1-0 triumph on Eichenwalde. Virtus.pro responded with a 3-0 win on New Junk City before Team Liquid ended the match with a 5-4 victory on Havana.

Sunday's other semifinal will pit Crazy Racoon versus Team Falcons.

Crazy Raccoon seized a 3-1 win over Team Peps on Saturday. The teams split the first two maps before Crazy Raccoon notched a 3-0 win on Shambali Monastery and a 3-2 victory on Blizzard World.

Team Falcons alternated wins and losses before posting a 3-2 win over Weibo Gaming. Team Falcons recorded a 2-1 victory on Ilios, an 83.98m-53.02m win on Esperanca and 1-0 triumph on Shambali Monastery to offset 2-1 setbacks on Midtown and Havana.

Twelve teams are participating in the $25,000 event that kicks off the 2026 Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS). Teams from North America, the EMEA region, China, Japan and elsewhere in Asia were invited.

The single-elimination bracket saw teams seeded by regional and 2025 World Finals performance. All matches are first-to-three until Sunday's grand finals, which are first-to-four.

Overwatch Champions Series 2026 Pre-Season Bootcamp prize pool

1. $15,000

2. $5,000

3-4. $2,500

5-8. No money -- Team Peps, Weibo Gaming, T1, Virtus.pro

9-12. No money -- Disguised, VARREL, Dallas Fuel, All Gamers

--Field Level Media