‘Surreal feeling’: Zeta Division claim OWCS Midseason Championship at Esports World Cup 2026

DUBAI: Japan’s Zeta Division have won the Overwatch Champions Series Midseason Championship at the Esports World Cup 2026, taking down Saudi Arabia’s Twisted Minds 4-2 in a highly contested best-of-seven.

The win marks the first time the Japanese club have won a major international OWCS tournament. But for one of its members, Kim “Proper” Dong-hyun, it is his second EWC victory.

Proper’s second Overwatch trophy at the EWC follows his first-place finish with Team Falcons last year, which also saw him named MVP of the tournament.

After swapping teams during the off season, Proper is now one of the most decorated players in this era of Overwatch, helping to usher Zeta Division into their first major international trophy.

Proper came into this tournament as one of the top players, especially following his performance with Team Falcons last year, and the entire South Korean roster did not disappoint.

With a dominant display throughout the entirety of the Midseason Championship, dropping just one map to Geekay Esports on their way to the grand final, Zeta Division have been a formidable force.

In the final against Twisted Minds and their primarily Saudi Arabian roster, Zeta Division were pushed to the limit. The two teams were neck and neck throughout the series, with both winning their respective map picks over the first four games.

After Zeta Division claimed game five, the final blow came in game six, with Zeta Division dominating Twisted Minds on their Eichenwald map pick, closing out the series.

Speaking on the win, Shin “Bernar” Se-won said: “It’s a surreal feeling, it’s almost the first time that I’ve been lifting this trophy at an international LAN. I have great teammates, and I played a lot better this time.