Competing countries in Overwatch World Cup have been finalized

Did your favorite country make the cut?

The first phase of the 2017 Overwatch World Cup has come to an end. After endless hours of gameplay, the 32 countries that will be competing in the competition have been announced.

Countries were ranked by the average skill rating of their top 100 players, and had until today to get that as high as possible before the rankings were set in stone.

Here is the complete list of countries who will move on to the next phase of the World Cup, accompanied by their average skill rating:

China, 4550
South Korea, 4522
United States, 4470
Sweden, 4309
Finland, 4295
United Kingdom, 4293
Canada, 4291
France, 4268
Denmark, 4259
Russia, 4221
Germany, 4219
Japan, 4184
Australia, 4184
Chinese Taipei, 4162
Netherlands, 4147
Hong Kong, 4113
Norway, 4101
Poland, 4093
Brazil, 4071
Italy, 4068
Spain, 4051
Israel, 4007
Singapore, 4002
Thailand, 3999
Argentina, 3992
Turkey, 3960
Belgium, 3942
Vietnam, 3941
Portugal, 3930
New Zealand, 3922
Austria, 3900
Romania, 3861

Six of the top eight teams on this list were the top eight teams in the Overwatch World Cup last year. Of the 16 teams who made it to group play at BlizzCon in 2016, all except Chile and Taiwan made the cut.

The reigning champion, South Korea, sits at number two on this list. They were the heavy favorite last year and blazed through both group play and the finals without losing a single match. Russia, who finished second in 2016, is 10th. Sweden and Finland, who finished third and fourth respectively last year, are fourth and fifth in skill rating.

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Thailand, a team that became a fan favorite after its outgoing players schmoozed the cameras, has also made the cut at number 24.

The next step of the process will be choosing the actual players that will make up each country’s team. To follow along with this process, visit the Overwatch World Cup official website.