【Anticipation】

UPDATE: April 25,Anticipation 2017, 5:25 p.m. EDT Blizzard has since updated its list of qualifying countries. Some of the countries below have moved places on the list, been added, or removed.

After weeks of global competition, the 32 countries participating in the 2017 OverwatchWorld Cup have been decided.

This year, every country in the world had an opportunity to qualify for the second OverwatchWorld Cup -- the skill rating of the top 100 competitive players in each country was averaged to give every country a score, and the top 32 in the world made it through to the next phase.

Last year, Blizzard selected 60 countries from around the world to compete, so many countries involved in the Overwatchcommunity never had a shot at making it.

Here are the qualifying countries in this year's OverwatchWorld Cup and where they ranked:

1. China

2. South Korea

3. United States

4. Sweden

5. Finland

6. United Kingdom

7. Canada

8. France

9. Denmark

10. Russia

11. Germany

12. Japan

13. Australia

14. Chinese Taipei

15. Netherlands

16. Hong Kong

17. Norway

18. Poland

19. Brazil

20. Italy

21. Spain

22. Israel

23. Singapore

24. Thailand

25. Argentina

26. Turkey

27. Belgium

28. Vietnam

29. Portugal

30. New Zealand

31. Austria

32. Romania

The countries at the top of the list are pretty predictable considering most of those regions have produced some of the top professional Overwatchplayers in the world. The no. 2 country, South Korea, has the strongest pro Overwatchscene out of any country and last year's World Cup squad tore through the playoffs and finals to win the championship without losing a single map.

Behind South Korea, the first World Cup saw Russia taking home second, Sweden third and Finland fourth.

Almost all of last year's top-16 teams are coming back for a shot at redemption except Chile and Taiwan. Chile finished in 39th place and Taiwan did not break the top 50 in this year's community-driven qualification.

Now that the countries have been decided for the 2017 OverwatchWorld Cup, players will be able to vote for which pre-selected Overwatchexperts will assemble each country's team. These experts will include analysts, coaches, statisticians, and more.

All 32 teams will compete in a group stage this summer for a chance to make it to the World Cup playoffs at BlizzCon in November.

If your country didn't make it to the World Cup this year, start buckling down now and improve that skill rating for the next qualification.