What is the point of divisions in the Overwatch League?

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In the overwatch league, all 12 teams are split between 2 divisions... Atlantic and Pacific.

But I fail to see why that division exists. To get to playoffs, it's not top 2 of each division, but top 4 in general.

So what is the point of divisions? Only to give it a feel of a real sport league?






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