World Championship Series (WCS) Season 2 is ramping up and soon we will have StarCraft II players in WCS Europe, Korea and America fighting to the top in Premier and Challenger League. We want to make sure everyone has a chance to watch their favorite players go head-to-head or pick up the gauntlet to compete themselves.
We've broken down all the details by WCS Region below. Live streams and information on broadcast times can always be found at www.starcraft2.com/wcs
WCS America
Premier League – WCS America Season 1 Challenger is still underway, so no information on groups yet. We will have a special edition of WCS Today to announce Season 2 Ro32 groups, so subscribe to the WCS StarCraft YouTube.
Challenger League and Qualifiers – For Season 2, the number of WCS America qualifiers is expanding dramatically. There will be four 512-player, single-elimination tournaments held, with live shoutcasting from Blizzard headquarters in Irvine, California. These qualifiers will be operated by Blizzard Entertainment in collaboration with the Electronic Sports League and on their platform.
WCS America | ||
Time | Broadcast | |
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12:00 p.m. PDT July 2 |
Qualifier #1, Ro512-Ro16 |
Sign-up (coming soon) |
3:00 p.m. PDT July 3 |
Qualifier #1, Ro8-Ro4 |
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12:00 p.m. PDT July 6 |
Qualifier #2, Ro512-Ro16 |
Sign-up (coming soon) |
3:00 p.m. PDT July 7 |
Qualifier #2, Ro8-Ro4 |
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12:00 p.m. PDT July 8 |
Qualifier #3, Ro512-Ro16 |
Sign-up (coming soon) |
3:00 p.m. PDT July 9 |
Qualifier #3, Ro8-Ro4 |
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12:00 p.m. PDT July 10 |
Qualifier #4, Ro512-Ro16 |
Sign-up(coming soon) |
3:00 p.m. PDT July 11 |
Qualifier #4, Ro8-Ro4 |
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3:00 p.m. PDT July 15 |
Ro32 Premier League Play Begins |
WCS Europe
Premier League – Round of 32 groups and broadcast times have already been announced by Electronic Sports League (ESL) and start next week. Check them out on the WCS Portal – Europe Bracket.
Challenger League and Qualifiers – We don't have exact dates for you yet, but check www.starcraft2.com/wcs for up-to-date WCS Europe information.
WCS Korea
Premier League – Premier League kicked off this morning with Group A & B. Tune in to the OnGameNet stream on the WCS Portal every Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00 a.m. PDT for all the round of 32 action. If you want the full season schedule, we have all the Premier Dates on the WCS Portal – Korea Bracket.
Challenger League and Qualifiers – Challenger League Qualifiers take place all this week for WCS Korea and will be run by GomTV. You can find more details here.
If you are curious about the format for WCS Season 2, review our 2013 Format, Prizing and Points.