Season 3 of World Championship Series Premier League competition has been a thrilling ride since it began with WCS Korea in late August. Over the past few weeks we’ve seen nail-biting all-in plays, strategic macro games, and devastating upsets. We’ve even watched Choi ‘Polt’ Seong Hun rise to glory as the first repeat League Champion. Everything comes to a head at the Season 3 Finals this weekend, where we’ll find out who still has a shot at the BlizzCon Global Finals, and who will be heading home to practice for the WCS in 2014.
The North American Star League is prepped and ready to bring you three full days of WCS Season 3 Finals action live from the Toronto Congress Center in Toronto, Canada starting Friday, October 25. The top five performing Season 3 players from WCS Europe and Korea will be joined by the top six finishers from WCS America for a total of 16 Season Finals competitors. Those who manage to overcome their opponents in the best-of-three group stage will move on to the best-of-five quarterfinal playoff bracket. Upon reaching the finals, the two remaining players will go head-to-head in a best-of-seven match, from which a Season Champion will emerge victorious.
If you’re not sure who to root for, or just want to see who your favorite player is prepping to dominate this weekend, check out the Season 3 Finals contenders and their round of 16 groups below:
Season 3 Finals Ro16 Groups | ||||
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | |
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Polt |
MMA |
Dear |
ByuL |
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MC |
Jaedong |
VortiX |
Maru |
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Soulkey |
Genius |
Oz |
soO |
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Hack |
Trap |
HerO |
duckdeok |
Tune in to the WCS Portal at 19:00 CEST on October 25 and 26 and at 18:00 CEST on October 27 to join shoutcasters Ben ‘MrBitter’ Nichol, Kevin ‘RotterdaM’ van der Kooi, Andre ‘Gretorp’ Hengchua, Michael ‘Goswser’ Dobbler, and host Joshua ‘Clutch’ Gray as they guide you through each frenzied Season Finals game. Sean ‘Day[9]’ Plott and Salome ‘Soe’ Gschwind-Penski will also be joining the NASL crew this weekend, so don’t miss out!
If you’re planning to travel to Toronto to catch the tournament in-person, you can purchase spectator passes here. Those of you who’d like to get together with other eSports enthusiasts should look up public viewing parties happening near your town with our list of BarCraft events. Whether you’re part of the live audience, in a crowded BarCraft venue, or watching from home, you might also like to check out NASL’s detailed broadcast schedule so you don’t miss a single minute of pro StarCraft II play.
We hope you’ll join us for three days of excitement, anticipation, and fun as these 16 competitors work toward the culmination of their WCS Season 3 efforts this weekend. In the meantime, head over to the WCS Portal to read up on who’s just looking to improve their Global Finals seeding, and who absolutely must perform if they want to make it to BlizzCon in November.
Remember to check in with @StarCraft and @NASLtv using #WCS on Twitter for all the latest tournament updates, and we’ll see you in Toronto!