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2017 will be a busy year for StarCraft II with everyone fighting for a slot at the WCS Global Finals. Of the 16 players that will eventually qualify for the US$500,000 final, eight will come from the various DreamHack stops during the WCS Circuit: Austin, Summer, Valencia, and Montreal. Each of the WCS Circuit stops will have its own WCS Challenger event, allowing eight players from EU and NA to secure their tickets to the WCS Circuit.
ESL and Blizzard are partnering up to bring you the biggest WCS Challenger yet, with 32 days of broadcast throughout the year and $80,000 in prizing between North America and Europe.
The format
Four WCS Challenger events will be hosted in 2017 with the best players earning WCS Points and prize money, as well as winning travel and accommodation for the respective WCS Circuit event.
WCS Challenger #1 -> WCS Austin, April 28-30
WCS Challenger #2 -> WCS Jönköping, June 17-19
WCS Challenger #3 -> WCS Valencia, July 13-15
WCS Challenger #4 -> WCS Montreal, September 8-10
Each of the WCS Challenger events will be a week-long affair to determine the eight players, four from EU and four from NA, that will make the trip to their respective WCS Circuit tournament. The top players of the in-game ladder will automatically qualify for the WCS Challenger events with the remaining players being determined through open cups.
Signups are open, sign up and make sure you don't miss the qualifiers!
ESL and Blizzard are partnering up to bring you the biggest WCS Challenger yet, with 32 days of broadcast throughout the year and $80,000 in prizing between North America and Europe.
The format
Four WCS Challenger events will be hosted in 2017 with the best players earning WCS Points and prize money, as well as winning travel and accommodation for the respective WCS Circuit event.
WCS Challenger #1 -> WCS Austin, April 28-30
WCS Challenger #2 -> WCS Jönköping, June 17-19
WCS Challenger #3 -> WCS Valencia, July 13-15
WCS Challenger #4 -> WCS Montreal, September 8-10
Each of the WCS Challenger events will be a week-long affair to determine the eight players, four from EU and four from NA, that will make the trip to their respective WCS Circuit tournament. The top players of the in-game ladder will automatically qualify for the WCS Challenger events with the remaining players being determined through open cups.
Signups are open, sign up and make sure you don't miss the qualifiers!
WCS Challenger Hub: https://play.eslgaming.com/starcraft/global/sc2/major/wcs/challenger
WCS Challenger #2 Announcement: https://www.eslgaming.com/article/get-ready-wcs-challenger-j-nk-ping-3522
Here are the links to all the cups:
WCS Challenger EU #2:
Qualified for the Playoffs from Ladder Challenger:
PtitDrogo, ShoWTimE, 
HeRoMaRinE, Soul, 
Bly, Nerchio, Serral and SnuteQualified for the Playoffs from the Open Cup #1:
Lambo, Harstem, Zanster and SortOfQualified for the Playoffs from the Open Cup #2:
Namshar, DnS, MaNa and Elazer- Qualifier #1: Tuesday, Tuesday, May 16 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (single elimination, bo3)
- Qualifier #2: Wednesday, Wednesday, May 17 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (single elimination, bo3)
- Playoffs Day 1: Friday, Friday, May 19 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
- Playoffs Day 2: Saturday, Saturday, May 20 4:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) (double elimination, bo5)//(lower bracket non qualifying matches Bo3)
VODs of the Qualifying matches:
WCS Challenger NA #2:
Qualified for the Playoffs from Ladder Challenger:
Semper, MaSa, NoRegreT, PiLiPiLi, Bails, Silky, GAMETIME and DrunkenboiQualified for the Playoffs from the Open Cup #1:
Jig, Scarlett, Neeb and JonSnowQualified for the Playoffs from the Open Cup #2:
TRUE, Bioice, Raze and puCK- Qualifier #1: Tuesday, Wednesday, May 24 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (single elimination, bo3)
- Qualifier #2: Wednesday, Thursday, May 25 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (single elimination, bo3)
- Playoffs Day 1: Friday, Saturday, May 27 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
- Playoffs Day 2: Saturday, Sunday, May 28 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (double elimination, bo5)//(lower bracket non qualifying matches Bo3)
Player must be eligible to compete based on the residency requirements outlined in section 4.4 of the WCS 2017 Rules.
Qualifier Slot Distribution
- Qualifiers: The top 4 placed players from each cup advance to the WCS Challenger Playoff tournament.
- Playoffs: A total of sixteen players (8 players receive a direct invite from the Grand Master Ladder) will compete for one of four spots in the WCS circuit and a total of $10.000 in prize money.
Grand Master League cutoff
- Top eight players from the respective ladder (NA/EU) automatically advance to the WCS Challenger Playoff
The cut-off will be based on MMR and take place at 11:59 p.m. in CEST and EDT - Players must complete 15 ladder games a day between Grandmaster League promotion windows (20:00 EDT, 21:00 CEST) starting on the Thursday-Friday window and continuing through Sunday.
- Starting at the Thursday promotion window, players will be required to play under the name that they wish to use during the WCS Circuit event. Please contact esportsteam@blizzard.com if you require a free character name change to compete.
2017 WCS Jönköping/Qualifiers/Europe2017 WCS Jönköping/Qualifiers/North America
