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The WCS America Season 2 qualifiers wrapped up with the final, Ladder Wildcard Qualifier. With no region restrictions in the wildcard qualifier, the Korean trio of  EG.JYP, Pigbaby, and  Wayi.check claimed the three spots that were up for grabs (full bracket on ESL.eu).
With all qualifiers over, the WCS America Challenger League Season 2 roster has been finalized. Challenger League match-ups and scheduling information have yet to be announced.
WCS America Season 2 Challenger League Players
From Challenger Qualifiers
China:Jim, Courage,
SEA:  iaguz, KingKong
Taiwan/HK/Macau: Slam, Ian
America: viOLet, Guitarcheese, Xenocider, Kane, Suppy, Hendralisk, qxc, NonY
Wildcard: JYP, Pigbaby, check
From Premier League*
Has, HerO, desRow, Top, Minigun
MajOr, Illusion, MaSa, TheStC, aLive, SeleCT
NesTea, Scarlett, Sen, Jaedong
*ByuL forfeited his WCS America Challenger spot to switch to the Korean region for Season 2. His spot will be filled from the Ladder Wildcard qualifier.
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Ryung 
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Was a blast running these! Congrats to all the qualified players and to all the casters that volunteered to cast it! #NODRAMA!
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Fuck yeah NonY! How did I miss this!  Congratz man!
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United States97276 Posts
Looks like a good lineup for Challenger. Can't wait to see the matchups
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NonY!!!! :D nice to see tyler is able to come back once again nice to jim on here as well :D GL to everyone else as well.
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Belgica34432 Posts
I guess retiring in Korea means going to play in WCS America these days
Silly Pigbaby
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Pigbaby with the retire fake-out into AM Challenger qualification.
Poor Ryung that really sucks for him Good Challenger lineup, nonetheless. Should be some INSANE games!
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There was no announcement of Pigbaby retiring in the first place. We simply assumed it to be the case after his release because Olimoley heard it somewhere and tweeted about it once. Clearly, whoever told her was mistaken.
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Nooo....Balloon, so close! Hope he will still be able to play in some other tournaments wihile beeing in the US.
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Wow Nony playing again in competetive tournaments, i like that.
In general, really not the highest skill-level in the player field.
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6 koreans dropped out of wcs season 1.
5 koreans qualified for wcs season 2.
Woohoo region lock!
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United States33658 Posts
On April 19 2014 21:12 SpikeStarcraft wrote:
6 koreans dropped out of wcs season 1.
5 koreans qualified for wcs season 2.
Woohoo region lock!
The way it's shaping up I think the Korean count will increase by 1 or 2 in Premier season 2
On April 19 2014 21:44 Chaprizui wrote:
is this oGs Top?
Chinese player Top
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On April 19 2014 21:12 SpikeStarcraft wrote:
6 koreans dropped out of wcs season 1.
5 koreans qualified for wcs season 2.
Woohoo region lock!
Like everything else Blizzard does, when Blizzard sets out to do something, they make it work... like the Warhound!
I'm really looking forward to watching more Koreans face off in Europe at the WCS America Finals. That will really support the scene here in North America.
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Gutted about Ryung not making it. If only those widow mines made better connects...
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My boy Jaedong better win this season or he ain't going to Global Finals D:
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On April 19 2014 22:33 BronzeKnee wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2014 21:12 SpikeStarcraft wrote:
6 koreans dropped out of wcs season 1.
5 koreans qualified for wcs season 2.
Woohoo region lock! Like everything else Blizzard does, when Blizzard sets out to do something, they make it work... like the Warhound! I'm really looking forward to watching more Koreans face off in Europe at the WCS America Finals. That will really support the scene here in North America.
Don't forget how the event is cast by a Brit and a Dutchman, with the interviews being done by another Brit, just for some #FREEDOM American overload. I can feel the grass roots in the States sprouting as we speak.
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United Kingdom31935 Posts
On April 19 2014 23:48 Squat wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2014 22:33 BronzeKnee wrote:On April 19 2014 21:12 SpikeStarcraft wrote:
6 koreans dropped out of wcs season 1.
5 koreans qualified for wcs season 2.
Woohoo region lock! Like everything else Blizzard does, when Blizzard sets out to do something, they make it work... like the Warhound! I'm really looking forward to watching more Koreans face off in Europe at the WCS America Finals. That will really support the scene here in North America. Don't forget how the event is cast by a Brit and a Dutchman, with the interviews being done by another Brit, just for some #FREEDOM American overload. I can feel the grass roots in the States sprouting as we speak.
So murican and patriotic! Brings a BBQ flavoured tear to my eye
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I tuned in at an awkward time to see Avilo win an hour-long mech vs swarm host game, and I experienced the sheer terror of wondering if he might actually get into challenger league. Fortunately, he ran into a skilled non-zerg player after that match. Crisis averted.
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Zerg dominating, where is that toss powah?
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On April 19 2014 22:33 BronzeKnee wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2014 21:12 SpikeStarcraft wrote:
6 koreans dropped out of wcs season 1.
5 koreans qualified for wcs season 2.
Woohoo region lock! Like everything else Blizzard does, when Blizzard sets out to do something, they make it work... like the Warhound! I'm really looking forward to watching more Koreans face off in Europe at the WCS America Finals. That will really support the scene here in North America.
Not Koreans fault if American players suck, and not Europeans fault if American organizers suck as well
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bummed that CatZ is not on this list
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Didn't Ryung make the 4th Wildcard qualifier?
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On April 20 2014 07:21 Aiomon wrote:
Didn't Ryung make the 4th Wildcard qualifier?
He did. Sadly, it was the 4th spot in a tournament that only qualified 3 people to Challenger.
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Nony? Haven't seen you in a while. Welcome back and gratz!
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I didn't' follow this at all. What happened to huk?
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HuK made it to the Ro16 of the Premiere League last season, so he's automatically back in Premiere League this season.
The bottom 16 of Premiere League last season, shown in the OP, are in Challenger this season.
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On April 20 2014 06:55 Cluster__ wrote:
bummed that CatZ is not on this list
It's funny - the only challenger league qualifier match I saw was CatZ vs Nony and Catz just barely won with his proxy hatch antics. So based on that absolutely insufficient information I was also expecting to see CatZ there instead of Nony.
That being said I'm super super stoked to see Nony back on the list. My understanding is that he just came back to serious competitive play and so if this is Nony without much practice I can't wait to see him back in good form!
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On April 20 2014 14:03 Ambidexter wrote:It's funny - the only challenger league qualifier match I saw was CatZ vs Nony and Catz just barely won with his proxy hatch antics. So based on that absolutely insufficient information I was also expecting to see CatZ there instead of Nony. That being said I'm super super stoked to see Nony back on the list. My understanding is that he just came back to serious competitive play and so if this is Nony without much practice I can't wait to see him back in good form!
This is how nony has always been, in BW he was insanely good when he was in practice and motivated to practice. He went through streaks of being meh then suddenly being motivated and practicing. He knows how to practice efficiently better than a lot of pros. I remember back when he won TSL3 from wildcard he played against idra who was the absolute best foreigner at the time and took a convincing win off of him with only a week of practice. That was the point where I was hooked as a fan lol
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Argentina2279 Posts
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Wow, Nony.
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Pigbaby always played the most entertaining games in GSL. Hopefully he can stomp some noobs and win this as the competition doesn't look that hard
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On April 20 2014 00:48 Pontius Pirate wrote:
I tuned in at an awkward time to see Avilo win an hour-long mech vs swarm host game, and I experienced the sheer terror of wondering if he might actually get into challenger league. Fortunately, he ran into a skilled non-zerg player after that match. Crisis averted.
Eh Avilo got handled pretty easily when he played Revival in the first day of qualifiers, his opponent in the match you referred to just really didn't know how to play against the composition. It's really more a skill than a race balance thing, I think.
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On April 20 2014 05:50 HsDLTitich wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2014 22:33 BronzeKnee wrote:On April 19 2014 21:12 SpikeStarcraft wrote:
6 koreans dropped out of wcs season 1.
5 koreans qualified for wcs season 2.
Woohoo region lock! Like everything else Blizzard does, when Blizzard sets out to do something, they make it work... like the Warhound! I'm really looking forward to watching more Koreans face off in Europe at the WCS America Finals. That will really support the scene here in North America. Not Koreans fault if American players suck, and not Europeans fault if American organizers suck as well
No surprise if the American viewers are the most ungrateful either then? 
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On April 20 2014 00:48 Pontius Pirate wrote:
I tuned in at an awkward time to see Avilo win an hour-long mech vs swarm host game, and I experienced the sheer terror of wondering if he might actually get into challenger league. Fortunately, he ran into a skilled non-zerg player after that match. Crisis averted.
what do you mean crisis averted why would it be so bad if avilo made it to challenger? dont get me wrong there are alot of players i rather see aka ryung but why would it be so terrible if he made it. he may bitch alot but who doesnt teaja does all the time and i dont see ppl wishing he wasnt in challenger.
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France9034 Posts
On April 20 2014 05:50 HsDLTitich wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2014 22:33 BronzeKnee wrote:On April 19 2014 21:12 SpikeStarcraft wrote:
6 koreans dropped out of wcs season 1.
5 koreans qualified for wcs season 2.
Woohoo region lock! Like everything else Blizzard does, when Blizzard sets out to do something, they make it work... like the Warhound! I'm really looking forward to watching more Koreans face off in Europe at the WCS America Finals. That will really support the scene here in North America. Not Koreans fault if American players suck, and not Europeans fault if American organizers suck as well
It's a bit sad, but that sums it up quite well.
And talking about the "local scene development", ask Totalbiscuit about how it went when organizing a NA only tournament.... :/
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Seems bizarre that they have specific Taiwan and China qualifiers for WCS America...
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On April 20 2014 16:30 unit wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2014 14:03 Ambidexter wrote:On April 20 2014 06:55 Cluster__ wrote:
bummed that CatZ is not on this list It's funny - the only challenger league qualifier match I saw was CatZ vs Nony and Catz just barely won with his proxy hatch antics. So based on that absolutely insufficient information I was also expecting to see CatZ there instead of Nony. That being said I'm super super stoked to see Nony back on the list. My understanding is that he just came back to serious competitive play and so if this is Nony without much practice I can't wait to see him back in good form! This is how nony has always been, in BW he was insanely good when he was in practice and motivated to practice. He went through streaks of being meh then suddenly being motivated and practicing. He knows how to practice efficiently better than a lot of pros. I remember back when he won TSL3 from wildcard he played against idra who was the absolute best foreigner at the time and took a convincing win off of him with only a week of practice. That was the point where I was hooked as a fan lol
Yup, that's a very fair point, and a great description of what makes me a fan as well. Thank you. :D
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major. select. masa. illusion. qxc. the boys are all here!
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Nony says he comes back to the game... he wasn't joking. Already qualified for WCS
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Yeah Nony!! Also when is this going down. I need my jaedong fix
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