The format will be a standard double elimination bracket, including the finals in which the lower bracket winner needs to win two Best of 3s.

Liquid`Bunny who qualified from the European qualifier is unable to attend due to health issues and will be replaced by ZooTop, the 4th place finisher from the Chinese qualifier.

WEC 2014 runs from September 5th to 7th in Hangzhou, China.

More information on Liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/World_E-sport_Championships_2014

Yakikorosu

1203 Posts

September 02 2014 14:54 GMT

Why no WCS points from this? Is it because only the grand finals are offline? Would have been a great opportunity for Snute at least to get some more points.

Edit: Looks like by "grand finals" they actually mean the whole tournament other than the qualifiers so that's not the reason. So I'm confused--why isn't this a Tier 2 WCS event?

Kitsunesama21

United States21 Posts

September 02 2014 14:55 GMT

No Bunny

I was hoping to see the dynamic duo rip through this tournament

Anyways,

SNUTE FIGHTING!!!!

digmouse

China6330 Posts

September 02 2014 14:58 GMT

On September 02 2014 23:54 Yakikorosu wrote:
Why no WCS points from this? Is it because only the grand finals are offline? Would have been a great opportunity for Snute at least to get some more points.

Technically this qualifies for at least a WCS Tier 3 event, but it looks like they missed the WCS event submission deadline, at least that's what I've heard.

Yakikorosu

1203 Posts

September 02 2014 15:00 GMT

On September 02 2014 23:58 digmouse wrote:

Show nested quote +

Technically this qualifies for at least a WCS Tier 3 event, but it looks like they missed the WCS event submission deadline, at least that's what I've heard.

Ah, thanks. That's a little sad, would have created a lot more interest in this tournament in the foreign scene if Snute's Blizzcon hopes were riding on this tournament (as they are on every WCS-eligible tournament he's in from now on).

Still a great opportunity for Snute, Jim, Jaedong or HerO to bag $25,000 though!

SCkad

Scotland97 Posts

September 02 2014 15:01 GMT

Wait why does bunny leaving from the European Qualifier mean that someone from the Chinese qualifier gets the spot? wouldn't it go down to 3rd or 4th from the EU qualifier

ZAiNs

United Kingdom6525 Posts

September 02 2014 15:02 GMT

I wonder if Jaedong can make it past Puck.

digmouse

China6330 Posts

September 02 2014 15:02 GMT

On September 03 2014 00:01 SCkad wrote:
Wait why does bunny leaving from the European Qualifier mean that someone from the Chinese qualifier gets the spot? wouldn't it go down to 3rd or 4th from the EU qualifier

Too much a short notice to arrange visas for anyone out of China unfortunately. Bunny sent notice of his situation just days ago, impossible to get anyone even Koreans a visa in like 5 days. I'm personally sad there is no Terran.

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

September 02 2014 15:04 GMT

And there goes all the Terrans, poor Bunny, might of had a nice chance of a good pay out here too (if the money is legit

)

GL to snute and puck the foreigner hopes in China!

Yorkie

United States12612 Posts

September 02 2014 15:07 GMT

#10

Damn the only terran is gone. Gogo Snute vs HerO finals!

Zenith_Zaephyr

13 Posts

September 02 2014 15:12 GMT

#11

Is there only 2 races in SC2 ?

Darkdwarf

Sweden960 Posts

September 02 2014 15:17 GMT

#12

There's a serious lack of terrans in asian tournaments outside of Korea... I can only think of Iaguz, XY and Ein off the top of my head.

purakushi

United States3301 Posts

September 02 2014 15:20 GMT

#13

No Terrans =\

Yakikorosu

1203 Posts

September 02 2014 15:25 GMT

#14

As Darkdwarf mentioned, all Asian nations other than Korea have approximately the same race distribution: something like 65% Zerg, 33% Protoss, 2% Terran. So very fitting that it's an all Z/P tournament. It's not a balance thing either, it's always been this way, even in WoL when Terran was the top race. I think it's an aesthetics thing, without Terran idols like BoxeR/NaDa/Flash to look up to, why play boring humans when you can be awesome aliens?

Inflicted

Australia18228 Posts

September 02 2014 15:32 GMT

#15

So many P, free tournament for Snute

Ctesias

4595 Posts

September 02 2014 15:35 GMT

#16

I think Snute is a rather clear favorite here.

Garnet

Vietnam9033 Posts

September 02 2014 15:36 GMT

#17

from the next WCG to this...

sc2isnotdying

United States200 Posts

September 02 2014 15:44 GMT

#18

Shitty field for a tournament with such a lucrative prize pool, but since everybody knows that hosting an esports tournament in China is such a dicey proposition, this is what we get. Too bad, really.

digmouse

China6330 Posts

September 02 2014 15:47 GMT

#19

On September 03 2014 00:25 Yakikorosu wrote:
As Darkdwarf mentioned, all Asian nations other than Korea have approximately the same race distribution: something like 65% Zerg, 33% Protoss, 2% Terran. So very fitting that it's an all Z/P tournament. It's not a balance thing either, it's always been this way, even in WoL when Terran was the top race. I think it's an aesthetics thing, without Terran idols like BoxeR/NaDa/Flash to look up to, why play boring humans when you can be awesome aliens?

KeSPA players did not play in the Korean qualifier and no other Terrans advanced from other qualifiers, so yeah, dunno what can they do any better.

On September 03 2014 00:36 Garnet wrote:
from the next WCG to this...

I think you misread this as WECG.