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WCS 2015: Details on Points, Prizes, and Residency

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Aeromi
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
France14456 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-25 21:06:47
November 25 2014 20:30 GMT
#1
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WCS Point Allocation

The WCS Premier League, the Global StarCraft II League (GSL) Code S, and SPOTV Games Individual League will all share the same distribution of WCS points in 2015.
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Note: The SPOTV league will feature 16 players, and not offer points below 16th place.

WCS Challenger and GSL Code A will continue to offer 50 points to the eliminated player.

WCS Global Events will offer the same distribution of points as in 2014. You can find the new requirements in our WCS 2015 announcement.


WCS Global Events Start Now!

Events year-round will now be included in the WCS Standings and offer WCS points. Events held after the Global Finals at BlizzCon 2014 will be wrapped into the 2015 tally and subject to the 2015 requirements—two such events already qualify:

2014 Hot6 Cup – 4000 WCS points – November 18 to December 7
IEM San Jose – 4000 WCS points – December 6 and 7
Due to the current off-season, these tournaments are allowed to choose their own map pool.


WCS Premier League Prize Pool

With WCS America and WCS Europe uniting into the brand new WCS Premier League, their prize pools are also combined. Check out the breakdown of prizes:

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Residency Requirement Clarification and Changes for WCS

Players Training Outside of Their Home Region

Players who are a citizen in a country within a WCS region will be allowed to participate in that region’s qualifiers and Challenger regardless of their current residency status.

Exception for Long-Standing Residency

In our original announcement, we stated that players must have a valid residency visa (i.e. work visa, athlete visa, student visa) in order to compete in a region’s WCS Challenger. While that is true for the vast majority of players, we will be waiving the requirement for players who can demonstrate consistent residency in a region starting on or before January 1, 2013.


Source : http://wcs.battle.net/sc2/en/articles/wcs-2015-details-on-points-prizes-and-residency
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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-25 20:36:22
November 25 2014 20:33 GMT
#2
"Exception for Long-Standing Residency

In our original announcement, we stated that players must have a valid residency visa (i.e. work visa, athlete visa, student visa) in order to compete in a region’s WCS Challenger. While that is true for the vast majority of players, we will be waiving the requirement for players who can demonstrate consistent residency in a region starting on or before January 1, 2013."

So does that affect any of the korean foreigners?

Also, Korea is gonna be fricking rolling in WCS points now.
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H0i
Profile Joined October 2010
Netherlands484 Posts
November 25 2014 20:36 GMT
#3
On November 26 2014 05:33 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
"Exception for Long-Standing Residency

In our original announcement, we stated that players must have a valid residency visa (i.e. work visa, athlete visa, student visa) in order to compete in a region’s WCS Challenger. While that is true for the vast majority of players, we will be waiving the requirement for players who can demonstrate consistent residency in a region starting on or before January 1, 2013."

So does that affect any of the korean foreigners?


Most importantly ForGG?
klipik12
Profile Joined March 2012
United States241 Posts
November 25 2014 20:36 GMT
#4
Bit disappointed by the prize distribution on WCS. I'm okay with giving more to ro32 players but I would have wanted Challengers to get more as well. Oh well.

Also, WCS Global events in 2014 already? Whaaaaaaat? :U
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OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
November 25 2014 20:37 GMT
#5
On November 26 2014 05:33 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
"Exception for Long-Standing Residency

In our original announcement, we stated that players must have a valid residency visa (i.e. work visa, athlete visa, student visa) in order to compete in a region’s WCS Challenger. While that is true for the vast majority of players, we will be waiving the requirement for players who can demonstrate consistent residency in a region starting on or before January 1, 2013."

So does that affect any of the korean foreigners?

Also, Korea is gonna be fricking rolling in WCS points now.

Sounds like a ForGG-tailored rule to me d:
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hewo
Profile Joined March 2011
Norway119 Posts
November 25 2014 20:37 GMT
#6
In our original announcement, we stated that players must have a valid residency visa (i.e. work visa, athlete visa, student visa) in order to compete in a region’s WCS Challenger. While that is true for the vast majority of players, we will be waiving the requirement for players who can demonstrate consistent residency in a region starting on or before January 1, 2013.


Not surprised. So I guess alot of the EU koreans will remain, and the region will benefit from this if we concider the level on the ladder, but prize money will disappear to KR again...
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Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
November 25 2014 20:37 GMT
#7
On November 26 2014 05:36 klipik12 wrote:
Bit disappointed by the prize distribution on WCS. I'm okay with giving more to ro32 players but I would have wanted Challengers to get more as well. Oh well.

Also, WCS Global events in 2014 already? Whaaaaaaat? :U

Challengers were getting 600 $ this season and 2,000 $ next year...
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
November 25 2014 20:39 GMT
#8
Nothing surprising. Its basically what everybody was expecting. And yeah that rule does seemed tailored for ForGG.
GreenMash
Profile Joined August 2012
Norway1746 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-25 20:45:59
November 25 2014 20:45 GMT
#9
Yay ForGG stays! :3
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stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-25 20:45:59
November 25 2014 20:45 GMT
#10
Congrats to soO for 3750 points and 45k
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GreenMash
Profile Joined August 2012
Norway1746 Posts
November 25 2014 20:46 GMT
#11
On November 26 2014 05:45 stuchiu wrote:
Congrats to soO for 3750 points and 45k

You didnt count the money for 2nd in the SpotTV leauge
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Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
November 25 2014 20:46 GMT
#12
So after all of the hand-wringing people had over foreigners getting their own tournament, and Blizzard's previous comments that they want to have a Global Finals that isn't all one country, the system is already more Korean-favored than 2014 was.
The world is better when every background has a chance.
SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
November 25 2014 20:47 GMT
#13
On November 26 2014 05:46 GreenMash wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 26 2014 05:45 stuchiu wrote:
Congrats to soO for 3750 points and 45k

You didnt count the money for 2nd in the SpotTV leauge

Is SpoTV League named GSL? No? Ro16 finish.
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AWalker9
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United Kingdom7229 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-11-25 20:47:57
November 25 2014 20:47 GMT
#14
On November 26 2014 05:33 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
"Exception for Long-Standing Residency

In our original announcement, we stated that players must have a valid residency visa (i.e. work visa, athlete visa, student visa) in order to compete in a region’s WCS Challenger. While that is true for the vast majority of players, we will be waiving the requirement for players who can demonstrate consistent residency in a region starting on or before January 1, 2013."

So does that affect any of the korean foreigners?

Also, Korea is gonna be fricking rolling in WCS points now.

It means if you're like Zest then making it to Blizzcon shouldn't be too hard
soOjwa has returned to smite all that stand in his way
AWalker9
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United Kingdom7229 Posts
November 25 2014 20:50 GMT
#15
On November 26 2014 05:46 Circumstance wrote:
So after all of the hand-wringing people had over foreigners getting their own tournament, and Blizzard's previous comments that they want to have a Global Finals that isn't all one country, the system is already more Korean-favored than 2014 was.

It depends if they fly everywhere the logic is that giving Korean's more tournaments in Korea encourages them to stay there. It just means that it's more likely that non-KeSPA players will be forced to fly to pick up points if they don't do well in Korean leagues and not many are on teams that can afford that. The system seems to favour KeSPA guys more than anything.
soOjwa has returned to smite all that stand in his way
Plasmid
Profile Joined December 2010
57 Posts
November 25 2014 20:56 GMT
#16
Good move on doing the right thing ForGG's case without fuss. Despite all the flak they can receive, some people at Blizzard have good sense. Thanks Blizz people.
Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
November 25 2014 20:57 GMT
#17
JUSTICE !

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Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
November 25 2014 20:59 GMT
#18
On November 26 2014 05:50 AWalker9 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 26 2014 05:46 Circumstance wrote:
So after all of the hand-wringing people had over foreigners getting their own tournament, and Blizzard's previous comments that they want to have a Global Finals that isn't all one country, the system is already more Korean-favored than 2014 was.

It depends if they fly everywhere the logic is that giving Korean's more tournaments in Korea encourages them to stay there. It just means that it's more likely that non-KeSPA players will be forced to fly to pick up points if they don't do well in Korean leagues and not many are on teams that can afford that. The system seems to favour KeSPA guys more than anything.

I'm talking about there being a chance for at least one person to represent the entire rest of the world at Blizzcon.
The world is better when every background has a chance.
Wintex
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Norway16838 Posts
November 25 2014 21:02 GMT
#19
Gratz to ForGG! :D

Loving it. Especially for Koreans that probably struggle due to the top-heaviness of former GSLs etc.
The Bomber boy
Die4Ever
Profile Joined August 2010
United States17662 Posts
November 25 2014 21:02 GMT
#20
On November 26 2014 05:46 Circumstance wrote:
So after all of the hand-wringing people had over foreigners getting their own tournament, and Blizzard's previous comments that they want to have a Global Finals that isn't all one country, the system is already more Korean-favored than 2014 was.

well WCS 2015 seems more korean favored for going to Blizzcon, but WCS Premier as a tournament is a lot more foreigner favored than it was before
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