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Source: http://wcs.battle.net/sc2/en/articles/mexico-invites-you-to-take-part-in-wcs-copa-intercontinental
The StarCraft II WCS Circuit will come back to Latin American soil this September in Mexico City with a brand new event that you can’t miss!
The 2016 WCS Global Finals are getting closer, the emotions and expectations are building up, and players all over the world are looking to fight for more points in the frenetic qualifying race to the biggest StarCraft II event of the year.
Mexico City is joining the party to make its mark on the exciting journey to BlizzCon 2016 with a new WCS Circuit 5000 event – Copa Intercontinental. The long awaited return of the WCS Circuit to Latin America will take place at Mexico City from September 10-11, in a tournament that will distribute $50,000 USD in prize money and 4,100 WCS points.
EVENT INFORMATION
Name: Copa Intercontinental
Dates: September 10-11
PRIZE POOL AND POINTS DISTRIBUTION
Total: $50,000 USD and 4,100 WCS points
1st: $18,000 and 1,000 points
2nd: $10,000 and 700 points
3rd: $6,000 and 450 points
4th: $4000 and 450 points
5-8th: $2,500 and 300 points
9-10th: $1,000 and 150 points
FORMAT
8 players from Passport Qualifiers
2 Players from Europe, Africa, Middle East
2 Players from North America (USA, Canada)
1 Player from China
1 Player from Oceania, Southeast Asia, Japan
1 Player from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau
1 Player from Latin America*
(*The Top 8 from the Latin American Passport Qualifier will travel to the event and will play the remaining portion of the qualifier at the venue to decide who will be the Latin American representative on the Main Tournament).
2 players from Server Qualifiers
1 AM Server Qualifier (Open to all the WCS Circuit players)
1 EU Server Qualifier (Open to all the WCS Circuit players)
The 10 qualified players will play at the event in a single elimination Bo5 format, with a Bo7 finals.
ONLINE QUALIFIERS
The online qualifiers for the event will take place from July 26 to August 25, with a double-elimination format, and will be locked based on citizenship. The only exceptions are the AM & EU Server Qualifiers, as those are open to all the players of the WCS Circuit. Qualifiers are restricted to Master and Grandmaster players, and accounts that hide real identity such as barcodes are not allowed.
China – Copa Intercontinental CN Passport Qualifiers
Sign-up here (winner qualifies)
Dates: July 26
Oceania, SEA, Japan – Copa Intercontinental ANZ Passport Qualifiers
Sign-up here (winner qualifies)
Dates: August 3
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau – Copa Intercontinental TW Passport Qualifiers
Sign-up here (winner qualifies)
Dates: August 8
Europe – Copa Intercontinental EU Passport Qualifiers
Sign-up here (top 2 qualifies)
Dates: August 16 & 17
North America – Copa Intercontinental NA Passport Qualifiers
Sign-up here (top 2 qualifies)
Dates: August 17 & 18
All WCS circuit regions – Copa Intercontinental EU Server Qualifier
Sign-up here (winner qualifies)
Dates: August 21 & 22
All WCS circuit regions – Copa Intercontinental AM Server Qualifier
Sign-up here (winner qualifies)
Dates: August 22 & 23
Latin America – Copa Intercontinental Latam Passport Qualifiers
Sign-up here (winner qualifies)
Dates: August 24 & 25 (Ro8 and forward will be played at Mexico on Sept 9)
Every qualified player will win travel, accommodation, and entrance fully paid through the entirety of the event. The information for spectators to attend this epic event will be announced soon through StarCraft II and Blizzard Esports Latin America social media, so you can go there or follow all the action through our official streams and cheer for your favorite players.
Stay tuned, and make sure to prepare for battle!
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United States97276 Posts
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im hyped about this :D the only thing i dont like is the single elimination format for a 10 man tournament
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Oh very nice. I do not know how nice the location will be, but it sounds like it'll be pretty good, given the prize pool and WCS points.
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Mexico674 Posts
I cannot believe something like this is actually going to happen. A WCS event in Latin America! This is seriously mindblowing to me, I'm speechless.
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On July 16 2016 09:31 DARKING wrote:
I cannot believe something like this is actually going to happen. A WCS event in Latin America! This is seriously mindblowing to me, I'm speechless.
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Oh 1 thing i noticed is that theirs only 2 spots for Hydra/Polt/TRUE/viOLet to try and take since they can't play passport qualifiers. This means only 2 of them can qualify and they might not qualify cause since theirs only 2 spots for eu that leaves either Snute/ShowTime/Nerchio/Harstem/MarineLorD/SortOf in that qualifier as well who can beat them also na players such as puCK/MaSa/Neeb/Scarlett will also be in the qualifier as well so this will be interesting!!! 
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When is the global event coming? 
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On July 16 2016 09:45 Charoisaur wrote:When is the global event coming?
I would predict for it to be in October cause that will be when people are scrambling for points and we will know who will be close to qualifying that is my guess
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I think this is the one and only WCS event with $50k prize pool this year?
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On July 17 2016 08:17 geokilla wrote:
I think this is the one and only WCS event with $50k prize pool this year?
There was a WCS event with 50k litteraly yesterday
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How is a 10 player single elimination bracket supposed to work?
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On July 16 2016 09:45 Charoisaur wrote:When is the global event coming?
there's an IEM in Korea in December. It hasn't been actually stated but I can't imagine that won't have Koreans at it.
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10 players in singleelim? so the latin american players are there anyway, so why don't they go for a full ro16 then =O? This means there will be 2 games in the ro16 and all olther players earn 2.5k$ before even playing an offline match )= Well I'm still hyped, but I'd prefer 16 players or doubleelim for more games =D
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United States33392 Posts
What's the weather like in Mexico City in September?
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On July 17 2016 09:30 oGoZenob wrote:Show nested quote +On July 17 2016 08:17 geokilla wrote:
I think this is the one and only WCS event with $50k prize pool this year? There was a WCS event with 50k litteraly yesterday
Dreamhack? I thought for it to be considered a WCS global event, it'd have to be $50k for first place.
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On July 17 2016 09:33 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:there's an IEM in Korea in December. It hasn't been actually stated but I can't imagine that won't have Koreans at it.
That's already been flagged as a WCS Korea event.
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On July 17 2016 09:37 Waxangel wrote:
What's the weather like in Mexico City in September?
Kind of rainy and cloudy. No extreme temperatures to worry about.
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This is pretty cool. Excited to see Jimrising and Major compete. I was in Mexico City a few years ago. I've never seen a more crowded city in my life. Your dollar goes very far. There is literally no better flavor in the world than a 12 peso (1$) taco. Even the smaller stands make fresh salsas from mild to ridiculously spicy. There is plenty of pedestrians paths to walk and look at the old Spanish Cathedrals. And police on every corner.
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Good for the Latin American scene. I bet Topin and DARKING are pretty hype right now
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Great news! 
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On July 17 2016 11:12 showstealer1829 wrote:Show nested quote +On July 17 2016 09:33 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:On July 16 2016 09:45 Charoisaur wrote:When is the global event coming? there's an IEM in Korea in December. It hasn't been actually stated but I can't imagine that won't have Koreans at it. That's already been flagged as a WCS Korea event.
Not true, it won't be a WCS Korea event, but it is after blizzcon and not part of WCS at all  so.. there's that.
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On July 17 2016 16:14 EleMenTfiNi wrote:Show nested quote +On July 17 2016 11:12 showstealer1829 wrote:On July 17 2016 09:33 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:On July 16 2016 09:45 Charoisaur wrote:When is the global event coming? there's an IEM in Korea in December. It hasn't been actually stated but I can't imagine that won't have Koreans at it. That's already been flagged as a WCS Korea event. Not true, it won't be a WCS Korea event, but it is after blizzcon and not part of WCS at all so.. there's that.
Well okay, VIRTUALLY a WCS Korea event. 
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Cool. Hyped for all the korean players that are allowed to attend.
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On July 17 2016 18:58 HooHooH wrote:
Cool. Hyped for all the korean players that are allowed to attend.
Don't get your hypes up too much...
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Really cool to see this happening. More events from more org is always a good thing.
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On July 17 2016 14:43 Cricketer12 wrote:
Good for the Latin American scene. I bet Topin and DARKING are pretty hype right now
yeah man :D hyped AF
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10 players single elimination bracket is so weird
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Carajo esto está de puta madre!!
I created a TL account just to comment about this
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A WCS Event with 10 Slots? Joke?
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On July 18 2016 04:55 marcussc2brasil wrote:Hey guys, the bracket image may help shed some light on the format: http://imgur.com/a/oUPBO
With these seedings it seems reasonable
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In the first round you decide the winners? Very exciting format. I must meet the think tank behind it and have some vodka with them.
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On July 18 2016 05:28 HsDLTitich wrote:With these seedings it seems reasonable
Still, 16 players could have been allowed to enter. Would have been more fun. Why can't Mexico get a few slots for example? IEM usually has a few for the host country, no?
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On July 18 2016 05:02 Clonester wrote:
A WCS Event with 10 Slots? Joke?
It's completely ridiculous. Not only is it a 10 player WCS event, it's also got a 50,000$ prize pool.
I can't even.
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On July 18 2016 05:54 BaneRiders wrote:Show nested quote +On July 18 2016 05:28 HsDLTitich wrote:On July 18 2016 04:55 marcussc2brasil wrote:Hey guys, the bracket image may help shed some light on the format: http://imgur.com/a/oUPBO With these seedings it seems reasonable Still, 16 players could have been allowed to enter. Would have been more fun. Why can't Mexico get a few slots for example? IEM usually has a few for the host country, no?
IEM used to offer 1 slot for the country champion.
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Mexico674 Posts
On July 17 2016 14:43 Cricketer12 wrote:
Good for the Latin American scene. I bet Topin and DARKING are pretty hype right now
HELL YEAH I AM!
On July 18 2016 02:11 HsDLTitich wrote:
10 players single elimination bracket is so weird
Yeah, it is pretty weird. I'm guessing there may have not been that much budget for that many players, but I'll take it. Just the simple fact there is going to be a WCS Circuit event in such a small and, frankly, little money region is a lot more that I ever expected.
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On July 18 2016 06:01 Elentos wrote:It's completely ridiculous. Not only is it a 10 player WCS event, it's also got a 50,000$ prize pool. I can't even.
Hahaha just when I thought Blizzard could not surprise me anymore... We get this!
(Happy for latam still)
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Cant we just ban sc2 in korea? Its getting more ridicolous by the minute.
(asuming korea is not included in Oceania, Southeast Asia, Japan)
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The dates for the European qualifiers are not reasonable. Players will be coming back from Montreal on the 15th, considering flight time and time zone difference - they will arrive home most likely on the 16th early afternoon. Considering how tired they will be - the qualifiers on the 16th of August are unreasonable. I think organizers should reconsider the dates.
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On July 19 2016 05:52 Kafka777 wrote:
The dates for the European qualifiers are not reasonable. Players will be coming back from Montreal on the 15th, considering flight time and time zone difference - they will arrive home most likely on the 16th early afternoon. Considering how tired they will be - the qualifiers on the 16th of August are unreasonable. I think organizers should reconsider the dates.
Hi Kafka, we are looking into that and we already have some possible new dates.
We will keep you guys informed on our official blogposts and I will also post here ^^
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On July 16 2016 09:31 DARKING wrote:
I cannot believe something like this is actually going to happen. A WCS event w/o koreans! This is seriously mindblowing to me, I'm speechless.
fixed it for you
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On July 16 2016 09:31 DARKING wrote:
I cannot believe something like this is actually going to happen. A WCS event in Latin America! This is seriously mindblowing to me, I'm speechless.
On July 20 2016 04:53 Kevin_Sorbo wrote:
On July 16 2016 09:31 DARKING wrote:
I cannot believe something like this is actually going to happen. A WCS event w/o koreans! This is seriously mindblowing to me, I'm speechless.
fixed it for you
Too much bile melts down your brain, boy. Go get some sleep.
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On July 18 2016 06:02 Ej_ wrote:Show nested quote +On July 18 2016 05:54 BaneRiders wrote:On July 18 2016 05:28 HsDLTitich wrote:On July 18 2016 04:55 marcussc2brasil wrote:Hey guys, the bracket image may help shed some light on the format: http://imgur.com/a/oUPBO With these seedings it seems reasonable Still, 16 players could have been allowed to enter. Would have been more fun. Why can't Mexico get a few slots for example? IEM usually has a few for the host country, no? IEM used to offer 1 slot for the country champion.
I was mixing it up with the WCS Winter / Spring / Summer. Congrats to Semper and Scarlett for qualifiying to the Summer Circuit Championship through the Canada National Qualifier.
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On July 16 2016 09:45 Charoisaur wrote:When is the global event coming?
The 35th of Never
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***Update: New EU Passport dates: August 17th (Day 1) and August 24th (Day 2)****
So we have one more day for Montreal players to rest, and we avoid gamescom as well.
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![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/wLynFXe.jpg) Huang " Cyan" Min defeated Wu " Chick" Chuantao in the final match of the CN Passport Qualifier and became the 1st qualified player for WCS Copa Intercontinental #WCSMEX! The main event will take place in Mexico City the next September 10-11. Liquipedia | Qualifier BracketMORE INFO ABOUT #WCSMEX
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Oceania, SEA, Japan – Copa Intercontinental ANZ Passport Qualifiers
August 3
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![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/6mdhQlK.png) Things are about to get crazy! Ke" Has" Yu Feng destroyed the TW Passport Qualifier and became the 3re qualified player for WCS Copa Intercontinental #WCSMEX! The main event will take place in Mexico City the next September 10-11. Liquipedia | Qualifier BracketMORE INFO ABOUT #WCSMEX
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
"NA Passport Qualifier" sounds so weird lol
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