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Australia18228 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/fIhDAP7.jpg) The competition is already roaring in Korea, and IEM Katowice will light up our first global tournament by the end of the month. We are pleased to present the complete ruleset for the 2017 World Championship Series. Below, we have summarized some major updates and information that are included in the ruleset.
WCS 2017 Official RulesYou can find the point and prizing breakdown for IEM Katowice here: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/G8v5Kzt.png) The following is the points and prizing for events in the Korea region: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/LtT6L7C.jpg) And the Circuit splits: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/yZbHepG.jpg) Further details about the GSL vs. the World event will be shared at a later date. The already earned points from IEM Gyeonggi and GSL Code S Season 1 will be added throughout today. Residency Requirements
The residency requirements for those wishing to compete outside of their home region have remained largely the same from 2016 to 2017. If you are a player attempting to compete in a region in which you do not have citizenship, please reach out to the Blizzard Esports Team at esportsteam@blizzard.com.
Regional Eligibility Changes for 2017Japan added to Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau Region 2016 was in the first year Japanese players were eligible to participate in the WCS. While we appreciate their contributions to the ANZ & Southeast Asia region, we’ve examined the player experience and decided that due to server location it makes sense to home Japan in the Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau region. We hope this will provide a better experience for all players.
Official announcement: https://wcs.starcraft2.com/en-us/news/20563603/StarCraft-II-World-Championship-Series-2017-Announced/
The dates for WCS 2017 tournaments were also included in the document: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/89Xln4t.png)
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Australia18228 Posts
Also, GSL vs. the World will offer no WCS points
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Finally... Some rules and points awarded!
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On February 08 2017 14:13 Inflicted wrote:
Also, GSL vs. the World will offer no WCS points
will scarlett play for GSL this time? 
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Well it's earlier than last year's rule book. Nothing too surprising.
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so, will katowice basically be the last SC2 IEM?
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China6331 Posts
On February 08 2017 14:36 Executer08 wrote:
so, will katowice basically be the last SC2 IEM?
Carmac already confirmed IEM XII will have SC2.
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On February 08 2017 14:36 Executer08 wrote:
so, will katowice basically be the last SC2 IEM?
That's up to Carmac. Carmac has said in a TL interview that he's still passionate about SC2, but who knows what the future holds.
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On February 08 2017 14:13 Inflicted wrote:
Also, GSL vs. the World will offer no WCS points
WTF...
Why?
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That means 4 global events, right? Much nicer than 2016!
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Regarding to the posting only IEM Katowice is Global, isn't it?
Overall still a bit disappointed there aren't more WCS and / or Global Events ... it is a step back to the last years.
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Great to see the ruleset...wouldn't be surprised if SC is dropped from the IEM roster soon.  Feelsbergman.
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IEM Katowice, IEM Gyeonggi, Super Tournament 1, Super Tournament 2 are not region locked, so they are global, right?
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Italy3696 Posts
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nothing to get too hyped about yet. If they somehow manage to squeeze in some tournaments during the months with downtime, i would be hyped though. Still, it isnt that overwhelming amount of tourneys we had once
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So players who did well in the last IEM ggyongi had already WCS points?
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wait , where is DreamHack Open Tours (France) on May 6th to 8th ? It is not a WCS Circuit tournament anymore ? No point granted ?
So I guess there will be no StarCraft at DreamHack Tours ?
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On February 08 2017 16:51 Diabolique wrote:
IEM Katowice, IEM Gyeonggi, Super Tournament 1, Super Tournament 2 are not region locked, so they are global, right?
Super Tournaments and IEM Gyeonggi are WCS Korea, tho I guess if you're foreigner you can compete there anyway but you won't earn points in the WCS Circuit.
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I don't understand why this took so long tbh. They announced all those tournaments as WCS tournaments in December. It can't be that hard to figure out the point values.
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So is this the WCS 2016 Korea but for foreigners in 2017? 4 events total really?
It was 3 last year but with 3 extra DH, the Gold series, IEM shanghai and wcs copa intercontinental, so 9 events total for wcs points.
Are they gonna announce more tournaments or is that it? Even counting global events it's like 70% of last years circuit prize pool.
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