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WCS 2017 Rules and Points Released

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Inflicted
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia18228 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-03-29 10:55:11
February 08 2017 05:09 GMT
#1
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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 Rules


You can find the point and prizing breakdown for IEM Katowice here:

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The following is the points and prizing for events in the Korea region:

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And the Circuit splits:

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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 2017


Japan 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:

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Inflicted
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia18228 Posts
February 08 2017 05:13 GMT
#2
Also, GSL vs. the World will offer no WCS points
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Vutalisk
Profile Joined August 2016
United States680 Posts
February 08 2017 05:18 GMT
#3
Finally... Some rules and points awarded!
Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13974 Posts
February 08 2017 05:23 GMT
#4
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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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
February 08 2017 05:27 GMT
#5
Well it's earlier than last year's rule book. Nothing too surprising.
Executer08
Profile Joined June 2015
Germany163 Posts
February 08 2017 05:36 GMT
#6
so, will katowice basically be the last SC2 IEM?
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digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6329 Posts
February 08 2017 06:16 GMT
#7
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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Chris_Havoc
Profile Joined August 2016
United States600 Posts
February 08 2017 06:20 GMT
#8
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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paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
February 08 2017 06:33 GMT
#9
On February 08 2017 14:13 Inflicted wrote:
Also, GSL vs. the World will offer no WCS points

WTF...

Why?
Diabolique
Profile Joined June 2015
Czech Republic5118 Posts
February 08 2017 06:40 GMT
#10
That means 4 global events, right? Much nicer than 2016!
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JoFar
Profile Joined January 2017
31 Posts
February 08 2017 07:02 GMT
#11
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.
rSado
Profile Blog Joined February 2014
23 Posts
February 08 2017 07:29 GMT
#12
Great to see the ruleset...wouldn't be surprised if SC is dropped from the IEM roster soon. Feelsbergman.
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Diabolique
Profile Joined June 2015
Czech Republic5118 Posts
February 08 2017 07:51 GMT
#13
IEM Katowice, IEM Gyeonggi, Super Tournament 1, Super Tournament 2 are not region locked, so they are global, right?
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CynicalDeath
Profile Joined January 2012
Italy3369 Posts
February 08 2017 07:57 GMT
#14
...it was about time...
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Dungeontay
Profile Joined December 2015
126 Posts
February 08 2017 08:21 GMT
#15
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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Mun_Su
Profile Joined December 2012
France2063 Posts
February 08 2017 08:37 GMT
#16
So players who did well in the last IEM ggyongi had already WCS points?
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FluoCrazyKenny
Profile Joined July 2011
France90 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-02-08 09:33:08
February 08 2017 09:16 GMT
#17
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 ?
HsDLTitich
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Italy830 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-02-08 12:28:36
February 08 2017 12:26 GMT
#18
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.
I used to organize tournaments for ESL Italy and referee Go4SC2s, WCSs, and IEMs for ESL SC2.
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55511 Posts
February 08 2017 12:29 GMT
#19
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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ArtyK
Profile Joined June 2011
France3143 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-02-08 12:38:34
February 08 2017 12:33 GMT
#20
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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