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NASL will be handling the LAN portion of the event, while Blizzard's own staff in San Francisco (the old IGN guys) will be handling much of the rest.
Update from MLG about WCS posted on their website.
After coordinating on WCS America Season 1 and careful consideration, we have decided to transition away from operation of WCS America and refocus efforts on producing our own eSports competitions. It was a pleasure working with Blizzard on the inaugural season, however given the structure of the relationship and the impact on the organization, players and community, we feel that it will better serve the eSports ecosystem to run tournaments independently.
Our next major event will be the Spring Championship in Anaheim on June 28-30 which will feature StarCraft II as a WCS Tier 1 competition with $25,000 in prize money and a 128-player open bracket, offering an opportunity for local American StarCraft II talent to test their skills against proven, world-class pro gamers.
We will continue to produce the WCS America Season 1 competition through the end of Challenger League and Up/Down matches, which will conclude on June 21. The complete broadcast schedule is available here.
We thank the community for participating in and watching Season 1, look forward to showcasing StarCraft II at the MLG Spring Championship, and wish the players participating in WCS Season 2 the best of luck.
–Sundance
Our next major event will be the Spring Championship in Anaheim on June 28-30 which will feature StarCraft II as a WCS Tier 1 competition with $25,000 in prize money and a 128-player open bracket, offering an opportunity for local American StarCraft II talent to test their skills against proven, world-class pro gamers.
We will continue to produce the WCS America Season 1 competition through the end of Challenger League and Up/Down matches, which will conclude on June 21. The complete broadcast schedule is available here.
We thank the community for participating in and watching Season 1, look forward to showcasing StarCraft II at the MLG Spring Championship, and wish the players participating in WCS Season 2 the best of luck.
–Sundance
Statement from NASL on their website.
The North American Star League (NASL) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Blizzard Entertainment to operate WCS America.
As a result of this partnership, StarCraft eSports fans will enjoy both the unique personality and world-class production quality that has become synonymous with NASL. Likewise, the NASL crew will enjoy producing daily broadcasts featuring the highest level StarCraft II play in North America, beginning with the WCS America Season 2 Premier League round of 16 and continuing through 2014.
The entire team at NASL is quite thrilled for this opportunity, and looks forward to once again broadcast exciting daily StarCraft II competition. While the team gets ready to ramp up for the Season 2 offline events, Blizzard will operate the WCS America Season 2 Challenger League and Premier League round of 32. Of course, as the NASL casters are quite eager to cast StarCraft II, they will pop in each week to help cast some of the Challenger League and Premier League matches, as well.
WCS America Season 2 will broadcast weekly from Monday through Thursday, beginning in July. NASL will produce the offline Premier League Ro16 August 5th through 8th, with the Regional Finals on Saturday & Sunday, August 10th & 11th. To get the latest updates on how to attend these events, follow @NASLTV on Twitter or like NASLTV on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/NASLTV.
For more information about the WCS and a full Season 2 schedule, please visit the new Blizzard eSports website at http://www.StarCraft2.com/WCS. - See more at: http://nasl.tv/News/Article/20130618nasl-partners-with-blizzard-entertainment-for-wcs-america#sthash.J7TTJPKg.dpuf
As a result of this partnership, StarCraft eSports fans will enjoy both the unique personality and world-class production quality that has become synonymous with NASL. Likewise, the NASL crew will enjoy producing daily broadcasts featuring the highest level StarCraft II play in North America, beginning with the WCS America Season 2 Premier League round of 16 and continuing through 2014.
The entire team at NASL is quite thrilled for this opportunity, and looks forward to once again broadcast exciting daily StarCraft II competition. While the team gets ready to ramp up for the Season 2 offline events, Blizzard will operate the WCS America Season 2 Challenger League and Premier League round of 32. Of course, as the NASL casters are quite eager to cast StarCraft II, they will pop in each week to help cast some of the Challenger League and Premier League matches, as well.
WCS America Season 2 will broadcast weekly from Monday through Thursday, beginning in July. NASL will produce the offline Premier League Ro16 August 5th through 8th, with the Regional Finals on Saturday & Sunday, August 10th & 11th. To get the latest updates on how to attend these events, follow @NASLTV on Twitter or like NASLTV on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/NASLTV.
For more information about the WCS and a full Season 2 schedule, please visit the new Blizzard eSports website at http://www.StarCraft2.com/WCS. - See more at: http://nasl.tv/News/Article/20130618nasl-partners-with-blizzard-entertainment-for-wcs-america#sthash.J7TTJPKg.dpuf
Opinion from Liquid`Nazgul here.
Thoughts from TotalBiscuit available here.
