2013 WCS Season 1 America
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2013 WCS Season 1 America
League Information
Series:
Organizers:
Game Version:
Server:
North America
Type:
Offline
Location:
New YorkVenue:
MLG Studio
Format:
remier League2 Group Stages
Single-elimination Playoffs
hallenger LeagueSingle-elimination Bracket
Group Stage
Prize Pool:
$104,800 USD
Start Date:
2013-04-20
End Date:
2013-06-21
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants
Number of Players:
48
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Chronology
The 2013 WCS Season 1 America is the first American event of the 2013 StarCraft II World Championship Series. 48 players across two tournament leagues compete for a prize pool of $104,800, seeds to the 2013 WCS Season 1 Finals, and points for the 2013 StarCraft II World Championship Series.
Format[edit]
Premier League[edit]
- The Premier League consists of:
- 24 players invited based on their overall performance in 2012.
- 8 players from the Premier League Qualifier.
- Group Stage #1 (Round of 32): Dual Tournament Format.
- Bottom 16 fall to Ro40.
- Bottom 16 fall to
- Group Stage #2 (Round of 16): Dual Tournament Format.
- Bottom 8 fall to Ro16.
- Bottom 8 fall to
- Playoffs: Single-elimination bracket.
- Seeds:
- Top 8 are seeded into next season's .
- Top 5 are invited to the 2013 WCS Season 1 Finals.
- Top 8 are seeded into next season's
Challenger League[edit]
- The Challenger League consists of:
- 16 players from the Challenger League Invite-Only Qualifier.
- 16 losing players from Ro32.
- 8 losing players from Ro16.
- Bracket Stage: 40 player single-elimination bracket.
- Top 8 players advance to next season's .
- Bottom 32 players continue in the Group Stage.
- Top 8 players advance to next season's
- Group Stage: Dual Tournament Format.
- Top 16 advance to next season's .
- Next 8 are seeded into next season's .
- Bottom 8 drop out of and may requalify next season.
- Top 16 advance to next season's
Qualifiers[edit]
- Premier League Qualifier:
- Double-elimination bracket.
- Top 8 qualify for remier League.
- Challenger League Open Qualifier:
- Single-elimination bracket.
- Top 8 advance to the Challenger League Invite-Only Qualifier.
- Challenger League Invite-Only Qualifier:
- Double-elimination bracket.
- Top 16 qualify for hallenger League.
Racial Distribution[edit]
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