2013 WCS Season 1 Europe

[e][h]2013 WCS Season 1 Europe

League Information

Series:

World Championship Series Europe

Organizer:

Electronic Sports League
Blizzard Entertainment

Game Version:

Heart of the Swarm
Patch 2.0.7 – Patch 2.0.8 BU

Server:

Europe

Type:

Offline

Location:

Cologne

Format:

remier League
2 Group Stages,
Single-elimination Playoffs
hallenger League
Single-elimination Bracket,
Group Stage

Prize pool:

$104,800 USD

Start Date:

2013-04-14

End Date:

2013-05-26

Liquipedia Tier:

Premier

Links

Winners

Mvp

Stephano

ForGG

DIMAGA

Player Breakdown

Number of Players:

32

40

Number of Players:

48

11

12

9

Maps

ESL Akilon Wastes • ESL Bel'Shir Vestige • ESL Daybreak • ESL Neo Planet S • ESL Newkirk Precinct • ESL Star Station • ESL Whirlwind

Chronology

2012 WCS Europe

2013 WCS S2 Europe

Information[edit]

The 2013 WCS Season 1 Europe is the European event of the first season of the 2013 StarCraft II World Championship Series.

Format[edit]

Map Pool[edit]

Premier League[edit]

This is the Premier League of WCS Europe, where 32 players compete for this seasons European championship, seeds for the 2013 WCS Season 1 Finals, and points for the 2013 StarCraft II World Championship Series. See the Premier League page for more details. All of the Premier League matches, except the round of 32, will be played offline at the ESL TV studios in Cologne, Germany.

Group Stage #1 (Round of 32):
- Eight groups consisting of four players each, groups are played in a dual tournament format where all matches are Bo3.
- 1st and 2nd places will advance to the remier League Ro16.
- 3rd and 4th place will drop into the hallenger League.
Group Stage #2 (Round of 16):
- Four groups consisting of four players each, groups are played in a dual tournament format where all matches are Bo3.
- 1st and 2nd places will advance to Ro8.
- 3rd and 4th place will drop into the hallenger League.
Quarterfinals:
- Single-elimination playoffs for the seasonal championship.
- All 8 players who make it to this round are seeded in next season's remier League.

Challenger League[edit]

Bracket Stage:

Round of 40:

Round consists of 16 qualified players and 16 Ro32 3rd and 4th place finishers.
Winners advance to the Ro24, losers drop to the group stage.

Round of 24:

Round consists of 16 Ro40 winners.
Winners advance to Ro16, losers drop to the group stage.

Round of 16:

The qualification round.
Round consists of 8 Ro24 winners and 8 Ro16 3rd and 4th place finishers.
Winners advance to next season's , losers drop to the group stage.

Group Stage:

Eight groups consisting of four players each, groups are played in a dual tournament format where all matches are Bo3.
1st and 2nd places will advance to next season's remier League.
3rd place will play in the next season's challenger League.
4th place will drop out of the hallenger League and have to requalify.