2013 WCS Season 1 Europe: Premier League

League Information

Series:

WCS EU

Organizers:

Electronic Sports League
Blizzard Entertainment

Game Version:

Heart of the Swarm
Patch 2.0.7 – Patch 2.0.8 BU|Patch 2.0.8#Balance_Update|Patch 2.0.8 BU

Server:

Europe

Type:

Offline

Location:

Cologne

Venue:

ESL Studio One

Format:

1v1
2 Group Stages
Single-elimination Playoffs

Prize Pool:

$100,000 USD

Start Date:

2013-04-23

End Date:

2013-05-26

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Links

Participants

Number of Players:

32

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 Premier

Format[edit]

The Top 5, which will represent Europe in the Season 1 Finals (f.l.t.r Stephano, Mvp, DIMAGA, TLO and ForGG)

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.
- All matches are Bo3.
- Bottom 16 fall to Ro40.
Group Stage #2 (Round of 16): Dual Tournament Format.
- All matches are Bo3.
- Bottom 8 fall to Ro16.
Playoffs: Single-elimination bracket.
- Quarterfinals are Bo5.
- Semifinals are Bo5.
- Finals are Bo7.
Seeds:
- Top 8 are seeded into next season's .
- Top 5 are invited to the 2013 WCS Season 1 Finals.

All Group Stage #1 matches will be played online. The Round of 16 and onwards will be played offline at ESL Studio One in Cologne, Germany. Travel and hotel expenses will be provided for the players, as long as they're travelling from within Europe.^[1]

Talents[edit]

English Commentators:
- Apollo (Shaun Clark)
- Kaelaris (James Carrol)
- ToD (Yoan Merlo)

Prize Pool[edit]

$100,000 USD and 10,000 WCS Points are divided among participants. The top five players qualify for the Season 1 Finals.

Participants[edit]

Qualified Players (8)
Protoss (11)	Terran (12)	Zerg (9)
Feast	Happy
Siw	Dayshi
	Bunny
	Strelok
	KrasS
	Shuttle
Invited Players (24)
Socke	ThorZaIN	Ret
SaSe	LucifroN	Nerchio
MaNa	Kas	VortiX
Grubby	Mvp	sLivko
HasuObs	MMA	Stephano
TitaN	ForGG	TLO
NaNiwa		DIMAGA
monchi		SortOf
BabyKnight		Bly

Results[edit]

Group Stage #1 (Ro32)[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A

1.

SaSe

2–0

4–1

2.

ForGG

2–1

5–2

3.

Bunny

1–2

2–5

4.

sLivko

0–2

1–4

Group A Matches

Group B[edit]

Group B

1.

LucifroN

2–0

4–0

2.

Happy

2–1

4–4

3.

Bly

1–2

3–5

4.

HasuObs

0–2

2–4

Group B Matches

Group C[edit]

Group C

1.

Strelok

2–0

4–0

2.

ThorZaIN

2–1

4–4

3.

TitaN

1–2

4–5

4.

Ret

0–2

1–4

Group C Matches

Group D[edit]

Group D

1.

DIMAGA

2–0

4–0

2.

Mvp

2–1

4–3

3.

Socke

1–2

3–4

4.

Siw

0–2

0–4

Group D Matches

Group E[edit]

Group E

1.

TLO

2–0

4–1

2.

NaNiwa

2–1

4–2

3.

Shuttle

1–2

2–5

4.

Kas

0–2

2–4

Group E Matches

Group F[edit]

Group F

1.

VortiX

2–0

4–1

2.

Nerchio

2–1

5–3

3.

Dayshi

1–2

3–5

4.

monchi

0–2

1–4

Group F Matches

Group G[edit]

Group G

1.

BabyKnight

2–0

4–1

2.

Stephano

2–1

4–2

3.

Grubby

1–2

3–4

4.

KrasS

0–2

0–4

Group G Matches

Group H[edit]

Group H

1.

Feast

2–0

4–2

2.

MMA

2–1

5–2

3.

MaNa

1–2

3–5

4.

SortOf

0–2

1–4

Group H Matches