2013 WCS Season 3 America

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[e][h]2013 WCS Season 3 America
League Information
Series:
Server:
North America
Type:
Offline
Location:
United States Los Angeles
Venue:
NASL Studios
Format:
Premier Leagueremier League
2 Group Stages,
Single-elimination Playoffs
Challenger Leaguehallenger League
Single-elimination Bracket,
Group Stage
Prize Pool:
$104,800 USD
Start Date:
2013-09-16
End Date:
2013-11-03
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants
Number of Players:
48
Protoss 16
Terran 13
Zerg 18
Random 1
Maps
Chronology


The 2013 WCS Season 3 America is the final 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 3 Finals, and points for the 2013 StarCraft II World Championship Series.

Format[edit]

Premier League[edit]

Challenger League[edit]

  • The Challenger League consists of:
  • Bracket Stage: 40 player single-elimination bracket.
    • Top 8 players advance to next season's Premier League.
    • Bottom 32 players continue in the Group Stage.
  • Group Stage: Dual Tournament Format.
    • Top 16 advance to next season's Premier League.
    • Next 8 are seeded into next season's Challenger League.
    • Bottom 8 drop out of Challenger League and may requalify next season.
  • Due to changes to the tournament structure in the 2014 StarCraft II World Championship Series: [1]
    • The top 24 players will remain in Challenger Leaguehallenger League for 2014 WCS Season 1 America.
    • The remaining players will drop out and have to requalify.

Qualifiers[edit]

  • 2 single-elimination qualifiers.
    • Top 4 from each qualifier advance to Challenger League.

Racial Distribution[edit]

ProtossTerranZergRandom
Challenger Leaguehallenger League Bracket Stage
1310161
Challenger Leaguehallenger League Group Stage
810131
Challenger Leaguehallenger League Dropouts
3221
Premier Leagueremier League
121010
To World Championship Series Season 3 Finals
222

References[edit]

  1. "WCS 2014: Partial Region Lock, GSL returns, and more". TL.net. 2013-11-20.