2015 WCS Season 2
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2015 WCS Season 2
League Information
Series:
Organizers:
Game Version:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Cologne
Burbank
TorontoVenue:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Format:
remier League2 Group Stages
Single-elimination Playoffs
hallenger LeagueSingle-elimination Bracket
Prize Pool:
$279,000 USD
Start Date:
2015-04-18
End Date:
2015-06-28
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants
Number of Players:
63
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16
27Chronology
The 2015 WCS Season 2 is the second season of the 2015 StarCraft II World Championship Series.
Format
[edit]Qualifier
[edit]Tournaments in each region will provide a certain number of spots into the WCS hallenger for a total of 31:
- 14 spots for Europe, Middle East & Africa
- 8 spots for the United States & Canada
- 4 spots for China
- 2 spots for Latin America
- 2 spots for Oceania & South East Asia
- 2 spots for Taiwan, Hong Kong & Macau
The 2015 WCS Season 1 Champions's region will have one less spot as he is automatically qualified into the remier League.
Challenger League
[edit]- The Challenger League consists of:
- The 31 players of the previous season's remier League, excluding the champion.
- 31 players from the Qualifiers.
- The 31 players of the previous season's
- Each returning player faces a qualified player from their region in a single Bo5 match.
- The winner advances to remier League.
- The loser is eliminated and may requalify next season.
- The winner advances to
Premier League
[edit]- Group Stage #1 (Round of 32): Dual Tournament Format.
- Group Stage #2 (Round of 16): Dual Tournament Format.
- Playoffs: Single-elimination bracket.