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Participants[edit]
- All 32 players, whatever their results, will start the next season in the WCS
hallenger.
- The Champion is the exception and will be seeded in next season
remier League.
- Group Stage #1 (Round of 32): Dual Tournament format.
- Best-of-three.
- 4 groups are being played in Cologne, Germany; the 4 remaining groups are being played in Burbank, USA.
- The 4 players of each group are split into two pairs and play each other.
- The winners of these matches will then face each other in the Winners' match.
- The winner places first in the group and advances to the Round of 16.
- The losers of the initial matches face each other in the Losers' match.
- The loser places fourth in the group and is eliminated.
- The loser of the Winners' match and the winner of the Losers' match will face each other in a fifth match.
- The winner places second place in the group and advances to the Round of 16.
- The loser places third in the group and is eliminated.
- Four groups are played in the ESL Burbank studio in the US, and four groups are played in the ESL Cologne studio in Germany.
- The 16 Players advancing from the RO32 will compete onsite at a live venue location for the Season Finals event
- Group Stage #2 (Round of 16): Dual Tournament format.
- Best-of-three.
- The 4 players of each group in Round of 16 will face off similar to Round of 32.
- All 4 groups are being played in the ESL studios in Katowice, Poland.
- Quarterfinals: Single-elimination playoffs.
- Quarterfinals: Best-of-five.
- Semifinals: Best-of-five.
- Finals: Best-of-seven.
- The playoffs are being played in Kraków, Poland.
Prize Pool[edit]
$217,000 USD and 12,250 WCS Points are divided among participants.
Place | $USD | WCS Points | Player | Team |
1st | $30,000 | 2,000 | Lilbow | Millenium |
2nd | $15,000 | 1,250 | MaNa | Team Liquid |
3rd-4th | $10,000 | 900 | Zanster | Team Property |
ForGG | Millenium |
5th-8th | $8,000 | 600 | GunGFuBanDa | Planetkey Dynamics |
Hydra | ROOT Gaming |
Polt | CM Storm |
Petraeus | ZZZZZ |
9th-12th | $6,000 | 400 | MarineLorD | Millenium |
Snute | Team Liquid |
Elazer | Extreme Supremacy |
Jaedong | Evil Geniuses |
13th-16th | $6,000 | 300 | elfi | ZZZZZ |
Sen | Hong Kong Attitude |
viOLet | Team EnVyUs |
iaguz | ROOT Gaming |
17th-24th | $4,500 | 150 | Harstem | Invasion eSport |
Kelazhur | ROOT Gaming |
ShoWTimE | |
Has | yoe Flash Wolves |
Neeb | ZZZZZ |
iAsonu | Invictus Gaming |
Hitman | |
TLO | Team Liquid |
25th-32nd | $4,500 | 100 | MajOr | |
Starbuck | Team MiA |
HeRoMaRinE | mousesports |
MaSa | ROOT Gaming |
Shana | X-Team |
Kane | ZZZZZ |
Jim | Invictus Gaming |
XiGua | Invictus Gaming |
- Hitman forfeited his place in WCS Season 3 Finals due to personal reasons and was replaced by Elazer.[3] As stated in the 2015 WCS Player Handbook (15.0.B), after a 48 hours notice prior to the scheduled match, the player's placement and all applicable prize money and WCS points are swapped with the replacement player.
Group Stage #1 (Ro32)[edit]
Group A[edit]
Group A Matches |
Harstem  | 2 | 0 | MajOr |
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Polt  | 2 | 1 | Petraeus |
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MajOr  | 1 | 2 | Petraeus |
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Harstem  | 0 | 2 | Polt |
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Petraeus  | 2 | 1 | Harstem |
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Group B[edit]
Group B Matches |
elfi  | 2 | 1 | Starbuck |
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Hydra  | 2 | 0 | Kelazhur |
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Starbuck  | 0 | 2 | Kelazhur |
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elfi  | 0 | 2 | Hydra |
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Kelazhur  | 0 | 2 | elfi |
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Group C[edit]
Group C Matches |
ShoWTimE  | 2 | 1 | Sen |
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Jaedong  | 2 | 0 | HeRoMaRinE |
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Sen  | 2 | 1 | HeRoMaRinE |
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ShoWTimE  | 1 | 2 | Jaedong |
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Sen  | 2 | 1 | ShoWTimE |
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Group D[edit]
Group D Matches |
MarineLorD  | 2 | 0 | MaSa |
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Has  | 2 | 1 | iaguz |
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MaSa  | 1 | 2 | iaguz |
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MarineLorD  | 2 | 1 | Has |
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iaguz  | 2 | 1 | Has |
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Group E[edit]
Group E Matches |
Lilbow  | 2 | 1 | Neeb |
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Shana  | 0 | 2 | GunGFuBanDa |
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Neeb  | 2 | 0 | Shana |
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Lilbow  | 0 | 2 | GunGFuBanDa |
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Neeb  | 0 | 2 | Lilbow |
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Group F[edit]
Group F Matches |
Zanster  | 2 | 0 | Kane |
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iAsonu  | 1 | 2 | ForGG |
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Kane  | 1 | 2 | iAsonu |
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Zanster  | 0 | 2 | ForGG |
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iAsonu  | 0 | 2 | Zanster |
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Group G[edit]
Group G Matches |
Snute  | 2 | 0 | Jim |
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Hitman  | 1 | 2 | Elazer |
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Jim  | 0 | 2 | Hitman |
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Snute  | 2 | 0 | Elazer |
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Hitman  | 2 | 0 | Elazer |
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Group H[edit]
Group H
|
August 28, 2015 - 18:00 CEST
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1.
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MaNa
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2-0 |
4-2
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2.
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viOLet
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2-1 |
4-3
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3.
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TLO
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1-2 |
3-4
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4.
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XiGua
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0-2 |
2-4
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Group H Matches |
TLO  | 2 | 0 | viOLet |
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XiGua  | 1 | 2 | MaNa |
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viOLet  | 2 | 1 | XiGua |
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TLO  | 1 | 2 | MaNa |
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viOLet  | 2 | 0 | TLO |
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Group Stage #2 (Ro16)[edit]
Group A[edit]
Group A Matches |
September 8, 2015 - 18:00 CEST |
MaNa  | 1 | 2 | Zanster |
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MarineLorD  | 2 | 0 | elfi |
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Zanster  | 2 | 1 | MarineLorD |
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September 10, 2015 - 16:00 CEST |
MaNa  | 2 | 1 | elfi |
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MarineLorD  | 0 | 2 | MaNa |
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Group B[edit]
Group B Matches |
September 8, 2015 - 21:45 CEST |
GunGFuBanDa  | 0 | 2 | Petraeus |
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Snute  | 2 | 1 | Sen |
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Petraeus  | 2 | 1 | Snute |
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September 10, 2015 - 18:10 CEST |
GunGFuBanDa  | 2 | 0 | Sen |
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Snute  | 1 | 2 | GunGFuBanDa |
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Group C[edit]
Group C
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September 9, 2015 - 18:00 CEST
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1.
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Polt
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2-0 |
4-2
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2.
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Hydra
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2-1 |
5-2
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3.
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Elazer
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1-2 |
3-5
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4.
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viOLet
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0-2 |
1-4
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Group C Matches |
September 9, 2015 - 18:00 CEST |
Hydra  | 1 | 2 | Elazer |
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Polt  | 2 | 1 | viOLet |
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Elazer  | 1 | 2 | Polt |
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September 10, 2015 - 20:45 CEST |
Hydra  | 2 | 0 | viOLet |
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Elazer  | 0 | 2 | Hydra |
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Group D[edit]
Group D Matches |
September 9, 2015 - 21:50 CEST |
Jaedong  | 1 | 2 | Lilbow |
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ForGG  | 2 | 0 | iaguz |
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Lilbow  | 2 | 1 | ForGG |
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September 10, 2015 - 22:15 CEST |
Jaedong  | 2 | 0 | iaguz |
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ForGG  | 2 | 0 | Jaedong |
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Playoffs[edit]
Distribution[edit]
- Race
- Region
- Country
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Protoss |
Terran | Zerg | Random |
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Round of 32 |
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Round of 16 |
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Champion |
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Europe |
North America | China | Latin America | Taiwan | Oceania | South Korea |
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Round of 32 |
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Round of 16 |
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Champion |
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Europe |
North America | China | Latin America | Taiwan | Oceania | South Korea |
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Round of 32 |
 2 |  1 |  1 |  1 |  2 |  4 |  1 |  1 |  2 |  2 |  4 |  1 |  1 |  2 |  1 |  1 |  5 |
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Round of 16 |
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
 1 |  1 |
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Champion |
 1 |
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References[edit]