2017 WCS Global Finals

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[e][h]2017 WCS Global Finals
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Server:
Americas
Type:
Offline
Location:
United States Anaheim
Format:
1v1
Group stage
Single-elimination Playoffs
Prize Pool:
$700,000 USD
Start Date:
2017-10-27
End Date:
2017-11-04
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants
Number of Players:
16
Protoss 3
Terran 5
Zerg 8
Maps
Chronology


The 2017 WCS Global Finals are the conclusion of the 2017 StarCraft II World Championship Series. Sixteen players (seven from WCS Korea, eight from WCS Circuit, and the IEM World Champion) compete for the most prestigious trophy in 2017. They qualify either by winning one of the seven tournaments providing a direct spot, or by earning WCS points throughout 2017 in multiple leagues and events. The players will first go through the Global Playoffs, a group stage. The eight remaining players will participate in the Global Finals, the culmination of the World Championship Series.

Casters, Hosts and Observers[edit]

Format[edit]

2017 WCS Format overview

Qualification[edit]

At the end of the year, eight players from each region qualify to the Playoffs:

  • IEM World Championship: 1 seed for the winner of the tournament.
  • WCS Korea: 3 seeds from the GSL events, 4 seeds from the standings
  • WCS Circuit: 4 seeds from the Circuit Championships, 4 seeds from the standings

If a player has won multiple GSL events, or multiple Circuit Championships, then there will be one more seed from the standings.

Main event[edit]

  • Global Playoffs (Round of 16)
    • Four groups of four players (two players from WCS Korea, two players from WCS Circuit)
    • Players seeded by their WCS Korea/Circuit points.
    • Dual tournament format
    • Matches are Bo3.
    • Top 2 players of each group advance to the Global Finals.
  • Global Finals (Round of 8)
    • Single-elimination Bracket.
    • All matches are Bo5 except Finals which are Bo7.

Map Pool[edit]

Participants[edit]

Races and Teams[edit]

Korea Points and Standings[edit]

Final Standings
# ID Points
1 krSouth Korea p Stats 12875
2 krSouth Korea t INnoVation 11050
3 krSouth Korea z Dark 7950
4 krSouth Korea z soO 7750
5 krSouth Korea t TY 7500
6 krSouth Korea t GuMiho 6800
7 krSouth Korea p herO 6775
8 krSouth Korea z Rogue 5600

Circuit Points and Standings[edit]

Final Standings
# ID Points
1 usUnited States p Neeb 10350
2 plPoland z Elazer 5245
3 fiFinland z Serral 4730
4 noNorway z Snute 3760
5 plPoland z Nerchio 3710
6 brBrazil t Kelazhur 3250
7 krSouth Korea z TRUE 3170
8 mxMexico t SpeCial 3030

Prize pool[edit]

The base prize pool for the WCS Global Finals is 500,000 USD.
In addition, it has been increased by a further 200,000 USD from War Chest purchases, totaling 700,000 USD in 2017.[1]

Global Playoffs[edit]

Group A[edit]

preview Group A
October 27, 2017 - 9:00 PDT
1. Mexico Terran SpeCial 2-0 4-1
2. South Korea Terran TY 2-1 4-3
3. South Korea Protoss Stats 1-2 4-5
4. Norway Zerg Snute 0-2 1-4
Group A Matches
October 27, 2017 - 09:25 PDT
South KoreaProtossStats
1
2
MexicoTerranSpeCial
October 27, 2017 - 10:45 PDT
South KoreaTerranTY
2
0
NorwayZergSnute
October 27, 2017 - 14:45 PDT
South KoreaProtossStats
2
1
NorwayZergSnute
October 29, 2017 - 09:25 PDT
MexicoTerranSpeCial
2
0
South KoreaTerranTY
October 29, 2017 - 09:25 PDT
Unknown
October 29, 2017 - 12:35 PDT
South KoreaProtossStats
1
2
South KoreaTerranTY

Group B[edit]

preview Group B
October 27, 2017 - 12:10 PDT
1. South Korea Zerg soO 2-0 4-1
2. South Korea Zerg Rogue 2-1 5-2
3. United States Protoss Neeb 1-2 2-5
4. Poland Zerg Nerchio 0-2 1-4
Group B Matches
October 27, 2017 - 12:10 PDT
South KoreaZergsoO
2
1
PolandZergNerchio
October 27, 2017 - 13:00 PDT
South KoreaZergRogue
1
2
United StatesProtossNeeb
October 27, 2017 - 15:55 PDT
PolandZergNerchio
0
2
South KoreaZergRogue
October 29, 2017 - 10:15 PDT
South KoreaZergsoO
2
0
United StatesProtossNeeb
October 29, 2017 - 10:15 PDT
Unknown
October 29, 2017 - 13:35 PDT
South KoreaZergRogue
2
0
United StatesProtossNeeb
October 29, 2017 - 13:35 PDT
Unknown

Group C[edit]

preview Group C
October 28, 2017 - 9:20 PDT
1. South Korea Protoss herO 2-0 4-0
2. Poland Zerg Elazer 2-1 4-3
3. South Korea Zerg Dark 1-2 3-5
4. Brazil Terran Kelazhur 0-2 1-4
Group C Matches
October 28, 2017 - 09:20 PDT
South KoreaZergDark
2
1
BrazilTerranKelazhur
October 28, 2017 - 10:35 PDT
South KoreaProtossherO
2
0
PolandZergElazer
October 28, 2017 - 10:35 PDT
Unknown
October 28, 2017 - 13:45 PDT
BrazilTerranKelazhur
0
2
PolandZergElazer
October 28, 2017 - 13:45 PDT
Unknown
October 29, 2017 - 10:55 PDT
South KoreaZergDark
0
2
South KoreaProtossherO
October 29, 2017 - 10:55 PDT
Unknown
October 29, 2017 - 14:20 PDT
PolandZergElazer
2
1
South KoreaZergDark

Group D[edit]

preview Group D
October 28, 2017 - 11:20 PDT
1. South Korea Terran INnoVation 2-0 4-1
2. South Korea Terran GuMiho 2-1 4-3
3. Finland Zerg Serral 1-2 3-4
4. South Korea Zerg TRUE 0-2 1-4
Group D Matches
October 28, 2017 - 11:20 PDT
South KoreaTerranINnoVation
2
1
South KoreaZergTRUE
October 28, 2017 - 12:50 PDT
South KoreaTerranGuMiho
2
0
FinlandZergSerral
October 28, 2017 - 12:50 PDT
Unknown
October 28, 2017 - 14:30 PDT
South KoreaZergTRUE
0
2
FinlandZergSerral
October 28, 2017 - 14:30 PDT
Unknown
October 29, 2017 - 11:45 PDT
South KoreaTerranINnoVation
2
0
South KoreaTerranGuMiho
October 29, 2017 - 11:45 PDT
Unknown
October 29, 2017 - 15:10 PDT
FinlandZergSerral
1
2
South KoreaTerranGuMiho

Global Finals[edit]

Distribution[edit]

Maps Statistics[edit]

Terran vs. ZergZerg vs. ProtossProtoss vs. TerranMirrors
Map#ΣTerranZergTerran%ΣZergProtossZerg%ΣProtossTerranProtoss%ProtossTerranZerg
Abyssal Reef LE1572528.6%32166.7%-----14
Acolyte LE953260.0%220100.0%1010.0%--1
Ascension to Aiur LE1963350.0%52340.0%21150.0%-33
Catallena5----31233.3%1010.0%--1
Interloper LE954180.0%1010.0%1010.0%-11
Mech Depot LE1374357.1%2020.0%-----13
Odyssey LE112020.0%220100.0%110100.0%-33
Total Sum (Σ)8132161650.0%189950.0%62433.3%-916

Players Statistics[edit]

Player Games vs. Terran vs. Zerg vs. Protoss
ID Team Record Win% Record Win% Record Win% Record Win%
1 krSouth Korea z Rogue Jin Air Green WingsJin Air Green Wings Jin Air Green Wings
049315-7
68%
02583-2
60%
03186-2
75%
03176-3
67%
2 krSouth Korea z soO BallistixBallistix Ballistix
043312-7
63%
03186-2
75%
02754-5
44%
02402-0
100%
3 mxMexico t SpeCial Prophecy E-sportsProphecy E-sports Prophecy E-sports
03357-5
58%
02402-0
100%
02563-4
43%
02392-1
67%
3 krSouth Korea t TY SplyceSplyce Splyce
03729-8
53%
02563-4
43%
02774-3
57%
02392-1
67%
5 plPoland z Elazer Team QLASHTeam QLASH Team QLASH
02945-6
45%
02573-3
50%
02392-1
67%
01980-2
0%
5 krSouth Korea t GuMiho PSISTORM GamingPSISTORM Gaming PSISTORM Gaming
03146-6
50%
01980-2
0%
03166-4
60%
02000-0
-
5 krSouth Korea p herO ROOT GamingROOT Gaming ROOT Gaming
02975-3
63%
02000-0
-
02975-3
63%
02000-0
-
5 krSouth Korea t INnoVation BallistixBallistix Ballistix
03166-4
60%
02774-3
57%
02392-1
67%
02000-0
-
9 krSouth Korea z Dark BallistixBallistix Ballistix
02553-5
38%
02392-1
67%
02181-2
33%
01980-2
0%
9 usUnited States p Neeb TingTing Ting
02352-5
29%
02000-0
-
02352-5
29%
02000-0
-
9 fiFinland z Serral Ence eSportsEnce eSports Ence eSports
02563-4
43%
02161-4
20%
02402-0
100%
02000-0
-
9 krSouth Korea p Stats SplyceSplyce Splyce
02754-5
44%
02362-4
33%
02392-1
67%
02000-0
-
13 brBrazil t Kelazhur ROOT GamingROOT Gaming ROOT Gaming
02161-4
20%
02000-0
-
02161-4
20%
02000-0
-
13 plPoland z Nerchio EURONICS GamingEURONICS Gaming EURONICS Gaming
02161-4
20%
02000-0
-
02161-4
20%
02000-0
-
13 noNorway z Snute Team LiquidTeam Liquid Team Liquid
02161-4
20%
01980-2
0%
02000-0
-
02181-2
33%
13 krSouth Korea z TRUE PSISTORM GamingPSISTORM Gaming PSISTORM Gaming
02161-4
20%
02181-2
33%
01980-2
0%
02000-0
-

View Games[edit]

Streams[edit]

VODs[edit]

Replays[edit]

WCS Signature Series[edit]

Viewers' Stats[edit]

Data about number of viewers[3]:

  • The tournament's Overall peak was 710 073 viewers
  • The tournament's peak Without Chinese viewers was 101 530 viewers
  • English streams peak was 88 540 viewers
  • Russian streams peak was 4 426 viewers
  • Chinese streams peak was 608 543 viewers
  • Twitch.tv peak was 101 889 viewers

The total time watched was 6 650 553 hours The average concurrent viewership was 171 259 viewers

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "WCS War Chest". starcraft2.com. July 19, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  2. WCS Global Finals Replays Available!
  3. Esports Charts (2017.08.11.). "WCS Global Finals 2017 detailed stats". esc.watch.