Location:
Anaheim
Format:
1v1
Group stage
Single-elimination Playoffs
The 2019 WCS Global Finals are the conclusion of the 2019 StarCraft II World Championship Series. Sixteen players (eight from WCS Korea, eight from WCS Circuit, among them the IEM Katowice Champion) compete for the most prestigious trophy in 2019. They qualify either by winning one of the seven tournaments providing a direct spot, or by earning WCS points throughout 2019 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.
Hosts, Casters and Observers[edit]
TBA
Qualification[edit]
At the end of the year, eight players from each region qualify to the Playoffs:
- IEM Katowice: 1 seed for the winner of the tournament.
- WCS Korea: 3 seeds from the GSL events, 5 seeds from the standings1
- WCS Circuit: 3 seeds from the Circuit Championships, 5 seeds from the standings2
If a player has won multiple GSL events, or multiple Circuit Championships, then there will be one more seed from the standings.
1If a player who competes in WCS Korea wins a spot at the WCS Global Finals by winning IEM Katowice, there will be one less player chosen from the WCS Korea standings for the WCS Global Finals.
2If a player who competes in WCS Circuit wins a spot at the WCS Global Finals by winning IEM Katowice, there will be one less player chosen from the WCS Circuit standings for the WCS Global Finals.
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]
Circuit Points and Standings[edit]
Prize pool[edit]
The prize pool for the WCS Global Finals is 500,000 USD.
Global Playoffs[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Group A
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1st WCS Korea points
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0-0 |
0-0
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8th WCS Circuit points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| .
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5th WCS Korea points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| .
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4th WCS Circuit points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| Group A Matches |
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| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
Group B[edit]
| Group B
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4th WCS Korea points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| .
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5th WCS Circuit points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| .
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8th WCS Korea points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| .
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1st WCS Circuit points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| Group B Matches |
|---|
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
Group C[edit]
| Group C
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3rd WCS Korea points
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0-0 |
0-0
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6th WCS Circuit points
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0-0 |
0-0
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7th WCS Korea points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| .
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2nd WCS Circuit points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| Group C Matches |
|---|
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
Group D[edit]
| Group D
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2nd WCS Korea points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| .
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7th WCS Circuit points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| .
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6th WCS Korea points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| .
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3rd WCS Circuit points
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0-0 |
0-0
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| Group D Matches |
|---|
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
Global Finals[edit]
Distribution[edit]
| |
Protoss |
Terran | Zerg | Random |
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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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Americas |
Europe | Korea | Other |
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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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Maps Statistics[edit]
| Total Sum (Σ) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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View Games[edit]
Streams[edit]
Replays[edit]
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
Protoss (0)
Terran (0)
Zerg (0)
1st
TBD
2nd
3rd-4th
