Location:

Anaheim

Seoul
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 six 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.
Talents[edit]
- Main Broadcast
- Korean Broadcast
- Remote Broadcast
- Show All
- French Commentators
Koka (Thibault Le Gall)
Pomf (Alexandre Noci)
TKL (Rémi Hibon)
Thud (Hadrien Noci)
YoGo (Pierre-Marie Humeau)
- Polish Commentators
Emil (Emil Wieczorek)
Indy (Igor Kaczmarek)
Zedd (Michał Bogacz)
- Other Language Commentators
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 standings.1
- WCS Circuit: 3 seeds from the Circuit Championships, 5 seeds from the standings.2
If a player has won multiple GSL events, or multiple Circuit Championships, then there will be one more seed from the standings.
1 If 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.
2 If 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 played at the FreecUp studio in Seoul, South Korea.
- Matches are Bo5.
- 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.
- Matches are played at BlizzCon in Anaheim, California.
Map Pool[edit]
Participants[edit]
Races and Teams[edit]
1 Serral won both 2019 WCS Spring and 2019 WCS Fall so one extra seed was awarded to the WCS Circuit Standings.
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.
In addition, the Main Event prize pool has been increased by a further 100,000 USD from War Chest purchases.
Also thanks to the Warchests' sales, additional spots on both Standings were awarded 100,000 USD, totaling the prize pool to 700,000 USD.
Warchest[edit]
- 17th to 32nd places are determined via WCS Circuit and WCS Korea Standings respectively: no games were played.
- A player may not receive prizing from both WCS Circuit and WCS Korea:
- If a player would qualify for prizing from both WCS Circuit and WCS Korea, only the player's highest WCS ranking will be considered.
- If a player is ruled ineligible for prizing in the above manner, players below them in that region's rankings will be moved up a spot for prizing consideration.
Global Playoffs[edit]
Group A[edit]
Group A Matches |
October 24, 2019 - 12:55 KST |
Dark  | 3 | 2 | ShoWTimE |
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October 24, 2019 - 14:50 KST |
soO  | 3 | 2 | SpeCial |
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October 24, 2019 - 16:45 KST |
Dark  | 3 | 2 | soO |
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October 24, 2019 - 18:05 KST |
ShoWTimE  | 3 | 1 | SpeCial |
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October 24, 2019 - 19:35 KST |
soO  | 3 | 1 | ShoWTimE |
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Group B[edit]
Group B
|
October 25, 2019 - 12:00 KST
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1.
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Serral
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2-0 |
6-0
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2.
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Maru
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2-1 |
8-3
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3.
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TIME
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1-2 |
3-8
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4.
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Stats
|
0-2 |
0-6
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Group B Matches |
October 25, 2019 - 12:30 KST |
Maru  | 2 | 3 | TIME |
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October 25, 2019 - 14:15 KST |
Stats  | 0 | 3 | Serral |
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October 25, 2019 - 15:25 KST |
TIME  | 0 | 3 | Serral |
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October 25, 2019 - 16:25 KST |
Maru  | 3 | 0 | Stats |
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October 25, 2019 - 17:35 KST |
TIME  | 0 | 3 | Maru |
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Group C[edit]
Group C Matches |
October 26, 2019 - 12:30 KST |
Classic  | 2 | 3 | HeRoMaRinE |
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October 26, 2019 - 14:10 KST |
herO  | 2 | 3 | Reynor |
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October 26, 2019 - 16:05 KST |
HeRoMaRinE  | 0 | 3 | Reynor |
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October 26, 2019 - 17:35 KST |
Classic  | 3 | 1 | herO |
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October 26, 2019 - 18:50 KST |
HeRoMaRinE  | 0 | 3 | Classic |
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Group D[edit]
Group D
|
October 27, 2019 - 12:00 KST
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1.
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Rogue
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2-0 |
6-3
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2.
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Trap
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2-1 |
7-6
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3.
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Elazer
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1-2 |
6-7
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4.
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Neeb
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0-2 |
3-6
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Group D Matches |
October 27, 2019 - 12:30 KST |
Trap  | 3 | 1 | Elazer |
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October 27, 2019 - 14:00 KST |
Rogue  | 3 | 2 | Neeb |
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October 27, 2019 - 15:40 KST |
Trap  | 1 | 3 | Rogue |
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October 27, 2019 - 16:40 KST |
Elazer  | 3 | 1 | Neeb |
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October 27, 2019 - 17:50 KST |
Trap  | 3 | 2 | Elazer |
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Global Finals[edit]
Distribution[edit]
- Race
- WCS Region
- Country
- Show All
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Protoss |
Terran | Zerg |
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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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Western Europe |
Eastern Europe | North America | Latin America | Asia | Oceania |
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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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Maps Statistics[edit]
Players Statistics[edit]
View Games[edit]
Streams[edit]
Replays[edit]
Road to BlizzCon 2019[edit]
WCS Circuit[edit]
WCS Korea[edit]
External Links[edit]
References[edit]