starcraft ii
25th february - 3rd march 2019
Monday
25th February
Ro76 - Begins
11am - First Match
Tuesday
26th February
Ro76 - Continues
11am - First Match
Thursday
28th February
Ro24 - Begins
11:45am - First Match
Friday
1st March
Ro24 - Continues
09:00am - Early Entrance
11:00am - Regular Entrance
11:45am - First Match
Saturday
2nd March
Ro12 - Begins
09:00am - Early Entrance
11:00am - Regular Entrance
12:00pm - First Match
Sunday
3rd March
Ro4 - Begins
09:00am - Early Entrance
11:00am - Regular Entrance
11:00am - First Match
Wednesday 27th February - Tournament Break
Overview
This competition will be the 36th ESL-hosted SC2 competition since the inaugural StarCraft II Intel® Extreme Masters competition at gamescom in 2010. The tournament is once again taking place at the legendary Spodek Arena, deep within the heart of European professional gaming, Katowice.
Competition begins on February 25 and 26 for the round of 76, which will be broadcast in studio at ESL Arena Katowice. Players will be invited to sign up to compete in qualifiers for this phase of the tournament, giving them the opportunity to advance to the Group Stages which will be held February 28–March 1 in ICC Katowice (Auditorium). On March 2, those who emerge from the Group Stage will battle it out for the lion's share of the more than $250,000 USD prize pool. Both the semi-finals and the Grand Finals will take place on March 3 on the Spodek Arena's main stage.
FORMAT
- Ro76 - 4 double elimination brackets of 16 players (64). 12 players advance to the next round, and they'll be joined by 12 players from the online qualifiers.
- Ro24 - 4 groups of 6 players. Round robin format with three players from each group advancing. to the Ro12.
- Ro12 - Single elimination bracket. Players who placed 1st in their group will advance directly to the quarterfinals with 2nd/3rd finishing players competing in the Ro12.
- Ro64 & Ro24 - Bo3
- Ro12 - Bo5
- Grand Final - Bo7
prize pool
total: $400,000*
1st: $150,000
2nd: $65,000
3-4th: $25,000
5-8th: $10,000
9-12th: $5,000
13-16th: $3,000
17-20th: $2,500
21-24th: $2,000
25-28th: $1,550
29-36th: $1,250
37-44th: $900
45-60th: $600
(+$200 per win in the Ro24)
*Prize Pool Annotation
The base prize pool was set at $250,000 USD, with a further $150,000 USD to be added via player purchases of the StarCraft II: War Chest.
During the Ro24 - Each group stage victory a player is awarded $200
During the Ro24 - Each group stage victory a player is awarded $200