starcraft ii
25th february - 3rd march 2019
Ro24 - competitors
WCS GLOBAL CHAMPION - serral
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Ro76 - competitors
We will announce all details on how to sign up for the Ro76 in the coming weeks.
tournament information
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.
prize pool
Total: $250,000*
1st: $100.000
2nd: $45.000
3rd-4th: $17.500
5th-8th: $7.000
9th-12th: $3.000
13th-24th: $1.000
25th-44th: $600
(+$100 per win in the Ro24)
*The base prize pool will start at $250,000 USD, with the potential for a further $150,000 USD to be added via player purchases of the StarCraft II: War Chest.
*Any additional prize money will not necessarily be split proportionally and may also add money to currently unpaid finishing positions.
*During the Ro24 - Each group stage victory a player is awarded $100
schedule
- Monday 25th February - Ro76
- Tuesday 26th February - Ro76
- Wednesday 27th February - Tournament break
- Thursday 28th February - Ro24
- Friday 1st March - Ro24
- Saturday 2nd March - Ro12
- Sunday 3rd March - Ro4 & Grand Finals inside the Spodek Arena
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