This World Championship is the third and final StarCraft II event of IEM Season XI, as well as the first global event of WCS 2017. With a prize pool of $250,000 USD and plenty of WCS points up for grabs, the stakes are high. The tournament winner will also walk away with the first guaranteed slot at the 2017 WCS Global Playoffs happening later this year.
A total of 76 challengers will face off, including some of the world’s best StarCraft II players—12 of whom have already reserved their spots in the group stage of the tournament. The remaining 64 gamers will need to earn their places via an open qualifying bracket taking place live in the ESL studios from February 27-28.
For more information and the full schedule, head on over to wcs.battle.net.
To watch the action live, be sure to tune in to the official ESL StarCraft II stream on Twitch.tv.
We hope you enjoy the show!
