Blizzard Entertainment
Sixteen players. Thirteen official WCS events. Just one epic conclusion. The finale to the 2017 WCS Season has arrived.
This weekend, starting on Friday, October 27th with BlizzCon Opening Week, our sixteen Global Finalists will whittle their way down to the eight players who will move on to BlizzCon. From there, they will battle on the most prestigious stage of the year for their share of the $700,000 prize pool available to them.
Check out the details below to get prepared for the event, and follow @EsportStarcraft this weekend for peeks behind the scenes!
Event Details
Organizer
Blizzard & ESL
Location
Online
Broadcast Schedule
Friday, October 27
- EDT: 12:00 p.m.
- PDT: 9:00 a.m.
- BST: 5:00 p.m.
- CEST: 6:00 p.m.
- KST: 1:00 a.m. (+1)
Saturday, October 28
- EDT: 12:00 p.m.
- PDT: 9:00 a.m.
- BST: 5:00 p.m.
- CEST: 6:00 p.m.
- KST: 1:00 a.m. (+1)
Sunday, October 29
- EDT: 12:00 p.m.
- PDT: 9:00 a.m.
- BST: 5:00 p.m.
- CET: 5:00 p.m.
- KST: 1:00 a.m. (+1)
Talent
- Commentator: John ‘TotalBiscuit’ Bain
- Commentator: Jared ‘PiG’ Krensel
- Commentator: Leigh ‘Maynarde’ Mandalov
- Commentator: Geoff ‘iNcontroL’ Robinson
- Commentator: Dan ‘Artosis’ Stemkoski
- Stage Host: Sue ‘Smix’ Lee
- Desk Host: Nathaniel ‘Nathanias’ Fabrikant
- Commentator: Nick ‘Tasteless’ Plott
- Commentator: Kevin ‘RotterdaM’ van der Kooi
- Commentator: Jessica ‘ZombieGrub’ Chernega
- Commentator: Yoan ‘ToD’ Merlo
Format & Prizing
Total Prize Pool: $700,000 USD
1st place: $280,000 USD
2nd place: $140,000 USD
3rd – 4th place: $42,000 USD
5th – 8th place: $21,000 USD
9th – 16th place: $14,000 USD
Streams
Watch live video from StarCraft on www.twitch.tv