by Blizzard Esports
You now know the players, so time to reveal the talent who will be bringing the WCS Circuit: Summer Championship to life! Eight talented people from around the world will be in Montreal as we will have two hosts, and six casters.
Leading the panel at DreamHack: Montreal will be Shaun “Apollo” Clark along with his other host in crime Sue “Smix” Lee, who will be the stage host for the event. The casting Archon of Daniel “Artosis” Stemkoski and Nick “Tasteless” Plott will form into their higher being – Tastosis. Joining the casting team will be Protoss brothers in arms Yoan “ToD” Merlo and Kevin “RotterdaM” van der Kooi. The Terrans will also be bunkering down in Candada as Nathan “Nathanias” Fabrikant and Leigh “Maynarde” Mandalov will be be joining us!
Broadcast Talent
Panel host – Shaun “Apollo” Clark
Stage host – Sue “Smix” Lee
Caster – Daniel “Artosis” Stemkoski
Caster – Kevin “RotterdaM” van der Kooi
Caster – Leigh “Maynarde” Mandalov
Caster – Nathan “Nathanias” Fabrikant
Caster – Nick “Tasteless” Plott
Caster – Yoan “ToD” Merlo
Prize Pool
We have a lot to give away for Montreal! A total of $150,000 USD and 11,000 WCS Points will be distributed to the top 32 players of the tournament.
Prizing Breakdown
Total: $150,000 USD and 11,000 WCS Points
1st: $35,000 and 3,000 WCS Points
2nd: $15,000 and 1,400 WCS Points
3/4th: $10,000 and 900 WCS Points
5-8th: $6,000 and 600 WCS Points
9-16th: $4,000 and 300 WCS Points
17-32nd: $1,500 and 0 WCS Points
Format
The format for the tournament is the following:
32 players in a single-elimination bracket;
Round 32 to Semifinals are Bo5;
Grand Finals are Bo7.