by Blizzard Esports <\/p>\n
EVENT SUMMARY<\/p>\n
Copa Intercontinental is the long awaited return of the WCS Circuit to Latin America, and it will take place at Mexico City from September 10\u201311, in a tournament that will award $50,000 USD in prize money and 4,100 WCS points. Eight players will qualify via Passport Qualifiers, and two more via Server Qualifiers, deciding the ten competitors who will battle it out at Expo Reforma in Mexico City.<\/p>\n
EVENT DETAILS <\/p>\n
Organizer
\nVIU Studio, Gamelta, Blizzard<\/p>\n
Location
\nExpo Reforma
\nCalle Moleros 67. Colonia Ju\u00e1rez. Del. Cuauht\u00e9moc C.P. 06600. Ciudad de M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n
Date & Time
\nSaturday, September 10 \u2013 Round of 10 & Round of 8
\n\u2022CDT \u2013 12:00 a.m. \u2013 8:30 p.m.
\n\u2022PDT \u2013 10:00 a.m. \u2013 6:30 p.m.
\n\u2022CEST \u2013 7:00 p.m. \u2013 3:30 a.m.
\n\u2022KST \u2013 2:00 a.m. \u2013 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
Sunday, September 11 \u2013 Semis and Finals
\n\u2022 CDT \u2013 1:00 p.m. \u2013 7:30 p.m.
\n\u2022PDT \u2013 11:00 a.m. \u2013 5:30 p.m.
\n\u2022CEST \u2013 8:00 p.m. \u2013 2:30 a.m.
\n\u2022KST \u2013 3:00 a.m. \u2013 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
Talent
\nEnglish:
\n\u2022Host: Sue \u2018Smix\u2019 Lee
\n\u2022Commentator: Kevin \u2018RotterdaM\u2019 van der Kooi
\n\u2022Commentator: Yoan \u2018ToD\u2019 Merlo
\n\u2022Commentator: Jared \u2018Pig\u2019 Krensel<\/p>\n
Spanish:
\n\u2022Host: Sebastian \u2018Jeiko\u2019 Villaseca
\n\u2022Host: Nadia \u2018NadiaCala\u2019 Cal\u00e1
\n\u2022Commentator: Enrique \u2018Horuss\u2019 Palomino
\n\u2022Commentator: Alan \u2018SolidCaster\u2019 Rivas
\n\u2022Commentator: Jaime \u2018JimRising\u2019 Dur\u00e1n<\/p>\n
Portuguese:
\n\u2022Host: Celso \u2018Umildassow\u2019 De Macedo
\n\u2022Commentator: Pedro \u2018Pedroca\u2019 Beraldo
\n\u2022Commentator: Eduardo \u2018Barba\u2019 Maciel
\n\u2022Commentator: Renan \u2018Sefirofe\u2019 Mesquita<\/p>\n
Streams
\n\u2022English: http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/starcraft
\n\u2022Portuguese: www.twitch.tv\/copaamerica_pt1
\n\u2022Spanish: www.twitch.tv\/copaamerica_es1
\n\u2022French: www.twitch.tv\/ogamingsc2
\n\u2022Polish: www.twitch.tv\/esl_sc2_pl<\/p>\n
FORMAT & PRIZING<\/p>\n
Copa Intercontinental will host a total of ten players (qualified as listed above) that will battle it out in a single-elimination Bo5 format. The finals will be in Bo7 format.<\/p>\n
Total prize pool: $50,000 USD and 4,100 WCS points divided among 10 competitors.
\n\u20221st: $18,000 and 1,000 points
\n\u20222nd: $10,000 and 700 points
\n\u20223rd: $6,000 and 450 points
\n\u20224th: $4000 and 450 points
\n\u20225-8th: $2,500 and 300 points
\n\u20229-10th: $1,000 and 150 points<\/p>\n
COMPETITORS
\n\u2022China Passport Qualifier \u25e6Huang \u2018Cyan\u2019 Min<\/p>\n
\u2022Oceania, SEA, Japan Passport Qualifier \u25e6Ethan \u2018Iaguz\u2019 Zugai<\/p>\n
\u2022Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau Passport Qualifiers \u25e6Ke \u2018Has\u2019 Yu Feng<\/p>\n
\u2022Europe & Africa Passport Qualifiers \u25e6Jens \u2018Snute\u2019 Aasgaard
\n\u25e6Marc \u2018uThermal\u2019 Schlappi<\/p>\n
\u2022North America Passport Qualifiers \u25e6Sasha \u2018Scarlett\u2019 Hostyn
\n\u25e6Alex \u2018Neeb\u2019 Sunderhaft<\/p>\n
\u2022Europe Server Qualifier \u25e6Tobias \u2018ShoWTimE\u2019 Sieber<\/p>\n
\u2022American Server Qualifier \u25e6Shin \u2018Hydra\u2019 Dong Won<\/p>\n
\u2022Latin America Passport Qualifiers \u25e6*Top six will travel to Mexico to determine the qualifying player representing Latin America on September 9.
\n\u25e6Juan \u2018MajOr\u2019 Tena
\n\u25e6Pablo \u2018Cham\u2019 Blanco
\n\u25e6Diego \u2018Kelazhur\u2019 Schwimer
\n\u25e6Alexander \u2018ByRada\u2019 Valbuena
\n\u25e6Guillermo \u2018Demonizer\u2019 Lunar
\n\u25e6Felipe \u2018HalfBreed\u2019 Zu\u00f1iga<\/p>\n