The Winter Spring Championship held at DreamHack Tours is the pinnacle of Spring competition in StarCraft II. 32 of the most skilled StarCraft II players, hailing from 17 different home countries, will clash over two days to earn their share of a $150,00 prize pool and 11,000 WCS Circuit Points. The winner of this event will claim a $35,000 cash prize and alongside a guaranteed slot at the WCS Global Playoffs where $500,000, and the title of WCS Global Champion, will be up for grabs. With so much on the line, we\u2019ve tried to make it as easy as possible for you to learn all you want about the Spring Championship, so check out the details below!<\/p>\n
Organizer:
\nDreamHack<\/p>\n
Location:
\nLe Vinci Conference Center
\n 26-28 Boulevard Heurteloup, 37000 Tours, France<\/p>\n
Date & Time:
\nSaturday, May 14
\n\u2022CEST \u2013 11:00 a.m.
\n\u2022PDT \u2013 2:00 a.m.
\n\u2022UTC \u2013 9:00 a.m.
\n\u2022BST \u2013 10:00 a.m.
\n\u2022KST \u2013 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Sunday, May 15
\n\u2022CEST \u2013 11:00 a.m.
\n\u2022PDT \u2013 2:00 a.m.
\n\u2022UTC \u2013 9:00 a.m.
\n\u2022BST \u2013 10:00 a.m.
\n\u2022KST \u2013 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Monday, May 16
\n\u2022CEST \u2013 12:00 a.m.
\n\u2022PDT \u2013 3:00 a.m.
\n\u2022UTC \u2013 10:00 a.m.
\n\u2022BST \u2013 11:00 a.m.
\n\u2022KST \u2013 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Talent:
\n\u2022Desk Host: Shaun \u201cApollo\u201d Clark
\n\u2022Stage Host: Sue \u201cSmix\u201d Lee
\n\u2022Commentator: Kevin \u201cRotterdaM\u201d van der Kooi
\n\u2022Commentator: Nathaniel \u201cNathanias\u201d Fabrikant
\n\u2022Commentator: Yoan \u201cToD\u201d Merlo
\n\u2022Commentator: Nick \u201cTasteless\u201d Plott
\n\u2022Commentator: Dan \u201cArtosis\u201d Stemkoski
\n\u2022Commentator: Geoff \u201ciNcontroL\u201d Robinson
\n\u2022Commentator: Leigh \u201cMaynarde\u201d Mandalov<\/p>\n
Streams: Format_Prizing Total prize pool: $150,000 and 11,000 WCS Circuit Points divided amongst the top 16 players. Competitors Notable players include (among others): The Winter Spring Championship held at DreamHack Tours is the pinnacle of Spring competition in StarCraft II. 32 of the most skilled StarCraft II players, hailing from 17 different home countries, will clash over two days to earn their share of a $150,00 prize pool and 11,000 WCS Circuit Points. The winner of this event … <\/p>\n
\n\u2022English: http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/dreamhacksc2 <\/a>\u2022Chinese: http:\/\/www.huomaotv.cn\/live\/34
\n\u2022French: http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/ogamingsc2<\/a>
\n\u2022Polish: http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/emstarcraft<\/a>
\n\u2022Spanish: http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/dreamhackes_sc2<\/a>
\n\u2022Russian: http:\/\/www.hitbox.tv\/DreamhackSC2<\/a>
\n\u2022Bulgarian: http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/doomnothx<\/a>
\n\u2022Hungarian: http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/esporthusc2<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe WCS 2016 Spring Circuit Championship hosts a 32 player single-elimination bracket. All matches from the Round of 32 to the Semifinals are determined by a Best of 5, with the Finals being a Best of 7 contest.<\/p>\n
\n\u20221st Place: $35,000 and 3,000 WCS Circuit Points AND an automatic seed into the WCS Global Playoffs
\n\u20222nd Place: $15,000 and 1,400 WCS Circuit Points
\n\u20223rd \u2013 4th Place: $10,000 and 900 WCS Circuit Points
\n\u20225th \u2013 8th Place: $6,000 and 600 WCS Circuit Points
\n\u20229th \u2013 16th Place: $4,000 and 300 WCS Circuit Points
\n\u202217th \u2013 32nd Place: $1,500<\/p>\n
\nPlayers entered WCS Spring Championship in one of the following ways:
\n\u20228 slots were awarded for being a top 8 WCS Circuit player in the 2016 WCS Standings as of April 11.
\n\u202214 slots were awarded via NA\/EU Server Qualifiers
\n\u20228 slots were awarded via Regional Challengers \u25e62 slots for North American and 2 slots for Europe
\n\u25e61 slot for each of the following regions: Taiwan\/Hong Kong\/Macau, Latin America, China, and ANZ\/Oceania
\n\u25e62 slots were awarded via the National Qualifiers for French players<\/p>\n
\n\u2022Europe: Snute, Harstem, Elazer, and Nerchio
\n\u2022North America: Neeb, MaSa, puCK, and HuK
\n\u2022International: iaguz, Has, iAsonu, Polt, Hydra, and viOLet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"