by Blizzard Esports <\/p>\n
The StarCraft II WCS Circuit will come back to Latin American soil this September in Mexico City with a brand new event that you can\u2019t miss!<\/p>\n
The 2016 WCS Global Finals are getting closer, the emotions and expectations are building up, and players all over the world are looking to fight for more points in the frenetic qualifying race to the biggest StarCraft II event of the year.<\/p>\n
Mexico City is joining the party to make its mark on the exciting journey to BlizzCon 2016 with a new WCS Circuit 5000 event \u2013 Copa Intercontinental. The long awaited return of the WCS Circuit to Latin America will take place at Mexico City from September 10-11, in a tournament that will distribute $50,000 USD in prize money and 4,100 WCS points.<\/p>\n
EVENT INFORMATION<\/p>\n
Name: Copa Intercontinental<\/p>\n
Dates: September 10-11<\/p>\n
PRIZE POOL AND POINTS DISTRIBUTION<\/p>\n
Total: $50,000 USD and 4,100 WCS points<\/p>\n
1st: $18,000 and 1,000 points<\/p>\n
2nd: $10,000 and 700 points<\/p>\n
3rd: $6,000 and 450 points<\/p>\n
4th: $4000 and 450 points<\/p>\n
5-8th: $2,500 and 300 points<\/p>\n
9-10th: $1,000 and 150 points<\/p>\n
FORMAT
\n\u20228 players from Passport Qualifiers \u25e62 Players from Europe, Africa, Middle East
\n\u25e62 Players from North America (USA, Canada)
\n\u25e61 Player from China
\n\u25e61 Player from Oceania, Southeast Asia, Japan
\n\u25e61 Player from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau
\n\u25e61 Player from Latin America* <\/p>\n
(*The Top 8 from the Latin American Passport Qualifier will travel to the event and will play the remaining portion of the qualifier at the venue to decide who will be the Latin American representative on the Main Tournament).
\n\u20222 players from Server Qualifiers \u25e61 AM Server Qualifier (Open to all the WCS Circuit players)
\n\u25e61 EU Server Qualifier (Open to all the WCS Circuit players)<\/p>\n
The 10 qualified players will play at the event in a single elimination Bo5 format, with a Bo7 finals.<\/p>\n
ONLINE QUALIFIERS<\/p>\n
The online qualifiers for the event will take place from July 26 to August 25, with a double-elimination format, and will be locked based on citizenship. The only exceptions are the AM & EU Server Qualifiers, as those are open to all the players of the WCS Circuit. Qualifiers are restricted to Master and Grandmaster players, and accounts that hide real identity such as barcodes are not allowed.<\/p>\n
China \u2013 Copa Intercontinental CN Passport Qualifiers Oceania, SEA, Japan \u2013 Copa Intercontinental ANZ Passport Qualifiers Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau \u2013 Copa Intercontinental TW Passport Qualifiers Europe \u2013 Copa Intercontinental EU Passport Qualifiers North America \u2013 Copa Intercontinental NA Passport Qualifiers All WCS circuit regions \u2013 Copa Intercontinental EU Server Qualifier All WCS circuit regions \u2013 Copa Intercontinental AM Server Qualifier Latin America \u2013 Copa Intercontinental Latam Passport Qualifiers Every qualified player will win travel, accommodation, and entrance fully paid through the entirety of the event. The information for spectators to attend this epic event will be announced soon through StarCraft II<\/a> and Blizzard Esports Latin America<\/a> social media, so you can go there or follow all the action through our official streams and cheer for your favorite players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Blizzard Esports The StarCraft II WCS Circuit will come back to Latin American soil this September in Mexico City with a brand new event that you can\u2019t miss! The 2016 WCS Global Finals are getting closer, the emotions and expectations are building up, and players all over the world are looking to fight for … <\/p>\n
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