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WCS Challenger Qualifier Signups Are Open

Blizzard Entertainment

Open Qualifiers:

WCS Challenger Season 1 gives players a chance to compete for the title of Regional Champion, as well as a share of the $10,000 prize pool. Both EU and NA have their own Challenger tournaments, and four players from each region will also earn a seed to WCS Austin in early June.

Open qualifiers for Challenger Season 1 will take place on April 7th-8th for the NA region, and April 9th-10th for the EU region. Each day is a separate qualifier, and four players from each day will qualify for Challenger. Players may sign up for both days of open qualifiers, but a player who qualifies on the first day will be unable to compete on the second day.

Open Qualifiers schedule and signup links:

  • April 7th – NA Qualifiers Day 1 (Signup link)
    • First match starts at 16:00 PDT
  • April 8th – NA Qualifiers Day 2 (Signup link)
    • First match starts at 16:00 PDT
  • April 9th – EU Qualifiers Day 1 (Signup link)
    • First match starts at 17:00 CEST
  • April 10th – EU Qualifiers Day 2 (Signup link)
    • First match starts at 17:00 CEST

Ladder Race:

The top four players from each respective ladder (NA/EU) will automatically receive an invite to WCS Challenger.

  • The cut-off will be based on MMR and take place at 23:59 CEST (for EU) or EDT (for NA).
  • Players must complete 15 ladder games each day between Grandmaster League promotion windows (21:00 EDT, 21:00 CEST) starting on the Thursday-Friday window and continuing through Sunday.
  • Starting at the Thursday promotion window, players will be required to play under the name they wish to use during the WCS Circuit event. Please contact esportsteam@blizzard.com if you require a free character name change to compete.

EU Ladder

  • Thursday, March 29, 21:00 CEST – Promotion window 1
  • Friday, March 30, 21:00 CEST – Promotion window 2
  • Saturday, March 31, 21:00 CEST – Promotion window 3
  • Sunday, April 1, 21:00 CEST – Promotion window 4
  • Sunday, April 1, 23:59 CEST – Grand Master League cut-off based on MMR

NA Ladder

  • Thursday, March 29, 21:00 EDT – Promotion window 1
  • Friday, March 30, 21:00 EDT – Promotion window 2
  • Saturday, March 31, 21:00 EDT – Promotion window 3
  • Sunday, April 1, 21:00 EDT – Promotion window 4
  • Sunday, April 1, 23:59 EDT – Grand Master League cut-off based on MMR

Current Lineup:

The following players have already qualified for WCS Challenger Season 1 due to their placements in the WCS Leipzig Pre-season tournament:

  • NA Region:
    1. Neeb
    2. Scarlett
    3. MaSa
    4. TRUE
  • EU Region:
    1. Elazer
    2. Serral
    3. uThermal
    4. Nerchio

REQUIREMENTS:

Players must be eligible to compete based on residency requirements outlined in the WCS 2018 rules.

For more information on WCS Challenger, check out the complete rules here.

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