 Lovedrop April 05 2012 01:17. Posts 1788 | Profile # |
The Battle.net World Championship, which will take place later this year, will be the culmination of more than 30 eSports events run by Blizzard and tournament organizers. These events are collectively known as the StarCraft II World Championship Series.
The goal of the StarCraft II World Championship Series is to identify a true global champion, as players enter and qualify through open tournaments starting at the national level. The National Championships are designed to allow local heroes to rise to the top and be recognized in their country. The top finishers at each National Championship will earn spots at their continental Finals events, which will be an all-out brawl between neighboring countries to decide who will represent their continent at the Battle.net World Championship.
Do you think you have what it takes to compete at the Battle.net World Championship?
Read more here.
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How do I qualify?
You must climb the ranks of the StarCraft II World Championship Series. The entry level will be made up of National Qualifiers and will give players a chance to earn a spot at their respective National Championship. Once you’ve made it through to your National Championship, you must then fight through your compatriots for an invitation to your Continental Championship. At your continent’s Finals, you’ll be up against other National Champions all vying to earn the right to represent their country and continent at the Battle.net World Championship.
What are National Qualifiers?
National Qualifiers are events, both live and online, that have been awarded slots that feed into a National Championship. Winners of National Qualifiers will receive an invitation, including travel expenses, to attend their National Championship. Some events will have Nationals slots added to their prize pool; others will be complete standalone events. More information about where to sign up for your country’s National Qualifiers will be made available soon!
Will the format of every National Championship and Continental Championship be the same?
Yes! The rules of play for each National Championship and Continental Championship will be identical. Each tournament will be a best-of-3 double-elimination format.
How do you define nationality?
For the 2012 StarCraft II World Championship Series, nationality is defined by your country of citizenship. Should you have multiple countries of citizenship you must choose one for the tournament year, and you will have to qualify through that country’s path in order to climb through the ranks.
My country is not listed here; will I be able to participate in the StarCraft II World Championship Series?
We plan to accommodate as many countries as possible. More information about participating countries not listed here will be posted at a later date.
What is the total prize pool of the StarCraft II World Championship Series?
More information about prize pools for the StarCraft II World Championship Series will be announced soon.
When are these events happening?
More information for National Qualifiers -- including details about your country’s National Qualifiers and the various organizations involved at the National Qualifier level -- as well as details on National Championships and Continental Championships, will be announced soon. Be sure to check back at StarCraft2.com for further updates.
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opterown  Australia. April 05 2012 01:18. Posts 27710 | Profile Blog # |
ooo i want to know more :D
hope it's a decent enough prize pool to be considered a premier :D sounds a bit like WCG hahaLast edit: 2012-04-05 01:21:32 |
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 SeaSwift Scotland. April 05 2012 01:20. Posts 4485 | Profile Blog # |
So, it looks like 4 of the 5 categories will be obsolete in terms of finding the champion..
Still, exciting stuff, and very good that Blizzard is being more active in supporting eSports. |
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| DawN883 Sweden. April 05 2012 01:20. Posts 553 | Profile # |
| Wow this is super awesome! |
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| JOJOsc2news April 05 2012 01:21. Posts 2999 | Profile Blog # |
I chose your thread!
This is big! I like this idea of a World Championship like the FIFA World Championships for football (soccer for the Americans). |
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| Dujek United Kingdom. April 05 2012 01:22. Posts 276 | Profile Blog # |
| It will be really interesting to see what players make it out of the South America and Oceania sections of the bracket. |
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| DarkPlasmaBall United States. April 05 2012 01:23. Posts 19998 | Profile Blog # |
So it's like WCG except with continents?
(And most of the Koreans who would normally stomp everyone else won't be represented except by their *champion*?) |
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| Swiv Germany. April 05 2012 01:24. Posts 3100 | Profile # |
| Holy bananas, Blizzard. This will be huge I think! Bring it on. |
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| RoranRock France. April 05 2012 01:24. Posts 175 | Profile # |
stephano for france if he don't forfeit  |
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| Badfatpanda United States. April 05 2012 01:24. Posts 9259 | Profile Blog # |
| Wow, looks cool, I really like that they're paying expenses for the national championship matches, not just the finals. Should be really good to see some lesser known players battle in the continental finals. Part of me thinks that representation should be weighted by population though. But I don't know how they'd accomodate that. |
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| Klonere Ireland. April 05 2012 01:24. Posts 1645 | Profile Blog # |
WCG 2.0 Starcraft II edition.
Going to be sick. |
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| JOJOsc2news April 05 2012 01:25. Posts 2999 | Profile Blog # |
On April 05 2012 01:24 RoranRock wrote:stephano for france if he don't forfeit
You mean Stephano for USA and Sheth for France right? |
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| DarkPlasmaBall United States. April 05 2012 01:25. Posts 19998 | Profile Blog # |
On April 05 2012 01:24 RoranRock wrote:stephano for france if he don't forfeit
Does that even make sense?
(The forfeiting does.) Last edit: 2012-04-05 01:25:34 |
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| gakkgakk Norway. April 05 2012 01:25. Posts 890 | Profile Blog # |
| This is so incredibly cool! Reminds me of how WCG used to be back in its glory days. |
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| VirgilSC2 United States. April 05 2012 01:26. Posts 5743 | Profile Blog # |
Please don't use the ladder map pool
Please don't use the ladder map pool
Please don't use the ladder map pool |
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| Gladiator6 Sweden. April 05 2012 01:26. Posts 6831 | Profile # |
On April 05 2012 01:23 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
So it's like WCG except with continents?
(And most of the Koreans who would normally stomp everyone else won't be represented except by their *champion*?)
I think the champion will stomp foreigners pretty easily. |
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| Finrod1 Germany. April 05 2012 01:26. Posts 3605 | Profile # |
Gonna be really cool. Starcraft olympics!  |
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| NexUmbra Scotland. April 05 2012 01:26. Posts 2877 | Profile Blog # |
Do you think you have what it takes to compete at the Battle.net World Championship?
No.
This is so racist no Africa! |
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| Yonnua United Kingdom. April 05 2012 01:26. Posts 1040 | Profile Blog # |
| The continental finals will definitely be the most exciting. We'll finally get a definitive answer to the question of best European player, the North American ones should be fairly interesting and the Asian continental should show us some boss-level play while also opening the SEA esports scene a bit more. |
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| Acritter April 05 2012 01:26. Posts 1562 | Profile # |
| Whose bright idea was it to not define Korea as its own continent? I feel sorry for everyone else in Asia. |
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