Following the kick-off of the WCS EU last week, it is time for challengers to rise up ready to face the players that fall down from the Premier League. Through four qualifiers, 16 players will qualify for the Challenger League, where they will be first joined by the 16 players that drop down from the Premier League, in the Challenger League Round of 32. League Format and Qualification The Challenger League is made up of a bracket stage with 40 players followed by a group stage with 32 players. The top 8 players of the bracket stage will qualify for next season's Premier League, followed by 16 more after the group stage. Therefore, participating in these cups is the only chance for any player not currently in the Premier League players to compete in the Premier League in Season 2.









Challenger League - Online Qualifiers From the 4th to 12th of May four online qualifiers will be held with up to 1024 participants each. Every day the top 4 will qualify for the Challenger League of WCS Europe's first season. The brackets of all qualifiers will be seeded based on a dedicated WCS ranking followed by the all-time Go4SC2 ranking. All matches will be played in best of three format.



Cups are open for everyone that is currently is Master or Grandmaster. Non-EU Masters/Grandmasters need to mail at wcs@esl.eu with links to their ESL and Battle.net profiles. It's mandatory to have your StarCraft II Character Code and your StarCraft II Web-ID entered in your ESL profile. See



May 4th, 14:00 CEST: Qualifier #1 (Sign up now) May 5th, 14:00 CEST: Qualifier #2 (Sign up now) May 11th, 14:00 CEST: Qualifier #3 (Sign up now) May 12th, 14:00 CEST: Qualifier #4 (Sign up now)



The Check-in starts (and sign-up closes) at 13:00 CEST, one hour before the official start of the cup. As soon as we have a full bracket the Qualifier will start.



Admin support

If you have any problems during the cup, including reporting match results or not being able to find your opponent, contact an admin in the



Live Streams

Enjoy the glorious matchups in the WCS qualification by following the live broadcast on ESL TV, for free in HD. Our main stream is in English but we provide a variety of local streams for your entertainment. Availability of local language streams subject to change.



The Challenger League is made up of a bracket stage with 40 players followed by a group stage with 32 players. The top 8 players of the bracket stage will qualify for next season's Premier League, followed by 16 more after the group stage. Therefore, participating in these cups is the only chance for any player not currently in the Premier League players to compete in the Premier League in Season 2.From the 4th to 12th of May four online qualifiers will be held with up to 1024 participants each. Every day the top 4 will qualify for the Challenger League of WCS Europe's first season. The brackets of all qualifiers will be seeded based on a dedicated WCS ranking followed by the all-time Go4SC2 ranking. All matches will be played in best of three format.Cups are open for everyone that is currently is Master or Grandmaster. Non-EU Masters/Grandmasters need to mail at wcs@esl.eu with links to their ESL and Battle.net profiles. It's mandatory to have your StarCraft II Character Codeyour StarCraft II Web-ID entered in your ESL profile. See esl.eu/eu/sc2/gameaccounts for detailed instructions.The, one hour before the official start of the cup. As soon as we have a full bracket the Qualifier will start.If you have any problems during the cup, including reporting match results or not being able to find your opponent, contact an admin in the Cup Chat . For any questions open a support ticket Enjoy the glorious matchups in the WCS qualification by following the live broadcast on ESL TV, for free in HD. Our main stream is in English but we provide a variety of local streams for your entertainment. Availability of local language streams subject to change. otacon , Tuesday, 30/04/13 00:28