World Cup 2017 BlizzCon Finals: Viewer's Guide

The 2017 World Cup has reached its last stop in the global tour, arriving at BlizzCon 2017 in Anaheim, California to see which national team will come out victorious in the playoff finals. With BlizzCon just around the corner, we’ve compiled a viewer’s guide to get ready for this weekend’s action.

Teams

Thirty-two teams participated in this year’s tournament, with four groups of eight competing in group stages worldwide, namely at Shanghai, Sydney, Katowice, and Santa Monica. The top two from each group stage advanced to the playoffs at BlizzCon.

Two teams have made changes to their roster after qualifying for the playoffs. Sweden removed Reinforce in favor of snillo, and China was forced to make a drastic shuffle after most of their players ran into visa issues. All other teams have stuck to their lineups. The teams are:

China

Ou " Eileen " Yiliang (DPS)

Ou " " Yiliang (DPS) Huang " leave " Xin (DPS)

Huang " " Xin (DPS) Li " YaoYao " Haibo (Tank)

Li " " Haibo (Tank) Bian " Time " Yutao (Tank)

Bian " " Yutao (Tank) Cao " YuanFang2 " Jiale (Support)

Cao " " Jiale (Support) He "zhufanjun" Junjian (Support)

France

Dylan "aKm" Bignet (DPS)

Dylan Bignet (DPS) Terence "SoOn" Tarlier (DPS)

Terence Tarlier (DPS) Jean-Louis "KnOxXx" Boyer (Tank)

Jean-Louis Boyer (Tank) Nicolas "NiCO" Moret (Flex)

Nicolas Moret (Flex) Benjamin "uNKOE" Chevasson (Support)

Benjamin Chevasson (Support) Michaël "winz" Bignet (Support)

Australia

Jason "ieatuup" Ho (DPS)

Jason Ho (DPS) Ajay "Aetar" Umasankar (DPS)

Ajay Umasankar (DPS) Ashley "Trill" Powell (Tank)

Ashley Powell (Tank) Marcus "Kiki" Jacob (Flex)

Marcus Jacob (Flex) Andrew "Rqt" Haws (Support)

Andrew Haws (Support) Jordan "Gunba" Graham (Support)

Sweden

Kevyn "TviQ" Lindström (DPS)

Kevyn Lindström (DPS) Simon "snillo" Ekström (DPS)

Simon Ekström (DPS) Johan "CWoosH" Klingestedt (Tank)

Johan Klingestedt (Tank) Tim "Manneten" Bylund (Flex)

Tim Bylund (Flex) Sebastian "Zebbosai" Olsson (Support)

Sebastian Olsson (Support) Sebastian "chipshajen" Widlund (Support)

South Korea

Park "Saebyeolbe" Jong-yeol (DPS)

Park Jong-yeol (DPS) Hwang "Fl0w3R" Yeon-ho (DPS)

Hwang Yeon-ho (DPS) Kim "Mano" Dong-gyu (Tank)

Kim Dong-gyu (Tank) Kim "zunba" Joon-hyuk (Flex)

Kim Joon-hyuk (Flex) Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong (Support)

Ryu Je-hong (Support) Yang "tobi" Jin-mo (Support)

Canada

Brady "Agilities" Girardi (DPS)

Brady Girardi (DPS) Lane "Surefour" Roberts (DPS)

Lane Roberts (DPS) Félix "xQc" Lengyel (Tank)

Félix Lengyel (Tank) Liam "Mangachu" Campbell (Flex)

Liam Campbell (Flex) Joe "Joemeister" Gramano (Support)

Joe Gramano (Support) Randal "Roolf" Stark (Support)

United States

Jacob "JAKE" Lyon (DPS)

Jacob Lyon (DPS) Jay "sinatraa" Won (DPS)

Jay Won (DPS) Russell "FCTFCTN" Campbell (Tank)

Russell Campbell (Tank) Matt "coolmatt69" Iorio (Flex)

Matt Iorio (Flex) Adam "Adam" Eckel (Support)

Adam Eckel (Support) Shane "Rawkus" Flaherty (Support)

United Kingdom

Michael " MikeyA " Adams (DPS)

Michael " " Adams (DPS) Harrison " Kruise " Pond (DPS)

Harrison " " Pond (DPS) Christopher " ChrisTFer " Graham (Tank)

Christopher " " Graham (Tank) Eoghan " Smex " O'Neill (Flex)

Eoghan " " O'Neill (Flex) Isaac " Boombox " Charles (Support)

Isaac " " Charles (Support) Marcus "Realzx" Vining (Support)

Format

The playoffs will play out in a single elimination bracket (including a bronze medal match), with matches being best-of-fives and the grand finals being a best-of-seven.

The playoffs will also play on the current 1.16 patch, which notably has the changes made to Mercy and D.Va from the previous 1.15 patch.

Broadcast Team:

Desk

Alex “ Goldenboy ” Mendez

Alex “ ” Mendez James “Jamerson” Lee

Commentators

Mitch “ Uber ” Leslie

Mitch “ ” Leslie Matt “ Mr.X ” Morello

Matt “ ” Morello Andrew “ ZP ” Rush

Andrew “ ” Rush Robert “ hexagrams ” Kirkbride

Robert “ ” Kirkbride Erik “ DoA ” Lonnquist

Erik “ ” Lonnquist Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles

Schedule

Friday 3rd November

Saturday 4th November