Alex007 Profile Joined December 2010 Ukraine 205 Posts Last Edited: 2016-08-25 12:32:44 #1







I. WCA FORMAT & PRIZE POOL



World Cyber Arena 2016 includes such disciplines as CS:GO, DotA 2, Hearthstone, WarCraft III and of course StarCraft 2. Russian organization UCC will host European qualifiers for WCA 2016 Global Finals and I'll be your EU qualifier org for StarCraft 2.



WCA 2016 Global Finals features roughly $200,000 prize pool for StarCraft 2 as well as ~$15,000 for EU qualifier. Qualifier's prizes:

1st place: 50,000 RMB + Global Finals spot

2nd place: 30,000 RMB + Global Finals spot

3rd place: 20,000 RMB

Considering the taxes (~7%) and current USD/RMB currency, we have the following:

1st place: 7,500 USD

2nd place: 4,500 USD

3rd place: 3,000 USD



II. WCA EU QUALIFIER DETAILS



WCA EU Qualifier consists of Open Qualifier and Main Event. We're inviting all citizens of European countries to take part in Open Qualifiers on August 9th and August 16th at 17:00 CEST.

Open Qualifier #1 Bracket - COMPLETED)

Winners of the Qualifier #1:

+ Show Spoiler + Elazer

Lambo

DIMAGA

Socke ElazerLamboDIMAGASocke

Open Qualifier #2 Bracket -

Winners of the Qualifier #2:

+ Show Spoiler + Harstem

HateMe

Kas

souL HarstemHateMeKassouL

Four winners of each Open Qualifier advance to the Main Event.



Main Event features usual 16 players - 4 groups GSL format - Single Elimination playoff format and will most probably be held on August 25th - 27th. 8 players of Main Event come from the Open Qualifiers and 8 are invited directly to Group Stage.



III. WCA EU QUALIFIER MAIN EVENT INVITES



We're inviting three zergs, three protosses and two terrans with the highest EU ladder placements from the recent TOP 16

Snute replaced by SortOf (confirmed)

Nerchio (confirmed)

Bly (confirmed)

ShoWTimE (confirmed)

PtitDrogo (confirmed)

Strange (confirmed)

uThermaL (confirmed)

MarineLorD replaced by Beastyqt (confirmed)



IV. WCA EU QUALIFIER MAIN EVENT GROUPS



Group A - Hi everyone and welcome to WCA 2016 European QualifierWorld Cyber Arena 2016 includes such disciplines as CS:GO, DotA 2, Hearthstone, WarCraft III and of course StarCraft 2. Russian organization UCC will host European qualifiers for WCA 2016 Global Finals and I'll be your EU qualifier org for StarCraft 2.WCA 2016 Global Finals features roughly $200,000 prize pool for StarCraft 2 as well as ~$15,000 for EU qualifier. Qualifier's prizes:1st place: 50,000 RMB + Global Finals spot2nd place: 30,000 RMB + Global Finals spot3rd place: 20,000 RMBConsidering the taxes (~7%) and current USD/RMB currency, we have the following:1st place: 7,500 USD2nd place: 4,500 USD3rd place: 3,000 USDWCA EU Qualifier consists of Open Qualifier and Main Event. We're inviting all citizens of European countries to take part in Open Qualifiers on August 9th and August 16th at 17:00 CEST.Open Qualifier #1 Bracket - https://binarybeast.com/xSC21608021 Winners of the Qualifier #1:Open Qualifier #2 Bracket - https://binarybeast.com/xSC21608090 Winners of the Qualifier #2:Four winners of each Open Qualifier advance to the Main Event.Main Event features usual 16 players - 4 groups GSL format - Single Elimination playoff format and will most probably be held on August 25th - 27th. 8 players of Main Event come from the Open Qualifiers and 8 are invited directly to Group Stage.We're inviting three zergs, three protosses and two terrans with the highest EU ladder placements from the recent TOP 16 GM ladder list replaced bySortOf (Nerchio (Bly (ShoWTimE (PtitDrogo (Strange (uThermaL (replaced byBeastyqt (Group A - Thursday, Aug 25 2:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) :

SortOf

Socke

uThermaL

Harstem



Group B - SortOfSockeuThermaLHarstemGroup B - Thursday, Aug 25 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) :

ShoWTimE

Lambo

Bly

souL



Group C - ShoWTimELamboBlysouLGroup C - Friday, Aug 26 2:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) :

Nerchio

DIMAGA

PtitDrogo

Kas



Group D - NerchioDIMAGAPtitDrogoKasGroup D - Friday, Aug 26 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) :

Beastyqt

Elazer

Strange

HateMe



GSL format, all series bo3, starting matches 1 vs 2, 3 vs 4, player upper in the list starts vetoing.

Two winners of each group advance to Playoff (A1 vs B2, C1 vs D2, A2 vs B1, C2 vs D1)



Playoff - BeastyqtElazerStrangeHateMeGSL format, all series bo3, starting matches 1 vs 2, 3 vs 4, player upper in the list starts vetoing.Two winners of each group advance to Playoff (A1 vs B2, C1 vs D2, A2 vs B1, C2 vs D1)Playoff - Saturday, Aug 27 2:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) :



V. WCA EU QUALIFIER COVERAGE



UCC will provide Russian-language studio coverage for the main event.

BaseTradeTV will cover WCA EU in English.

TakeTV will cover WCA EU in German.

EmScTV will cover WCA EU in Polish. UCC will provide Russian-language studio coverage for the main event.BaseTradeTV will cover WCA EU in English.TakeTV will cover WCA EU in German.EmScTV will cover WCA EU in Polish. Russian community leader, caster and project manager working for StarLadder

hellraisersc2 Profile Joined August 2016 Ukraine 4 Posts #2 I think it would be better to invite players from wcs rankings

Blargh Profile Joined September 2010 United States 1879 Posts Last Edited: 2016-08-03 01:27:30 #3 On August 03 2016 10:11 hellraisersc2 wrote:

I think it would be better to invite players from wcs rankings

Looking at WCS rankings (for EU player exclusively), the list would be:

1. Showtime

2. Nerchio

3. Snute

4. Elazer

5. PtitDrogo

6. Uthermal

7. Harstem

8. SortOf

(Followed by)

(Bly)

(Firecake)

(MarineLord)



You're not looking at a hugely different list, really. I also think that it'd be nice for a tournament to not use the WCS system, as it's already used for/in almost everything... Though it does feel a bit arbitrary. What about the barcode person? Or how ML was taken over Welmu?



Looking at WCS rankings (for EU player exclusively), the list would be:1. Showtime2. Nerchio3. Snute4. Elazer5. PtitDrogo6. Uthermal7. Harstem8. SortOf(Followed by)(Bly)(Firecake)(MarineLord)You're not looking at a hugely different list, really. I also think that it'd be nice for a tournament to not use the WCS system, as it's already used for/in almost everything... Though it does feel a bit arbitrary. What about the barcode person? Or how ML was taken over Welmu?

Nakajin Profile Blog Joined September 2014 Canada 6579 Posts #4 Niiiice!



Glad to see Strange in there I hope he can make it, we need new Russian players. http://i.imgur.com/9p6ufcB.jpg

EJK Profile Blog Joined September 2013 United States 1285 Posts #5 is there a NA qualifier for this? O_O Sc2 Terran Coach, top 16GM NA - interested in coaching? Message me on teamliquid!

IceArms Profile Joined March 2010 Russian Federation 9 Posts #6 That should be very interesting! Good luck for all, but for event organizer, Bly and Strange in the first places! ^^

It would be nice to see more players from the CIS in this tournament. They should try hard to qualify...

Aeromi Profile Blog Joined August 2012 France 14178 Posts #7 Looking forward to this tournament! https://twitter.com/DrAeromi | Updates on live tournaments: @StarCrafteSport

EmSc Tv Profile Joined May 2011 Poland 209 Posts #8 I like it. Im happy!

LaughNgamez Profile Joined April 2015 Canada 497 Posts #9 Woah! Where did this come from? Is there a link to the main post for tournament details? When was the official announcement? (◕‿◕✿) Hopefully one day a decent caster http://www.youtube.com/LaughNgamez (◠‿◠✿)

Alex007 Profile Joined December 2010 Ukraine 205 Posts Last Edited: 2016-08-03 11:16:09 #10 is there a NA qualifier for this? O_O

There is, but it should be held in September/October. Cannot tell you more as I'm only responsible for the European one.



There is, but it should be held in September/October. Cannot tell you more as I'm only responsible for the European one. Woah! Where did this come from? Is there a link to the main post for tournament details? When was the official announcement?

If you're following WC3, HS, CS:GO or Dota 2 scene, you could already see WCA qualifiers in those titles. This is WCA official website -

This is, for example, If you're following WC3, HS, CS:GO or Dota 2 scene, you could already see WCA qualifiers in those titles. This is WCA official website - http://www.wca.com.cn/wca2016/index.html This is, for example, Hearthstone announcement on GosuGamers. Russian community leader, caster and project manager working for StarLadder

SiorasSC Profile Blog Joined August 2015 23 Posts #11 Hello, I'm from Mongolia, Which qualifier do I play in for this event?

EJK Profile Blog Joined September 2013 United States 1285 Posts #12 On August 03 2016 23:06 SiorajsSC wrote:

Hello, I'm from Mongolia, Which qualifier do I play in for this event?



Just come to NA lel Just come to NA lel Sc2 Terran Coach, top 16GM NA - interested in coaching? Message me on teamliquid!

CynicalDeath Profile Joined January 2012 Italy 2489 Posts #13 ...poor Sioras that always has to ask where he should play... Liquipedia SC2 LP Staff - My Life for Aiur - Let the Metal flow - @Cynical_Death

Alex007 Profile Joined December 2010 Ukraine 205 Posts Last Edited: 2016-08-05 14:26:36 #14 Sioras is not able to take part in European qualifiers as Mongolia belongs to APAC Qualifiers of our tournament according to our Chinese partners.



MarineLorD declined his spot and we replaced him with Beastyqt. Unfortunatelyis not able to take part in European qualifiers as Mongolia belongs to APAC Qualifiers of our tournament according to our Chinese partners.MarineLorD declined his spot and we replaced him withBeastyqt. Russian community leader, caster and project manager working for StarLadder

HsDLTitich Profile Blog Joined October 2012 Italy 820 Posts #15 I think Beastyqt has the wrong flag, isn't he serbian? ESL Italia - ESL SC2

Alex007 Profile Joined December 2010 Ukraine 205 Posts #16 Sorry, my bad. Fixed. Russian community leader, caster and project manager working for StarLadder

Alex007 Profile Joined December 2010 Ukraine 205 Posts #17



Don't forget about Tuesday's qualifiers starting at 17:00 CEST - TOP 4 advance to the main stage and will fight for $15,000 prize pool! Register here: Our main event lineup is finalized and updated in the OP.Don't forget about Tuesday's qualifiers starting at 17:00 CEST - TOP 4 advance to the main stage and will fight for $15,000 prize pool! Register here: https://binarybeast.com/xSC21608021 Russian community leader, caster and project manager working for StarLadder

ioncreature Profile Joined February 2016 18 Posts #18 Yeah! Looks cool! Alex007, thanks for good news!

ChapatiyaqPTSM Profile Blog Joined March 2011 France 1835 Posts #19 https://binarybeast.com/xSC21608021#participants

Nerchio registered for the open qualifier while he's already invited Nerchio registered for the open qualifier while he's already invited Liquipedia Boy, these pretzels are makin' me thirsty.

EJK Profile Blog Joined September 2013 United States 1285 Posts #20 On August 09 2016 22:40 ChapatiyaqPTSM wrote:

https://binarybeast.com/xSC21608021#participants

Nerchio registered for the open qualifier while he's already invited Nerchio registered for the open qualifier while he's already invited

same with beastyqt same with beastyqt Sc2 Terran Coach, top 16GM NA - interested in coaching? Message me on teamliquid!

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