We have finally arrived at the last stop of the Red Bull Battle Grounds circuit where eight players will compete for the hefty $20,000 grand prize and the all too precious WCS points. Having qualified as winners of past on- or offline Red Bull Battle Grounds tournaments, all participants are entitled to at least $2,000 and 250 WCS points—but for players like Scarlett the points matter all the more as a certain victory and a high WCS America finish would place her in the top 16 and improve her chances of attending BlizzCon in November.

Lineup

Scarlett:

Returning from Korea recently, Scarlett wasn't able to advance beyond her group at the Intel Extreme Masters Toronto, falling 1-2 to Life and 0-2 to Flash. However, just two days ago Scarlett was able to secure a top spot in her round of 16 WCS America group, besting both iaguz and viOLet, a sign that she is still capable of putting on a performance when she needs to. As the only non-Korean in the grand final tournament of Red Bull Battle Grounds, she will represent the foreign hope.

Polt

Similar to Scarlett, Polt was unable to advance out of his group in Toronto— but he had a good excuse: he had just won Red Bull Battle Grounds Detroit, where he ripped his way through San, viOLet and Taeja to qualify for this weekend's grand finals. Last week he was able to coast through his WCS America group by defeating Heart 2-0 and he may very well end up in the finals of the last WCS season. Although Polt is guaranteed to go to BlizzCon this year, we expect him to put on quite the show, as he does time and time again.

sOs

Although sOs was unable to make it out of his round of 16 group in the GSL, he has shown us that when it comes to big prizes, he's ready. Having won both $100,000 StarCraft II tournaments of the past ten months as well as being the runner-up in last year's Battle Grounds finals, sOs might as well be called $O$ as he was able to reach the top 10 of the most earning StarCraft II players in less than a year. He'll be facing some stiff competition this year, but as a frequent Ace player for Jin Air Green Wings, a top four finish from him wouldn't be unexpected—something he'll definitely need to secure his entry to BlizzCon this year.

Bomber

The law of Bomber states that Bomber will always disappoint. A corollary to Bomber's law is that if he does not disappoint it is because of a greater disappointment yet to come. After his impressive dismantling of Rain in KeSPA Cup and first place finish at Red Bull Battle Grounds Atlanta, we may see Bomber finally break his own curse. Sitting at a comfortable 4300 WCS points, Bomber will be making an appearance in this year's BlizzCon...let's just hope he doesn't disappoint.

DongRaeGu

DongRaeGu has a habit of performing extremely well, disappearing for a while and underperforming at tournaments, and then coming back to show everyone why he's still a force to be reckoned with. Having reached the round of eight in the current season of GSL where he lost to 0-3 to INnoVation, DongRaeGu is capable of getting deep into this tournament if he can get into the right mindset. While DongRaeGu won't be able to make it to BlizzCon, we might expect to see a comeback from the Zerg player that reached the pinnacle of his play in 2012.

Trap

As his name suggests, Trap can easily ensnare his opponents with esoteric and aggressive strategies, which is part of the reason why he was able to roflstomp his way through MLG Anaheim, crushing players like HyuN, StarDust, viOLet, KeeN, and Polt. As a regular player in Proleague, Trap has a lot of professional experience in all three match-ups, and while he won't be making it to BlizzCon this year, we are excited to see how he'll perform compared to his team mates sOs and Cure.

PartinG

PartinG revealed earlier this month that he is leaving his longtime team SK Telecom T1, and while his contract is still valid until the end of this month, there is a lot of speculation about PartinG joining a foreign team, which would bolster his appearances in international tournaments. As a BlizzCon winner and the winner of last year's Red Bull Battle Grounds grand finals, Parting is one of the best-performing Protosses in the world—a fact that many players will take heed of coming into this weekend.

Cure

If you've been following this season of GSL, you'll know that Cure is on fire. In the round of 32 he defeated Protosses MyuNgSiK and ParalyzE, and in the round of 16 he again finished at the top of his group by dismantling Reality and Zest. Although his teammates sOs and Trap have secured victories in Premier tournaments, Cure is starting to remind us of INnoVation during his prime in 2013. We expect great things from Cure during this tournament.

Matches We Would Like To See

Although the groups for the Red Bull Battle Grounds haven't been announced yet, there are a few dream matches that we would like to see happen during this weekend.

Scarlett vs. Bomber

What was often cited as the "best StarCraft II game of all time," it would be absolutely thrilling to see a rematch between these two players. Bombers devil-may-care 11/11 barracks rushes and Scarlett's craftiness could result in yet another exciting series, however unlikely that may be.

PartinG vs. sOs

Although PartinG swept the grand finals series last year, a PvP re-match between these two BlizzCon champions would certainly get the crowd wild. Between PartinG's phenomenal Stalker control and the trickery of sOs, the potential series would be guaranteed to be explosive.

Polt vs. Cure

Who's the best Terran in the world right now? Is it Maru? Is it INnoVation? Is it Taeja? Or is it one of these two? With Cure's recent stampede through the GSL and Polt's consistent high-tier play, a series between these two would help determine who can lay claim to the elusive Terran throne whose occupant seems to switch on a monthly basis.