Inflicted Profile Blog Joined January 2011 Australia 14912 Posts Last Edited: 2017-03-29 10:55:11 #1



The competition is already roaring in Korea, and IEM Katowice will light up our first global tournament by the end of the month. We are pleased to present the complete ruleset for the 2017 World Championship Series. Below, we have summarized some major updates and information that are included in the ruleset.



WCS 2017 Official Rules



You can find the point and prizing breakdown for IEM Katowice here:







The following is the points and prizing for events in the Korea region:







And the Circuit splits:







Further details about the GSL vs. the World event will be shared at a later date. The already earned points from IEM Gyeonggi and GSL Code S Season 1 will be added throughout today.



Residency Requirements



The residency requirements for those wishing to compete outside of their home region have remained largely the same from 2016 to 2017. If you are a player attempting to compete in a region in which you do not have citizenship, please reach out to the Blizzard Esports Team at esportsteam@blizzard.com.



Regional Eligibility Changes for 2017



Japan added to Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau Region



2016 was in the first year Japanese players were eligible to participate in the WCS. While we appreciate their contributions to the ANZ & Southeast Asia region, we’ve examined the player experience and decided that due to server location it makes sense to home Japan in the Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau region. We hope this will provide a better experience for all players.

The competition is already roaring in Korea, and IEM Katowice will light up our first global tournament by the end of the month. We are pleased to present the complete ruleset for the 2017 World Championship Series. Below, we have summarized some major updates and information that are included in the ruleset.You can find the point and prizing breakdown for IEM Katowice here:The following is the points and prizing for events in the Korea region:And the Circuit splits:Further details about the GSL vs. the World event will be shared at a later date. The already earned points from IEM Gyeonggi and GSL Code S Season 1 will be added throughout today.The residency requirements for those wishing to compete outside of their home region have remained largely the same from 2016 to 2017. If you are a player attempting to compete in a region in which you do not have citizenship, please reach out to the Blizzard Esports Team at esportsteam@blizzard.com.Japan added to Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau Region2016 was in the first year Japanese players were eligible to participate in the WCS. While we appreciate their contributions to the ANZ & Southeast Asia region, we’ve examined the player experience and decided that due to server location it makes sense to home Japan in the Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau region. We hope this will provide a better experience for all players.



Official announcement:







The dates for WCS 2017 tournaments were also included in the document:







The dates for WCS 2017 tournaments were also included in the document:

Official announcement: https://wcs.starcraft2.com/en-us/news/20563603/StarCraft-II-World-Championship-Series-2017-Announced/ Liquipedia "Expert"

Inflicted Profile Blog Joined January 2011 Australia 14912 Posts #2 Also, GSL vs. the World will offer no WCS points Liquipedia "Expert"

Vutalisk Profile Joined August 2016 United States 673 Posts #3 Finally... Some rules and points awarded!

Cricketer12 Profile Blog Joined May 2012 United States 13086 Posts #4 On February 08 2017 14:13 Inflicted wrote:

Also, GSL vs. the World will offer no WCS points

will scarlett play for GSL this time? will scarlett play for GSL this time? Solemn Strike FTW l SC2 Liquibet Season 17 Winner l I am beyond imagination, succumb to madness.

ZigguratOfUr Profile Blog Joined April 2012 Iraq 16019 Posts #5 Well it's earlier than last year's rule book. Nothing too surprising. Maps I made recently: Nevermore: https://i.imgur.com/NiqR0Rj.jpg | Rubaiyat: https://i.imgur.com/XD3E3vd.jpg | Grand Canal: https://i.imgur.com/kNgyOCo.jpg

Executer08 Profile Joined June 2015 Germany 153 Posts #6 so, will katowice basically be the last SC2 IEM? "You have the image of being a robotic, stoic player among foreign fans. What do you think about that?" - "I don’t think it’s incorrect." || letodSWAG

digmouse Profile Blog Joined November 2010 China 5661 Posts #7 On February 08 2017 14:36 Executer08 wrote:

so, will katowice basically be the last SC2 IEM?

Carmac already confirmed IEM XII will have SC2. Carmac already confirmed IEM XII will have SC2. Translator If you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.

Chris_Havoc Profile Joined August 2016 United States 450 Posts #8 On February 08 2017 14:36 Executer08 wrote:

so, will katowice basically be the last SC2 IEM?



That's up to Carmac. Carmac has said in a TL interview that he's still passionate about SC2, but who knows what the future holds. That's up to Carmac. Carmac has said in a TL interview that he's still passionate about SC2, but who knows what the future holds. Owner of the SC2 Esports Anthology channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvYWM0oAfOYC5LkNVJmYcHA - Indemnify Target!

paralleluniverse Profile Joined July 2010 3954 Posts #9 On February 08 2017 14:13 Inflicted wrote:

Also, GSL vs. the World will offer no WCS points

WTF...



Why? WTF...Why? Twitter: @eigenscape. ""As I've said, balance isn't about strategies or counters, it's about probability and statistics." -paralleluniverse" -ahswtini

Diabolique Profile Joined June 2015 Czech Republic 5118 Posts #10 That means 4 global events, right? Much nicer than 2016! sOs | Rogue | Maru | Trap | Scarlett | Snute | MC

JoFar Profile Joined January 2017 31 Posts #11 Regarding to the posting only IEM Katowice is Global, isn't it?



Overall still a bit disappointed there aren't more WCS and / or Global Events ... it is a step back to the last years.

rSado Profile Blog Joined February 2014 23 Posts #12 Feelsbergman. Great to see the ruleset...wouldn't be surprised if SC is dropped from the IEM roster soon.Feelsbergman. 'dont worry - tahts just halo' -HuK vs Select

Diabolique Profile Joined June 2015 Czech Republic 5118 Posts #13 IEM Katowice, IEM Gyeonggi, Super Tournament 1, Super Tournament 2 are not region locked, so they are global, right? sOs | Rogue | Maru | Trap | Scarlett | Snute | MC

CynicalDeath Profile Joined January 2012 Italy 2489 Posts #14 ...it was about time... Liquipedia SC2 LP Staff - My Life for Aiur - Let the Metal flow - @Cynical_Death

Dungeontay Profile Joined December 2015 126 Posts #15 nothing to get too hyped about yet. If they somehow manage to squeeze in some tournaments during the months with downtime, i would be hyped though. Still, it isnt that overwhelming amount of tourneys we had once Zzz

Mun_Su Profile Joined December 2012 France 2063 Posts #16 So players who did well in the last IEM ggyongi had already WCS points? INno <3 - TY - Maru - Taeja - Rain <3 - Classic <3 - Stephano <3 - soO <3 - Soulkey - Dark - SERRAL =O / END REGION LOCK

FluoCrazyKenny Profile Joined July 2011 France 89 Posts Last Edited: 2017-02-08 09:33:08 #17 wait , where is DreamHack Open Tours (France) on May 6th to 8th ? It is not a WCS Circuit tournament anymore ? No point granted ?



So I guess there will be no StarCraft at DreamHack Tours ?

HsDLTitich Profile Blog Joined October 2012 Italy 820 Posts Last Edited: 2017-02-08 12:28:36 #18 On February 08 2017 16:51 Diabolique wrote:

IEM Katowice, IEM Gyeonggi, Super Tournament 1, Super Tournament 2 are not region locked, so they are global, right?



Super Tournaments and IEM Gyeonggi are WCS Korea, tho I guess if you're foreigner you can compete there anyway but you won't earn points in the WCS Circuit. Super Tournaments and IEM Gyeonggi are WCS Korea, tho I guess if you're foreigner you can compete there anyway but you won't earn points in the WCS Circuit. ESL Italia - ESL SC2

Elentos Profile Blog Joined February 2015 52732 Posts #19 I don't understand why this took so long tbh. They announced all those tournaments as WCS tournaments in December. It can't be that hard to figure out the point values. Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.

ArtyK Profile Joined June 2011 France 3106 Posts Last Edited: 2017-02-08 12:38:34 #20 So is this the WCS 2016 Korea but for foreigners in 2017? 4 events total really?

It was 3 last year but with 3 extra DH, the Gold series, IEM shanghai and wcs copa intercontinental, so 9 events total for wcs points.



Are they gonna announce more tournaments or is that it? Even counting global events it's like 70% of last years circuit prize pool. Sup dood ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ KiWiKaKi | SLush | uThermal | PtitDrogo | SortOf | Clem ~ "I told my mom she should vote for me in Nation Wars, she said 'I dunno, I kinda want Finland to win'" – Luolis ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NScWV9h8k#t=1h01m

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