The Gauntlet SC2 Global Finals Preview 16 of the best players from around the world compete for the $1000 USD Prizepool Sunday Aug 02 @ 12:00 PDT. The Gauntlet SC2 Global Finals, hosted by the ESL, cast by Nexus Recall and brought to you by GauntletSC2 / Ctone, will go live Sunday August 2nd at 12:00 PDT. The Gauntlet has been thrown down and some of the best StarCraft2 players in the world have taken up the challenge for the $1000 USD prize pool.



The Stakes:



Global Finals Prize Pool: $1000 USD



1st Place - $650



2nd Place - $200



3rd Place - $100



4th Place - $50





The Players:



EJK



intense from PSISTORM gaming



Kelazhur from ROOT Gaming



Polt from CM Storm



Arium from MYinsanity



Bails from Flipsid3 Tactics



Neeb



MaNa from Team Liquid



puCK from Flipsid3 Tactics



Bioice from Team Ascension



Bly from Team Acer



Hydra from ROOT Gaming



JonSnow from Flipside Tactics



Semper from Team Gravity.



TRUE from Dead Pixels.



viOLet from Team EnVyUs.











Check The Official Bracket Page Here



The Hype:



Kelazhur, winner of The Gauntlet SC2 NA Finals, is going to have to overcome some stiff competition if he wants to win back-to-back Gaunlet Cups. The Brazilian Terran has shown he is in excellent form lately and may just have what it takes to become the first repeat Gauntlet Cup winner.



JonSnow, Neeb, and intense, all semi-finalists from The Gauntlet SC2 NA Finals, are taking up The Gauntlet again, in hopes of claiming the grand prize for themselves. All three performed impressively at the last Gauntlet Cup, taking out players like Arium, Bioice, Puck, and EJK, who have all been invited back for a chance at revenge.



Bails and Semper were also invited to show their mettle in the Global Finals, with the European scene being represented by Bly and MaNA, top notch players who will both be looking for some good results after short runs in WCS this season.



TRUE, viOLet, Polt and Hydra will be the Korean presence in the competition, and that presence could be a dominating one. Despite all the great players listed above, the favourites to take home first prize are probably pretty obvious. Polt and Hydra are very strong top-teir players, and their moves from Korea to America haven’t dulled the skills of the WCS NA Champions. Not to be outclassed, TRUE knocked Polt out of the qualifiers with a convincing 2-0 victory. Luckily Captain America received and invite to the Global Finals, so TRUE can look to repeat his dominant play if the two meet again in the bracket. Regardless, the opposition will be fierce and anything can happen in a single-elimination format!



The Event:



The Gauntlet Global Series Finals will be held on Sunday, August 2nd, 2015, at 12:00 PDT.



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