UCC and the Russian Esports Federation have announced the details for the country's qualifying system for WESG 2017.

The qualifiers will be held exclusively online and will consist of two open tournaments, both of which featuring a single-elimination format.

The winners of these open qualifiers will earn spots at the WESG Europe & CIS Regional Finals, in Barcelona, and will also meet each other on October 22 in St. Petersburg for a winner-takes-all showmatch with $2,000 on offer.

hooch's .Russia attended last year's WESG Main Event

Last year, Russia was represented by two teams at the European Regional teams, .Russia and EYESports, with the former, featuring players like Dmitry "⁠hooch⁠" Bogdanov, Denis "⁠electronic⁠" Sharipov and Georgi "⁠WorldEdit⁠" Yaskin, managing to qualify for the Main Event.

Russian teams can sign up for the open qualifiers by clicking on the links below: