Details regarding the American qualifier for WCA 2016 have been released, with the organizers announcing an online qualifier that will lead into a four-team LAN to find the two best teams from North and South America.

The WCA 2016 America Qualifier will start with an online open qualifier that will combine teams from both North and South America. The qualifier will feature GSL style groups leading into a double-elimination bracket and should start on the 28th of October.

Teams interested in competing in the online qualifier can create an account and register here.

The online competition will feature a ~$6,000 prize pool that will be distributed to the teams that place between 3rd and 6th, while the two best teams from the online qualifier will move on to the regional LAN qualifier that will also feature two invited teams.



The American qualifier for WCA 2016 is set to start

At the LAN, which will take place on November 12th in São Paulo, Brazil, the four teams will compete for a ~$26,000 prize pool and two spots in the main competition - WCA 2016 World Finals.

Prize pool distribution for the LAN qualifier is as follows:

1. ~$15,000 (¥100,000) + World Finals LAN spot

2. ~$7,500 (¥50,000) + World Finals LAN spot

3. ~$3,000 (¥20,000)

4. ~$1,500 (¥10,000)

WCA 2016 World Finals will take place in Yinchuan, China this December, and will feature a ~$208,000 prize pool. So far only four out of ten LAN spots have been taken, with TYLOO, VG.CyberZen, Winterfox and MVP.karnal securing their spots.