We are proud to announce details for Blizzard’s WCS America Season 1 operated by Major League Gaming. Season 1 includes:

• Premier Qualifying Tournament
• Open Challenger Qualifying Tournament
• Invite-Only Challenger Qualifying Tournament
• Premier League
  • Group Stage 1
  • Group Stage 2
  • Regional Finals
• Challenger League
• Broadcast Schedule

For additional information about WCS visit: https://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/9355170.

WCS America Premier League Qualifying Tournament:

The WCS America Qualifying tournament on April 20 and 21 featured 512 players competing online in a double elimination bracket. Congratulations to Oz, Alive, Revival, Heart, Apocalypse, Crank, Alicia, and The Stc on qualifying for the WCS America Premier League! Players finishing 9th through 48th have earned a spot in the Invite-Only Qualifier for the WCS America Challenger League on May 4.

WCS America Invite-Only Qualifier for Challenger League (May 4)

The WCS America Invite-Only Qualifier for Challenger League was held May 4 and featured 50 players competing online in a double elimination bracket. Congratulations to Top, Bails, Ian, Xenocider, Sage, Jim, Drunkenboi, Jaedong, Hwangsin, Tilea, Neeb, Puck, MacSed, Taeja, XY, and Demuslim on qualifying for the WCS America Season 1 Challenger League!

WCS America Premier League:

The format of the WCS America Premier League is very similar to the Code S format popularized by GSL, with two Group Stages followed by an Eight-Player, Single Elimination Bracket called the Regional Finals.

The Premier league will include 32 players – 24 invited players and eight players advancing from the WCS America Qualifying Tournament. Players will be divided amongst eight groups with four players in each group.

• Group Stage 1: Players will compete online.
• Group Stage 2:  Players will compete LIVE, in-person from the MLG Studio in New York City. See schedule below.

Group Stage 1 Results

Players in bold have qualified for the Regional Finals.

WCS America Premier League Regional Finals:

The WCS America Regional Finals took place Saturday June 1 and Sunday June 2. The Top 5 players qualified for the WCS Global Finals in Korea.

Results:

1st – HerO
2nd – Revival
3rd/4th – Ryung
3rd/4th – aLive
5th – Alicia
6th – Snute
7th/8th – mOOnGLaDe
7th/8th – CranK

WCS America Challenger League:

The format of the WCS America Challenger League is very similar to the Code A format popularized by GSL, with a Single Elimination Bracket followed by a Group Stage.  The Challenger League provides Players with the opportunity to qualify for the WCS Season 2 Premier League.

Group Stage

WCS America Season 1 Broadcast Schedule:

All broadcasts begin at 6pm ET (unless otherwise noted) at www.majorleaguegaming.com and www.twitch.tv/wcs_america  and will be cast by Axslav, Axeltoss and special guests.

The complete broadcast schedule is available at www.majorleaguegaming.com/schedule. 

Broadcast Schedule:

• Saturday, April 20 – Sunday, April 21: Qualifying Tournament (Cast by Axeltoss, Axlsav and SchAmToo)

• Monday, April 22 – Thursday, April 25: Qualifying Tournament (Cast by Axeltoss and Axslav)

• Monday, April 29 – Thursday, May 2: Premier League, Group Stage 1 (Cast by Axeltoss and Axslav)
  • Monday, April 29 – Group F (TheOgnis, Snute, TheStc, Vibe)
  • Tuesday, April 30 – Group E (Minigun, Nestea, Apocalypse, Fenix)
  • Wednesday May 1 – Group H (Alicia, Maker, Illusion, Moonglade)
  • Thursday May 2 – Group A (Killer, Alive, Hero, Major)

• Saturday, May 4, 2pm ET: WCS America Invite-Only Challenger League Qualifier (Cast by Axslav and SchAmToo)

• Monday, May 6 – Thursday, May 9: Premier League, Group Stage 1 (Cast by Axslav and SchAmToo)
  • Monday, May 6 – Group D (Suppy, Heart, Ryung, HelloKitty)
  • Tuesday, May 7 – Group B (State, Scarlett, Violet, Oz)
  • Wednesday, May 8 – Group C (Idra, Polt, Revival, Goswser)
  • Thursday, May 9 – Group G (Sen, Capoch, Crank, Huk)

• Monday, May 13 – Thursday, May 16:Challenger League Bracket Roud 1 (Cast by Axeltoss and Axslav)
  • Monday, May 13 – TheOgnis vs Jaedong, Major vs Xenocider, Fenix, vs Bails, Vibe vs Sage
  • Tuesday, May 14 – Maker vs Demuslim, Illusion vs MacSed, Minigun vs Ian, Killer vs Top
  • Wednesday, May 15 – Heart vs Taeja, State vs Drunkeboi, Goswser vs Hwangsin
  • Thursday, May 16 – Oz vs jim. Capoch vs Tilea, HelloKitty vs XY, Huk vs Neeb

• Monday, May 20 – Thursday, May 23: Premier League, Group Stage 2 (Cast by Axeltoss, Axslav, and TotalBiscuit LIVE in the MLG Studio each night)
  • Monday, May 20 – Group A ( NesTea, Snute, Alicia, Sen)
  • Tuesday, May 21 – Group B (TheStC, Apocalypse, CranK, mOOnGLaDe
  • Wednesday, May 22 – Group C (HerO, Scarlett, Suppy, Revival)
  • Thursday, May 23 – Group D (aLive, Polt, Ryung)*

• Monday, May 27 – Thursday, May 30: Challenger League Bracket Rounds 2&3

• Saturday, June 1 – Sunday June 2: Premier League Regional Finals (Cast by Axeltoss, Axslav, Mr Bitter, and Rotterdam)

• Monday, June 10 – Wednesday, June 12:Challenger League Group Stage
  • Monday, June 10 – Group A (TheStC, Goswser, Heart, MacSed)
  • Tuesday, June 11 – Group B (Major, Vibe, Killer, Bails)
  • Wednesday, June 12 – Group C (Capoch, XY, Huk, Idra)

• Monday, June 17 – Friday, June 21:Challenger League Group Stage
  • Monday, June 17 – Group H (Sen, Fenix, Oz, Sage)
  • Tuesday, June 18 – Group F (Top, State, Minigun, Xenocider)
  • Wednesday, June 19 – Group G (Taeja, Neeb, Hellokitty, Maker)
  • Thursday, June 20 - Group E (Jim, Ian, Jeadong, Drunkenboi)
  • Friday, June 21- Group D (Suppy, Illusion, Tilea, HwangSin)