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Blizzard WCS America Regional Finals Season 1

Find out who makes it through the North America Blizzard WCS Starcraft II Season 1 broadcasted by MLG.

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Stay tuned this weekend as the regional finals take place live at the MLG Studio's in New York. Broadcast will start at 1 PM ET on Saturday and Sunday. The eight players that remain include: Snute, Alicia, CranK, mOOnGLaDe, HerO, Revival, Ryung, and aLive. Stay tuned for the live stream to find out who win's it all. See below for the schedule, live coverage, and more.

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NA WCS D1
Ryung WCS D1
BitterdaM D1
mOOnGLaDe D1



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NA WCS Day 2
HerO D1
Alicia D2
aLive D2



WCS Regionals Finals

Regional Finals will be on June 1-2 (Broadcast starts at 1 PM ET)

  • Day One
  • 1:00 PM Quarterfinal A- Best of 5
  • 2:00 PM Quarterfinal B - Best of 5
  • 3:30 PM Quarterfinal C - Best of 5
  • 5:00 PM Quarterfinal D - Best of 5
  • 6:30 PM Consolation 1A - Best of 5
  • 8:00 PM Consolation 1B - Best of 5

  • Day Two
  • 1:00 PM Consolation Final - Best of 5
  • 2:00 PM Semifinal A - Best of 5
  • 3:30 PM Semifinal B - Best of 5
  • 5:00 PM Finals - Best of 7

Premier League and Challenger League Rules and Format

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.
  • WCS America Premier League Regional Finals: Players will compete LIVE, in-person the weekend of June 1. The top five finishers will advance to the WCS Season 1 Finals. Additional details will be provided soon.

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.
  • The Challenger League will include 40 players - 16 from the Qualifying Tournament and 24 Players who drop out of the Premier League. All Matches will take place online and be best of 3 games.

For more information regarding the Blizzard WCS Season 1 NA check out majorleaguegaming.com and StarCraft II eSports.

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