WCS Austin 2018: Preview

Next week Austin will host the second event of WCS Circuit in this season – WCS Austin 2018, which will feature 80 players from all over the world competing for a $101,000 prize pool, qualification points and a spot at Global Finals.

The event is organized by DreamHack and will be held on June 1-3. There will be three group stages and the playoffs. The first group stage will feature 64 players seeded into 16 GSL groups with best-of-three matches, with top two players from each group advancing to the next stage. The second group stage has the same format but the reduced number of players: down to 32. The third group stage will include 16 best players from the second stage as well as 16 players qualified from reginal events. They will be split into 8 groups with GSL format and best-of-three series, top two players from each group will advance to the single-elimination playoffs bracket with best-of-five regular matches and best-of-seven grand finals. The tournament’s map pool includes seven maps: 16-Bit LE, Acid Plant LE, Catalyst LE, Darkness Sanctuary LE, Dreamcatcher LE, Lost and Found LE, Redshift LE. The winner of the event will receive not only $20,000 in prize money, but will also secure his spot at WCS Global Finals.

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The previous WCS Circuit event was held in Leipzig, Germany in January. In the grand finals Joona "Serral" Sotala defeated Tobias "ShoWTimE" Sieber.