2013 StarCraft II World Championship Series

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2013 StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals
2013
Tournament information
Sport StarCraft II
Location Anaheim, California
Administrator Blizzard Entertainment
Venue(s) Anaheim Convention Center
Purse$250,000
Final positions
Champion Kim "sOs" Yoo Jin
Runner-up Lee "Jaedong" Jae-dong
  2012
2014  

The 2013 StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS) is the 2013 edition of the StarCraft II World Championship Series, the highest level of esports competition for StarCraft II. [1] The tournament series' Global Finals were won by South Korean professional player Kim "sOs" Yoo Jin. [2]

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Format

The 2013 StarCraft II World Championship Series introduced large scale changes after the inaugural 2012 StarCraft II World Championship Series, turning the World Championship Series into the highest level of StarCraft II competition and culminating in the Global Finals at BlizzCon. Based on the format of the Global StarCraft II League (GSL), three Premier Leagues were formed - Korea, Europe, and America. Each region also contained a Challenger League that fed into Premier, in reaction to Korean dominance across all WCS leagues. Korea's WCS Premier League returned to Global StarCraft II League (GSL) branding, with all three seasons fully run by GOMTV, marking the end of the Ongamenet Starleague (OSL). All WCS leagues featured three seasons of regular play, with cross-regional Season Finals pitting the top-placing players of each region against each other. [1]

Non-WCS events which covered some prize pool, online coverage, and qualification requirements were allowed to become sanctioned events and give out WCS Points to count towards qualification and seeding in the Global Finals.

Seeding

All sanctioned events, including Premier Leagues and non-WCS tournaments, gave out WCS Points to players based on their ranking and the event's WCS Points prize allocation. The sixteen highest-ranking players received invites to the Global Finals, seeded into a bracket based on their rank. [1] As there were two players tied for the 16th seed, a tie-breaker match was held prior to the commencement of the Global Finals. [3]

Results

Global Finals

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sOs won the 2013 WCS

The WCS Global Finals were held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California as part of BlizzCon 2013. [1] They featured bracket play throughout the event, ending with Kim "sOs" Yoo Jin victorious. [2] [4]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
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Flag of South Korea.svg Bomber3 Flag of South Korea.svg Bomber 1
Flag of South Korea.svg sOs3 Flag of South Korea.svg sOs3
Flag of South Korea.svg Polt 1 Flag of South Korea.svg sOs4
Flag of South Korea.svg Dear 2 Flag of South Korea.svg Jaedong 1
Flag of South Korea.svg Jaedong3 Flag of South Korea.svg Jaedong3
Flag of South Korea.svg Maru3 Flag of South Korea.svg Maru 1
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "StarCraft II Official Game Site".
  2. 1 2 "Kim "sOs" Yoo Jin Crowned StarCraft II Champion at BlizzCon". 10 November 2013.
  3. "StarCraft II Official Game Site".
  4. "BlizzCon 2013 Wrap-Up Coverage". 11 November 2013.