Big changes hit WCS Season 3 for 2014

Season 3 will follow a different format to that of previous seasons. For the first time two tournaments, one offline and one online, will seed players into WCS.

*ACL Online Round 3 in June will now transform into a WCS Online qualifier where 1st place will take a WCS seed. *ACL Sydney LAN in July will now also offer the second WCS Season 3 seed to 1st place.

WCS Online Qualifier

ACL Online Round 3: June 14th & 15th

Alike previous seasons of WCS Qualifiers there will be an online component. However, unlike previous seasons the league requirements have been wiped. For the first time all leagues are eligible to compete regardless of server. Residential restraints still stand. Open to unlimited registrations this event will provide valuable seeding points for ACL Sydney while also providing 1st place with a seed to WCS Season 3.

Stage 1 - Online Open Qualifier Stage

Date: Saturday 14th June 2014

Time: 10.00AM - 10:30PM AEST

Server: South East Asia

Entry Fee: Free

Format: Double elimination best-of-three

Advancement to Stage 2: Top 8

Stage 2 - Round of 16

Date: Sunday 15th June 2014

Time: 1:00PM - 10:30PM AEST

Server: South East Asia

Entry Fee: Free + Prior Advancement

Format: Double elimination best-of-three

Advancement to WCS America: 1st Place

WCS Offline Qualifier

ACL Sydney: July 19th & 20th

We are excited to announce that ACL Sydney will provide the second seed to WCS Season 3 for 1st place. ACL Sydney has already shaped up to be the biggest ACL event in history and with WCS support it will only get bigger. This will be the perfect crescendo to the ACL and WCS season. Are you willing to fly to compete in the biggest LAN event in two years?

Stage 1 - Open Bracket

Date: Saturday 19th July 2014

Time: TBA

Server: South East Asia

Entry Fee: $30

Format: Double elimination best-of-three

Advancement to Stage 2: Top 8

Stage 2 - Group Stage

Date: Saturday 19th July 2014

Time: TBA

Server: South East Asia

Entry Fee: $25 + Prior Advancement

Format: Round Robin - 4 x 6 Players

Advancement to Stage 3: Top 12

Stage 3 - Championship Bracket

Date: Sunday 20th July 2014

Time: TBA

Server: South East Asia

Entry Fee: Free + Prior Advancement

Format: Single elimination best-of-three/five

Advancement to WCS America: 1st Place

Further details on everything WCS can be found on the official website: http://wcs2014.aclpro.com.au/