The ESL will be the operator of the remainder of World Championship Series America in Season I of 2014 following NASL's announcement that they’re unable to continue operating the league.
The round of 32's final show has been finished, with the last two spots - number 15 and 16 - at stake. MMA, the champion of Europe's last season in 2013, was the top favorite for one of the two remaining spots.
The second to last show of the round of 32 before players will travel to ESL TV's studio to determine the first season champion of 2014. With MVP, the previous year's winner is the toughest nut to crack in this group.
Welcome to an old-school Saturday of WCS Europe.
So far, six players advanced to the next round of WCS Europe. Ten more will join them. This week kicks off with group D featuring San, Dayshi, TargA and Miniraser.
While we're right in the middle of the round of 32, we'd already like to announce the dates of the subsequent stages, which will take place in ESL TV's Studio One in a few weeks.
Premier League's weekend edition will soothe your Saturday evening with group C of the ongoing round of 32. Today's group brims with WCS experience as three of four players have reached playoffs in at least one of last year's seasons.
The second group of WCS Europe is one of only two groups to have two Zergs instead of two Protoss players. Both, Nerchio as well as LiveZerg, are 21 years old and hail from Eastern Europe.
Finally, WCS Premier League is back with its first show live from the ESL TV studios. Over the course of three weeks, 32 players will meet in eight shows to fight for one of 16 spots in the next round.
The first stage of 2014's earliest WCS Europe season is over. The final Challenger matches ended last night with NightEnd winning the 24th Challenger match and therefore securing the 32th spot in the Premier League.
Following a WCS-free week, the European Challenger matches continue. Starting today at 18:00 CET, the second batch of matches will again see twelve players advancing to Premier League's first round.
