Jul 22 - Jul 25, 2025
StarCraft II is a Blizzard-developed Real-Time Strategy game set in a sci-fi world with three factions: Terran, Zerg, and Protoss. Played across a variety of maps, games revolve around building up an economy while gaining map control and intel on your enemy with the hopes of defeating them in pitched. Confirmed EWC title through 2025
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Competing Players
$700,000
Prize Pool
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Participating Players
The orgs behind the masterminds
Tournament Format
The tournament is structured into three stages.
We’ll kick it off with a play-in group stage featuring four players in a GSL-style format.
Then Stage 2 will feature two groups of eight players in a double elimination bracket to decide the top eight playoff!
Stage 3 will bring it home in a high-stakes single-elimination playoff bracket, with the cash prize and glory there for the taking!
Tournament Bracket
Road to EWC
About
The Characters: An esports staple that refuses to go away. Players take the role of one of three factions: the expansionary, militaristic Terran, the buglike Zerg horde, or the high-technology alien race known as Protoss. Each has their own unique abilities and complex strategies to master.
The Plot: Players will mine minerals and gas to fund the creation of buildings, workers, and units to expand their power. The more resources they bring in, the faster they can build up their army and defeat their opponent.The winner is decided in part by strategic
choices throughout the game, from when and where to expand, to build order, to any late game pivots that will undermine their opponents' investments. The rest of victory comes down to micro, or how well players control their units in battle.
Why: As one of the most popular RTS titles in history and one of the OG esports to go mainstream, StarCraft II has a legacy that the EWC is honored to be a part of. Long-time fans will be in the crowd, passionate about their favorite pro players, who they've followed for years.
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