The WCA World Contest Championship will commence this evening, as nine teams from across the world will be pitted against each other in hopes of securing a $112,000 prize pool.
The WCA World Contest Championship features a total of nine teams from Russia, China and the United Kingdom. The LAN event is held in Beijing, China and boasts an aggregate $112,000 prize pool. Matches will be played out over the course of seven days, with the finals held on the 19th of October.
Below you will find a list of teams brought by each country:
 China |  Russia |  United Kingdom |
| TyLoo | Quantum Bellator | FM-ESPORTS |
| VG.Cyberzen | Quantum Bellator Fire | CAZ eSports |
| New4 | 5FRAGS.ORG | Endpoint |
The group stage of the event will feature aforementioned teams, where each one will play a minimum of six best-of-one matches. To decide which two countries move forward, two additional matches will be played by the runners up. Once both countries are established the event hits the playoffs, seven matches will take place, the victor of which will be walking away with $45,000 of the prize pool.
Below you will find a comprehensive schedule for all matches taking place over the course of the week:
Thursday, October 13th
8:00 - Opening ceremony
8:30 - China vs. UK
9:30 - China vs. UK
10:30 - China vs. UK
11:30 - China vs. UK
12:30 - China vs. UK
Friday, October 14th
8:00 - Opening ceremony
8:30 - China vs. Russia
9:30 - China vs. Russia
10:30 - China vs. Russia
11:30 - China vs. Russia
12:30 - China vs. Russia
Saturday, October 15th
8:00 - Opening ceremony
8:30 - UK vs. Russia
9:30 - UK vs. Russia
10:30 - UK vs. Russia
11:30 - UK vs. Russia
12:30 - UK vs. Russia
Sunday, October 16th
8:00 - Opening ceremony
8:30 - China vs. UK
9:30 - China vs. UK
10:30 - China vs. UK
11:30 - China vs. UK
12:30 - China vs. UK
Monday, October 17th
8:00 - Opening ceremony
8:30 - China vs. Russia
9:30 - China vs. Russia
10:30 - China vs. Russia
11:30 - China vs. Russia
12:30 - China vs. Russia
Tuesday, October 18th
8:00 - Opening ceremony
8:30 - UK vs. Russia
9:30 - UK vs. Russia
10:30 - UK vs. Russia
11:30 - UK vs. Russia
12:30 - UK vs. Russia
Wednesday, October 18th
7:30 - Opening ceremony
8:00 - TBD vs. TBD
9:00 - TBD vs. TBD
10:00 - TBD vs. TBD
11:00 - TBD vs. TBD
12:00 - TBD vs. TBD
13:00 - TBD vs. TBD
14:00 - TBD vs. TBD
