WCA 2015: Who beat who and the epic grand finals
With the lack of English streams, and difficulty of getting match results for WCA, it's hard to know how your favorite team did. Here is what we know of the game results thus far.
Heroes event
- Prize pool $251,200
- Start date May 11, 2015
- End date Dec 26, 2015
Prize pool - ¥ 1,600,000 CNY
| 1. ¥ 800,000 | 3. ¥ 200,000 |
| 2. ¥ 500,000 | 4. ¥ 100,000 |
Structure
Participating teams
| MVP Black |
| eStar Gaming |
| Team Asia StarDust |
| Oh My God |
Main event
Group stage
- 2 groups of 6 teams each
- Round-Robin
- B03 series
- Status: Completed
Playoffs
- Single-Elimination
- Best-of-three series
- Grand Finals: Best of 5.
- Status: Completed
Location: Yinchuan, China
Regional qualifiers
North America, Asia
- Playoffs:
- Single-Elimination bracket
- Grand Finals: Best of 5.
- All other matches are Bo3
China
- Group Stage:
- Round Robin
- All matches are Bo3
- Top two teams from each group advance to the Playoffs
- Playoffs:
- Single-Elimination bracket
- Grand Finals: Best of 5.
- All other matches are Bo3
Europe
- Group Stage:
- Two double-elimination format (GSL) Groups (4 teams each)
- Playoffs:
- Stage #1: Round Robin
- Stage #2: Double Elimination
Tournaments
World Cyber Arena 2015 - Main Event |
Go to tournament | |
| Group A - Group Stage | ||
| Group B - Group Stage | ||
| Playoffs - Playoffs | ||
WCA EU Open Qualifier |
Go to tournament |
WCA 2015 - EU Pro LAN Qualifier |
Go to tournament | |
| Playoff - Playoff | ||
| Round Robin - Round Robin | ||
WCA 2015 - NA Open Qualifier |
Go to tournament |
WCA 2015 - EU Pro Online Qualifier |
Go to tournament | |
| Playoff - Playoff | ||
| Group B - Group Stage | ||
| Group A - Group Stage | ||
WCA 2015 - China Pro Qualifier |
Go to tournament | |
| Playoffs - Playoffs | ||
| Group B - Group Stage | ||
| Group A - Group Stage | ||
WCA 2015 - Qualifier NA HotS |
Go to tournament |
VODs
News & Features
KR vs. CN at WCA 2015: An analysis of Team AsiaStardust vs OMG
OMG needed to seriously outdraft Team AsiaStarDust because, mechanically, the Koreans are on a different level.
GosuGamers WCA photo album
As GosuGamers' very own Nick D'Orazio takes in the WCA experience, he's been taking pictures so that we can have a glimpse into it as well.
eStar at WCA 2015: "Team Liquid has a deep understanding of the game and Hero strength"
On the scene at WCA 2015 in Yinchuan, China, Dorazion grabs a interview with eStar to learn more about China's #1 ranked Heroes of the Storm team.
Team Liquid at WCA 2015: "Tyrande is totally broken"
Team Liquid talks about their dominating performance so far at WCA 2015 and how Asian teams are not nearly as strong as they thought they were.
GosuGamers in Yinchuan, China: WCA 2015 is taking over the city
"The first thing you see when you step out of the airport is a massive electronic billboard with WCA advertisements and hype trailers. It was surreal to see eSports so proudly displayed in such a public space"
NA's last hope: COGnitive in Yinchuan for WCA 2015
The American team was the only one willing to stick it out and make the 26+ trip to China in order to compete. I meet up up with them for some brief words on the state of the game and how they plan on winning the tournament.
Cloud9 out of World Cyber Arena, COGnitive becomes only NA representation.
After Cloud9's upsetting performances at Gold League they decide not to attend WCA. COGnitive will now be the only North American team competing.
WCA 2015 groups revealed: group B is a death sentence
Chances are you don't want to share a group with the 3 topped ranked teams in the world. Or to phrase it differently, when MVP Black is the only 4th highest ranked team in your group, you are going to have a bad time.
Na'Vi and Fnatic advance to the upper bracket in EU World Cyber Arena qualifier
Team Liquid and Team ALTERNATE Fancy fall to the lower bracket after both being defeated 0-2.