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2018 WCS Global Finals: A Viewer’s Guide
The 2018 WCS Global Finals starts this Friday, Oct. 26 at BlizzCon Opening Week, with three days of group-stage competition before moving on to BlizzCon proper. Here’s everything you need to know so that you don’t miss a minute of the action.
WCS Explained
Dates, Times, and Groups
WCS Global Finals Group Stage Day 1: Oct. 26, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. PDT
- Group A: Maru vs. Lambo, TY vs. Neeb
- Group B: Zest vs. HeRoMaRinE, sOs vs. Serral
WCS Global Finals Group Stage Day 2: Oct. 27, 9 a.m–3 p.m. PDT
- Group C: Stats vs. Has, Dark vs. ShoWTimE
- Group D: Classic vs. Nerchio, Rogue vs. SpeCial
WCS Global Finals Group Stage Day 3: Oct. 28, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. PDT
WCS Global Finals at BlizzCon Day 1: Nov. 2, noon–8:15 p.m. PDT
- Quarterfinals: Maru vs. sOs, SpeCial vs. Stats, Rogue vs. TY, Dark vs. Serral
WCS Global Finals at BlizzCon Day 2: Nov. 3, 1:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. PDT*
*The Pylon Show podcast begins at 11:30 a.m. PDT on iNcontroLTV.
Talent
Hosts
- Desk: James “Kaelaris” Carrol
- Stage (group stages): Hyunseon “Hajinsun” Park
- Stage (playoffs and finals): Sue “Smix” Lee
Commentators
- Geoffrey “iNcontroL” Robinson
- Jared “PiG” Krensel
- Leigh “Maynarde” Mandalov
- Yoan “ToD” Merlo
- Kevin “RotterdaM” van der Kooi
- Nicolas “Tasteless” Plott
- Daniel “Artosis” Stemkoski
- Nathaniel Lawrence “Nathanias” Fabrikant (playoffs and finals only)
Streams
Opening Week
| Language | Stream |
|---|---|
| English | Blizzard |
| German | TakeTV |
| Polish | ESL Poland |
| Polish | EmStudio |
| Russian | StarLadder |
| French | Ogaming |
| Spanish (MX) | HorussTV |
| Portuguese (BR) | DeathzoneTV |
| Chinese (zhTW) | Blizzard |
| Korean | CrankTV |
BlizzCon
| Language | Stream |
|---|---|
| English | Blizzard |
| German | TakeTV |
| Polish | ESL Poland |
| Polish | EmStudio |
| Russian | StarLadder |
| French | Ogaming |
| Spanish (MX) | HorussTV |
| Portuguese (BR) | DeathzoneTV |
| Chinese (zhTW) | Blizzard |
| Korean | LuciaTV |
| Korean (KSL vs. ASL show match only) | AfreecaTV |