Alisports is hosting, CJ E&M OGN from Korea and ImbaTV from China are co-organizing the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG), as an attempt to establish an e-Sports infrastructure in Asian Pacific region. 37 APAC countries including Korea, Japan and Australia will compete in the tournament with 4 titles — Hearthstone, Starcraft II, Dota2, CS:GO. Joona Sotala (born March 22, 1998), better known by his gaming handle Serral, is a Finnish professional Starcraft II player using the race Zerg.In 2018, Serral became the first non-Korean player to win the StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS).
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World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) — is an international tournament, organized by the Alisports, including popular eSports disciplines such as CS:GO, Dota2, StarCraft II, Hearthstone, Vainglory and PES. WESG was launched for the first time in April 2016, and now tens of thousands of players from all over the world participate in it. In 2017 WESG added women's group in the CS:GO and Hearthstone. For the new WESG season, world top teams and players will be invited to the WESG Grand Final.
WESG differs from other tournaments (participants with the same nationality form a team and compete for national glory*). These teams and players will compete for a prize pool of $2.5 million at the LAN-final in China.
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*Only players with the same nationality may take part in the corresponding tournament, for example, only residents of the People's Republic of China can participate in WESG China National Qualifiers.
Following are the tentative dates of the online qualifiers**:
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Region | Discipline | |||||
CS:GO | DOTA 2 | CS:GO Female | StarCraft II | Hearthstone | Hearthstone Female | |
APAC | 30 October - 18 November | 2 November - 23 November | 17 - 25 November | 10 November- 2 December | 9 - 25 November | 17 - 25 November |
America | 6 November - 30 November | 2 -18 November | 9 - 18 November | 1 November - 24 November | 20 November - 4 December | 9 - 18 November |
Europe | 31 October - 28 November | 3 - 23 November | 8 - 18 November | 2 November - 2 December | 9 November - 2 December | 8 - 18 November |
Africa | 3 - 11 November | 17 - 25 November | - | 16 - 24 November | 2 - 11 December | - |
**the exact dates of the qualifiers in the subregions will be announced on the WESG official website. Detailed press releases about each disciplines will be published in the coming days.
U CAN COMPANY (UCC) will host the WESG 2018-2019 online qualifiers. We are glad to announce the WESG partners organizing WESG National/Regional Qualifiers:
Winners from WESG 2018-2019 online qualifiers will directly enter the WESG 2018-2019 Grand Final, which will be held in China in Spring 2019 by Alisports. During the Grand Final, each participant can have the availability to computers for all duration of the tournament. 144hz monitors will be prepared for team disciplines.
The prize pool of the Grand Final in China:
● Dota 2: $890 000
● CS:GO: $890 000
● CS:GO Female: $105 000
● HearthStone: $190 000
● HearthStone Female: $35 000
● Starcraft 2: $240 000
● Vainglory: $105 000
● PES: $52 500
For questions related to the online qualifiers, please contact – discord.gg/NZj534K
WESG official website:
2018.wesg.com/en
WESG social media:
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/WESGcom/
Wesg Starcraft 2
Wesg Starcraft Qualifiers
Vkontakte:https://vk.com/wesgcom