It wouldn’t be an Esports World Cup without Starcraft 2, with the real-time strategy title hosting 16 world-class players in Riyadh beginning Aug. 14.
Up for grabs: A huge $400,000 USD first-place prize purse—the largest in Starcraft 2 in over five years—as well as club championship points at the Esports World Cup as teams chase victory in Riyadh. Here’s what you need to know about Starcraft 2 at the Esports World Cup: Players, schedule, results, streams, and more.
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Esports World Cup Starcraft 2 format and players
The 16 Starcraft 2 players attending this year’s Esports World Cup have now been split into two groups of eight, where they’ll now play out a double-elimination GSL bracket. Each group’s winner will head directly to the final four, while the runners-up will head to a playoff match for the third spot in the final four.
All players eliminated in groups will head to a final single-elimination knockout with just one spot remaining to make up the final four. From there, only one can be crowned. Here’s a list of the players that are competing in Riyadh this week for Starcraft 2:
| Qualification | Player(s) |
|---|---|
| ESL SC2 Masters 2023 Summer | Serral (BASILISK) |
| ESL SC2 Masters 2023 Winter | Clem (Team Liquid) |
| IEM Katowice 2024 | Cure (Team Liquid) Maru (Vitality) Dark (Talon) |
| EPT Standings | Europe HeRoMaRinE (MOUZ) Reynor (BASILISK) Korea Americas Asia |
| Global Standings | Classic (Twisted Minds) Spirit (NAVI) Solar (Vitality) herO (Weibo Gaming) |
| Qualifier | ShoWTimE (BIG) SHIN (Gaimin Gladiators) |
Esports World Cup Starcraft 2 schedule and results
Group stage
Group A
Wednesday, Aug. 14
- 5am: Maru vs. Spirit
- 6:20am: HeRoMaRinE vs. Dark
- 7:40am: GuMiho vs. Astrea
- 9am: Olivera vs. ByuN
Thursday, Aug. 15
- 5am:
- TBD vs. TBD | Winner to upper final.
- TBD vs. TBD | Loser to knockouts.
- 6:20am:
- TBD vs. TBD | Winner to upper final.
- TBD vs. TBD | Loser to knockouts.
- 10:20am:
- TBD vs. TBD | Loser to knockouts.
- TBD vs. TBD | Loser to knockouts.
- 11:40am: TBD vs. TBD
Friday, Aug. 16
- 7:40am: TBD vs. TBD
- 10:20am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner to Second vs. Second match. Loser to knockouts
Group B
Wednesday, Aug. 14
- 10:20am: Serral vs. Coffee
- 11:40am: Classic vs. Clem
- 1pm: Cure vs. Reynor
- 2:20pm: herO vs. Solar
Thursday, Aug. 15
- 7:40am:
- TBD vs. TBD | Winner to upper final.
- TBD vs. TBD | Loser to knockouts.
- 9am:
- TBD vs. TBD | Winner to upper final.
- TBD vs. TBD | Loser to knockouts.
- 1pm: TBD vs. TBD
Friday, Aug. 16
- 5am: TBD vs. TBD | Loser to knockouts.
- 6:20am: TBD vs. TBD | Loser to knockouts.
- 9am: TBD vs. TBD | Loser to knockouts.
- 11:40am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner to Second vs. Second match. Loser to knockouts
Second vs. Second
Friday, Aug. 16
- 1pm CT: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to the final four, loser proceeds to the knockout bracket.
Playoffs
Knockout bracket
The schedule for the Starcraft 2 knockout stage will be added at the conclusion of the group stage.
Final four
Sunday, Aug. 18
- 7am: TBD vs. TBD
- Semifinal (best-of-seven). Winner to grand final.
- 9am: TBD vs. TBD
- Semifinal (best-of-seven). Winner to grand final.
- 12pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Grand final (best-of-nine).
Esports World Cup Starcraft 2 streams: How to watch
The Esports World Cup Starcraft 2 tournament will be streamed live on Twitch and YouTube. If you missed any of the action, be sure to check each respective channel for spoiler-free replays at the end of each matchday.
A full list of broadcasters including streams in other languages can be found on the event’s Liquipedia page.
