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 more than five years—as well as club championship points at the Esports World Cup as players chased 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 that attended this year’s Esports World Cup have been split into two groups of eight, where they played out a double-elimination GSL bracket. Each group’s winner headed directly to the final four, while the runners-up headed to a playoff match for the third spot in the final four.
All players eliminated in groups went to a final single-elimination knockout with just one spot remaining to make up the final four. From there, only one could be crowned. Here’s a list of the players that competed in Riyadh 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 ByuN (Shopify Rebellion) GuMiho (Cloud9) Americas Astrea (Virtus.pro) Asia Coffee (All Gamers) |
| 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 3-0 Spirit
- 6:20am: HeRoMaRinE 0-3 Dark
- 7:40am: GuMiho 2-3 Astrea
- 9am: Olivera 3-2 ByuN
Thursday, Aug. 15
- 5am:
- Maru 3-0 Olivera | Winner to upper final.
- Spirit 1-3 ByuN | Loser to knockouts.
- 6:20am:
- Astrea 0-3 Dark | Winner to upper final.
- GuMiho 3-2 HeRoMaRinE | Loser to knockouts.
- 10:20am:
- Astrea 2-3 ByuN | Loser to knockouts.
- Oliveira 3-1 GuMiho | Loser to knockouts.
- 11:40am: Maru 2-3 Dark
- Winner to final four.
Friday, Aug. 16
- 7:40am: ByuN 2-3 Oliveira
- Loser to knockouts.
- 10:20am: Maru 3-2 Oliveira
- Winner to Second vs. Second match. Loser to knockouts
Group B
Wednesday, Aug. 14
- 10:20am: Serral 3-0 Coffee
- 11:40am: Classic 0-3 Clem
- 1pm: Cure 2-3 Reynor
- 2:20pm: herO 3-0 Solar
Thursday, Aug. 15
- 7:40am:
- Serral 3-0 herO | Winner to upper final.
- Coffee 0-3 Solar | Loser to knockouts.
- 9am:
- Reynor 2-3 Clem | Winner to upper final.
- Cure vs. Classic | Loser to knockouts.
- 1pm: Serral 0-3 Clem
- Winner to final four.
Friday, Aug. 16
- 5am: Reynor 3-0 Solar | Loser to knockouts.
- 6:20am: Cure 1-3 herO | Loser to knockouts.
- 9am: Reynor 0-3 herO | Loser to knockouts.
- 11:40am: Serral 3-2 herO
- Winner to Second vs. Second match. Loser to knockouts
Second vs. Second
Friday, Aug. 16
- 1pm CT: Serral 3-1 Maru
- Winner proceeds to the final four, loser proceeds to the knockout bracket.
Playoffs
Knockout bracket
Saturday, Aug. 17
- 5am: Astrea 0-2 Solar
- 6am: ByuN 2-0 Coffee | SHIN 1-2 Cure
- 7am: Oliveira 1-2 Classic | HeRoMaRinE 0-2 Reynor
- 8am: herO 2-0 Spirit | ShoWTimE 0-2 GuMiho
- 9am: Maru 2-0 Solar| Byun 0-2 Cure
- Winners proceed to semifinals.
- 10am: Classic 0-2 Reynor | herO 2-0 GuMiho
- Winners proceed to semifinals.
- 11am: Maru 1-2 Cure
- Winner proceeds to knockout final.
- 12pm: Reynor 0-2 herO
- Winner proceeds to knockout final.
- 1pm: Cure 1-3 herO
- Knockout final. Winner proceeds to final four.
Final four
Sunday, Aug. 18
- 7am: Dark 0-4 Serral
- Semifinal (best-of-seven). Winner to grand final.
- 9am: Clem 4-0 herO
- Semifinal (best-of-seven). Winner to grand final.
- 12pm: Clem 5-0 Serral
- 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.
