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Esports World Cup Starcraft 2: All players, results, and more

Who will take down one of the richest SC2 tournaments in history?
Nicholas Taifalos
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Luci Kelemen
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Published: Aug 18, 2024 12:57 pm

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.

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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

Serral lifts the first place trophy on stage at the ESL SC2 Masters.
Serral is looking to add yet another trophy to his cabinet. Photo via ESL on X/Twitter

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:

QualificationPlayer(s)
ESL SC2 Masters 2023 SummerSerral (BASILISK)
ESL SC2 Masters 2023 WinterClem (Team Liquid)
IEM Katowice 2024Cure (Team Liquid)
Maru (Vitality)
Dark (Talon)
EPT StandingsEurope
HeRoMaRinE (MOUZ)
Reynor (BASILISK)

Korea
ByuN (Shopify Rebellion)
GuMiho (Cloud9)

Americas
Astrea (Virtus.pro)

Asia
Coffee (All Gamers)
Global StandingsClassic (Twisted Minds)
Spirit (NAVI)
Solar (Vitality)
herO (Weibo Gaming)
QualifierShoWTimE (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

A screenshot of the knockout stage of the Esports World Cup Starcraft 2 tournament.
The second and final chance for competitors. Screenshot via Liquipedia

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

A screenshot of the final four bracket at the Esports World Cup Starcraft 2 tournament
The final four. Screenshot via Liquipedia

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.

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Nicholas Taifalos
Weekend editor for Dot Esports. Nick, better known as Taffy, began his esports career in commentary, switching to journalism with a focus on Oceanic esports, particularly Counter-Strike and Dota. Email: nicholas@dotesports.com
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Luci Kelemen
Weekend editor at Dot Esports. Telling tales of gaming since 2015. Black-belt time-waster when it comes to strategy games and Counter-Strike. Previously featured on PC Gamer, Fanbyte, and more, Occasional chess tournament attendant and even more occasional winner.
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