Indeed, for the most part, competitive SCII events consist of individuals going against one another for individual victory. However, that all changes with the World Team League 2021 Winter which kicks off tomorrow, bringing the same twist from the Summer event. Read on for all the viewership details you need for this event!
Event Background
Accordingly, organized by SCBoy, the event looks to reignite the competitive StarCraft II event. Running from 1st October all the way to 9th January, the online event looks to really show off some incredible competition.
Taking place across two stages of competition, the Group Stage and Playoffs, competitors are forming teams while trying to mvoe forward to claim the majority of the prize pool
- Afreeca Freecs: Armani, KeeN, Trap
- Alpha X: Astrea, Classic, RagnaroK, Zoun
- Dragon Phoenix Gaming: Cure, Dark, F91, herO, Rogue, Zest
- Good Game Gaming: Cyan, Dream, Nice, Patience, Vanya
- Invictus Gaming: Coffee, Jim, MacSed, XY
- KeiZi Gaming: Solar, Spirit, TIME, Xiaose
- PREP eSPORTS: Bly, ByuL, Change, Has, Puzzle, YB
- PSISTORM Gaming: Gerald, GuMiho, MaxPax, Nina, SpeCial, Adonminus, Nanshar, SouLeer, Epic, MaSa
- Team GP: Cham, Dandy, Gamja, LunaSea, Percival, Prince, Ryung, Sandcastle, Trust
- Shopify Rebellion: ByuN, Lambo, Scarlett, TLO
- Team Liquid: Clem, Kelazhur, Harstem, MaNa, uThermal
- Team NV: Bunny, Creator, DongRaeGu, Maru, NightMare
Indeed, making it to this event consisted of invitations. Furthermore, there’s only prize on the line – no seeds or seasonal points of any form.
Format
With regards to format, we have plenty to talk about here.
Starting with the Group Stage. Here, we’ll be following the ProLeague Format commonly used for competitive StarCraft II events. Accordingly, we’ll be witnessing 3 sets of BO2 for each team within the single Group of 12 teams.
Take a look at how the points works:
- 3 points for a regular win
- 2 points for an ace win
- 1 points for loss on ace match
- Note that all ace matches will be a BO1
Once the Group Stage is complete, we’ll be progressing to the Playoffs.
Specifically, only the top 7 will proceed. Do note that here, we’ll be enjoying a King of the Hill Bracket following the All-Kill Format. Individual format is best of 2 where should the result be a 1-1, both players will be eliminated.
With regards to how the team dynamic works, each team will enjoy a single Revival or can call up a fourth player while revived players cannot be fielded in the Ace Match.
Accordingly, the map pool for this event should including the following:
- 2000 Atmospheres LE
- Blackburn LE
- Jagannatha LE
- Lightshade LE
- Oxide LE
- Romanticide LE
- Oblivion
- Overgrowth
- Frost
Let’s take a look at the schedule below.
Schedule for the World Team League Winter 2021
With such an expansive schedule, let’s take a look at the first few rounds:
1st October
- Team NV vs Team Liquid – 14:00 CEST
- Good Game Gaming vs KaiZi Gaming – 15:30 CEST
2nd October
- Alpha X vs Afreeca Freecs – 14:00 CEST
- Invictus Gaming vs PREP eSports – 15:30 CEST
3rd October
- Team GP vs Dragon Phoenix Gaming – 14:00 CEST
- PSISTORM Gaming vs Shopify Rebellion – 15:30 CEST
Take a look at the remainder of the schedule through the Liquipedia page.
Watch the World Team League 2021 Winter on esportsguide
You can also watch the World Team League 2021 Winter live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Predictions
In terms of predictions, we have the following results from the Summer event:
- Team NV
- DragonPhoenix Gaming
- KaiZi Gaming
- Shopify Rebellion
These are likely your top teams.
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