The Red Bull Battle Grounds has reached its final destination at Washington D.C. Dozens of the top StarCraft 2 players in the world have been whittled down to just eight.
The eight players who will compete in this weekend’s event are the following:
Invited Players:
- Won “PartinG” Lee Sak (Winner of last year’s Red Bull Battle Grounds New York City)
- Kim Yoo “sOs” Jin (Runner-up of last year’s Red Bull Battle Grounds New York City)
Qualified Players (and their Red Bull winning qualifier):
- Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn (North America)
- Choi “Bomber” Ji Sung (Atlanta)
- Cho “Trap” Sung Ho (Wildcard)
- Park “DongRaeGu” Soo Ho (Global)
- Kim “Cure” Doh Wook (Online Open)
- Choi “Polt” Seong Hun (Detroit)
Live streaming has already begun of the event, which will be host starting at 8:00AM PST today and tomorrow. Today, a few of these players will be eliminated, and tomorrow a winner will be declared. Since there is a $50,000 prize pool on the line, there is sure to be some emotion shown on stage.
You can watch the event live via the Twitch stream above. More information can be found on the official website.