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NASL Says Farewell to Starcraft

by - 10 years ago

Through their official site, the North American Star League has announced it will no longer be broadcasting Starcraft II (including WCS America):

It is with wistful hearts that the North American Star League must bid the StarCraft II community farewell today. We notified Blizzard that we would be unable to continue operating WCS America. The league will continue operating, and Blizzard will post an announcement with details on their official WCS Site.

Alas, fate has scouted our fast expand, and our time broadcasting StarCraft has come to an end. To all of our partners, sponsors, friends, and especially our fans, thank you.

The announcement does not explain the circumstances surrounding their decision or clarify what will happen to WCS America now that it is seemingly without stewardship. As noted by NASL, Blizzard will be making an official announcement about the future of WCS America via their WCS portal here sometime in the near future.

Whatever the cause, from all of us who have enjoyed watching NASL’s Starcraft II broadcasts we offer a fond farewell.

UPDATE: Blizzard has released their official statement on the state of WCS America:


Blizzard Entertainment has announced today that operation of WCS America Season 1 will be handled by ESL (Electronic Sports League) effective immediately. WCS Europe and Global StarCraft II League (GSL) will also go on as planned and are not affected by this news.

NASL recently informed Blizzard that it would be unable to honor its commitment to operate the WCS America Season 1 competition. After hearing this news, Blizzard decided to immediately transfer operation of the league to ESL, in order to protect the interests of the pro players and fans, as well as the integrity of WCS competition.

ESL, our current partner for WCS Europe, will step in and operate WCS America for the rest of Season 1. The remainder of Premier League round of 32 competition will go on as scheduled next Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12 with the broadcast originating from ESL’s studio in Cologne, Germany. You’ll be able to catch the action as you always have, through Twitch, the official WCS portal site, or on the Blizzard WCS mobile app for iOS.

The good news is WCS America Season 1 is in good hands. The bad news is the round of 16 is being delayed until April 5-6. ESL has done very well with WCS Europe, producing a quality broadcast with great casters. It will be exciting to see what they can put together for WCS America.


JR Cook

JR has been writing for fan sites since 2000 and has been involved with Blizzard Exclusive fansites since 2003. JR was also a co-host for 6 years on the Hearthstone podcast Well Met! He helped co-found BlizzPro in 2013.


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