Red Bull Battle Grounds starts this weekend

Want to watch eight of the top StarCraft 2 playersin the world battle it out for $50,000 in prize money? Starting 1:00 PM ET on Saturday November 23 and running through November 24 will be the Red Bull Battle Grounds New York. GameZone will have the livestream posted, so you can watch it all from the comfort of your home and not have to fly out to New York.

The event will be casted by Sean 'Day[9] Plott, Mr. Bitter, DJ Wheat and TotalBiscuit. Ben 'Mr. Bitter' Nichol casted at the WCS Finals during BlizzCon, so there's a ton of StarCraft 2 knowledge here.

The players participating in this event are:

  • Jang 'MC' Min Chul
  • Choi 'Bomber' Ji Sung
  • Jens 'Snute' Aasgaard
  • Jo 'Golden' Myeong
  • Ko 'HyuN' Seok Hyun
  • Sasha 'Scarlett' Hostyn
  • Won 'PartinG' Lee Sake
  • Kim 'sOs' Yoo Jin

The eight players will be split into two groups of four. They play head-to-head in a Best of 3 double elimination format. For more information on the event, visit Battlegrounds.redbull.com.

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